Elke Nominikat

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Song Pick of the Day: Line & Circle

Nothing difficult about Complicated Heart our Song Pick of the Day by the LA via Ohio five piece Line & Circle . They will play a late night show Union Pool  for CMJ 2015 next week and delight us with songs from their just released and refreshingly up-beat debut album Split

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PHOTOS: Striking Matches bring the house down at Rockwood Music Hall

When I ordered tickets to see Fairground Saints (review here), I didn’t pay attention for whom they’d be opening and decided to take it as it comes and get myself surprised. What a surprise that was!  From the moment Striking Matches took the stage and left it again

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Fairground Saints played a charming show at Rockwood Music Hall

When I first listened to Fairground Saints‘ self-titled debut album, I was immediately hooked (see review here) and wanted to see this Californian three piece live. Luckily, I had to wait only a month, because they’re currently on tour with Striking Matches (review & photos to follow) and played

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Song Pick of the Day: The Britanys - City Boys

Choosing today’s Song Pick of the Day was a no brainer, given that we want to feature young bands who play CMJ and The Britanys are one of them! With their brand new, playful “City Boys” the four Brooklynites bring to mind other popular guitar driven rock bands yet

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3 Is A Band: Methyl Ethel

It’s that time of year again: CMJ is just around the corner, and with that we focus on bands playing the music festival, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Searching for three pieces I might like, I was immediately intrigued by Methyl Ethel, by their name for starters.

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New Album: Holy Nothing - Hypertext

You know you got it big time when you’re at a rooftop show in Manhattan, on a beautiful early Fall night, a melodic and charming band is playing, yet all you want is to put your headphones on and listen to the album you discovered earlier that day. Listening

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MUSIC QUOTES: Skill

Boxed In at Baby’s All Right, July 30th 2015

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3 Is A Band: Heaters

Heaters are Andrew Tamlyn, Nolan Krebs and Joshua Korf hailing from Grand Rapids, MI, creating solid psychedelic rock pearls, one after the other, with the tracks on their upcoming album Holy Water Pool maybe being the most accomplished to date. While I liked all their works on Bandcamp, I became

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Ultimate Painting gave fans an accomplished performance at Rough Trade NYC

The evening at Rough Trade NYC last Friday started to get musically interesting, when Ultimate Painting (UK) took the stage. Ultimate Painting are James Hoare (Veronica Falls) and Jack Cooper (Mazes) who share vocal and guitar duties, accompanied on tour by Neil Robinson on drums (Mazes), and Anthony Cozzi (Radar

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Music Quotes: Bass - The Driving Engine

Jenny Lee Lindberg, Warpaint @ The Studio at Webster Hall, December 1st 2010

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3 Is a Band: DF3

Browsing through the initial line-up for CMJ 2015, I was on the look-out for cool trios, and what’s more obvious than a band name with a number in it? Bingo! I listened to DF3 and liked what I heard: upbeat, 80s inspired contemporary synth-pop, with big choruses, great vocals

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Empress Of gave a beautiful performance at Music Hall of Williamsburg, celebrating her debut album 'Me'

It’s not the first time that I saw Empress Of. Not even the first time at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I saw her there already for the third time. And earlier this year at Elvis’ Guesthouse, last year in Austin for SXSW and in 2013 at Cameo Gallery for

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Music Quotes: Happiness

Wolf Alice live at The Parish, Austin for SXSW 2015

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3 Is A Band: The Family Rain

One of my current favorite bands, Darlia, a three piece from the UK as it happens, also is responsible for this week’s 3 Is A Band feature,  a band comprised by three brothers, no less, also from the UK. Those who know me a little, know my special affinity

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Not Blood Paint got the crowd going at the new C'mon Everybody

Last Friday, when I received an impromptu invite to go see Not Blood Paint in the new Bed-Stuy venue C’mon Everybody I didn’t know what to expect. My friend told me, that Not Blood Paint would… “paint” their faces but not with blood. Aha! So I was kind

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Music Quotes: Rock and Roll

Screaming Females, 4 Knots Festival July 2015

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3 Is A Band: Darlia

It’s easy to be honest here, Darlia got me at…  Darlia! I love the name, whatever its meaning, it makes for a memorable moniker, no easy feat these days. When I stumbled across Dear Diary the other day, I jokingly said to myself, “they better are a three piece”

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MUSIC QUOTES: Hiding in the Back

Dog Bite, Mercury Lounge for CMJ 2014

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NEW ALBUM: Funeral Advantage - Body Is Dead

When looking through the upcoming new album releases, I stumbled -of course- over the name Funeral Advantage. Who would choose such a name? Metal rockers? A morbid punk trio? A left-over 80s gothic band? Wrong on all accounts and extra points for Tyler Kershaw, the brain child behind the band

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Fairground Saints - Fairground Saints (debut album)

The Los Angeles-based trio Fairground Saints make as per their own definition “Alternative Folk Pop” and incredibly beautifully and catchy so. Per my own definition, I’d rank them somewhere between the more folk-oriented John Mayer (and I admittedly am a HUGE fan!) and some of the more mainstream (in

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Music Quotes: Live Music

Empress Of live @ Baby’s All Right, April 30th 2015

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Impressions of the extraordinary Elements Music & Arts Festival

Most of the month of August, I spent with my family in Germany and knew that I would want a “heavy dose” of music and New York, when coming back, that’s why Oliver got us tickets for the Elements Music & Arts Festival which took place for the 3rd

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Music Quotes: Punk and Women

Dead Leaf Echo, Black Bear Bar June 2015

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Music Quotes: Painting and Music

Satorii at Pianos, May 2015

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Howard gave a heartfelt hometown show at Mercury Lounge

As per their own promise on Facebook: “We try to make our hometown shows count. Don’t miss this one!” Howard delivered yesterday at Mercury Lounge. While I was particularly fond of their mellow, slowly building and immensely catchy Money Can’t Buy, which also ultimately lead to attending this