This week, we’re keeping your musical itinerary short and sweet (you know, the whole quality-not-quantity business). Ollabelle. Wednesday. City Winery. Go see them if you like good music dripping with old soul that’s deemed producable […]
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The Crowd
A few great crowd shots from last week’s grass clippings winter warm up at Bar4 in Park Slope. A big thanks to CJ Richter for shooting & sharing. See his whole set from the show here. […]
RECAP: the grass clippings winter warm up
Dear Fire Marshall, The grass clippings winter warm up, the first ever grass clippings event, more than doubled the maximum occupancy of Brooklyn’s Bar4 on Friday night. In the midst of a few whiskeys and […]
This Week in NYC: Cass McCombs Returns, Lucinda Black Bear Rocks Softly at Union Pool
Some cool shows happening this week in and around the city, including a mix of the traditional and progressive. The twangy DeLorean Sisters are banjo-ing it up at Union Hall on Saturday, and local indie […]
NYC Clippings: This Week’s Live Shows Include He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, brown bird … and a Ton More

It may be so cold outside in NYC of late that your skin is slowly beginning to resemble that of an extinct, ghostly reptile … but if this week’s list of shows doesn’t pull you limb-by-limb out from under your down comforter, I don’t know what will.
First up, I was introduced to He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister a few years back when they opened for the band formerly known as The Rosewood Thieves at a warehouse party in Los Angeles. This guy and gal and their staple tap-dance-sideshow blew me away. This Thursday, they’re bringing their fun, folky whimsy to Mercury Lounge. You really should not miss it — sleet be damned. Check out the video below:
And of course, there’s brown bird, playing this go ’round with Brooklyn-based O’Death at Le Poisson Rouge. I can’t get enough of this duo, and LPR will be an awesome venue to see them do their thang.
This Week’s NYC Show Clippings, Including The Little Willies and Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Hope your calendar isn’t packed this week, because there are a fair number of NYC area shows at which your presence is recommended. While several of the ones listed are part of this month’s weekly […]
Warm Yourselves on February 17th!
UPDATE: Read the recap and see photos HERE. It was a hoot. UPDATE: Read the recap and see photos HERE. It was a hoot. It’s cold out there, so I thought it would be fun to […]
Paste’s Best of What’s Next
Just a few days ago, Paste posted its Best of What’s Next Issue, which gave a shout out to Brooklyn’s own Spirit Family Reunion, as well as one of our favorites from Newport, TYPHOON. BUT, there […]
local clippings: Brooklyn’s Jus Post Bellum
Opening up for Spirit Family Reunion at The Rock Shop in Park Slope last weekend was Brooklyn’s own Jus Post Bellum. If you can’t remember back to your American History classes, jus post bellum is a […]
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This Week’s Must-See NYC Shows
Let’s get real, here – we’re in Newport Folk Fest withdrawal, okay? You know when you have a dream that’s so real, you wake up and believe you’re actually living it, until you realize that […]