DIRTY BEACHES / SWEET 17 / GLASSLANDS
DIRTY BEACHES performs “SWEET 17” at Glasslands in Brooklyn March 3rd 2011 I first stumbled upon Dirty Beaches (Alex Zhang Hungtai) about a year ago, trolling around the internet too late at night. I was instantly hooked upon hearing “Paris” – a strange fuzzed out trip through... Read More
STEVE ARRINGTON & CHIN CHIN / JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE / SOUTHPAW
STEVE ARRINGTON & CHIN CHIN perform “JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE” at Southpaw in Brooklyn on February 18th 2011 I tried to convince a few friends to accompany me to the Steve Arrington concert. Their response was “who?” I knew Watching You (Walking down the street watching ladies…)... Read More
LITTLE SHALIMAR / LADY / SOUTHPAW
LITTLE SHALIMAR performs “LADY” at Southpaw in Brooklyn on February 18th 2011 Little Shalimar is: a guy named Torbitt Schwartz, part of one of my favorite bands Chin Chin, a great DJ, a multi-instrumentalist, a great producer. Little Shalimar is ultimately a great solo-project from... Read More
MALUCA / HECTOR / SOB’S
MALUCA performs “HECTOR” at SOB’s in New York City for Dominican Independence Day February 27th 2011 Maluca is a performer that works the room rather than the stage, intimately connecting to her audience. Her music is electric and eccentric, as is her personality and style. If you’ve... Read More
PORCELAIN RAFT / I FOUND A WAY / GLASSLANDS
PORCELAIN RAFT performs “I FOUND A WAY” at Glasslands in Brooklyn for the PopGun Unofficial CMJ Showcase October 23rd 2010 Hopeful, yet incredibly poignant, the work of Porcelain Raft (Mauro Remiddi’s current solo project) is a cinematic dream, just begging to be snatched up by music... Read More
JANKA NABAY & THE BUBU GANG / TOPSULBAH / SOUTHPAW
JANKA NABAY & THE BUBU GANG perform “TOPSULBAH” at Southpaw in Brooklyn for “Jam for Jeneba Benefit” December 6th 2010 As a life-long humanitarian and educator, this Janka Nabay performance was particularly precious at the benefit for RETRACING JENEBA, a feature length documentary... Read More
THE LONDON SOULS / STEADY ARE YOU READY / CAMEO GALLERY
THE LONDON SOULS perform “STEADY ARE YOU READY” Live at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn December 5th 2010 Film by Giovanni P Autran and Charlie Porter It may be hard to believe by the sound of it, but this band is a trio. Don’t be alarmed if standing in the crowd (or full-body rocking... Read More
BOMBA ESTÉREO / RAZA / PROSPECT PARK
BOMBA ESTÉREO perform “RAZA” live at the Bandshell in Prospect Park for CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! JULY 23rd 2010 Film by Giovanni P Autran and Yamin Segal In life there are nights that will stick with you forever. For me one of those times will be the first night I saw Bomba Estéreo... Read More
MON KHMER / PASSWORDS / GLASSLANDS
MON KHMER perform “PASSWORDS” for the PopGun unofficial CMJ Showcase at Glasslands in Brooklyn October 23rd 2010 Having heard Mon Khmer perform live for the first time at this PopGun showcase, I must admit I was surprised. All too oft are bands unable to translate their recorded... Read More
TANYA MORGAN / JUST NOT TRUE / PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
TANYA MORGAN perform “JUST NOT TRUE” Live at Public Assembly in Brooklyn for the “So Motivational Tour” December 8th 2010 Tanya Morgan is a rap group. It’s members Von Pea and Don Will rap about a place called “Brooklynatti” – a space somewhere between Brooklyn and... Read More