Bob Blank's Gold StandardTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:14PMThe sound that Grand Central Station emits on a national holiday is a curious hush of reverberating air, rather than the usual, manic rush-hour orchestrations. Which means that while seated across from legendary Latin/jazz/funk/disco/No Wave/pop recording engineer Bob Blank at a nearby restaurant...
Step into a sepia postcardFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:00AMA quartet of ancient North African cities appeal to scholars and sybarites alike
Turning up the heat on the floorThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:58PMGiuseppe Ottaviani is without doubt one of the most talented and influential artists on the VANDIT roster. His star first began it´s ascent with live act NU NRG and their album FREE FALL, which garnered worldwide success for this up and coming artist.
CL's picks for the week's best showsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:50AMTHU/4JENNY OWEN YOUNGS, BESS ROGERS, ALLISON WEISS Young’s a versatile talent who matches tender vulnerability with a spunky individuality as she traverses jazz-blues, folk-pop and confessional indie pop recalling Jolie Holland, Mary Lou Lord and Regina Spektor. Opener Bess Rogers plays smart, spirited rootsy indie pop. $8-$10. 8:30 p.m. The Earl. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com ...
The Week[end]: February 26-28, 2010Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:55PMBoth the Vancouver Olympics and the last full month of winter end this weekend, but their spirit will thrive at the USA Club Curling National Championship in McFarland. The busy calendar also includes: the opening of the “Stitched Ground†exhibit; the Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam Finals; Bockfest; productions of Meg, Narukami, the UW Dance Program's Spring Student Concert, and The Rocky Horror ...
Chatting at gigs - You talkin' over me?Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:19PMBarb Jungr - Jazz singer I must say that I haven't found audience chatter a problem when I've been performing, but then what I do is closer to a recital than a rock concert and it's a different kind of crowd. As a punter at other shows though, I'm really aware of how much noise there is, and what's getting much worse is people texting. It makes me furious. Live music should be about people ...
Trance takeover coming to townThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:42PMGLOBAL presents COSMIC GATE (DE) – Opening set by FONO. Over 10 boundary-pushing years, Nic Chagall and Bossi have evolved Cosmic Gate into one of the most creative and highly-sought-after electronic music acts in the world.
Nuit Blanche all-nighter 2010Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 8:43AMAs a prelude to Hour's rough guide to the Feb. 27 Nuit Blanche all-night, citywide romp, I'm going to get the obvious joke out the way: "three quartiers and one pole"? Dirty, Festival Montréal en Lumière, dirty.
Ryko Analog Vaults Opened for Meat Puppets and Arling & Cameron Vinyl ReleasesWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 5:20AMRyko proudly kicked off the relaunch of the Ryko Analogue Series with two special vinyl releases, the 1984 re-mastered Meat Puppets' classic, Meat Puppets II, and the double-vinyl collection of Arling & Cameron's Music For Imaginary Films.
Hot StuffSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 1:05AMWhen “Saturday Night Fever” — set around a real-life Bay Ridge discothèque — premiered in December 1977, the movie grossed $200 million and sparked the nationwide disco craze. The soundtrack — centering on the Bee Gee’s falsetto synth ballads — was so successful that Columbia set up new vinyl-pressing factories to keep up...
Site Search:Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 8:44AMA TAXI driver broke the leg of a teenage boy when she drove into him as she tried to ‘scare’ him. Fed up with clubbers using Le Truchot as an extension of Fusion nightclub, Caroline Edwards decided to drive close enough to Sam Rawlings to ‘put the wind in his hair’.
Gold Panda announces first headline shows, album, singleTuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 9:08AMOne-man show Gold Panda has announced a pretty substantial tour - including his first headline dates - and some with the mighty Caribou and SMD - as well as a new single, and confirmation of a debut album, to be released in the Summer of this year.
Heating up the weekendThursday, February 11, 2010 @ 4:56PMFEDDE LE GRAND - The man behind highly-acclaimed smash hits, Put Your Hands Up For Detroit and Let Me Think About It , gets set to electrify the dance floors of Ministry of Sound–EUPHORIA for the first time ever in Malaysia.
Skater takes a shot at a spot on KC’s all-female Roller WarriorsFriday, January 29, 2010 @ 1:29PM"You should think twice about that, Suzanne. I saw a girl bang her head against the floor last year and felt it reverberate through the bottoms of my feet.” My friend Greg is no risk taker, but he may have a point.
Liam's List: January 22, 2010Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 5:57PMGreetings chums, This week's list has a potpourri of things to enjoy around the Bay. A concert with Shayna Steele, Eddie Izzard tickles Oakland's funny bone and there is a meal deal to be had at Il Cane Rosso in the Ferry Building.
