Big news arrived in my inbox today from Doug DeFalco, resident promoter and booker for Park Slope venue Southpaw. He writes: It is with an extremely weighted heart that I inform you that, after ten years, Southpaw will be closing its doors in late February. It seems like yesterday we …
The New York based singer-songwriter and accompanist is ironically the least recognizable name in a cadre of New York musicians slowly approaching marquee status and it was great to finally catch his solo act. With so many opportunities Bartlett is able to do what he wants with little regret or anything that resembles a shell. Here’s how he keeps busy.
Brooklyn’s O’Death return with its third LP Outside after a year-long hiatus and a clean bill of health.
At an official ceremony featuring Marty Markowitz at Brooklyn Borough Hall recently, the folks behind Williamsburg’s annual Northside Festival announced bohemian favorite Beirut will headline the June festival. A week prior saw Brooklyn’s Panache Booking Agency organizing an early Spring Break with the first annual hipster Bruise Cruise to the Bahamas. Consider this the nation’s annual hang over recovery week as folks try to determine just exactly what they saw (and actually remember) at Austin’s South by Southwest Music showcase last week. Need more options?
The Buke & Gass duo, featuring Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, highlights precisely what’s frustrating about small scene independent sound these days from New York to Portland – they always leave us wanting more.
Musician Kevin Johnston has to be just about our favorite regular hanging around Brooklyn these days, and now the time has come to put his life’s endeavor on the horizon and strive for it. Like many folks around the borough this time of year, Kevin is raising money for a creative project – in his case, to record an independent record of his own creation. Read more about this project and watch Kevin’s video about what, exactly, he’s planning to create.
Tamar Korn has performed professionally for Cangelosi Cards for the last seven years. The group pays melodic homage to jazz and country tunes from the ’20s and ’30s. This Thursday, November 11 at Southpaw, Korn will open the benefit for FortnightJournal.com featuring Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye, Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers, Outernational and sponsored by BrooklynTheBorough.com.
