Wakey!Wakey! at After The Jump Fest (06/21/08) TONY is presenting a series of free concerts at Roosevelt Island this summer for what’s being billed as the “Roosevelt Island Live Fest”. Confirmed headlining acts for the festival include: 05/30 The Whiskey Rebellion 06/20 Frances 06/27 Steven Bernstein 07/18 Nation Beat 08/01The Flanks 08/08 Wakey! Wakey! 08/22…
Category: Live Music
Asa w/ BLK JKS Tonight at LPR
Asa DOWNLOAD: Asa – “Fire on the Mountain” (mp3) Nigerian soul singer Asa is headlining the early show tonight (March 27) at Le Poisson Rouge, and I’ve just learned that SXSW buzz band BLK JKS have been confirmed as the openers for this show as well (bonus!). This is Asa’s last scheduled performance in America…
Motley Crue Played MSG | Announced Crue Fest 2, Tickets On Sale
Motley Crue at MSG (03/16/09) Photos: Jon Klemm I know this is a little off the beaten path for me, but it seems like just yesterday when I was sitting in Graham Blake’s basement listening to a bunch of guys dressed up like women “shout at the devil”. Fast forward to 2009, the original members…
Iggy Pop Making French Jazz Inspired Album + Virgin Festival Pics
Iggy and The Stooges at the Virgin Mobile Festival (08/10/08) Photos: Tim Griffin Iggy Pop recently announced some details about his new album which was apparently influenced by the likes of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton and even features him singing in French on one track: The Stooges frontman shows off his multilingualism On…
Lisa Hannigan at The Highline Ballroom (& on The Colbert Report)
Lisa Hannigan at The Highline Ballroom (03/07/09) Photos: Tim Griffin Lisa Hannigan was over at the Highline Ballroom last Saturday (March 7) showcasing some songs off of her excellent new solo album, Sea Sew. Unfortunately I was out of town that weekend, or else I would have been there myself, but fortunately Tim managed to…
Marissa Nadler at Joe’s Pub
Photos: Jon Klemm While Marissa Nadler‘s new album, Little Hells, didn’t quite make the cut for “Best New Music” the other day, it did receive an overwhelmingly positive review from critic Grayson Currin and scored impressive 8.3 on Pitchfork scale. At last, Little Hells moves Nadler well beyond easy categories, thanks to a newfound clarity…