Taking a trip to Brooklyn’s northernmost music venue, Saint Vitus never fails to host the most unique shows the area has to offer. A Metal venue at its core, the space is known to a slew of up-and-coming and established metal, hardcore and punk acts from the five boroughs and beyond. For this show in […]
During one of the first snowfalls of the new year and a mere few days before the eight-inch blizzard that closed the city, Rough Trade hosted some of our friends from the north, The Besnard Lakes & USA out of Vietnam. The crowd was energetic and very eager to hear new music from both of the […]
It takes a strong catalog and an even stronger fan base to pull off an eight date stint of a tour in a single city. For the seasoned vets known as Dr. Dog, this was an opportunity to showcase the true range of a band that has spent the better part of the last 25 […]
Not many artists can seamlessly merge the worlds of Orthodox Judaism, Rap/Reggae and Alt Rock quite like Matisyahu. After making his biggest splash on the charts in 2005 with his hit, “King Without a Crown,” he has released three new albums, shaved the beard and artistically evolved into even newer musical waters. In support of […]
Just off the water of the east river and a few steps down the block from the Brooklyn Brewery you’ll find Rough Trade, Williamsburg’s premiere record store/concert venue hybrid. On the night of 12/11, I was lucky enough to attend a stop of the Centro-Matic farewell tour there, with guests Elephant Micah. The venue itself […]
Thriving beneath the glow of their 12 foot effigies and amplified through every available watt on the east side of Manhattan, the artists known as Death From Above 1979 and Biblical provided the most memorable course of the thanksgiving holiday. A mix of new hits and old staples reminded the crowd of the power and […]
Take atmospheric ebbs and flows, sprinkle in a heavy dose of distorted hard rock solos and continuous unrelenting rhythm section and you have all the ingredients for a Monsoon Season. This, being the first feature length studio album from the band Biblical, who is now on tour promoting their latest work. Their dynamic, energetic and rich sound […]
New York rock outfit Wanna released their debut EP last week, the This is Ridiculous EP, and to celebrate, hosted a spooky, blacklit gig in the back of Brooklyn’s Legion, though the scariest part of the night may have been the blaze in the front of the bar. Wanna was joined by Young Bugs, Boom […]