Jen Goma

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announce 'Hell' EP, including a cover of James' "Laid" (listen)

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart announced that they’ll release a new EP called Hell on November 13 via their own Painbow label. The EP features the new original song “Hell” plus covers of Felt’s “Ballad of The Band” and James’ “Laid” (which, for better or for worse, you may also know as the song Matt Nathanson covered for several American Pie movi…

Zac Pennington & Jherek Bischoff brought 'Crying Music' to Le Poisson Rouge with Jen Goma (pics)

Parenthetical Girls singer Zac Pennington and Jherek Bischoff already made the West Coast debut of their new project Crying Music and last night (10/8) they did it on the East Coast at NYC’s Le P…

Zac Pennington & Jherek Bischoff bringing 'Crying Music' to NYC (watch a clip of the LA show)

Parenthetical Girls singer Zac Pennington, David Byrne/Amanda Palmer collaborator Jherek Bischoff, and choreographer Steven Reker (of People Get Ready) have a new project called Cry…

Peter Silberman, Widowspeak, BDOD, Beach Fossils, Suckers, DOM, Beverly, TEEN, more playing final Glasslands shows

Peter Silberman (right) w/ The Antlers earlier this month (more by Greg Cristman) Death by Audio is now closed for good, and as you’ve probably heard by now it’s only about another month before its S…

People Get Ready dates (one w/ Shy Hunters) ++ new A Sunny Day In Glasglow song (listen)

People Get Ready at MHOW in 2013 (more by David Andrako) NYC pop collective People Get Ready, whose lineup includes current and former members of David Byrne’s band, Yeasayer, A Sunny Day In Glasgow and others, and who just landed at #5 on Bob Boilen’s Favorite Concerts of 2013 list for NPR (after making the #1 spot in 2012), have got a couple upcoming local shows in the near future…

Jherek Bischoff began his 2-night run at St. Ann's w/ David Byrne, Zola Jesus, Mirah, Sondre Lerche & more (pics/setlist)

Jherek Bischoff began his guest-filled two-night stand at St. Ann’s Warehouse last night (1/8), and if you weren’t sure what to expect, it turned out to be a pretty extravagant affair…

Jherek Bischoff made a video for his song w/ David Byrne, playing LPR after Lincoln Center Out of Doors (dates)

Jherek Bischoff w/ Amanda Palmer at T5 on NYE (more by Amanda Hatfield) Amanda Palmer/Parenthetical Girls collaborator Jherek Bischoff released a guest-filled solo album, Composed, back in 2012, and one of its tracks, “Eyes,” which features David Byrne was recently given video treatm…

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry night 1 pics & review (The Walkmen, Sharon Van Etten, David Byrne, Amanda Palmer, Zs & more)

BAM’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry series/festival had its first night Thursday. It continues tonight/Friday with a lineup headlined by St…

Jherek Bischoff, Wordless Orchestra, David Byrne, Mirah & more guests opened the Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, review)

It wasn’t the marathon that opened the inaugural Ecstatic Music Fest in 2011, but this year’s opening show on Saturday (2/4) had some of that same collaborative energy, focusing on the compositions and arrangements of Jherek Bischoff, a musician known for his work primarily with The Dead Science, Parenthetical Girls and The Degenerate Art Ensemble…
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