Posts by Heather Handler

Lyle Lovett has made a career out of enchanting people with his voice but if you strip all of his usual big band support: what you get is a heartfelt presentation of voice and song. Add longtime buddy Vince Gill to the mix for a song by song trade off on their huge catalogs and you […]

Chinese Bookie is Viola Keeton and it seems whomever she can get of friends or audience members that want to dance backup for her.  Dressed in her dapper style with just a white guitar, she starts by singing acoustic for a few songs with lyrics like, “hope I don’t have to have another near death experience just to feel alive.”

Always hesitant of a band with an exclamation point in their name, I wasn’t sure what I was getting into last week when I decided to roll on over to North Six in Brooklyn to check out The Go!Team. Shortly after 10:30, the three boys and three girls of the Go!Team, stormed the stage clad with wristbands and donning their own personal style, they immediately started bouncing around and playing their hearts out like a pep rally gone rock and roll.

The Perishers came to New York City and played Webster Hall this past week. The band is from Sweden,

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Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter have arrived with the release of their newest album Oh My Girl. It is a beautiful compilation of vocals and instruments that when listened to, blends the moody sounds of eerie guitar and gorgeous longing voices.

One strum of a guitar and then Edie Brickell

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