Getting its name from the now retired basketball player Luscious Jackson, the 90s alternative/funk/hip-hop band is far away from retirement and it proved that with an energetic and highly interactive show at Gowanus’ venue The Bell House this Sunday. First…
We usually don’t review country/americana on this blog… but why the hell not, right? Billy Roberts and the Rough Riders are not your usual country dudes anyway. Hailing from Australia, instead of somewhere “down south” in the US, Billy got…
Yumiko Tanaka, a famous Japanese avant-garde musician, performed at Japan Society as part of the ongoing film series The Dark Side of the Sun: John Zorn on Japan Cinema. The series is curated by John Zorn who used to have Japanese movie…
Set on a gritty rooftop overlooking the Manhattan skyline the debut single of NYC singer/songwriter Paul Maget’s new album “Diamonds and Demons” makes a statement on elitism and greed on modern society. Influenced by the current indie scene and bands…
I love Tim Hecker. I’ve spent countless hours in the subway with Virgins on full blast and endless repeat. I’ve dazed out over and over again on “In The Fog” and I’ve hoped that the movie industry will finally…
No, it’s not Barry Manilow. Here we’re talking about something way more badass – UK post-punk rockers create a raw and energetic garage sound with a distinctively British taste that reminds me of bands like Agent Orange, Wire, Television and…
Eclectic, synthy and raunchy-catchy, the debut album of The Society Islands deserves your attention. Cologne,Germany-based singer & multi-instrumentalist Boris Rogowski creates a musical world characterized by unconventional stylistic shifts, ominous undertones and its creator’s firm belief that there is no…
SWEET FIX are the big winners of the last Band of the Week contest. They are fun, they are glam and they are seriously kicking ass. To be specific – SWEET FIX totally rock these retro-future guitars we love so…
As the weather gets colder and the colors outside grayer I feel more and more like listening to darker and gloomier music. And when the old The Cure, Echo and The Bunnymen and Depeche Mode records get tiring I’m on…
