Posts by Shawn Donohue

The many levels contained within Toubab Krewe’s self-titled album, surround and reward the ear upon multiple listens. The polyrhythmic spider webs entangle; meshing scurrying string romps with the pulsing of low end, the result is sense of community formed with the musical world as a whole, and a great rookie release from the Krewe.

World Leader Pretend creates a sound that is hard to pin down, and I am sure that is just the way they like it. It

The tunes can stir something deep, but that passion comes from a dirty section of your mind.

Nothing seems to get the Mr. Slamka that worked up or that depressed, he simply floats along a Prozac river, like Self Help Serenade as a whole, like the space between waking and dreaming.

Baby runs short and swift, bringing back a simpler sound from a simpler era, yet the rollicking good times on “Everybody’s Going Wild” can’t be ignored. The Cobras want to swing their favorite songs around and around like long flapper pearls, while they keep the bar open past last call.

The Moistboys latest release is simply titled IV. While the title calls to mind another album that has the IV label, the Zeppelin comparisons should end right there.

As the flooding continues across the eastern seaboard, so does the music. On Wednesday night at the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan a twin bill of bare bones rock and rollers took the stage. The Detroit Cobras with openers Reigning Sound hit the Big Apple only a few shows into their national tour. While the rains fell outside, the brew and tunes swam inside.

Reason #1,459 why New York City is great. A Monday night benefit for the Red Cross, that manages to showcase two NYC Hardcore Metal crowd pleasers, while raising $2,000 at the same time. Yes sir, I think that is a winning combo for a Monday.

New York and New Orleans share a special bond and the least the Big Apple could do was play doctor to a friend in need.

I have read reviews of critics claiming that the Stones create a rock and roll environment in which an arena feels like a club, Horseshit. They take a 75,000 seat football stadium and make it feel like 300,000 people are rocking along to “Jumping Jack Flash.”