Big Apple Music Scene

July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday, Part I

Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL July 19-20, 2008

The rain finally stopped at around 2 p.m. and although the sun didn’t exactly come out, at least it was cool and dry. There was plenty of mud to go around though. Saturday at the Pitchfork Music Festival saw some excellent musicians ply their trade. It’s pretty […]

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March 28th, 2008

Caribou and F*ck Buttons Played Williamsburg Last Night

 
When I walked into the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night there was a very loud droning sound coming from the stage. So loud I could not hear myself think. It was the F*ck Buttons. The noise was unbearable, but luckily they soon got to something with a beat. They’ve been getting a lot of […]

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March 24th, 2008

My Most Favorite Concert

I know it’s only 3 months into the year, but us here at the Music Channel at b5 were talking about our favorite concert this year so far…so here’s mine:
 The Magnetic Fields at Town Hall.
Of course, in a few weeks from now I’ll have seen Caribou, Man Man and Yeasayer, Hot Chip, and Paul Simon […]

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December 28th, 2007

Top 30 Albums of 2007

The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke […]

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December 19th, 2007

Top 10 Artists/Bands I Wish Were at My Office Party

My office party this year consisted of bad food, limited champagne, and a boring presentation where some people got pins. Imagine if there had been some awesome live music there!! Here are the top ten artists/bands that would have made it AWESOME (but kept it classy–maybe). Maybe next year…
10. Belle & Sebastian
9. Caribou
8. Beirut
7. The […]

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