Archive for October, 2011
-
Mothra to Battle Godzilla at Full Service
August 12th, 2011
Using Mothra as an adjective to describe giant sounds has always been an effective trick, and the horns from the Godzilla vs Mothra theme prove that fittingly. Brooklyn’s Pharoahe Monch first sampled them back in ’99 for “Simon…
READ MORE » -
Huggabroomstock Returns to Bushwick
August 11th, 2011
The fifth annual Huggabroomstock is this Saturday at Goodbye Blue Monday. The festival, launched by anti-folk band Huggabroomstik in 2007, features 23 bands between two stages with music carrying on into the small hours of Sunday.
This year’s line-up…
READ MORE » -
Suburban Chaos via Bushwick Label imputor
August 11th, 2011
Since Optimum Online can basically do whatever they want, I was without internet during working hours three times last week. So I got things done at the Little Skips outpost instead of my sparse bedroom. But while there, I…
READ MORE » -
Bushwick Culture Weekly Picks 8/11/11
August 11th, 2011
Beauty is all around us this week. I’m talking weather, happy smiling faces, and the biggest theme I see, the benefit event. Whether it’s getting your hands dirty or shelling out some dough, our reach ranges from local all the…
READ MORE » -
New Cut from Sound Carta’s Mixtape
August 10th, 2011
Sound Carta ain’t no Jowell Y Randy, but he’s still a boss. That’s the position he takes in this cut. He’s the most dedicated, and that’s just as important as how nice you are on the mic or how…
READ MORE » -
Care Bears On Fire Play for Rock Camp
August 10th, 2011Care Bears on Fire are playing a benfit for Rock Camp on Saturday. Over the last few years, the teen have made waves writing precocious punk songs harnessing legitimate angst. Most of their songs are of a feminist…
READ MORE » -
An Edible Park Grows on Stockton Street
August 9th, 2011
A lot on the corner of Stockton Street and Lewis Avenue has been receiving lots of love from Bushwick City Farm and neighborhood volunteers over the last few months, and it’s quickly taking shape as a public park that will produce…
READ MORE » -
Controlled Bleeding Playing Bleak Summer at Acheron
August 9th, 2011
During their 30 year career, Long Island’s Controlled Bleeding have had a lot of opportunities to evolve their sound. A listen to their back catalogue reveals explorations of different tones, timbres and at times vocal styles and instruments that…
READ MORE » -
MV + EE Playing Shea Stadium
August 8th, 2011
Matt Valentine and Erika Elder — known more simply as MV + EE — boldly defy the neat pigeon holes cut for acoustic bands. The duo has country/bluegrass twang to their vocals, but the approach to their music is…
READ MORE » -
Rock Beach Moves to the Morgan
August 5th, 2011
Last month, Jelly NYC, the group that in summers past held the McCarren Park Pool Parties and free shows at the Williamsburg Waterfront, launched their latest summertime initiative: Rock Beach. The plan to bring punk rock to the Rockaways,…
READ MORE »
