Crowd Sourced: Chvrches at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Last night, a few of my buddies informed me tickets for Chvrches – pronounced “Churches” – were being sold at the door and that they’d be performing in 25 mins. I was under the impression it had sold out, so I threw on clothes, got on my bike and got there with a few mins to spare to get a beer. I normally don’t get it together that quickly, but I knew it would be worth it. I am a sucker for...
Yeezus Reviewed
As seen in previous articles, I was definitely hyped for the new Kanye album. I tend to think of Kanye as one of the few true artists remaining in the music game. So when I got an early listen to ‘Yeezus’ this weekend I was pumped to see where this Willy Wonka type mastermind might lead us. The album is only 10 tracks long so I was able to get a lot of listens in, and honestly I kind of needed it to fully digest what was...
Crowd Sourced: The 6th Annual Roots Picnic
On Saturday, June 1st I was hungover, I was exhausted, and I smelled gross, as I sat in three hours of New Jersey Turnpike traffic with my girlfriend, but it was all worth it, because I made it to the 6th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia! The all day, outdoor new Philly tradition was held at Festival Pier, and was much more of an intimate crowd environment than what I’m used to for NY-based festivals. Hip Hop supergroup...
Portugal The Man and Their Evil Friend Danger Mouse
I probably come close to saying this every year but I think it might actually be true this time around. This summer is the best one yet. I just got my first listen of the new Portugal The Man album ‘Evil Friends’. It does not disappoint. This seems to be a running theme this year as everything seems to be living up to its expectation. Iron Man, Spring Breakers, and Furious 6 (most certainly Furious 6) have all...
A Matchup Made in Awesomeness
Two years ago the matchup everyone in the world wanted to see was Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. But like most hypothetical dream fights we never got to see it. We’ll never get to see Brady vs. Peyton in a Super Bowl, Kobe vs. Lebron in the Finals, Messi [Argentina] vs. Ronaldo [Portugal] in a World Cup Final, or the Batman vs. Joker rematch (Dark Knight series). Usually we end up with derivative versions of these bouts, that...
Crowd Sourced: Portugal. The Man at Irving Plaza
Concerts on Monday nights I categorically hate. You wake up for Tuesday, which in my opinion is worse than Monday’s work, and you are hungover, and probably still smell like a butt. All the teeth brushing in the world can’t get rid of that alcohol taste, and your co-workers ask if you’re feeling ok. To me that’s not worth it. But sometimes it is. Last night I went to the Portugal. The Man show with fellow...