The Driver Era take Pier 17’s rooftop by storm
Pier 17 had the honor of presenting The Driver Era on Thursday August 4th up at their rooftop venue, for one of the first shows of the duo’s fall tour. Coming all the way from Los Angeles, …
Show Reviews
Photo album: Phony Ppl at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is one of those wonderful summer festivals that offers the community access to fantastic performances free of cost or occasionally with very minimal charge. …
Silver Hawk win Global Sound Clash 2022
Sound Clash is a battle of the Soundsystems. Clashes happen everywhere where there is a crowd for them but the biggest of them all, Global Sound Clash, takes place during Jamaica’s Reggae …
Saba and friends live at SummerStage in NYC
photos by Mateo Wilches “This shit is free!!” It’s easy to understand why Saba said it over and over throughout the night. It really is hard to believe that such an incredible show in such …
Capitol Hill Block Party recap: 5 up-and-coming artists to watch
After a two-year COVID-fueled hiatus, the Capitol Hill Block Party (CHBP) has finally returned! This year marked the 24th anniversary of the historic Block Party, and hordes of people turned …
Vic Mensa and Aja Monet shine spotlight on being black in America
words by Olivia Jones It’s rare that an artist has the ability to electrify a crowd and simultaneously educate on mass incarceration and real victims of the criminal justice system, but Vic …
Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash is back with a vengeance & we’re here for it
photos by Manny Diaz Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash music festival returned to Douglass Park for another year of performances. After the chaotic mess last year, the brand received (and …
Purity Ring bring their multi-dimensional universe to life on tour
Canadian duo Megan James (vocalist/songwriter) and Corin Roddick (multi-instrumentalist/producer) are best known as Purity Ring. Over the course of the last decade, this dynamic electronic …
Photo album: Allan Rayman live at the Bowery Ballroom
For a number of years, the people of Toronto wondered who Allan Rayman is. This shadowing figure avoided interviews and direct spotlights early on in his career but in time Rayman embraced …
The joy and alchemy of Durand Jones and the Indications
text by Rebecca Day Durand Jones and the Indications, an R&B/Soul group from Indiana, have been touring like mad since 2021. The group’s popularity has exploded in recent years – their …