Friday Mix Tape: Yacht Rock Mix #2,941
Over the past few years, Yacht Rock mixes have been all the rage and for good reason – those smooth tunes from the late ’70s and early ’80s instantly transport
Over the past few years, Yacht Rock mixes have been all the rage and for good reason – those smooth tunes from the late ’70s and early ’80s instantly transport
East Coast Wilco fans are in for a rare treat when Jeff Tweedy visits for a quick run of solos shows in December. The action starts on December 4th at
As I find myself not traveling somewhere this weekend – my next trip is Miami in three weeks – I thought now would be a good time to just go through the RSS feeds and both my personal and Hidden Track twitter feeds to see what is happening in the food world.
BoozyNYC tells us what to drink at Dram in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Based educated us on where to find Local, Organic, Affordable Food.
For anyone who lives near McCarren Park, there is a new coffee bar opening at 595 Union Ave. (via Brownstoner).
If you were thinking of doing a Pumpkin Ale Taste-Off, don’t sweat it, Sarah DiGregorio of the Village Voice tasted, rated and reviewed five different ones.
Serious Eats posted their NYC Food Events for the Weekend (and Beyond).
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Every December since 2003, Umphrey’s McGee guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss have performed a unique acoustic show at an intimate venue to benefit a charity. This year’s Brendan Bayliss
Kings of Leon return to NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend just days after the release of Come Around Sundown. Saturday’s episode marks KoL’s second appearance on SNL as the
After a 23-year break, the Cars have reunited with original frontman/songwriter Ric Ocasek and are working on their first album together since 1987’s Door to Door. On on their Facebook
The young man sitting in Ardent Studios on a cold Memphis afternoon has his head in his hands, listening intently to a playback of a song called “Salvation”. He is feeling every note, every rise, every sensation that comes from this rerecorded version of a Honeytribe fan favorite. His head bobs here, his fingers glide out a note there and an occasional chill crawls down his spine. This is good and the man is pleased.
Aloe Blacc's ability to re-interpret and reinvigorate the beloved soul sound with remarkable song arrangements makes this debut stand out from the oftentimes cookie cutter format of two chord vamps and throaty vocals. Good Things is a grower, gazing toward the classics for inspiration and standing tall next to the modern champions. Let its charm slowly burn.
The official kick off party to 2010's CMJ festival was held in the pristine Brooklyn Bowl with pins crashing and guitars wailing. MOG put together a free show for fans to catch new all-stars and old superstars before the madness of all day parties, panel discussions and cheap beer starts flowing in every NYC venue possible.
We would like to welcome poster collector Matt Quinn to talk about ten of his favorite framed Phish posters done by Link David of Frame Fetish…
Merit badges, shot glasses, postcards, stickers and t-shirts are among the myriad of collectible band memorabilia that Phish graces fans with these days, though the original king of concert merchandise – the poster – still reigns supreme. And while sometimes it seems like Phish fans purchase these incredible pieces of art for the express purpose of filling their closets with cardboard tubes, some of the lucky ones do actually make it into a frame and on to a wall, visually forcing subconscious recalls of random nights of musical madness in that went down in venues across the country.
Most of these fans will end up wandering down to their local craft shop and – IMO – will overpay for a sub-par frame job. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to be turned on to a framer unlike any other I’ve encountered before or since, Link David, the one man operation based out of SoCal known as Frame Fetish.
Link hand crafts frames and matting, incorporating themes and colors directly from the art, weaving the two into a single cohesive piece. With prices running surprisingly close to what you would pay for a basic frame job from a craft store, if you’ve got something special in the closet that deserves the red carpet treatment, Link is the man you want to handle it. Check out these images below to see exactly what he’s capable of…
1. Power – Pollock (1997)
READ ON for nine more amazing frame jobs…