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Postcards from the Pit: Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls / Larry and his...
Once again I went to a show having not heard a note of anyone’s music beforehand. What can I say, sometimes I like to live dangerously. Plus the show was part of my friend’s birthday party, and since...
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Postcards from the Pit: Johnny Hallyday, Beacon Theater, 10/7/12
The last time Johnny Hallyday played a show in New York was in 1962. He was on a cruise ship (!) and Jackie Kennedy (!!) was in the audience. This time around he was on dry land and I don’t know if...
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Postcards from the Pit: Fiona Apple / Blake Mills, T5, 10/16/12
This show was part pilgrimage, because I had never seen Fiona Apple play live before, and part penance, for largely the same reason. The show started with music from her band, led by Blake Mills, who...
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Postcards from the Pit: JJAMZ and Beast Patrol, the Studio at Webster Hall,...
One of these years I will get myself together and actually acquire a CMJ pass. This year was not that year. That said, while I only saw two CMJ sets, they were very good sets. The event I attended was...
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Postcards from the Pit: The Darkness / The Dirty Pearls / Sweatheart, 10/22/12
This show fell into the time period I refer to as “Halloween or Tuesday?”, in which, due to New York’s ah, vibrant populace, it is sometimes hard to tell if the person / group of people wearing what...
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Postcards from the Pit: Father John Misty / La Sera / Jeffertitti’s Nile,...
My post-show summary of Jeffertitti’s Nile was that they were loud and swirly, but pretty, and on reflection I think that sums them up pretty well. Their songs were almost entirely instrumental, and,...
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Postcards from the Pit: Ceremony, Webster Hall, 12.02.12
Ceremony were not the headliners for this show – that was Titus Andronicus – but they were the band I liked best. The first opener was Lemuria, who were pleasant but didn’t really turn my crank, and as...
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Postcards from the Pit: The Felice Brothers / Yellowbirds / Mail the Horse,...
And now, at long last, the promised pictures from the Felice Brothers’ New Years Eve show. Starting from the beginning, with Mail the Horse: Yellowbirds were up next; they’re also from...
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Postcards from the Pit: Black Veil Brides / William Control / Wildstreet,...
This was not my first show of the new year, but it was the one I looked forward to for days in a state of nervous, fluttery happiness. It was also my second Black Veil Brides event in one week; the...
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Postcards from the Pit: Fall Out Boy / NK, House of Blues Boston, 5/26/13
In which I went to Boston for Fall Out Boy, and it was an awesome, sweaty, raucous festival of joy. But to back up a little bit: Up first was NK, which is Ryan Hunter and Brian Byrne (Envy on The...
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Postcards from the Pit: Adam Ant & The Good The Mad & The Lovely Posse /...
Before we get started, here is what you need to know about Adam Ant: he is, was, and ever shall be a rock star. He was the original Dandy Highwayman, a cultural lightning rod and, first with a band as...
View ArticleThe Replacements at Riot Fest Toronto
Everything you wanted, they were. So says our friend and Toronto musician Christian D. Christian saw the recently-reunited Replacements play at the Toronto Riot Fest date, and with all the debate...
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Postcards from the Pit: The Architects / DeathSpells / The Scandals, the...
I went to see the Architects, DeathSpells and the Scandals at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn this past Tuesday, and it was awesome. The Scandals are from Bayonne, New Jersey, and they play Jersey...
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Postcards from the Pit: Andrew WK / Team Spirit, Irving Plaza, 12/31/13
My first post of the new year goes to my last concert of the old year and/or first concert of the new year: Andrew WK and Team Spirit at Irving Plaza. The night began with punk rock heavy metal karaoke...
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Postcards from the Pit: Panic! at the Disco / The Colourist / X Ambassadors,...
It’s a rare thing, getting to watch a band grow up. My first (indoors) Panic! at the Disco show was at Roseland Ballroom in May 2008. I say indoors because my actual first Panic! at the Disco show was...
View ArticleGuest Post: Joy Goes to SXSW pt. III: Wednesday March 12
Our intrepid reporter has been somewhat delayed by travel and technology, but has continued undaunted. Below is her report from her first show-filled day. After spending numerous protracted coffee...
View ArticleGuest Post: Joy Goes to SXSW, pt. IV: Thursday, March 13
Our intrepid reporter goes to see some (more) live music. Also a mechanical bull. On Thursday, I woke up to more than a dozen text messages asking if I was okay. Until I saw a news story about the...
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Guest Post: Joy Goes to SXSW, pt. VI: Saturday, March 15
The sixth and final installment, in which our intrepid reporter won a prize, enjoyed some fine audio engineering and also photographed a clean and tidy toilet. It was apparently that kind of day. Last...
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