Tag: brooklyn

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodJun 11, 201212:15 am

Spirit Family Reunion’s No Separation

Brooklyn’s Spirit Family Reunion releases No Separation, its long awaited full-length album, this Friday, June 15th with a special celebration at the Mercury Lounge. If there’s any band that we’ve watched grow over the few […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodJun 10, 20129:28 am

Banjo’s Manifesto

A short break from the regularly scheduled programming for this PSA… Back in 2005 when I was 25, I found out that I had sarcoma cancer in my neck. After an intense surgery to remove […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodFeb 4, 20128:12 pm

Kaiser Cartel Woos Fans With Uniquely Intimate Performances

Brooklyn-based indie folk duo Kaiser Cartel, made up of Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, got together back in 2004. Following the release of their debut record March Forth (AmazonMP3) in 2008, great showing at SXSW […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodApr 14, 201112:11 am

Spirit Family Reunion’s “100 Greenback Dollar Bills”

So, I caught up with the good folks (and my neighbors) in Spirit Family Reunion earlier this week. After one good tour of the south, they made it back to Brooklyn with only two van […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodApr 13, 201111:42 pm

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 […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodNov 20, 20101:30 am

mexican grass: Brooklyn’s Rana Santacruz

Mexican-born accordion player Rana Santacruz caught my eye with his Tiny Desk Concert on NPR a couple weeks back. I like him A LOT. Here’s a list of reasons why… He’s a Brooklyn man and […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodJul 13, 201012:33 am

Brooklyn’s Spirit Family Reunion on Tour

I still haven’t met my neighbors, Spirit Family Reunion, but they were the first folks I blogged about when I kicked this thing off so I thought it was time for a check in. The […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodNov 10, 200912:18 am

the backstory: Jones Street Station Loses Its Campy Mojo

Brooklyn’s The Jones Street Brothers is now called Jones Street Station. I can take a pretty good guess as to why they changed their name, but I’m kinda bummed that they went mellow indie and […]

Artist Feature by Garland HarwoodSep 28, 20091:28 am

local clippings: Brooklyn’s Spirit Family Reunion

For our first installment of local clippings, I look no further than my own neighborhood (Ditmas Park). Here is where Spirit Family Reunion performs everything from Avett Bros-styled crazygrass to old-time gospel. Check out “Woody […]