Archive for September, 2011

The Woods (Brooklyn)

With Gavin Royce

48 S. 4th Street (Between Kent & Wythe)
10pm-4am

|  September 28th, 2011  |  Published in Events

The Woods (Brooklyn)

With Cousin Cole

48 S. 4th Street (between Kent & Wythe)
10pm-4am

|  September 28th, 2011  |  Published in Events

Arrow Bar (NYC)

85 Ave. A (at e. 6th)
10pm

|  September 28th, 2011  |  Published in Events

Chris Recommends:
Resident Advisor’s RA Exchange Podcast

Resident Advisor’s podcasts have been killing it for years now, but it wasn’t until a few months ago that I started getting into their Exchange series.  Rather than DJ mixes, the Exchange series is a series of interviews with legendary musicians and producers.  They really are a treasure trove of information, and any musician can benefit from the perspective that each episode offers. Whether it’s Dixon talking about growing up in East Berlin, Greg Wilson talking about DJ contracts in the 70s, or DJ Harvey’s hilarious stories about running amok in NYC during the 1980s, it really does make for a fantastic resource. And it’s free! Don’t sleep.

RA Exchange
Subscribe to RA Exchange in iTunes

|  September 28th, 2011  |  Published in Recommendations

The Woods (Brooklyn, NY)

With Gavin Royce

10pm-4am
48 S. 4th Street (Between Wythe & Kent)
Brooklyn, NY 11211

|  September 8th, 2011  |  Published in Events

Chris Recommends:
Mark McGuire – A Young Person’s Guide To Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire’s a guitarist from Ohio, maybe slightly more well known for his involvement in the cult band Emeralds.  He popped up on my radar at the end of last year, but he’s been getting a lot of listens from me recently, especially with all of this gloomy weather we’ve been enjoying in NYC this week (not being sarcastic, I’m psyched on it).  His sprawling, swirling and droning guitar works just really add a nice cinematic touch to early autumn weather.  This album collects selections from his enormous back catalog (at 13 albums in the last four years, prolific only begins to describe it), and true to its title, it does give you a pretty good idea of what he’s all about .  Even though it’s two discs and nearly 2.5 hours of music, it’s just the tip of the ice berg.  So, if you’re still hungry for more, I also give a hearty recommendation to his Living With Yourself LP, which offers some poignant meditations on family and childhood.  Check out “Stranger Than Paradise,” then maybe go buy it (or stream it on Spotify? I think people are doing that these days) if you like it.

Mark McGuire – Stranger Than Paradise (right click, save as)
Purchase A Young Person’s Guide To Mark McGuire

|  September 8th, 2011  |  Published in Recommendations