Do These Bands Fux Live?
The Undercover Dream Lovers
Williamsburg
February 17th, 2023
Given the endorsement of the proud mother of an Olivia Rodigo loving Teen as "[I] like it enough, it reminds me of Phoebe Bridgers. More of a background type music for me.", how could I miss out? Well I sneaked my way to the front to get ahead of the always packed BAR crowd. I stayed for a powerhouse 40 minutes of what turned out to be an hour long set. The problem was when I left for a break, there was no turning back. 3.75/4.
Baby's Alright
Lonnie Holley & Lee Bains
FiDi
February 17th, 2023
So if I had a nickel for every time I've tried to see a concert in FiDi, I'd have two nickels which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened twice (and in a row). But when Lonnie Holley was offering a basement performance for ??? dollars (turned out to be 5) I couldn't turn it down. Fresh off a performance at the K-Center Lonnie Holley bantered, bluesed, and improvised for 4.75/5 soul-down (Lee Bains was on guitar).
Artists Space
Odetta Hartman
FiDi
February 10th, 2023
Don't head down to FiDi very much for concerts, but that would be about to change (more on that later). Anyway, so this was the 2nd #EPICFAIL to see Odessa Hartman live. Turns out when a PAC lobby says the musicians will be performing at 8:00 PM, they mean it. Will the 3rd time be the charm? Stay tuned to find out.
Perelman PAC
Acrea, Lira Yin, Rose Rutledge
Bushwick?
February 3rd, 2024
Convenient bus ride from south BK to the smaller-than-it-looks Sleepwalk backroom. In a shall we say, "intimate" setting 3 bands were experienced including avante-garde flautist Rutledge, avante-garde square board pusher Yin, and avant-garde vocalist Acrea. A delight to several senses. 4.5/5.
Sleepwalk
Liz Cooper & Slark Moan
Lower East Side?
January 13th, 2024
Is it possible? Liz Cooper (the one in the hat) and Slark Moan (who I guess is in front). And for only $13? It certainly was not quite the show I was expecting, but I liked it twice as much you would have expected 4.25/5.
Pianos
Prince Impersonator
Chelsea
January 10th, 2024
Could a Prince impersonator convince me that maybe there was more to Prince than meets the ear? Well this 4/5 performance certainly seemed to think so. Was glad for the invite.
City Winery
NYE Party
Chelsea
December 31st, 2023 - January 1st, 2024
How else to ring in the New Year but with 4 different bands at a brand new venue. The overall show may have only been a 4/5, but that's pretty good for Chelsea. I had to leave while Alice Glass was still killing it with her set cause 12:50 AM is still 12:50 AM.
Racket NYC
Heaven + Opener
Bowery
December 19th, 2023
What better way to experience some Christmas cheer than with a gazey lounge experience. 4.75/5. Also shout out to the two ladies who opened, their carols filled me with Holiday Spirit! Sorry I forgot to snap a pic.
The Mercury Lounge
Le Couleur
Bushwick
November 30th, 2023
Voilà a 4.5/5 album release. Also apparently you can upload GIFs and not just frozen images so lets say this blog is about to get a lot more fun.
The Sultan Room
Woods, Vetiver
San Francisco
November 19th, 2023
Finally putting the great state of NoCal on the map, and with a double header to boot! Vetiver did more with less while Woods gave a raucous, but somewhat tempered performance, the highlight being an 8 minute jam out about 35 minutes into the set. Overall, 4/5. Nice way to end the West Coast tour.
The Chapel