John McCauley and I were both born on Flag Day, the less celebrated patriotic day of the summer and the title of the Deer Tick frontman’s second album. Born on Flag Day (2009) is the […]
Month: September 2013
Sarah Jarosz – “Build Me up Bones”
It’s been just about a week since Sarah Jarosz released Build Me Up Bones (Amazon MP3 & Spotify), her third album on Sugar Hill, with a couple of shows at Rockwood and just days after […]
Carnegie Hall Should Serve Whiskey
Sometimes we get civilized and cleaned up enough to attend fancy events at Carnegie Hall. We’re pretty sure they don’t serve whiskey there, but there are multiple events that we think could be well complemented […]
RECAP: Sunday’s Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash
On Sunday, Michael Daves hosted the second annual Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash at The Bell House in Gowanus, a benefit for the ceiling restoration campaign of the historic Old First Reformed Church of Park Slope. The […]
This Weekend’s Fresh Grass Festival in The Berkshires
Just a short 3.5 hr hop from Brooklyn, this weekend MASS MoCA hosts its four-stage and music snob approved Fresh Grass festival in the Berkshire town of North Adams, MA. The lineup is stellar without […]
MNFS: Tedeschi Trucks Band – “It’s So Heavy”
Two years ago the husband-wife-power-singer-plus-power-guitarist duo Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks released Revelator (Amazon MP3 & Spotify), their first album together after years of marriage and separate successful musical careers. Under the banner of Tedeschi […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
After a summer-driven absence, we’re wiping away the cobwebs and updating our calendars once again. There’s a lot to choose from this week, including new Newport guest-alums Toy Soldiers taking over Rockwood Stage 2 to […]