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Off-Broadway “modern Shamanic journey,” THE PORTAL, opened this weekend to a spiritually minded audience at The Minetta Lane Theatre. Before stepping foot inside the half-filled preview, I was informed that this groundbreaking concept…

Last weekend, Swedish rockers, Ghost, ended yet another tour in North America, this time around, Ghost was on the road behind their Popestar EP release. The tour kicked off in September at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, NY, where NYS…

Tuesday night saw, what seemed like, a never ending election style end to the tune of some funky, improvisational music at this photog's favorite small NYC venue, Brooklyn Bowl. It was here that HeadCount presented a "Soundtrack to History"…

On September 22 and 23, guitar virtuoso, Buckethead, performed two nights in a row at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Buckethead, who is no stranger to the venue, packed in fans both nights and performed unique sets each…

Big Eyes, the female fronted punk rock band from New York City formed in 2009 by vocalist Kait Eldridge featuring Paul Ridenour, Malcolm Donaldson and Griffin Harrison. The band Big Eyes have a very Joan Jett vibe to them and with a…

This past Saturday, on one of the hottest days of summer, the Happy Owl Fest flew into the quaint, Grateful Dead-esque 'venue bar' known as American Beauty, located in the midtown section of Manhattan. Typically, I would not be very excited…

On Monday night in Brooklyn, recently-formed supergroup The New Stew, recreated the underappreciated live album Bill Withers: Live from Carnegie Hall. Walking onto the unusually danceable floor of the Bowl during the opening classic “Use…

Marco Benevento returned to his native Brooklyn to celebrate the release of his most recent record, The Story of Fred Short. The Music Hall of Williamsburg offered an intimate and comfortable backdrop for the energetic, smart, and at times…

moe. pulled out some excellent segues and rare songs for their St. Patrick’s Day run in NYC. The weekend started off St. Paddy’s Thursday with an intimate show at a smaller venue, Stage 48. The concert hall opened three years ago and has a…

Big Gigantic commenced their Spring tour to a sold-out crowd at Terminal 5 this past Friday, March 11th. The performance was chock full of familiar samples, super funky sax, meticulous drumming and a new and unique stage setup that appeared…