Bao Nguyen

the 2008 Coney Island Siren Festival in pictures (part 2)

The year’s festival could be the last in its established location. As usual the bands played on two stages on parallel streets leading to the boardwalk…

the 2008 Coney Island Siren Festival in pictures (part 1)

Siren Festival Girl – m4w – 32 (* see below) hey…you know who you are…we exchanged glances, (or was i suffering from heat stroke and imagining the whole thing…

The Breeders @ Webster Hall, NYC - pics & setlist

June 10, 1961 is the day identical twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal were born. June 10, 2008 is the day they played Webster Hall with their band The Breeders…

Holy Fuck played @ McCarren Pool (pics) & MHOW

Holy Fuck played two shows in the same neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday night (June 6, 2008). The first one was opening for M.I.A. at McCarren Pool…

Battles @ Irving Plaza (MySpace show) - pics + tour dates

Battles opened for Gnarls Barkley at the 150th MySpace Secret Show at Irving Plaza in NYC last night (June 8 2008). It was hot. They were hot…

Gnarls Barkley played Irving Plaza for MySpace (pics & setlist) - Letterman tonight, Apple store, other tour dates

Gnarls Barkley, Battles and Janelle Monae played the 150th MySpace Secret Show at the Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza last night (June 8, 2008)…

M.I.A. @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NYC - pics

That’s what the McCarren Pool crowd looked like between Holy Fuck and M.I.A. last night (June 6, 2008). Click HERE for a much bigger view…

M83 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics

M83 played their 2nd of two NYC shows at Bowery Ballroom last night (June 4, 2008). The first NYC show was at Music Hall of Williamsburg one night earlier…

Islands @ Webster Hall, NYC - pics

Taking the stage, front man Nick Thornburn (Diamonds) had his face painted like a mime. The band quickly began with “Arm’s Way,” the opening track of their new album…

Mates of State @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics

Mates of State played a semi-private, early show (7:02 on the dot) at Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (May 21). The show was in honor of their new album that came out on Barsuk one day earlier – the same reason they appeared on Conan O’Brien the night before…
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