2011: My Year in Concert Photos

I was lucky to see a lot of great live shows this year, and even luckier to be able to shoot most of them with my Nikon D5000. Although I am decidedly an amateur, I think I ended up with some pretty decent shots, so I decided to create a “best of” style compilation to [...]

Live Music in NYC: Weekly Concert Calendar – Oct 17-23, CMJ edition

This week in NYC shows is a crazy one, with the CMJ Music Marathon officially taking over a good chunk of NYC’s clubs and venues. CMJ is a bit like NYC’s version of SXSW with industry panels, showcase events, day parties, and all manner of nighttime parties and multi-band extravaganzas. Also like SXSW, the concert [...]

Live Music in NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Sept 26 – Oct 2

I just posted my weekly NYC Live Music round-up over at LMB, with a few notable heavy-hitters and plenty of solid club shows, including: Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Primus, Panda Bear, Bruce Hornsby, and American Babies. Check it out: LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Sept 26 – Oct 2

Recent Live Music Coverage: Pitchfork Music Festival, White Denim, Phish, the New Deal, American Babies

I’ve been seeing a ton of music this spring and summer and making great use of my two new camera lenses, so I decided to put together a round-up of my favorite shows and Live Music Blog posts. Check it out…

Song of the Day: “Joeline” by Tom Hamilton & American Babies

Although he’s best known for fronting electronic rock band Brothers Past, Tommy Hamilton also has a burgeoning Americana side project called American Babies. They’ve got a new record, Flawed Logic, coming out in April and have released a full preview for streaming on the Engine Room Recordings site. They released “Dance All Night” as the [...]

My Favorite Music of 2010: Part 2, Tracks & EPs (and Honorable Mentions)

This is basically the spillover from my last post on my favorite albums from 2010. That post was getting a little long so I thought I’d do Part II to feature some of my favorite stand-alone tracks, EPs, and a few albums that I’m throwing into the “honorable mention” category.