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Posts by Author Archives: Sonya Patel

Sonya is most drawn to voices, sounds, and lyrics that tell vivid and compelling stories. Her playlists include everything from folk, country, rock, and pop to hip hop and R&B, to blues and jazz. She will fly hundreds of miles to hear something live that piques her interest. (Instagram: @sonyacpatel Twitter: @sonyacpat)

Rebecca Tree for President: A Political Thriller for the Times by Greenpoint’s Michael Abramson

by Sonya Patel July 26, 2016July 25, 2016

“This novel will help you survive this election season,” Greenpoint resident Michael Abramson, author of the political thriller, Rebecca Tree, writes. Set in the not-so-distant future, “The American political system is […]

Late Night with Amelia Robinson and Lesley Kernochan

by Sonya Patel March 11, 2016March 11, 2016

“It’s lucky for me I have a friend / Who’s soul can usually transcend / The way we all nervously defend / The things we think we know / So I step into […]

Madame Gandhi Dropping Electronic Drum Beats for Oxfam Jam at Knitting Factory Monday, March 7

by Sonya Patel March 7, 2016March 7, 2016

Lights blaze and flash. Smoke rises. “We are Madame Gandhi and we need your attention for the next half hour so we can calm your mind.” Kiran Gandhi’s District Drum Company light-up drum pulses […]

#joinGCjourney Great Caesar at Knitting Factory Tonight at 8:00pm

by Sonya Patel February 26, 2016

Great Caesar, a chamber rock band with a touch of soul, has had quite a week. Last Friday, they performed on Audiotree in Chicago before playing at Uncommon Ground in Edgewater. […]

Hip-Hop in Greenpoint: PitchBlak Playlist Residency Features Rabbi Darkside

by Sonya Patel February 17, 2016February 19, 2016

Greenpoint is home to a variety of musical genres, but one is consistently and conspicuously missing: hip-hop. The PitchBlak Brass Band’s year-long monthly residency at Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave) will bring a rapturous […]

Sweet Victoria Reed on Existential Spiritual Crisis in Music

by Sonya Patel November 30, 2015December 4, 2015

The official video for Victoria Reed’s “Make It Easy,” one of eleven songs on her upcoming debut album, came out on October 22. A little over a week later, a crowd […]

Spooky Mansion and Music Until Almost Sun Up

by Sonya Patel October 31, 2015October 31, 2015

Trick or Treat? To get a dose of both, spend Halloween night at The Wild Honey Pie’s Spooky Mansion. The Paper Box in East Williamsburg has been transformed into a […]

Call for Artists: “Paradise” Postcard Show

by Sonya Patel October 28, 2015October 27, 2015

The Ugly Art Room is a roving curatorial art project that has moved from Brooklyn to Corvallis, Oregon. Its inaugural Pacific Northwest exhibition will be a postcard show exploring the […]

Listen While You Can: The Hum Returns to Manhattan Inn

by Sonya Patel October 12, 2015October 12, 2015

Two weeks ago, Nandi Rose Plunkett of spectral pop Half Waif and Johanna Cranitch of synth-pop White Prism returned to Plunkett’s apartment in Crown Heights with iced teas in hand […]

Understanding Solitary Confinement through Mariposa & the Saint, A Play for Two Nights Only

by Sonya Patel September 17, 2015September 17, 2015

Tonight and tomorrow night’s performances of Julia Steele Allen’s play, Mariposa & the Saint: From Solitary Confinement, A Play through Letters, begin the national tour of the one-act production. In the […]

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