Welsh rockers Super Furry Animals were a tasty take and Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks didn’t disappoint as the 5th annual Village Voice 4 Knots Festival made the transition to a ticketed event and enjoyed its new digs on Pier 84 on Hudson River Park after 4 years at South Street Seaport, […]
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Before his recent gig at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, I had a rare chance to sit down with an artist who has given us decades of innovative and engaging work: Paul Weller. The Modfather discussed his accomplished new album Saturns Pattern, among other things, and you can listen […]
I’m mad about hanging out at the Jazzfest – this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival 2015 being no exception. I ran amok with my video camera and got a taste of groups as far afield as Novalima, The Barr Brothers and Cibo Matto. Catching the Wayne Shorter Quartet was a highlight […]
Christopher Owens has written some amazing songs – both as a solo artist and as the lead singer and songwriter for now defunct indie rock band Girls – and there’s more on his new album Chrissybaby Forever. We grabbed some stoop time before his show at Baby’s All Right in […]
Josiah Hotwire is a memorable name and one you’ll want to remember if you’re a hip hop fan. The Harlem raised artist recently unleashed a mixtape called Can’t Take Me Down featuring the song Heaven…
Public Enemy’s Chuck D coming over to say hi to Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear at SXSW in Austin was indicative of the kind of magnetism this mom and son folk duo have. Their songs exist outside any specific time or place and they deliver them with affection and […]
Before heading to Brooklyn for a Northside Festival show, rock duo Best Coast dropped by WFUV radio for a session. Their gig (with 3 additional touring members) is this Saturday June the 13th; the multi-faceted event runs June 8 – 14 2015. Prepare for the show by enjoying 2 interviews with the […]
Here’s a taste of the 2015 Governors Ball Music Festival action at Randall’s Island Park NYC this past weekend, June 5-7…
The music of Algiers is intense. Its rooted in drums and percussion that create mesmerizing rhythms. Rumbling bass adds momentum and depth while slashing guitar adds texture and urgency. Commanding vocals deliver lyrics that rail against post-colonial power imbalance and injustice. There is anger and intelligence. I spoke with lead […]
London based rock quartet The Vaccines just unleashed their third album English Graffiti. As the record wasn’t out yet when I saw them at SXSW, I was hearing songs like Dream Lover for the first time – and thinking they sounded great next to older material like Bad Mood. Those […]
The Violent Femmes have a long history with New York (Brian Ritchie lived here for a decade, Gordon Gano longer than that, and Brian Viglione now) and a longer history making distinctive music – some visceral, some cerebral – always honest. The veteran proto-alt-rockers tore it up at Rough Trade […]
John Patitucci is among the most accomplished bass players in the world. His latest project has JP focusing on the electric side of his playing with his longtime collaborator – Brian (one of the most exciting drummers alive) Blade plus a pair of shining guitarists: Steve Cardenas and Adam Rogers. […]
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have a way of bringing out the best in each other and that is the best of Americana music. The pair drew upon their 40 year kinship and upped the ante on their Grammy winning album of 2 years ago by penning half a dozen […]
Courtney Barnett was the ‘it’ girl at SXSW this year… everyone wanted to see her. After I saw her, I wanted to see her again…and again! Here are my favorite moments that will give you a good flavor for the indie rock singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia who will visit New […]
A live band up there with Bad Brains and Iggy Pop for manic energy and reckless abandon: Fishbone was featured in the very first Sound Advice report (along with Roger Waters) on NY1 in July of 2012. A couple of months before my third anniversary at NY1, The Bone was […]
One of the most memorable shows at this year’s South by Southwest Festival was the one, in a church no less, from the group led by Hull, England’s Stuart Matthewman who co-wrote just about every Sade song that’s ever existed as well as played sax (& some guitar) on them […]
Here is a chance for one lucky entrant to win the Record Store Day 2015 exclusive 10″ vinyl record – “You Go To My Head/The Mood That I’m In” – a record with Billie Holiday’s originals of the 2 songs on one side, and contemporary jazz singer Cassandra Wilson singing […]
Freedy Johnston plans to play the last Thursday of every month (for an unspecified period of time!) at the lovely and intimate Rockwood Music Hall beginning next Thursday April 30th 2015. Here’s a peek at a Joe’s Pub show and our chat shortly after he moved back to New York […]
San Fermin, who knocked my socks off at SXSW, release their new album Jackrabbit tomorrow and are a doing a pair of shows in Brooklyn this week. Here’s a look at their show in Austin and a conversation with Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Allen Tate, and Charlene Kaye …
A whole lotta Lady Day around the city, and the world, this month as Billie Holiday was born in April of 1915. At the Apollo, she was inducted into the Walk of Fame while Molly Johnson at Jazz at Lincoln Center led a handful of vocalists interpreting her songs. Three […]
Record Store Day…What an excellent idea! It’s not only really just become a thing. It’s really just become a great thing! Record Store Day 2015 is this Saturday, April 18. As a guy who worked at Second Coming Records (the one between Harvard Square & Central Square in Cambridge, MA […]
New York Before The War is Jesse Malin’s first record in 5 years. The quintessential New York rocker spoke to me about it and let me roll some video on his mean band in their Lower East Side practice space. He’s at the Bowery Ballroom next Saturday…
Soyul, Way, and Choa of South Korean girl group Crayon Pop make some comments about their new album FM and we get some dancing and hand-signs too!
Visually stimulating and musically diverse, the 3rd annual K-Pop Night Out at South by Southwest, showcasing musical artists from South Korea, was made memorable by Hitchhiker – the man in the spacesuit , EE – the husband and wife led total art experience, and Crayon Pop – the 5 member […]
Despite being attacked by a bouncer on Thursday, London’s Palma Violets tore it up in their inimitable way at SXSW in Austin on Friday. This was the third (of the 4 times) I had a chance to chat with this band. The first one reveals just how quickly they were recognized as an exciting […]