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Kate Nash Album & Tour Wrap Party
To celebrate the end of the North American leg of her tour, Kate Nash held a joint album & tour wrap party at Norwood Arts Club in New York. As a Nash fan, I had quite high hopes for the event but was left a bit disappointed, though not necessarily through any fault of Nash’s. The night began with a smaller group gathered for two screenings. First up was a clip from “Girl Rising,” a documentary that’s segmented into chapters, [...]
Let’s Reflect: Tales of a SXSW Virgin
For the weeks leading up to my trip to Austin, when anyone asked me if I was going to SXSW I would simply shrug my shoulders and quietly say “yes” then quickly change the subject of conversation. It’s not that I wasn’t excited to go to Texas for the conference, I just hadn’t had a clue what to expect and for a control freak like me, that doesn’t really fly in my world. So when I began making a list [...]
Musician Vs. Performer
Let us begin with a story: Several months ago, out of sheer boredom, I went onto craigslist to look for a jamming buddy. I hadn’t played music with other people for quite some time and didn’t know what to expect. I responded to an ad that said, “Musician Looking For Band!” She was very enthusiastic. She was incredibly friendly, and from looking at her Soundcloud, it looked as though she had been a part of some quality studio productions. We [...]
SXSW: ATX and Anxiety
I’ve been patiently waiting for the day I got to witness the spectacle that is SXSW since I was first introduced to the festival while watching Real World: Austin my freshman year of high school. So when I found out I was able to attend the festival with the student run record label at my college, I had two waves of emotions: excitement and sheer panic. I like to think I’m pretty involved in the music industry and am knowledgeable [...]
Bumbershoot 2012: Day 3 Review
1 PM Starbucks Stage Monday afternoon was easy. The crowds hadn’t yet swelled into unbearable, impossible to navigate masses (I hope I’m not the only one who felt that this year’s festival was way too crowded), and it was even a good time to stop along the vendor fairways and peruse the goods, although doing so made me wonder about the vendor vetting process—why was there a tent dedicated exclusively to high thread-count sheets? Who buys sheet sets at a [...]
Bumbershoot 2012: Day 2 Review
1:30 PM The Promenade Stage Katie Kate, the lady hip-hoper with half-a-head of long blond hair, and Seattle’s heart in the palm of her hand, is funny. She’s local and while her raps aren’t changing the world, they are socially relevant on a local level. She finesses the crowd (when I arrived she was assuring them, “You’re the people who matter”), she wails lines like “read my motherfucking tote bag,” and tosses quality canvas totes into the audience. She jokes [...]
Bumbershoot 2012 Day One Review
Bumbershoot, Seattle’s end-of-summer, arts and music festival, is part of the long standing, sad-but-true, local joke about summer. Offering an abundance of indoor venues and activities—more than most summer festival coordinators would consider reasonable—and named with a wink to the umbrellas that historically accessorize festival attire (Bumbershoot’s website has a FAQ which reads: “May I bring an umbrella?”), Bumbershoot is a manifestation of the adaptability and devil-may-care attitude that Seattleites take, by necessity, toward their beloved nemesis: the rain. (Nota [...]
NYC’s Catalpa Music Festival
New York City’s Catalpa Festival took place on scenic Randall’s Island. There was an eclectic mix of artists including some oldies but goodies. The festival was not packed by any means (comparing it to Governor’s Ball), which made it more enjoyable to dance and jump from act to act. It was filled with other attractions as well including Jeep’s obstacle course, silent disco, and a little white chapel you could (unofficially) get married in. Saturday’s notable performances were Zola Jesus, [...]
NMS New York Music Festival 2012 – Day 2
Welcome back to my recap of the 2012 New Music Seminar! Unfortunately, today I couldn’t make it to any of the daytime discussions or workshops (Boo office job!), but I was able to hit one great NMS New York Music Festival show. I trekked down to Santos Party House on the Lower East Side for the “Artist on the Verge” Finals, a showcase of three artists that NMS considers to be on the cusp of breaking into the national music [...]
NMS New York Music Festival 2012 – Day 1
The New Music Seminar is back! The largest music conference in the world in the ‘80s and ‘90s, NMS took a bit of a hiatus but has returned this year better than ever. The seminar, taking place June 17-19, consists of discussions, Q & As and workshops during the day, and then transitions into the NMS New York Music Festival at night, where over 150 artists will be performing in venues throughout the Lower East Side and Williamsburg from June [...]
