Performing in New York City for the first time in 22 years, Bikini Kill headlined Brooklyn Steel on Friday, May 31, 2019 supported by local trio Palberta (Nina Ryser, Anina Ivry-Block, and Lily Konigsberg). Tickets for the show, along with a performance at Terminal 5, originally went on sale on …

On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the tour featuring two bands from Los Angeles, Starcrawler and The Distillers, came to Brooklyn, NY for a sold out show at Brooklyn Steel. Beginning their set promptly just before 8PM, Starcrawler performed songs from their 2018 self-titled record plus their cover of The Ramones’ …

On Friday, May 24, 2019, Filthy Friends’ 12 date tour along the east and west coasts of North America came to an end in Brooklyn, NY at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The band, which features Peter Buck (of R.E.M.), Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney), drummer Linda Pitmon, bassist Scott McCaughey, and guitarist …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with a concert at Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 15th. The more intimate space is seven floors above Hammerstein Ballroom and featured a sold out, headlining performance by singer, actress, dancer, …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with a concert at Rainbow Room in New York, NY on Friday, May 10th. The sold out show was the first headlining performance of Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack in New York City. I first caught Tierra Whack in …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with a special performance of “Moor Mother: Red Summer” at BRIC in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday, May 9th. The show revolved around “Red Summer,” where racial terror against black people occurred in multiple cities in the United States …

The 2019 edition of Red Bull Music Festival in New York continued with performances by two Baltimore acts, Abdu Ali and JPEGMAFIA, at Elsewhere in Brooklyn on Wednesday, May 8th. The sold out show titled, “JPEGMAFIA: A Tribute to Buttermilk Jesus” featured two stages, with Abdu Ali performing with a …

On Friday, May 3, 2019, Santigold’s “Ten Years Golder” tour came to New York, NY at Hammerstein Ballroom. Opening the show was Naeem (formerly known as Spank Rock) who did a mostly R&B set under his new moniker, which happens to be his first name. Naeem was lit by two …

On Monday, February 4, 2019, musician John Maus continued his winter tour with a headlining show at Brooklyn Steel in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He was last in the borough in May 2018 for a show at an amusement park (Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park at Coney Island) during Red Bull Music …

Mitski’s North American tour in support of her excellent fifth album, Be The Cowboy, came to an end with a four night run at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY. She selected the supporting acts of SASAMI (Sasami Ashworth), of Los Angeles, and Downtown Boys of Providence, RI for three of the …

In September 2018, 4AD issued a 30th anniversary edition of Pixies’ first EP, Come On Pilgrim, and their first full length album, Surfer Rosa together for a release called, Come On Pilgrim…It’s Surfer Rosa. Following the commemorative release, the influential band toured in support of it, including a three-night stand at Brooklyn Steel …

Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of their debut album, Jungle Brothers performed at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg on Friday, October 26th. The show began with a set by Bronx rapper, Nine. He performed a short set including songs both old and new, including a verse and chorus from his 1994 Billboard …