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Top 5 shows of the weekend

October 15, 2016 By Chris Quartly

While we’re usually anticipating what to do at the CMJ Music Marathon around this time of the year, we’ll just have to find something else to do instead. Fear not, however, because a regular weekend is obviously still packed with things to do and this one is no exception, which is especially well-timed given the […]

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: Aviv, big ups, bowery ballroom, BRIC House, Greys, jazz, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Patio, Preoccupations, Teenage Fanclub, viet cong, villain, Warsaw, white lung, Yucky Duster

Top 5 shows of the weekend

October 10, 2015 By Chris Quartly

It’s the weekend before CMJ, so it would seem like a good time for a live music fan to relax and charge their batteries. However, this is one of the strongest weekends for shows I can think of this year, don’t consider this a top 5, they are all deserving of the number one spot.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: a place to bury strangers, Alex G, Baby's All Right, house of vans, lower dens, Luna, saint vitus, SkyHigh Murals Future HQ, Sun Kil Moon, television, Town Hall, viet cong

2015 Northside Music Review

June 17, 2015 By Chris Quartly

The seventh Northside festival wrapped up on the 14th of June, with over 100,000 people spending time indulging either music, innovation, film, or a combination of the three. Free Williamsburg staff spent time at various shows from metal to pop acts, among thousands or sometimes only a dozen likeminded souls. The best sets and the […]

Filed Under: Music, Williamsburg Tagged With: Bell Witch, Best Coast, blonde redhead, Ed Schraeder's Music Beat, Ex Hex, Girl Band, Luna, northside, Northside Festival, Prurient, saint vitus, The Holydrug Couple, viet cong, Warsaw. Sannhet

2015 Northside Music Festival guide

June 9, 2015 By Chris Quartly

While Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, there’s something about the Northside Festival that really feels like the season is truly kicking off. With hundreds of bands and a few dozen venues to consider on the music side of things, it can be overwhelming, so we’d like to offer some sincere recommendations; who […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Events, Greenpoint, Mccarren Park, Music, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: 50 Kent, ad hoc, against me, Blanck Mass, Built to Spill, Girl Band, GODMODE, lower dens, Luna, muchmores, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Northside Festival, Palisades, run the jewels, Sacred Bones, TEEN, The Holydrug Couple, viet cong, zola jesus

Live Review: Viet Cong played Mercury Lounge

February 2, 2015 By Chris Quartly

The term “post-punk” is almost as nauseatingly ubiquitous as saying “indie”, but language is descriptive and lazy-usage aside, post-punk is going to land you smack bang into Viet Cong-territory. The Canadian 4-piece arrive on a wave of expectation due to their outstanding self-titled album that has just been released; Mercury Lounge is suitably packed to […]

Filed Under: Music, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: mercury lounge, viet cong, What Moon Things

Top 5 shows of the weekend

January 29, 2015 By Chris Quartly

With almost the entire city having a “snow” day on Tuesday, the feel of the week is skewed. Thursday feels like Tuesday, which will feel pretty good when the realisation hits. Here are some ideas for the impending weekend that don’t involve watching oversized men throwing a ball around for about 3 seconds then taking […]

Filed Under: Bushwick, Events, Greenpoint, Music, Uncategorized, Williamsburg Tagged With: Alphaville, Artifical Brain, Baby's All Right, Beverly, Big Muff Radio, Brooklyn Night Bazaar, Christines, crocodiles, Honduras, Horrendous, lazyeyes, mercury lounge, Shark Week, Slonk Donkerson, the acheron, The Teen Age, viet cong, What Moon Things

REVIEW: 4Knots Festival

July 14, 2014 By Peter Rittweger

The Village Voice’s 4 Knots festival is perhaps the most consistently booked free music festival in… well, I want to say the world, but at the risk of sounding myopic, I’ll just say New York City. The 2014 edition, which took place this past Saturday, continued the festival’s tradition of indie guitar hero-heavy bills with […]

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: 4Knots Festival, dinosaur jr., Mac Demarco, Speedy Ortiz, Those Darlins, viet cong

Dinosaur jr. headlined 4 Knots Festival

July 13, 2014 By (((unartig)))

The Village Voice’s annual 4 Knots Music Festival drew thousands of spectators to the South Street Seaport yesterday. Split over 2 stages, the event was graced with the most beautiful weather. We got there just in time to bring you some impressions from Dinosaur jr.‘s, Mac Demarco‘s, Those Darlings‘ and Viet Cong‘s sets. Sorry for […]

Filed Under: Greenpoint, Music, News, Williamsburg Tagged With: 4 knots, 4knots music festival, dinosaur jr., Mac Demarco, South Street Seaport, those darlings, viet cong



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