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New Photo Exhibit At Sage Showcases Restaurant's Punk Rock Roots

October 17, 2012 By Max Kutner

Indie music and Thai food may not seem like the most logical pairing, but a new Thai restaurant on Graham Ave. actually has its roots in the scene. Sage, which opened in May and is located at 301 Graham Ave. (at Ainsley), was inspired by the longtime friends and business partners behind Generation Records, an […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Graham, indie, Music, punk, restaurants, Sage, Thai

Band Alert – Il Abanico

February 29, 2012 By Briana Cheng

The Google Spanish to English translation for “abanico” is a fan. In the music culture, Il Abanico is a glistening pop outfit from Bogotá, Colombia. The band consists of Nicolas Losada on a guitar, Julianna Ronderos on a microphone and supporting members on various experimental instruments. Il Abanico is music that shines beautiful rays across […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: brooklyn band, crossing colors, experimental, il abanico, indie, pop, rock, sxsw

North Highlands

November 16, 2011 By Annick Mayer

The new video from BK’s North Highlands is as perfect as I’d hoped. Subtle and delicately charming – just like singer Brenda Malvini’s voice. Malvini’s vocals are so open and clear, but jump from sweet to haunting in a matter of phrases, playing off of the track’s layers really well. North Highlands is named after […]

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King Krule

November 14, 2011 By Annick Mayer

London based King Krule (aka Archy Marshall) was in BK/NYC during CMJ, playing shows at Glasslands and such. Even though he was just here, King Krule’s visit felt far from sufficient. CMJ shows are weird like that – a really quick and often sloppy introduction to far too many bands. King Krule just came out […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Archy Marshal, blues, cmj, indie, King Krule, London, Music

Just Gimme Indie Rock!

June 16, 2011 By Laurie Kamens

Indie rock is such an overused term that defining it and charting the genre’s evolution is almost impossible, but with his new film Just Gimme Indie Rock!: The Story of an Underground Uprising, Brad Katz is attempting to do just that. Just Gimme will cover indie music history of the past 40 years, from genre […]

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