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Wednesday, August 24 2011

The Museum of Modern Art Highlights ‘Images of War (At a Distance)’

Visual artist Harun Farocki's MoMA installation fuses images of war and violence with the documentary mode to create a bold, confrontational hybrid.


Sunday, August 7 2011

The Wyld Olde Souls: Ensoulment

The New York quintet was last heard from in 2000, but Ensoulment makes it seem as though they time-warped from the late-'60s folk movement.


Thursday, August 4 2011

Bouncing Souls: 6 July 2011 - New York

Bouncing Souls rock Highline Ballroom for the first two nights of "For All The Unheard", an eight album, four night spectacle in New York City.


Tuesday, June 7 2011

Miwa Gemini: Fantastic Lies of Grizzly Rose

Grizzly Rose's lies may be fantastic, but Gemini's songwriting is terrific as well.


Monday, August 30 2010

HARD Tour: 21 August 2010 - New York

After the incredibly successful and somewhat controversial HARD NYC that took New York City by storm on July 24th, it was only fair that the summer would come to a close with one final HARD concert.


Tuesday, February 16 2010

Wu-Tang Clan: Return of the Wu & Friends

Longtime Wu-Tang Clan collaborator DJ/Producer Mathematics goes into the vaults and pulls out some choice cuts for remix and reinterpretations on this loosely formatted Wu-related release.


Tuesday, September 8 2009

The Pretenders + Cat Power + Juliette Lewis: 11 August 2009 - New York

A powerful trio of female singers created three distinct atmospheres on a hot, humid evening in Central Park.


Thursday, November 20 2008

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: NYC

Jazz drummer Steve Reid is a fascinating contrast to the rigid grids typical of Four Tet.


Monday, September 15 2008

Brazilian Girls: New York City

The Brazilian Girls make a smart career move, but a not so great record.


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