Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Puss N Boots played at the Bell House
January 7th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, Catherine Popper) (Norah Jones) (Catherine Popper) Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, & Catherine Popper – the super country gal collective known as – Puss N Boots – formed like voltron in Brooklyn last week to start off their 3 show January residency at the Bell House! I arrived fashionably late to the […]
Tags: bell house, catherine popper, country, norah jones, sasha dobson
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Darlene Love and friends played NJ Performing Arts Center
December 24th, 2012 by Mr. C
You might know Darlene Love as one of Phil Spector’s artists from the 1960s performing in a girl group called The Crystals or you might know Darlene when she provided backup vocals to Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick, Sam Cooke, The Beach Boys, and many others! Hell – some of you might even […]
Tags: cissy houston, darlene love, mary wilson, music, phil spector
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LIL FAME + TERMANOLOGY played S.O.B.’s
December 18th, 2012 by chocko
TERMANOLOGY GRAFH EA$Y MONEY LIL FAME a.k.a. FIZZY WOMACK (when he’s producing) and Termanology played S.O.B.’s a couple weeks ago to celebrate the release of their new album Fizzyology. There were a lot of great MC’s on stage to start the show, but business didn’t really start picking up until Cool Hand Lukey hit the […]
Tags: fizzyology, hip hop, lil fame, m.o.p., new york city, nyc, s.o.b.'s, statik selektah, termanology
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Social Distortion played Roseland Ballroom NYC
December 8th, 2012 by chocko
MIKE NESS of SOCIAL DISTORTION Legendary Southern California punks SOCIAL DISTORTION rocked the Roseland Ballroom on October 26th. Touring in support of their latest album Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, Mike Ness (looking like a gangster from the 1930’s) and the crew played new and old songs including Machine Gun Blues, I Was Wrong and […]
Tags: lindi ortega, mike ness, new york city, nyc, punk, punk rock, roseland, roseland ballroom, show, social distortion, the biters
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South X South Bronx – Hip Hop Festival on December 14/15th
December 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————————- Old and new hip hop head aficionados who are in tune with the origin of the 5 elements of this urban art form – you DO NOT want to miss out on this event! It’s the SOUTH X SOUTH BRONX – HIP HOP FESTIVAL! SXSBX is a two day festival where organizers and some […]
Tags: hip hop, south x south bronx
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Bush Tetras at Le Poisson Rouge
December 4th, 2012 by Mr. C
The Bush Tetras performed at Le Poisson Rouge last week to celebrate their “Happy” album release. We’ve seen them play last April at a free outdoor show at Barnard College in Manhattan and we had to get another live dosage of them again! The Bush Tetras are a funkdoobiest, be like water blend of funk […]
Tags: bush tetras, music, post punk
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Bush Tetras playing (Le) Poisson Rouge tonight
November 29th, 2012 by chocko
Bush Tetras formed in the Lower East Side back in 1979 and played their crazy mix of new wave, funk, post-punk music in clubs such as CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. They’re probably best known for their song “Too Many Creeps” that climbed Billboard’s dance charts in 1981. Original members Cynthia Sley (vocals), Pat Place […]
Tags: band, bush tetras, le poisson rouge, new york city, nyc. lower east side
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WRITTEN! The Lyrics Of Grandmaster Caz
November 26th, 2012 by chocko
We got this book in the mail recently from The Lyric Book Company. It is a fantastic collection and peek into the lyric books of GRANDMASTER CAZ, Hip Hop pioneer and Captain of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers. Grandmaster Caz is also known for writing the lyrics to one of the most famous rap records […]
Tags: book, caz, cold crush brothers, grandmaster caz, hip hop, lyrics, review, the lyric book company, written!, written! the lyrics of grandmaster caz
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Angel Olsen played The Glasslands Gallery
November 26th, 2012 by chocko
ANGEL OLSEN at Glasslands A couple weeks ago on a Monday night (Nov. 12) Angel Olsen played some tunes at Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery. The Chicago-based singer took to the stage after openers Magmana and Bird Call, armed with only an electric guitar. Her mesmerizing voice was at times subtle and relaxed but was able to […]
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Sunday afternoon in the park
November 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
I was roaming around Washington Square Park looking for the Rwandan drummers from the Sweet Dreams documentary but instead ran into Sneak Thievery – an orchestra dishing out some hot & smoky jazz & blues tunes! Sneak Thievery band members were armed with a trumpet, banjo, upright bass, & drums as they took us back […]
Tags: birdman, blues, jazz, pigeons, washington square park
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Girl In A Coma played Lincoln Center
November 2nd, 2012 by chocko
Girl In A Coma (Nina Diaz-guitars + vocals, Phanie Diaz-drums and Jenn Alva-bass) rocked the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center in New York City last Thursday, October 25, 2012. It was a free show and if you came, expecting some jazz guitar or the soothing sounds of a violin concerto…you came to the wrong […]
Tags: blackheart records, giac, girl in a coma, jenn alva, lincoln center, new york city, nina diaz, phanie diaz
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CHILLER THEATRE EXPO – an appetizer ode to Halloween!
October 29th, 2012 by Mr. C
(All photos by Mr. C except for Sheraton Hotel & “It’s Chiller Time!”.) (Chiller Theatre Expo was moved to the Sheraton Parsippany this year. We loved the medieval architecture of the hotel!) (We thought the event was a pretty big success even though the NY Jets lost again that weekend!) But before we begin this […]
Tags: chiller theatre, costumes, horror, music, toy film expo
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