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