The Drums Play Benefit Show at NYC’s Webster Studio

The Drums played a 45 minute set last night (January 19th) at the more intimate stage in Webster Hall (The Studio) to a crowd of 250 max (part of a benefit show for Dan Duggins).  The highlight of the night was their cover of The Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go”, completely hipsterdized and surprisingly [...]

The Drums: Billboard.com Live Sessions

Billboard.com recently shot one of the best live sessions I’ve seen from The Drums (IMHO) – check out the tracks below.  The Drums play a benefit show at Webster Hall on Wednesday, January 19th. 

CMJ MARATHON: Two Door Cinema Club @ Webster Hall; NYC

  Irish band Two Door Cinema Club took part in the CMJ Music Marathon on Thursday night (October 21st) to a sold-out crowd at Webster Hall.  The band literally felt the “stage shake” as soon as they ended their first song (the fans danced up a storm throughout their hour set).  According to the band, the show [...]

CMJ MARATHON: The DRUMS @ Webster Hall; NYC

The fanbase for one of the standout bands of 2009, The Drums, seems to have grown substantially in the past ten months.  The Brooklyn-based band, who formerly had residencies at Pianos and Don Hill’s in NYC (sometimes free admission shows), officially sold out Webster Hall last night as part of the CMJ Marathon.  Playing through a 70-minute [...]

CMJ Marathon: Surfer Blood at Webster Hall

Photos of Surfer Blood at last night’s CMJ Marathon from at Webster Hall; NYC. 

Groove Armada: Black Light Full Album Streaming…

Groove Armada is gearing up for their upcoming new release, Black Light (out March 1st), and their first single “Paper Romance” takes a note from the MGMT handbook, so it’s certainly catchy and the video is even better.  Head over to the band’s myspace to stream the entire album this week.  Groove Armada visits NYC’s [...]

TRAVIS REIGNS: April 25, 2009; Webster Hall NYC

There’s only a few bands that can lyrically pose the saddest times (heartbreak, loneliness, mourning) into a song that actually leaves you content right when you hear the final note. The morbid words definitely stick, but the melody and arrangement happen to leave you with a sense of optimism or closure. That’s always been Travis’ [...]

Swedish Pop Tart Bangs, Raps, And Keeps It All Covered: Lykke Li @ Webster Hall, NYC. February 2, 2009.

She danced, she sang a lullaby, she rapped, she covered the unimaginable, she beat the drum, crashed some cymbals, and ended her 70 minute set with a bang.  Swedish indie pop tart, Lykke Li, stormed the Webster Hall stage on Monday, February 2nd, with antics and vocals that reminded the crowd of the early days [...]