Damien Jurado is a remarkably consistent songwriter, for better or worse. I don’t think he’s ever recorded a bad album — but for a while there, I was scared he’d keep banging out above-average, sorta-folk albums every other year until forced to stop. Thankfully, 2008’s Caught in the Trees shook up the routine nicely, juicing [...]
I have a long-standing, well-documented skepticism toward seeing past-their-prime legends in concert. Specifically, this skepticism is directed toward the creators of classic music from the sixties and seventies who are still touring to this day. My skepticism is largely built around my experiences with Bob Dylan and Loud Reed. It is worth noting that neither [...]
BBC Three’s drama Being Human, aired in the U.S. on BBC America, may be the perfect cure for everyone out there suffering from a Twilight/True Blood hangover. The series follows stars Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Lenora Crichlow and Sinead Keenan as a vampire, werewolf and ghost living together.
USA has always been the home of great character-driven dramas. Their sophomore heist series, White Collar, follows the exploits of Neal Caffrey, a former convict now cooperating with an FBI agent on high profile forgery cases, among other things. Last season, Agent Peter Burke helped Neal reconnect with his missing girlfriend Kate, who boarded a plane that would take the two of them away from New York City, which tragically and mysteriously exploded.
On USA’s White Collar, Matthew Bomer plays Neal Caffrey, a charismatic ex-con who collaborates with the FBI on high class and high profile cases in New York City. After spending last season chasing his lost lover Kate, only to lose her and be left to solve the mystery of an antique music box, Neal’s world in season two pushes him deeper into the FBI and towards a larger mystery.
[September]
9.3 Common Prayer @ Union Pool
9.3 Dan Mangan @ Mercury Lounge
9.4 Pretty Lights @ Electric Zoo Festival
9.6 Sweet Apple @ Knitting Factory w/ Sleepy Sun
9.7 Hot Hot Heat @ The Bowery Ballroom
9.9 School of Seven Bells @ Brooklyn Bowl
9.9 The Postelles @ The Billy Reid Store
9.10 Afrobeta @ International Playground (Fashion Week Event)
9.10 Afrobeta @ Webster Hall (Trash Party 2AM)
9.10 Miami Horror @ Webster Hall
9.10 Mogwai @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
9.11 ORBS @ Cake Shop w/ Trophy Scars
9.11 Slow Animal @ The Garage on Putnam