London indie outfit, Golden Silvers, have had a very charmed and auspicious beginning; winning the Glastonbury New Talent Award in 2008, releasing debut album True Romance on XL to critical acclaim, coming to the US as a CMJ buzz band, and closing out last year with a place on the shortlist for The Guardian’s 2009...
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Last month we capped off Fashion’s Night Out in New York with a DJ set by Calvin Harris at The Music Hall of Williamsburg. Yes Giantess kicked off the night before Calvin took over with his headlining DJ set.
The event was 16+ so we took a safe and comfortable spot above the stage taking...
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My first time seeing Mew live was in 2006 when they supported Bloc Party at McCarren Park Pool (R.I.P.). It was a fantastic set that thankfully put the unique Danish band permanently on my radar.
Mew’s 5th album, No More Stories (released on Tuesday in the US) pushes the band into new “art rock” terrain...
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The xx are a South London-based quartet comprised of lead singers Oliver Sim (bass) and Romy Madley Croft (lead guitar), Jamie Smith (drum machine, sampler) and Baria Qureshi (guitar and keyboard.) The xx have described their influences as “everything from Aaliyah to Cocorosie, Rhianna to The Cure, Missy Elliott to The Chromatics and Mariah...
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Honestly, Friendly Fires’ gig at Le Poisson Rouge last Wednesday is one that I’d like to wipe clean from my memory. There was no air conditioning, the crowd was terrible (see Concertgoer Wall of Shame), the set times were delayed hours, all of which took it’s toll on the band. With this said I...
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We got very excited way back in February when The Maccabees released track No Kind Words as a free download and prelude to sophomore effort, Wall of Arms. It seemed like we’d been waiting forever to hear new material from our favorite UK art-rockers and even longer to finally see them live. I fell...
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Last month I had the delight of seeing Peaches for the first time at Webster Hall. That show was a topic of discussion for the weeks leading up to Friday night’s show which was luckily added to the ongoing tour as a make up date for Drums of Death missing his Webster Hall set...
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I’d never seen Brooklyn-formed trios Au Revoir Simone or The Antlers perform live before so last night was a delightful treat!
The Antlers took the stage after 10PM to the friendly Friday night crowd at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and powered through a strong set in support of their latest record Hospice.
The Antler’s evolved...
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I had the pleasure of catching Bat For Lashes‘ 2007 gig at Bowery Ballroom in support of her eerie debut masterpiece, Fur and Gold. That show resonates as one of my favorite experiences in serious art music, a captivating and stripped down performance that couldn’t have been more perfect — beside the incredibly out...
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On my 2007 European travels, Peter Bjorn and John’s album Writer’s Block was the ultimate soundtrack. I went to Amsterdam and listened to Amsterdam. Contemplated relationships while winding down from all night benders with my friends in London to Up Against the Wall. Thought about life on 6 hour bus rides to Newcastle listening...
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