Here we are as in olden days ... 1980 to be precise. The local transit union has decided to strike again early this morning. No buses, no trains and plenty of chaos. It's an illegal strike. It's a pretty horrible joke to play on the city as well. It's also a joke being played on the union ...
<h2>A CD of new material from Jehn Cerron</h2> When I first met Jehn in the spring of 1999, she was creating deep, rich vocal tapestries thru the use of two microphones and a series of digital delays....
<h2> ArtKore finds a new(er) home @ Rue de Jardin</h2> Nothing against the old venues, they did us well, but this is the place I have been dreaming of for our open mic....
<h2>Smart songs with an added bonus of a syncopated frying pan.</h2> Seriously. That is DC's Beauty Pill. Well, that and a nice mix of counterpoint guitar, tight rhythm and inventive vocals....
<h2>Last Bash at RodeoRistra LOUNGE Hoboken, NJ</h2> Over the past few years, a rag-tag group of creative folks in Hoboken formed an amazing original art, poetry and music scene...
<h2>Battle of the Bands Finals Whiskey Bar , Hoboken NJ</h2> Take a little 80's metal, a little prog rock, some punk and mix well with soulfully tormented blues....
<h2>Shabby-chic, web-ready coffeehouse just outside DC</h2> Tucked away at the end of a long stretch of strip malls on Baltimore Avenue, we find a large, somewhat run-down looking house. It is the home of College Perk....
<h2>A day of playing tourist in the oppressive heat</h2> Much of the time was spent in refreshing air conditioning of the Library of Congress....
No, this is not a commentary on the current (and let's face it ... constant) state of our government...
The series of events leading up to and including this night reads more or less like a Robert Altman film....
<h2>304 Bowery (at First St.) NYC</h2> New Irish nightspot Sláinte has opened its doors on Bowery. This is a great space. Rustic, exposed brick all around and old fashioned maritime maps adorning one wall bring a bit of old-world charm to the punk rock mecca that is the Bowery. An interna...
<h2>Rooftop party in Red Hook, Brooklyn</h2> On a sunny Saturday a bunch of us meet in Hoboken on our way to see Eugene, Butterspy and Buzz Universe at the Liberty Heights Tap Room in Brooklyn....
<h2>Brick by brick, note by note, we are losing our city</h2> First they tell us we can't dance. Then they tell us we can't smoke. Now they want to tell us when to go to bed. City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra and other officials in NYC are now actually proposing a 1:00 c...
<h2>No One Knows Anything for Sure</h2> An 80's Brit-pop style reverberating from the 21st Century mind of North Carolina. Lush keys and guitar swim through deep pile rhythms with reflective vocals floating along. ...