“It is an occasion to see what’s going on the community, meet people who have been there for thirty years and learn about its history and heritage,” says Greenpoint Arts […]
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)
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“Four Films by David Lamelas” at Light Industry on September 8
For one night only, “Four Films by David Lamelas” will be shown at Light Industry (155 Freeman St.) on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:30 pm. The special screening will be […]
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Matt Siffert: Folk Songwriting with Jazz and Classical Instrumentation at Pete’s Candy Store 10pm Tonight
For Matt Siffert, a junior semester abroad provided the impetus for choosing the life of a songwriter. He studied music and psychology at the University of Havana in the spring […]
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Rachael Pazdan’s HYPNOCRAFT Presents…
Cultural innovator Rachael Pazdan, founder of Brooklyn-based HYPNOCRAFT, has been organizing artistically interdisciplinary performances at a grassroots level since she was a 19-year-old SUNY Purchase College student. Her latest project is a monthly […]
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Blancanieves and Black Lodge at Live + Sound + Cinema at Nitehawk
Six months ago, Geoff Gersh sat down to watch the silent black and white film Blancanieves. Before it even finished, he knew he wanted to rescore it for the Live […]
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Weekday Pick: Cuddle Magic at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 8pm Tonight
Cuddle Magic, an experimental folk-pop band, plays “baroque dance listening music that unfolds in waves of vocal harmony, contrapuntal brass and woodwinds, and dense wordplay,” as described on their music label’s […]
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Wil Farr’s Electrifying Hurrah! A Bolt of Light! playing Friday night
Anyone who has seen indie-rock band Hurrah! A Bolt of Light! knows their capacity to rouse a crowd. Their performance last month at the Living Room was no exception. Frontman and multi-instrumentalist […]
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Sachal’s Slow Motion Miracles at the Living Room, 9pm on June 23
Richly layered with afro-beats, jazz rhythms, pop hooks, and Sachal Vasandani’s opalescent vocal timbre, the ten anfractuous and soulful tracks of sophisti-pop on Slow Motion Miracles flow like one body of water into another. […]
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Weekend Music Picks: Live Premieres
Earthquake Lights, Your Sister’s Canary, P. Everett Friday June 19th 8:00 pm at Cameo Gallery Earthquake Lights (EQL) share a bill at Cameo Gallery (93 N 6th St.) with friends Your Sister’s Canary and […]
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Neko Case, Live from Northside
A mural of swords, axes, and eels pointed towards the words, “The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You.” It was the […]