Know Where You Are…To See Where You’re GoingFriday, January 22, 2010 @ 7:02AMLogo #6 is more subtle and will probably look better in situ but in the final analysis it will also depend on the overall color scheme of the page.
DJ Muki rocks Crystal LoungeTuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 4:06PMNoted French DJ Sacha Muki is bringing the best of his House, Electro and Techno sets to W Doha’s Crystal Lounge on Thursday and Friday.
Hear David Byrne's Song With Santigold and Fatboy Slim: "Please Don't"Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 3:58PMLast month, we gave you the skinny on Here Lies Love , the forthcoming box set from unlikely buddies David Byrne and Fatboy Slim . The set, an extended concept album about former Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, is due February 23 from Todomundo/ Nonesuch , and it'll feature an insane number of guests: My Brightest Diamond, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Earle, Sharon Jones, tons more. On Byrne's ...
whatsup@uptownmag.comThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 10:33AMLet us know about your happenings! Contact us at: , Fax: 953-4305. Mail to: What’s Up, c/o Uptown, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2X 3B6. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission to listings is Monday at 9 am. Listings are free – but placement cannot be guaranteed.
A World of Fusions: Hot, Cool and OtherwiseMonday, January 11, 2010 @ 5:50PMSome of the oldest-sounding music at the seventh annual Globalfest — a dozen world-music bands performing on Sunday at Webster Hall — was thoroughly up to date.
Bob SinclarTuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 12:18PMFrench producer/DJ Bob Sinclar (née Christophe "The French Kiss" le Friant) was Born in 69 , as it says literally in the title of his most recent full-length. And you need to sample only a small cross-section from his decade-plus of throbbing tracks to understand his promotion of thi...
Your Madison New Year's Eve cheat sheetSaturday, January 2, 2010 @ 12:16AMFrom family friendly to loud and raucous, your ultimate guide to New Year's Eve festivities in and around Madison.
whatsup@uptownmag.comThursday, December 31, 2009 @ 10:33AMLet us know about your happenings! Contact us at: , Fax: 953-4305. Mail to: What’s Up, c/o Uptown, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2X 3B6. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission to listings is Monday at 9 am. Listings are free – but placement cannot be guaranteed.
ListomaniaThursday, December 31, 2009 @ 2:28AMFor all the efforts of major labels to shuffle around (or flat-out drop) their commercially languishing artists, 2009 made the argument for the developing artist. On the charts this year, Kings of Leon finally lived up to its initial 2002 hype with multi-platinum sales. And then there was Phoenix, a 10-year old band that finally broke through with its fourth album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and ...
Best New Year's Eve bashes in LondonWednesday, December 30, 2009 @ 8:44PMDon't panic! We know the biggest night of the year is fraught with potential pitfalls. Will that cool warehouse rave turn out to be a bunch of crazies drinking snakebites in an East End lock-up? Or could that promise of a celeb-packed party mean you end up getting a free glass of cava as some cheesy spinner bangs out turgid funky house? Put your trust in the following list, forget about the ...
More merry-makingMonday, December 28, 2009 @ 5:42PMUsher in a brand new year with great excitement at Melting Pot Cafe, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Dec 31 and Jan 1. The New Year buffet dinner is priced at RM95++ per person.
The Week: Isthmus critics picks for New Year's Eve in MadisonMonday, December 28, 2009 @ 6:07AMBid farewell to days gone by this last year and decade and offer welcome to the twenty-tens this week with some dedicated celebrations. Ring in 2010 with New Year's Eve parties around Madison, starting with U.S. Bank Eve, and continuing at the Loft, Louisiannes, the Goodman Center, Dejope, Annex, High Noon, Woof's, Inferno, Majestic, Orpheum, Barrymore, Essen Haus, Brocach, Frequency, Cardinal ...
There's an awful lot to go gaga aboutThursday, December 24, 2009 @ 12:07PMThe Fontainebleau has more to offer than Lady Gaga on New Year's Eve. On Sunday and Monday, it goes for a more retro-vibe as The Max Weinberg Big Band, which plays with Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show, performs in the lobby's Bleau Bar. Shows start at 8 p.m. Weinberg, who also moonlights in his 36th year as drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, helms this 15-piece band. And get ...
London venues that will put the sparkle into your New YearTuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 3:29AMNEW YEAR'S EVE FIREWORKS London Eye , SE1 This year's official display, from the Eye and Thames barges, is by pyrotechnicians Groupe F Jack Morton. Best views of the free 10-minute show are from Victoria Embankment , South Bank, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.
