Story and photos by Sabeena Singhani, Contributing Writer On Tuesday , March 21, Tennis took the Bowery Ballroom by surprise. They were was accompanied by their Australian friends Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever — who were a combination of unhinged rock screeching and pop melodies. While their instrumentals were strong and truly warmed up the venue, the vocals…
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Decades Later, Run The Jewels Still Run the Terminal
By Carter Shelter, Staff Writer Run the Jewels have quietly defied all of the odds stacked against them. If you had brought up the notion of two veteran rappers approaching middle age not only achieving their greatest success at such a seemingly late point in their careers, but achieving the kind of success that leads to…
K.Flay’s Homecoming
By Sabeena Singhani, Contributing Writer K.Flay broke boundaries at Baby’s All Right on Nov. 18, opening the show with a literal kick and a bang. Tomboyish Katherine Flaherty dominated the stage, rushing from side to side, looming over those who were closest to the front. She rapped her words, flowing them together like the thick drums…
Greta Kline Wins Over Webster Hall
By Sabeena Singhani, Contributing Writer Big Thief opened Frankie Cosmos’s New York show at Webster Hall on Nov. 13 with their classic energy rock, opening with “Masterpiece,” and a sway along the light crowd started. Adrianne Lenker, frontwoman, shreds guitar and her accompaniment seems to be in as much awe as the crowd. Her set goes…
Kathleen Hanna: Angry and Ready
By Gilchrist Green, Music Editor After beginning to put her battle with Lyme disease behind her, feminist punk queen Kathleen Hanna is back on tour as the front-woman for her new band the Julie Ruin, and she’s angry, honest and powerful as ever. Best known for her ‘90s punk band Bikini Kill and her starring role…
Snakehips Brings the House Down
By Kamila Daurenova, Contributing Writer Last Saturday, Webster Hall’s legendary Grand Ballroom was home to an electronic lineup like no other. The iconic music venue teamed up with NYC-based indie music curators IRL Music for the North American fall tour of British electronic duo “Snakehips.” As soon as the doors opened, IRL Music’s producers were onstage,…
Hayley Kiyoko: The Rightful Queen
By Kamila Daurenova, Contributing Writer As the first stop of her “One Bad Night” tour, it is no wonder that Hayley Kiyoko’s show on Nov. 2 at Webster Hall’s Studio was completely sold out weeks in advance. After her self-produced music video for “Girls Like Girls” went viral this past summer, the artist has built…
Newcomers Mura Masa and Michl Impress at Webster Hall
By Isabel Beebe, Contributing Writer Thursday, Oct. 27, Mura Masa captivated their audience at Webster Hall. The 20-year-old artist Alex Crossman, better known as Mura Masa, played an 90-minute set starting with his newest release, a remixed version of his song “Love$ick” featuring A$AP Rocky. From the very first note of “Love$ick,” Mura Masa’s set was…
What We Need Is More Pond
By Carter Shelter, Staff Writer Tame Impala may have brought psychedelic music back into the mainstream, but Pond is the band that’s keeping psych rock defiantly on the wilder side. Case in point: their mind-bending rocket ship of a set at Music Hall of Williamsburg last Wednesday, Nov. 2. Backdropped by a wash of swirling…
Cass McCombs at The Music Hall of Williamsburg
By Kamila Daurenova, Contributing Writer Cass McCombs headlined at The Music Hall of Williamsburg on Oct. 28, selling out the three-floor venue. Still, his show ended up feeling more like an opening band than the main act. The night began with Delicate Steve, a New-Jersey based instrumental band lead by Steve Marion. With great stage…
Lucy Dacus Breaks Through
By Carter Glace, Staff Writer In a year marked by releases from some of the biggest names in music, Lucy Dacus’ album “No Burden” has proven itself to be the supreme underdog. It’s the album you can’t wait to tell your friend about; the one where your favorite song changes with every listen. Dacus’ voice…
Preoccupations Occupy Grand Spaces
By Carter Shelter, Staff Writer Preoccupations are an unexpectedly ferocious live act. The members rarely engage in any sort of on-stage antics, but there’s an aggressive undercurrent in the way they tower on the stage, shrouded in shadows and smoke, burning through song after song of noisy post-punk. The Canadian group, formerly known as Viet Cong,…
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