Minus The Bear @ Starland Ballroom
SAYREVILLE, NJ—Mid-heat wave, the last idea I would have had for cooling off is to go to a concert at Starland Ballroom. Much to my surprise, it was the perfect offbeat solution.
I arrived near the end of Ev...
La Roux: The Epitome of Current Pop Culture
English duo La Roux has done nothing short of “blow up” in the last few months. Just in case you live under a rock, their latest single, “Bulletproof,” can be heard on every radio station earning hundreds of pl...
Le Serpent Rouge: Bringing Back The Belly Dance
Out to tell a tale, Le Serpent Rouge is a variety show of dance and music, but most likely, it is not what one would expect. This is a vintage cabaret of the ages. Travel across the globe, and also through the ...
Kerretta: Vocal-less Valor
New Zealander’s Kerretta are coming stateside to make their debut. The trio is here to show the world what an instrumental band can do. Taking college radio stations by storm, this experimental/rock group plays...
The xx: Hip To Be Lowercase
There is a slightly creepy appeal to The xx, a trio from London who recorded their album in basements and would only record in a studio at night. Both the female and male vocals share a lethargic way of express...
Immortal: Black Again
In 2009 Immortal released their first new album in seven years and are coming to Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple to showcase all of their Norwegian black metal majesty! Immortal has been the black metal band of black...
Mark D. Conklin: These Northeast Boots Were Made For Walking
Local NJ/NY artist Mark D. Conklin spent the majority of his career performing covers and writing songs for various artists, but has finally recorded his first all original album. Performing all over the tri-st...
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba: Listen To The Stories Of The Elders
A traditional musical style of West Africa has made its way over by means of Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba. The tradition of griot, which is an African storytelling technique, is poetically accompanied with t...
Killswitch Engage: Where’s HoJo
Howard Jones from Killswitch Engage disappeared in the beginning of their 2010 tour. Despite being void of a vocalist, and facing a possible tour cancellation, All That Remains’ front man Phil Labonte (who had ...
New Found Glory @ Fillmore At Irving Plaza
NEW YORK, NY—New Found Glory is a band that 20-somethings such as myself have no problem admitting influenced a large part of our youth and continues to flow through the speakers of our cars as we sing loudly o...