Why leave the Olympics to the amateursSunday, December 20, 2009 @ 9:51AMInstead of hanging around the house glued to your TV set during the 2010 Olympics, why not schedule a winter getaway during which you watch the games but also try an Olympic sport? It would be fun to ...
NYE 2010 | Clubs and partiesThursday, December 17, 2009 @ 12:12PMBayfront Park: Join the fun at the super-sized free party featuring a Disco Dance Party with DJ Tarikt. Dress like you are ready to disco and count down to midnight with Miami's own Big Orange. At the south end of the park, this New Year's Eve icon will slowly ascend the side of the Hotel Intercontinental, reaching the top at midnight in conjunction with a grand display of fireworks shot over ...
NYE 2010 | Where to eatThursday, December 17, 2009 @ 11:20AMPrices do not include tax and tip. Reservations are required or strongly recommended.
Party night in MeribelThursday, December 17, 2009 @ 7:03AMThe first Show Love Tour party of the 2009/10 season got underway last night at the Doron Pub (Le Pub) in Meribel, with what can only be described as a sensational spectacle that took 70s and 80s parties to another level.
Events: Happy New Year Melbourne!Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 8:47PMIs it really that time of year already?! Sure is! Sparklers, popping champagne corks, fireworks, random pashes at midnight… Same Same has the top Melbourne events to be at this New Years Eve.
Derek Beres: Top 10 Global Albums of 2009Monday, December 14, 2009 @ 3:59PMIt seemed like the albums never stopped coming in 2009. Quality albums, life affirming albums--albums that reminded me why I decided to make music my...
Letters to SantaSaturday, December 12, 2009 @ 10:32PMLetters to Santa Claus written by elementary school children from throughout Navarro County.
Mitte district at the centre of a changed BerlinWednesday, December 2, 2009 @ 9:20PMBerlin - When Berliners recall the heady period after the fall of the Berlin Wall, it sometimes sounds a bit like grandpa's stories from the war. Apartments in the former East had coal stoves, no telephones and were cheap as dirt. Basement windows le...
Help send Hunstanton CJD dad on Man Utd tripFriday, November 27, 2009 @ 6:38AMTHE family of a West Norfolk dad thought to be among the youngest in Britain to have contracted the human form of Mad Cow Disease want support to make a trip to his beloved Manchester United reality. (27/11/2009 11:17:59)
Jose Alberto Medina -- Jose Alberto MedinaFriday, November 27, 2009 @ 1:19AMSobre Jose Alberto Medina: Naci en 1979 en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Afincado en Cataluna desde hace 10 anos, donde he forjado mi trio. He elaborado mi propia sonoridad durante estos anos, partiendo de la gran influencia de {{Bill Evans = 6592}} y desarrollando un concepto vanguardista del trio de piano en el jazz. Mi sonido evoca, espero, sensibilidad y emocion. Nuestra propuesta suele ser ...
Various - Kitsuné Maison 8Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:22AMIf this is the best Kitsuné have then they may well need to go back to the drawing board and start over. If it isn’t then why didn’t we get to hear it instead of being left with this rag-tag bunch of club kid hangers on?
Paris: City of Lights or lights out?Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 12:24AMParis, whose wild nightlife drew generations of party goers from Ernest Hemingway to Jim Morrison, is now more notorious for curfews than carousing
friday, november 20Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 4:10PMrock, etc. Inna Zhelannaya Folk rock. A2. 8 p.m. Finntroll Metal. Arctica. 6 p.m. Yana Fortep and Liquid Quartet Funk, soul, jazz. BubbleBar. 9 p.m. Yolka u Ivanovykh Avant-rock.
whatsup@uptownmag.comThursday, November 19, 2009 @ 9:17AMLet us know about your happenings! Contact us at: , Fax: 953-4305. Mail to: What’s Up, c/o Uptown, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2X 3B6. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission to listings is Monday at 9 am. Listings are free – but placement cannot be guaranteed.
Peaches feels danceMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 9:58AMJust when you were about to write her off, electro-pop pioneer Peaches has bounced back.
Week In Rock: Ray LaMontagne, The Swell Season, The Big Pink, The XXSunday, November 15, 2009 @ 6:21PMThe Big Pink will be performing Wednesday night at the El Rey Theatre | Picture via the Big Pink's Myspace This week Maine-bred folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne will be taking on a three-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with LAist favorite, Illinois-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lissie . The Swell Season , an indie folk duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard ...