Stern
Chuck Stern (Stern, Time of Orchids) has passed away
His longtime friend and collaborator Charlie Looker shared the sad news.
What's Going on Saturday?
Saturday’s NYC-area shows include AVAIL, Brandi Carlile, The Bronx & The Chats, Bret McKenzie, black midi, The Comet is Coming, Quicksand, illuminati hotties, and more.
Stern releasing 'Missive: Sister Ships,' playing shows (stream a track)
Lyrically, Chuck Stern says the album is about ”exile and abandonment… It is a story about certain people in my life moving on without me: the death of my father, a terrible breakup with a girlfriend, Obama’s departure.”
Coney Island Baby initial schedule (Craig Finn, Bash & Pop, Murphy's Law, The Mob, more)
Coney Island Baby, the new venue in the East Village space that used to be Brownies and Hi-Fi Bar, has announced its initial schedule. The Opening Night show is April 26 with Murphy’s Law…
Oneirogen streaming new EP, touring, playing Trans-Pecos (the day after Upsilon Acrux, Ava Mendoza, Stern & Zevious)
NYC-based heavy noise composer Oneirogen has a new EP called Plenitude and he’s streaming it in full. The EP, out now on European label Denovali, is a departure from the more guitar-oriented industrialism of Oneirogen’s past releases…
Stern (mem Kayo Dot) streaming album, playing Toby Driver's residency at The Stone (where Oneirogen has one too)
One of the band’s playing Toby Driver‘s upcoming residency at The Stone is Stern, which Chuck Stern fronts and Toby also plays in. They play the 8 PM set on August 29 before Toby’s other band Kayo Dot plays the 10 PM set, and they’ll be supporting their new album,
Kayo Dot played Merc, playing full LPs at Toby Driver's Stone residency (plus Maudlin of the Well, Tartar Lamb & more)
Toby Driver’s experimental metal band Kayo Dot played Mercury Lounge on Wednesday (2/25) with Enablers, Insect Ark, and Center Divider. That’s a pic from the show ab…
Mick Barr, Toby Driver, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix & others have shows @ the Stone, Issue, DbA, the Kitchen & elsewhere
Liturgy at Webster Hall in February (more by Amanda Hatfield)
If you’ve noticed a handful of interesting shows at The Stone happening next week, like the acoustic Vaura show (4/20) or the Amen Dunes and Guardian Alien show (4/17), they’re part of Chippy Fest, which goes down at John Zorn’s non-profit venue from April 17-22, and was curated by John Zorn’s exclusive designer Heung-Heung Chin (aka Chippy)
On April 21, the night after Vaura plays, Toby Driver (who is a member of Vaura and also fronts Kayo Dot/maudlin of the Well) will present the world premiere of his new trio, Ichneumonidae, which includes violinist Timba Harris (of Secret Cheifs 3) and Michelle Morinaga…
Toby Driver curated Feb @ The Stone - interview & schedule
Toby Driver is an “other”. Not like Benjamin Linus or one of the Dharma Initiative, but in that his artistic endeavors Kayo Dot and Maudlin of The Well exist in the in-between, and outside…
