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When Comedy Gets Personal….

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:30:55 +0000

So last year I said I was sorry to Louis C.K. about an outburst that led to a heated argument with the curmudgeon comedian at a show in Brooklyn. It was this weird interaction with an artist that I generally respect that has left a bizarre impression on me, and apparently it left something with [...]

Live Review: Warpaint at The Knitting Factory

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:38:32 +0000

After listening to Warpaint’s first EP “Exquisite Corpse” to the point of obsession, I was fearful to see them perform last night at The Knitting Factory. Sometimes bands are a pale imitation of their recorded selves live, but Warpaint exceeded my expectation and more with their impeccably tight and transcendental set, which had a sold [...]

A Boombox Can Change the World, Per The Lonely Island

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:12 +0000

The Digital Shorts on Saturday Night Live are some of the best comedy the show has produced in the past ten years. This past Saturday, they finally got around to producing a short for the hilarious and catchy song, “Boombox” from their album Incredibad. The tune, which features Julian Casablancas singing about fingerless gloves and [...]

Live Review: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:24 +0000

Last night, I finally got a chance to check out my new favorite psych rock outfit Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. I have been listening to their hippie psych folk rock for months, thanks to Indie 103.1 and it was with baited breath I checked out their sold out show last night at [...]

Song of the Day – “Sacred Trickster” by Sonic Youth

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:40:33 +0000

Sonic Youth, just released their SIXTEENTH album “The Eternal” on Matador Records, and I can not get enough of it. It seems as though with each album they make, I fall deeper in love with them. They closed out ;the concert series at McCarren Park pool in Williamsburglast year and it was amazing to see [...]