It’s been a trying couple weeks for the folks at Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen. Their studio in Park Slope was flooded for the billionth time, this one resulting in a permanent closure of that location. Luckily the turnaround to find a new space was fairly quick, but they’re starting over from scratch at their new home in Brooklyn. Despite the troubles, work never stopped. Last … Continue reading This Was Ghost Pal
I wasn’t going to do a preview of the CMJ Festival starting tomorrow, but I know enough people that are going/playing that it felt like a disservice to them if I didn’t. That said, do not consider this a complete listing in the slightest. CMJ has about a billion bands playing all across New York City over the next few days. Let’s just call this … Continue reading Who To See At CMJ 2013
There’s been a lot of stuff flying under the radar this summer, as I’ve been focusing more on hitting live shows and enjoying the outdoors when it isn’t raining or a million degrees. I didn’t want to deprive you of all the good music you may not find on your own, so I’m posting some here for you to listen and make your own judgements-you’re … Continue reading Sunday Catch Up-Music Submissions I Have Not Reviewed
One thing I love about DIY music is that it comes at you from every direction at any time. You always have to be looking, or you’ll miss 99% of it. The bands don’t have to adhere to a release schedule, so they just drop a single or album whenever they want. That’s what happened this week, as Oliver Ignatius let loose another collection of … Continue reading Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen: Section 3
Over the past year or so there have been rumblings from the east coast about an album set to change the world. The release date was tentative, and changed more times than I can remember, but it always remained at the forefront of any discussion about the crew at Mama Coco’s Funky Kitchen. We were given snippets via teaser videos. An EP was released featuring … Continue reading Ghost Pal-Nathan Jones Is Dead
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