By Francesca Beltran One year after saying goodbye to his life-long band, Ween, Aaron Freeman (better known as Gene Ween) met Dave Dreiwitz again on stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg to delight some fans with a memorable evening of beautiful music and good humor. At 10:10 PM Freeman, Dreiwitz, and supporting guitarist, Joe […]
May 13, 2013 by chandraliz
By Chandra Johnson On Thursday night, synth-pop group Lovelife performed at New York City’s Irving Plaza acting as openers to Gold Fields and headliners Capital Cities. The crowd was ready to dance (or a mix of swaying and jumping up-and-down with beer in hand) along to the Brooklyn-based foursome’s strobe-light filled set. One of the […]
May 7, 2013 by chandraliz
By Chandra Johnson While walking down Williamsburg’s North 6th Street, you may notice home décor store, The Future Perfect and adorable coffee shop, House of Small Wonder, but amid a sea of shops and restaurants there’s one stop that defies all the rest. The Music Hall of Williamsburg, located at 66th North 6th Street to […]
March 22, 2013 by chandraliz
By Chandra Johnson UK/US pop-synth duo Lovelife, consisting of Lee Newell and Ally Young, may busy touring and making music, but that doesn’t mean they take themselves super seriously. The guys just returned from SXSW, the starting point for their US coast-to-coast tour, but had time to chat with us about recording their EP Fourth […]
March 6, 2013 by chandraliz
On Tuesday night, we sat down with the quartet that is Motive in the “green room” of Mercury Lounge prior to their energetic set. Composed of Nicholas Wold (vocals/guitar), David Leondi (guitar), Andrew McGovern (bass) and Christopher Bagamery (drums), we chatted about dance moves and their upcoming trip to this year’s SXSW. Here’s what the […]
February 22, 2013 by emilylouise33
By Emily Blake On Wednesday night the Music Hall of Williamsburg was sold out for Atlas Genius, a duo from Adelaide, Australia made up of brothers Keith (vocals and guitar) and Michael (drums). They were accompanied on stage by a bassist and keyboardist who rounded out their live sound well. Having just released their first […]
January 24, 2013 by chandraliz
By Chandra Johnson Lately, it seems that there is a void in the music industry for bands who label themselves rock and roll, unless you count those numerous 80s hair-metal Van Halen cover bands. Not to do those hell raisers a disservice, but there haven’t been many bands to satisfy those head bangers lust, that […]
January 16, 2013 by secretsoundshop
#34 Little Silver Side A Erika Simonian grew up in a town called Little Silver, New Jersey. And then she married Steve Curtis, and together they live in Brooklyn and form a band, called Little Silver; Secret Sound Shop’s first ever husband and wife duo. We arrived at Grand Army Plaza area and headed a […]
December 25, 2012 by francescabeltran
Our 11th pick of Christmas is Caveman. Francesca Beltran explains why… New York City has always been successful in giving birth to some of the most iconic bands in the planet and Caveman is clearly fighting hard to join the list. With incredibly good reviews all over the place, talented members, a guitarist that custom-makes […]
May 14, 2013 by francescabeltran
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