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Remember Jones Puts Live Energy Onto Record

There are few things as exciting as experiencing music in a live setting. The energy creeps right from the stage into the crowd when a band is willing to connect and put on a musical spectacle. Our recent find Remember Jones is very aware of this and always finds a way to put on an […]

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Dungeons and Dragons and Peanut Butter Cups: An Interview with Slothrust

To try and fit Slothrust into a single category or genre of music would defeat the purpose of the band, so I’m just going to call them this — kick-ass. The unique trio of jazz inspired rockers from Boston recently played a show at Rough Trade NYC in Brooklyn this past weekend. I caught up […]

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The Wet Secrets, Trevor Anderson & Canadian Dim Sum

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada… This city has bred a fruitful history of genre-bending cult bands dating back to the mid-1980s. Most notably, we can look to legendary punk rockers such as SNFU, as well as the unclassifiable, recently and temporarily reunited, The Smalls. In recent history, we can aim our laser pointers at Albertan sweethearts, The […]

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Jhevere Proves Next Best to Pharrell Live @ Bar Matchless

Clad in clean white boots and paint-splattered jean shorts, Jhevere started his set with his song titled “Rage To Roses.”  Immediately, his clear voice rang out above any instrumentals and bar din. Through the night, he blended electronic, indie, and soul together for a magical hour. He packed his lyrics full of soul in lines […]

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Bayonne Amazes Live @ Baby’s All Right

Amidst an extensive spring and summer festival tour, Roger Sellers, the producer and musician sometimes known as Bayonne, made a pit stop in Brooklyn to open for U.S. Girls at Baby’s All Right on Friday, May 13. After raving about his debut album, Primitives, for IBG last month, I was thrilled to check out the […]

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Lissie Brings Energy Live @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

A little over two years ago, a friend invited me to the Lissie show at the House of Blues in Boston. The American singer-songwriter had just dropped her sophomore album Back to Forever but, other than her mean cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness,” I didn’t know much about Elisabeth Maurus at the time. […]

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Dr. Dog Rocks Live @ Terminal 5 Night 1

On tour promoting their February release, The Psychedelic Swamp, Dr. Dog stopped by Terminal 5 in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood to play two sold out shows last weekend. Having heard a few of their songs previously, I wanted to check out the live chops of the six-piece Pennsylvania-born rock band with the funny name. […]