When Baltimore-bred musician Mike McFadden came to Brooklyn in late 2012, he brought a new album with him. Having recorded virtually all of the music…
Watch Bear Hands Play One Off Their New Album and Then Tout the Merits of LSD
Bear Hands and their label, Cantora, remain synonymous with a certain time in the Brooklyn indie scene — before MGMT went down the rabbit hole,…
Watch The Beets Frontman Juan Wauters Play a New Track in a Van Under the BQE
The Beets are not dead, says frontman Juan Wauters; they’re just focusing on something new. For one thing, Wauters’s solo LP, North American Poetry (N.A.P), came out…
Watch The Can’t Tells Rock Out in Their Living Room Before Their Gig at Pianos
The Can’t Tells have seen their slice of Bushwick evolve since moving from Boston six years ago. The trio of Berklee School of Music grads…
Watch Sacco Play ‘Carnival Ghost’ and Talk About Their Tour With Cults
John Fredericks and Andy Breihan aren’t anarchists, but that didn’t stop them from naming their band after Sacco & Vanzetti (Fredericks encountered the name while…
Watch Kassa Overall Lay Down ‘Kevin,’ Inspired By His 24 Hours in Central Booking
It’s been four years in the making, but Kassa Overall is finally ready to release his album, Like Life. The 8-track body of work has…
Watch Von Shakes Play ‘Away From Here’ and Explain Why They Ditched Dublin
With a debut album, Bohemia, just out and a show at Shea Stadium tomorrow night, Von Shakes has officially arrived. After a few bumps in the…
Watch NYC-NOLA’s Hurray for the Riff Raff Play a Ditty at NYC-NOLA’s d.b.a.
Unlike the countless many who come to New York in pursuit of a music career, Bronx native Alynda Lee Segarra left the city, at 17,…
Watch Lora Faye Belt Out a New Tune Before Her Show at Drom
You may have caught Lora Faye when she hit Rockwood Music Hall for The Deli‘s CMJ showcase; tomorrow the Bushwick singer-songwriter returns to the neighborhood…
Watch St. Lucia Perform ‘Elevate’ in Their Studio Before They Get Evicted
Though they played Governor’s Ball in June and opened two sold-out shows for Two Door Cinema Club last week, it’s been over a year since…