THE BANDS
SATURDAY AUG 17, 2013
Closing Night!
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Montreal, Canada

"Montreal-based A K U A (pronounced a-koo-ah) is a newcomer to the music scene, who has hit the ground running displaying a versatility in her sound that is hard to...

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SATURDAY JUN 22, 2013
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Featuring London native Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone, Belle Mare is a twist of old-time chanteuse, adorned with warm pianos, and spacious textures. Always...

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SATURDAY JUL 27, 2013
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Queens, NY

Queens native and singer-songwriter Biet is that enviable girl who’s got it all— the depth of a spiritual warrior and the air of a cosmopolitan woman with a...

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SATURDAY MAY 25, 2013
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Brooklyn, NY

Kiwi Artist Samuel Saffery and local musician Erik Meier teamed up shortly after the first collaborative release with featured artists in the Bushwick Community. The...

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SATURDAY MAY 11, 2013
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"Local trio Brazos broke a guitar string early in the second song, setting a precedent not for the band's greenness, but rather its tenacity and wholly enveloping...

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FRIDAY JUN 7, 2013
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Pianist Bruce Levingston is one of today's leading figures in contemporary music. Many of the world's most important composers have written works for him and his...

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Christophe Chassol is a pianist, composer, arranger and conductor based in Paris who writes and performs music widely for theatre, film, radio and television....

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FRIDAY JUN 14, 2013
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Brooklyn, NY

This duo project between pitch perfect vocalist Julie Hardy and producer/guitarist Mike MacAllister is set to blow up. With Hardy becoming a most in-demand studio...

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SATURDAY JUN 8, 2013
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From her first number one recording, “He’s A Rebel”, through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including “Da Doo Ron Ron”,...

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FRIDAY MAY 10, 2013
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"With lullaby-esque rhythms like “trip.fall.” and “again. (new ride.)”, the lack of tempo might lose a few people. Luckily, where similar sounding groups...

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FRIDAY JUL 12, 2013
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Gospels is Alex Frenkel, Mike Gordon, Alex Marans, Gabe Garzón-Montano and Owen Murphy. Taking up residence under one roof in Forest Hills, NY, they set about...

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SATURDAY JUN 1, 2013
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"When talking or writing about music, calling something “peculiar” initially comes off as a rather lazy adjective. It’s one of those terms that can easily get...

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FRIDAY MAY 24, 2013
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Hey Anna is a family affair. It materialized when three sisters (yes, one of them is “Anna”) set out to make music with two of their long-time best friends. The...

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WEDNESDAY JUN 12, 2013
Free Show
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"Amidst the dizzying array of chopped, looped, and sampled sounds that constitute much of today’s electronic music scene, New York City-based...

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FRIDAY MAY 17, 2013
Free Show
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HBE are eight brothers from the south side of Chicago. They come from an extraordinary musical family. Other sisters and brothers are professional musicians, their...

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SATURDAY JUL 13, 2013
Free Show
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San Francisco, CA

With up to 15 musicians (12 horns and 3 percussionists), San Francisco-based Inspector Gadje brings a big sound to the beautiful and bumpin’ brass band music of...

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FRIDAY MAY 31, 2013
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Brooklyn dream-pop quartet Lazyeyes show a lot of promise, even if they haven't put out a full-length album yet. With a freshly released debut EP under their belt...

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SATURDAY JUL 13, 2013
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Raya Brass Band does it on the dance floor, mashing up the music of Eastern Europe with American dance grooves. Featuring odd meters, unusual scales and a fine...

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FRIDAY JUN 28, 2013
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"Some out there amongst you may be familiar with a band called Il Abanico who was knocking about in the US for a while. Don’t worry if you are not, no one is going...

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SATURDAY JUL 13, 2013
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Brooklyn, NY

Throbbing funk grooves, fiery Balkan brass, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops make Slavic Soul Party! NYC’s official #1 brass band for BalkanSoul...

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THURSDAY JUN 20, 2013
Free Show
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The Quavers are T. Griffin, Catherine McRae and Dennis Cronin. They are based in Gowanus, Brooklyn. In 1995 T. Griffin and Catherine McRae played one 40 minute set...

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SATURDAY JUN 15, 2013
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Bronx, NY

Wires.Under.Tension is a duo based in The South Bronx. Combining homegrown audio sampling instruments with ferocious beats and adventurous orchestration, WUT's...

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SATURDAY JUL 13, 2013
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Zlatne Uste (Golden Lips) is an internationally known group of American-born musicians playing traditional music of the Balkans, primarily representing Serbian,...

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SATURDAY MAY 18, 2013
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"Maundrie Fox‘s self-titled, electronic release is glitch in its most civilized form. The American expat crafts, expertly, wandering beats with such a deep pocket...

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THURSDAY JUN 20, 2013
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yMusic is a sextet of young performers who overlap classical and pop music worlds. Hailed by NPR‘s Fred Child as “one of the groups that has really helped to...

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