Out on their first “real ass” tour, Chicago power pop-punk rockers Twin Peaks hit up Music Hall of Williamsburg last Saturday with Louisville garage rockers White Reaper in tow for a wild night of pure rock ‘n roll fun. The [...]
May 4, 2015
Live, Reviews
Photo Credit: Pooneh GhanaThere are few better feelings in my book than seeing a crazy talented band like Chicago rockers Twin Peaks steadily climb their way up to international prominence. Watching their arc from when I first discovered them at [...]
You know when you come across an artist that you don’t initially “get”, but somehow end up listening to multiple times a day? Credit to next level MC ILOVEMAKONNEN who is one of the best hook writers working right now. [...]
April 30, 2015
Live, Reviews
A lot has been made of whether or not Blur would tour the US in support of their new LP, The Magic Whip, which just dropped today. Already en route to New York for an April 30th appearance on The [...]
Photo Credit: The WasterEven though I marked my calendar with a thick, felted Sharpie, April 10th still crept upon me like a drunk, middle-aged man, with sleepy, watery eyes and the male condition wriggling at the center of his work jeans, [...]
April 18, 2014
Live, Reviews
They came, they saw, they clobbered. As per my colleague’s eloquent recollections of Night’s One & Two of the annual Don Giovanni Records showcase series, the general atmosphere of the tri-day affair included an immediate sense of community with many [...]
February 11, 2014
Live, Reviews
Last night the rising British experimental rock group Django Django headlined the second of two nights at the Music Hall of Willamsburg with Minneapolis groove-outfit Night Moves impressing the capacity masses on hand. Speak Into My Good Eye was on [...]
March 8, 2013
Live, Reviews
The beloved New Brunswick-based Indie label Don Giovanni Records has announced its annual showcase…and it’s being held in Brooklyn at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Despite the label’s ties to Garden State’s storied underground Punk scene, the label has opted [...]