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January 23, 2013Blogs
January 9, 2013Welcome to 2013. Welcome to the future.
2013 is not like other years. It's different. It's a whole new world. A world in which Grammy Nominee and general music visionary Al Walser is not only still alive, but will lead us all to redefine our very idea of art (seriously, think about it). A world i ... More >>
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December 5, 2012Music
November 21, 2012The lures and snare of following Rock Gods
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August 22, 2012Blogs
July 18, 2012Keith Morris, a few years shy of 60, remains typically snotty as hell, with trademark grimy dreads hanging from a head splotched with bald spots. But he also happens to be one happy camper. The iconoclastic ex-Black Flag bawler—whose bratty freak-puke was on SST Records' initial release (the N ... More >>
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July 11, 2012Best Coast play Terminal 5
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June 22, 2012This month, to celebrate the Internet's unbridled love for wallowing in nostalgia and even greater relishing of talking about why certain cultural artifacts are horrible, Sound of the City presents First Worsts, a series in which our writers remember the first time... they ever hated a song enough t ... More >>
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May 13, 2012We thought the Beach Boys were all about fun in the sun; the nice beach tides and "Good Vibrations;" and a whole bunch of fun until daddy takes the T-Bird away. Apparently not. This little gem released by the forerunners of "professional" celebrity journalism, TMZ, captures on tape remarks made ... More >>
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May 10, 2012The Beach Boys
Beacon Theater
Wednesday, May 9
Better than: You were almost definitely expecting.
Yes, John Stamos introduced them. And, yeah, they filed onstage, called out one by one by their bandleader in true showbiz style while the backing musicians—twice as many as original members&# ... More >>
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May 8, 2012Beach Boys YouTube wormholes can take many paths, from sunshine-draped reveries to sudden decisive turns towards the seriously depressing. But no clickbait-enhanced listicle of questionable Mike Love sartorial/dance/aesthetic moves, horrifying Brian Wilson zombie moments, made-for-TV movies, or John ... More >>
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May 1, 2012Ah, the summer, the time of year when one can enjoy a concert in the glorious out of doors. This morning Live Nation announced the full lineups for its two local amphitheaters—the PNC Bank Arts Center in bucolic Holmdel, N.J. and the Jones Beach Theater, out on the South Shore of Nassau County ... More >>
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April 25, 2012Voice Choices
September 28, 2011Panda Bear returns for two nights
Music
June 8, 2011A brief conversation with the reclusive musician and a changed path
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June 8, 2011Below are more excerpts from my late May interview with Brian Wilson that served as the basis for this week's cover story. We talked about his thoughts on this year's release of the long-delayed Smile, the unpleasant memories of its creation, reuniting with collaborator Van Dyke Parks after 4 ... More >>
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June 8, 2011Blogs
May 11, 2011At first glance, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. might seem like a gimmick--two guys in racing suits capitalizing on a name-brand stock-car-racing dynasty. Upon listening, however, it's clear their particular type of indie pop is anything but a stunt; the Detroit duo of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott co ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
I watch them so you don't have to--and I even keep the Playbills.
This time, I'm serving you some Dance of the Vampires, the toothless musical with the immortal production number about garlic (which appropriately reeked).
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March 16, 2011In 1975, a survey representing America's biggest rock and roll stations asked several thousand listeners to name the greatest rock and roll record of all time. The Beatles, you might guess? Stones? Beach Boys? Stevie Wonder? Maybe Elvis? Or The Supremes? None of the above. According to those ... More >>
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January 19, 2011Blogs
December 11, 2010Last week, Edible Manhattan hosted the third of their trivia nights at Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, offering prizes as diverse as pounds of coffee, boxes of chocolates, locavoric wines, and, not surprisingly, bottles of Brooklyn Beer.
The subject was rock music related to food. Edible M ... More >>
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December 8, 2010Pop’s constant crooner comes to Times Square
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September 15, 2010Don’t worry, the real Best Coast is still East
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September 1, 2010Chillax with Panda Bear and friends
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August 18, 2010Voice Choices
July 13, 2010Blogs
March 16, 2010via AndrewWK.comWhile everyone is hiking down to SXSW, you can relax at the Fillmore, where, for the first time in five years, the lovably menacing, defiantly unshowered Andrew W.K. and his full band will strut their stuff alongside neo-glam rockers the Dirty Pearls. Over at the Andrew-affili ... More >>
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March 9, 2010Blogs
December 25, 2009
The crappy quality makes this version of "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys as broadcast on "Shindig" all the more endearing.
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December 10, 2009Original caption: "The Author"Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives.
June 16, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 35
Pop Eye: Soundblast '66
By Richard Goldstein
Federico Fellini came to the Bronx last Friday night -- in spirit anyway -- when an assemblage of rock 'n' roll musicians took ... More >>
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December 8, 2009More hippies to inherit the earth
Film
November 10, 2009Voice Choices
September 1, 2009The great Norse hope comes to the Bowery
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April 24, 2009"Musically...the Beach Boys...I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. I'm really high right now."
Nathan Williams has spent 2009 busy and stoned. Rapturous press attention for his lo-fi pop project Wavves quickly translated into a Fat Possum record deal and a transcontinental tour schedule--b ... More >>
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February 18, 2009Animal Collective's influence grows
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February 3, 2009Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City.
The Explorers Club plays the Mercury Lounge, February 5 and the following night at Maxwell's in Hoboken.
photos by ... More >>
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October 14, 2008Music
March 25, 2008PATD's frantic follow-up, though a bit schizo, is still earnest and triumphant at heart
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December 10, 2007Music
September 5, 2006(Or, Some Songs That Won't Really Make It All Better, But Might Help Get You Through the Next Hour)
Music
March 22, 2005His stormtrooper helmet outgrown, a golden fluxchild goes back to the bricolage basics
Theater
February 1, 2005If this is as good as the "Vibrations" get, how bad must the intentions have been?
Specials
September 28, 2004Music
September 21, 2004Musical genius and his brain trust bring his legendary lost masterpiece into the present
Music
August 24, 2004NYC Life
March 30, 2004Art
March 23, 2004Music
July 30, 2002Music
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