By: Maribelle Gordon On February 28th, just four days after the recent release of his third studio album, “Love Sick”, Don Toliver hit the stage at Irving Plaza in Manhattan to begin a series of surprise concerts to celebrate the project. He announced the show just a day before it was scheduled and it sold …
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Scottish band Talisk Brings Celt-Wave Sound to Manhattan
By, Maggie Peknic On February 20th, Scottish band Talisk took the main stage at the City Winery located on 25 11th Ave, Manhattan as part of their Back in America Tour. The trio consists of Mohsen Amini, Graham Armstrong, and Benedict Morris. But their electronic Celt-wave sound would make one think there must be more …
Thee Sacred Souls at Brooklyn Steel
By: Therese Burgo San Diego-based neo-soul group Thee Sacred Souls returned to New York City on January 28, 2023 to perform their debut self-titled album, at Brooklyn Steel. Members include vocalist Josh Lane, drummer Alex Garcia, and bassist Sal Samano. Arriving an hour before the show with my roommate, we were met with a line …
A$AP Rocky at Rolling Loud
By Mari Apazidis A$AP Rocky headlined Rolling Loud New York 2022, and boy was it SOMETHING. My friends and I were posted by the railing adjacent to the long passageway that separated the two crowds. We were very far from the main stage, but if the artist went all the way down to the end …
My Rolling Loud Experience
By Maddie Bimonte Marking my first festival, I can’t express the joy I experienced when I received the email saying I was going to Rolling Loud. Especially for free. Tickets for the event are usually astronomical, and I would never think to go, even though the lineup this year was stacked. I honestly did not …
An Audience Observation: Tank and the Bangas
By Carlie & Kate Caperan This is a compilation of observations Carlie recorded at a Tank and the Bangas show at Blue Note Jazz Club in Greenwich Village (11/11). Below they are written by the both of us in a descriptive and present narrative. My sister Kate and I walk into Blue Note, and we …
The Backseat Lovers @ Brooklyn Steel
By Maggie Peknic On October 28th, The Backseat Lovers released their long-awaited sophomore album, Waiting to Spill. The album took three years in the making, and its release was met with much support as various listening parties took place in record stores across the country. One such listening party took place at Brooklyn’s Legacy Records. …
Music Builds Bridges
By Sophia Skelton “Many cultures but one world.” That’s the motto of the World Music Institute (WMI), a Brooklyn based non-profit organization founded in 1985 that brings music and dance from around the world to New York City residents. Gaby Sappington is the Executive Director of WMI and has experience in the promotion and marketing …
Cortex Lights Up the Jazz Scene
By Ruby Fishman On September 19th, NYC’s own Music Hall of Williamsburg hosted French jazz-funk group Cortex. It was Cortex’s first time performing in the United States, made all possible by Jazz is Dead, a label started by Hip Hop producer Adrian Younge and a Tribe Called Quest DJ-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. While Jazz is …
Beabadoobee at Brooklyn Steel
By Francesca Sinisi Just when I thought I couldn’t love Beabadoobee anymore than I already do, I saw her perform at Brooklyn Steel and she’s everything I dreamt she’d be and more. I would describe this as the perfect Friday night and an even more perfect kickoff to Halloweekend. I’d never been to Brooklyn Steel …