It was all going so well last week, I’d fled the country and escaped the terrible heatwave and was enjoying far more mild temperatures, only to be hit with it’s own heatwave and no air conditioning for relief. For all it’s faults, there are fewer better feelings than landing back in New York after you’ve […]
Initial line-up for Union Pool’s Summer Thunder concert series announced
Summer is almost here and the season’s live, outdoor shows are slowly being announced. We told you that Elsewhere is opening a rooftop. They announced their initial line-up last week. The meat market (chuckle) known as Union Pool is hosting their annual Summer Thunder series as well. Here’s the line-up thus far: JUNE 2 – […]
Top 5 shows of the weekend
I can’t say there hasn’t been an air of complete normality this week, but what that really means is stuff like this, businesses treating staff like crap, a new music venue opening and anticipation of sandwiches. I’m going to keep this brief because I had an important exam today (it’s cool, I passed), but it’s […]
Top 5 shows of the weekend
The last week has served as a reminder for the value of live music. I go to a lot of shows, but when you see something really mindblowing it just changes your mood for the better. I’m still riding on a high from seeing Follakzoid on Saturday and topped that up with the reliably brilliant […]
Union Pool's Summer Thunder series returns with Destruction Unit, Wolf Eyes, more
Union Pool’s free Summer Thunder shows are always a good time, and they’ve got quite the lineup set for the first run of shows this year. The first show is Saturday, May 30th with Hector’s Pets and the incomparable TBA, and things get way noisier from there with bills featuring Destruction Unit, Wolf Eyes, Blues […]
The Men, Widowspeak, Obits and more playing Union Pool's free Summer Thunder series in July
Union Pool’s free Summer Thunder concert series has announced its lineups for July; and if you were impressed by their June bills, which includes the likes of Pissed Jeans, Liquor Store and Ex-Cult, then odds are you’ll be blown away by what they have in store for us next month: 07/05: Widowspeak 07/12: The Men / Survival / Mercury Rising 07/19: Obits 07/25: Jonathan Toubin + […]