Crooked Flower a nostalgia act for sure but that doesn’t mean what they are doing isn’t good. They’re retro style is the big sound in contemporary rock ‘n roll right now and Crooked Flowers are hitting all the right notes. http://indiecurrent.com/crooked-flower-puts-their-own-slant-on-psychedelia/
Ayla is one of Russia’s hottest musical exports and when her music reached my desk I just couldn’t turn away the opportunity to bring it to a wider audience. http://indiecurrent.com/from-russia-with-love-ayla-launches-her-us-ascent/
London Producer Aydio is one of England’s hottest up and comers and I was proud to release one of his new singles. http://indiecurrent.com/london-producer-aydio-shares-new-single-from-upcoming-lp-inversion/
If you haven’t figured it out yet I thought that Punk Island 2018 was an absolutely terrific event and it really reinvigorated my love for independent music. The organizers did a nearly flawless job making an event that was fun, affordable, and inclusive. Check out my review for dyingscene.com by following the link below. http://dyingscene.com/news/festival-review-punk-island-2018-new-york-city/
Punk Island was just such a great event. Nearly 100 bands, hundreds of people, and just an all around scenario all day. I wrote a little story about it and published a bunch of photos on indiecurrent.com, check it out. http://indiecurrent.com/nyc-punx-take-on-randalls-island-for-free-punk-festival-punk-island/
Husks is a Brooklyn based producer trying to make his mark on the world and as a New Yorker myself I definitely feel that. Check out my story about his new release on indiecurrent.com http://indiecurrent.com/brooklyn-solo-artist-husks-releases-design-me-ep/
Cellist and composer Bryan Wilson is a good friend of mine, in fact, he played my bride down the aisle at our wedding. When he told me he and his friend Lubomir Smilenov were working on a project together I knew it was going to be some virtuosic shit. Check out the premiere at indiecurrent.com. http://indiecurrent.com/electronic-meets-bulgarian-folk-with-amalgamy-cynefin/
THICK is definitely one of my favorite bands in New York City and their new EP Would You Rather? is a truly great listen. Check out my little story about it for Dyingscene.com. http://dyingscene.com/news/brooklyns-thick-streams-new-ep-would-you-rather/
Playboy Manbaby is one of my favorite bands in the world so getting the opportunity to spend a great deal of time with them and to help them out with booking and lodging was a real treat. Then to cap off that experience with my very first story for Yab Yum Music & Arts a blog…
While I have been aware of THICK for quite some time since moving to New York City something about the last two times I saw them has really captured my attention in a much bigger way. They truly have grown into one of my favorite bands in the city and their new EP Would You Rather is…