Blue October: “I Hope You’re Happy” (Up/Down – Brando Records) Debra Kate Schafer August 15, 2018 Albums, Reviews Blue October’s been looking for a good time and place for them to make a bold change, and whether it was planned or not, they found their perfect timing here on I Hope You’re Happy. They took a leap of f...
RockIt Live Foundation Gala Arts Weekly August 11, 2018 Concerts, Reviews The Rockit Live Foundation's Annual Gala took place Aug. 9, 2018 at Two River Theater. The foundation, a nonprofit centered around giving young musicians (ages 8 - 18) fir...
Panorama 2018 Everynight Charley Crespo August 8, 2018 Concerts, Reviews Panorama New York City Randall's Island Park July 27-29, 2018 The third annual Panorama festival came to Randall's Island Park on Randall's Island for three days and nights on July 27-29, providing a wi...
Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash Everynight Charley Crespo August 8, 2018 Concerts, Reviews July 15, 2018 Bowery Electric New York, NY The New York Dolls almost single-handedly resuscitated the New York music club scene from 1972 to 1975. Johnny Thunders, born John Genzale ...
Dentist: “Night Swimming” (Cleopatra Records) Debra Kate Schafer August 8, 2018 Albums, Reviews Most people don’t like going to the dentist, but I can safely say that most people like listening to Dentist -- that band, that is. The three-piece, genre defying group calls the eclectic oceanfront city...
Halestorm: “Vicious” (Atlantic) Debra Kate Schafer August 8, 2018 Albums, Reviews Vicious is Halestorm’s fourth studio album, and trying to follow up an album that stemmed four Top 10 hits in the mainstream rock category is difficult to say the least. As expected, though, the hard roc...
Warped Tour: The Final Review Kevin Miller August 1, 2018 Concerts, Reviews For me, it all started in 2003 on a hot summer day, dragging my dad and a good friend out to Asbury Park, NJ. Not fully knowing what to expect (never being to a festival before), but over...
Inside Montreal Jazz Fest 2018 Bryan Reesman July 25, 2018 Concerts, Reviews " order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] If you’re a music lover whose tastes span jazz, blues, hip-hop, rock, folk, world music, and beyond, you sho...
Dirty Projectors: “Lamp Lit Prose” (Domino Recording Company) Debra Kate Schafer July 25, 2018 Albums, Reviews Brooklyn, NY is home to one of the coolest and subtly edgy groups I have ever known. Dirty Projectors have been releasing music since 2002 and I have to say, over 15 years later, they still have the cool...
A2IM Indie Week 2018 Everynight Charley Crespo July 18, 2018 Concerts, Reviews Just a generation ago, music artists longed to be signed by a major record company and young business hopefuls lobbied to get a job with a major record label, management team or music pub...
