Two nights in a row at Bowery Ballroom. Life is sweet! Last night, V.V. Brown, tonight the feisty Kate Nash. I’ll admit I’m late jumping on the Kate Nash bandwagon, but better late than never, right? She’s often compared to Lily Allen, and I get it. After seeing her tonight (and Lily last year) I [...]
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FOUR times in 2010 I’ve been fortunate to witness the force that is V.V. Brown. The ubiquitous Brown is back in New York City for another intimate gig at my favorite venue in town, Bowery Ballroom. Since I saw her U.S. debut in LA during Grammy Week, she has popped up everywhere, determined to make [...]
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How my heart has grown for the Canadian/British electro-pop group Dragonette. They’re the little pop band that could, can and will go all the way. It’s Sunday night at the super-chic Brooklyn Bowl, and I’m lucky to meet up with singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz (also Martina’s husband) and drummer Joel Stouffer [...]
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Back in 2003, native New Yorker Kelis brought all the boys to the yard with her “Milkshake.” Now she’s back with a new studio album and potentially one of the hottest dance tracks of the summer, “Acapella,” produced by the master himself, David Guetta. The Internet has spawned so many remixes already. The vocals on [...]
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If there is a definitive band of my youth, it’s 10,000 Maniacs. “Like the Weather.” “Verdi Cries.” “What’s The Matter Here?” The eccentric, alt-rock vocals of Natalie Merchant. Oh, the teen angst. But Merchant had a voice that represented me and my misfit friends. Along with The Church, R.E.M. and INXS, 10,000 Maniacs hit a [...]
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How could I pass up a bunch of my favorite comedy and Broadway veterans singing Burt Bacharach songs? Lea Delaria hosted her People Lea Like: Sing Burt Bacharach event featuring Alan Cumming, Sandra Bernhard, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judy Gold, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mary Testa and Cady Huffman. In the relatively unscripted, unrehearsed event, each took to [...]
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My friends at OurSceneTV.com invited me to The Bitter End Saturday night for an intimate performance by the all-girl rock band, Antigone Rising. I didn’t know much about them before the show, but by the bitter end, they earned a fan in me. May I first say that I love The Bitter End. Such a [...]
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Is it just me, or is the music scene in the U.S. more exciting when we’re in the midst of a British Invasion? Perhaps my affinity for the Brits is rooted in my ’80s upbringing (Duran Duran, PSB, Yazoo, New Order, Bananarama). But the late ’00s and early ’10s are proving to be just as [...]
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Janelle Monae is stunningly brilliant. There are so many reasons why I love her and identify with her. We’re both from Kansas City (me from Mo., she from Kan.), and we both moved to Atlanta to pursue our dreams (me a career in PR, she a hopeful music career), and we both sort of march [...]
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