Crowd Sourced: Hockey and The Hush Sound
May15

Crowd Sourced: Hockey and The Hush Sound

It’s no secret the Rookers have a plethora of interests.  Sometimes we like to enjoy these interest live and in person. And more often than not, we’ll tell you how it was.  This is ‘Crowd Sourced’. I went to a concert last night. Which is only notable because I was up until 3:30am the night before and had no plans at all to do anything other than take it easy.  Of course as Murphy’s law would have it, my...

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The Lone Bellow and Prospect Park’s Summer Concert Lineup
May08

The Lone Bellow and Prospect Park’s Summer Concert Lineup

Today, Celebrate Brooklyn announced their 2013 summer concert series in Prospect Park and while I’m hoping they’ll add a few more, I am thrilled about one particular free show on July 20th – The Lone Bellow. I first heard of this soulful folk-rock Brooklyn trio last month in an NPR feature, read/listen here. As a southern girl, The Lone Bellow is a band after my own heart. With a lead singer from Georgia, the album has a Lady...

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Transition Months and More Summer Happenings
May01

Transition Months and More Summer Happenings

With temperatures moving up and down this week, it’s hard to believe May is here.  These months of transition between seasons are always my favorite. Whether it be fall or spring, people in NY always have a difficult time dressing for the weather. I’ve certainly been guilty of this – making an optimistic decision to forgo my tights when wearing a new spring dress to then freeze on my long walk to the train. I say all this to say its...

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#tbt: The Summer of 50
Apr25

#tbt: The Summer of 50

2003 was a damn good year.  The Matrix had its awesome third and final installment. The San Antonio Spurs were in the finals again facing off against the Nets and won again. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played in the most forgettable Super Bowl and beat the Raiders in a riveting 48-21 instant classic. Roman Polanski won an Oscar and everyone knew he’d do no wrong after. So many good movies came out that year too; X2, 2 Fast 2 Furious,...

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Secret Living Room Concerts
Apr23

Secret Living Room Concerts

I first heard about Sofar Sounds from a Brooklyn blog back in October. You can imagine how captivated I was. What was this Sofar? How do people get invited? Why is it secret? I clicked onto their website and read that Sofar Sounds is a series of secret, pop-up music gigs hosted in people’s living rooms around the world. Their mission? To reinvigorate the way in which people listen to music, aiming to make a major difference in the...

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I’m A Little Bit Country
Apr09

I’m A Little Bit Country

People who say “I listen to everything, but country” infuriate me.  By adding the qualifier “but” you negate the prior “everything.”  Also you really don’t listen to everything, but that’s a story for another day.  In any event, I’ve always found myself to cast an extremely wide net when it comes to musical preference, but a wide net that stopped at country.  I didn’t...

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