New York City – it’s noon, on a beautiful Friday with dark blue skies and pleasant temperatures, yet we’re heading inside The Delancey, down to the basement, where Brooklyn’s very own Of Clocks and Clouds kick off the Audiofemme and Atypical Beast showcase on the Audiofemme Stage. Sunshine as well as[…]
It was the last day of CMJ 2015 and a week of long days and short night were starting to take a toll: we couldn’t make it in time to the Moniker Records showcase at Palisades, where I wanted to see Gel Set. There will be a next time and[…]
Things were heating up on Friday: Audiofemme and Atypical Sounds staged a massive day party at The Delancey. First up were Brooklyn art rock duo Of Clocks and Clouds, who released an excellent album last year and are working on a new one. On the way too the beautiful rooftop[…]
Unfortunately I couldn’t join for the daytime shows, but Elke saw Idgy Dean, Methyl Ethel and Courtesy Tier. More about them later. For me the evening started with Religia, the project of Asha Iwanowicz from Brooklyn. She combines mostly electronic music with great vocals and I’m sure we’ll hear more[…]
Elke and I split forces at the beginning of Wednesday evening: she went to Leftfield to see Foxtrax, an alternative rock three piece who blew her way. I started the day at Arlene’s Grocery for the 24West showcase to see Syvia, also from New York, who play a more electronic[…]
It’s CMJ time in New York City! The CMJ Music Marathon, which goes into its 30th year in 2015, is similar to SXSW in Austin with series of countless shows in venues all over the city. The difference to Austin is that New York can easily absorb a few hundred[…]
I fell in love with Ibeyi pretty much a year ago, when their name appeared on the first SXSW artist list. Since then they have released their full-length debut and have been touring the world non-stop, filling up bigger and bigger venues. Their last NYC stop was a packed Webster[…]
When Salad Boys from Christchurch, New Zealand took the stage, Holy Tunics and The Britanys had the audience already going and ready for more guitar driven indie rock. What Joe Sampson (vocals, 12-string guitar), Ben Odering (bass) and Jim Nothing (drums) put on stage was impressive and highly enjoyable. It’s always[…]
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 an hour[…]
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 a show[…]
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