“I can’t believe we’re here,” said Kurt Feldman on stage at Glasslands on Saturday. Considering the rapturous, slightly disbelieving response of the crowd, they couldn’t…
Depreciation Guild Returns, Plus Lots of Good Small Shows
IN HER GENTLE JAWS Pretty light week for super attention-grabbing shows in our neighborhoods this week — seems like all the big ticket items are…
Shows: Maxwell’s Is Closing, Bushwick Block Party
FAREWELL TO MAXWELL’S When Maxwell’s opened its doors in August of 1978, no one could have guessed the inconspicuous corner restaurant/bar would eventually fit into…
Wanna Go to Summer Camp With Some Brooklyn Bands?
The sleep-away camp we told you about last month has come and gone, but fear not: you can still revisit your summer camp experience in…
Big Snow Is Closed and Owner Yoni David Is Recovering From a Shooting
Sad news: on Saturday morning, Bushwick DIY venue Big Snow Buffalo Lodge tweeted that it was “closed for good.” The venue’s co-owner Yoni David now…
Unlocking the Truth’s Guitarist Sustained a Monkey-Bar Injury, But Shredded Anyway
After getting a shoutout from Questlove and being called “the most brutal sixth grade metal band ever, ever, ever, ever” by Noisey, Unlocking the Truth has seen their preteen…
Upcoming Shows: Wire, Some Bedroom Pop, and Lots of Noise
THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON THAT’S ACTUALLY QUITE RIGHT U.K. band Wire came of age in the first wave of punk, but they’re perhaps more responsible…
Bushwick Is Burning: Underground Trap Raves Keep It Weird
It’s 3 a.m. at Passion Lounge, the heavily mirrored club on Broadway previously known as Angels, and the roving underground party known as Ultra Velvet…
Jorge Elbrecht of Lansing-Dreiden and Violens On His 7″ With Ariel Pink, Out Today
Jorge Elbrecht’s introduction to the music industry came in the early 2000s with the success of his band/art collective, Lansing-Dreiden, which reissued its entire catalog…
Here’s What’s Popping Off This Fourth of July Weekend
The Macy’s fireworks may have permanently decamped to the Hudson, and the city’s slowly bleeding out to the Hamptons, so it might seem that Bedford…