Todd Abramson
Frantic City pics & review: Yo La Tengo, Snail Mail, Samiam, Bouncing Souls, RFTC, Superchunk, more
Fred Armisen hosted the inaugural Frantic City fest with Titus Andronicus, Murder City Devils, Shannon & The Clams, Protomartyr, and Control Top also on the lineup…
Car Seat Headrest, Yo La Tengo, Snail Mail & more playing new NJ festival Frantic City
The Atlantic City festival also features The Murder City Devils, Shannon and the Clams, Superchunk, The Raveonettes, and more.
TV Eye is an exciting new Ridgewood, Queens venue with all-star owners
TV Eye is a new venue/gallery located at 1647 Weirfield St, on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border (and right by Trans-Pecos), which is described as a “funhaus, party palace, venue, dance club, bar, cafe, art gallery, courtyard, & social club.”
WFMU Record Fair 2019 in pics (The Gories, vintage vinyl, more)
The 2019 edition of the WFMU Record Fair happened over the weekend at the Brooklyn Expo Center bringing in thousands of vinyl fans, pouring over crates upon crates of vintage wax…
Loew's Jersey City to undergo renovation; Live Nation & AEG bidding for contract; White Eagle Hall coming soon too
Lowe’s Jersey City in 2008 (more by Chris La Putt)
The Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City is one of the last of the grand old movie palaces, having first opened in 1929…
Beatles' US 50th Anniversary events: TV tribute w/ Eurythmics; Bambi Kino, 'The Fest,' Morrison Hotel photo exhibit & more
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards saw the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, reuniting on stage. 2014 marks the 50th anniversary to the Beatles first visiting America and there are all sorts of celebrations in the works…
Maxwell's has been sold, will re-open under same name as family-friendly restaurant/bar with artisanal pizza
Maxwell’s farewell block party, 7/31/2014 (more by Ken Bachor)Six months after the iconic Hoboken rock club and restaurant commemorated its “closing” with a gala block party and concert, the business has finally been sold…
Yo La Tengo played 4 nights @ Bell House (pics, setlists)
Yo La Tengo launched a four-night residency at Brooklyn’s Bell House on Friday, playing a double-header set to a crowd of devotees who, in previous years, would’ve followed the band to their usual mid-December haunt, legendary Hoboken bar/restaurant/music venue Maxwell’s…
Maxwell's reopening as a bar & restaurant temporarily
inside of Maxwell’s (more by PSquared Photography)
We thought it was the end of Hoboken club Maxwell’s for good after the venue held two final shows and a farewell block party on July 31, but then were thrown for a curveball when Justin Timberlake performed at the venue to film a Target commercial…
pics from Maxwell's final night (The Bongos, "a", Individuals, Delicate Steve, farewell block party & more)
“I think Todd said it best,” the Bongos guitarist James Mastro said during the block party, referring to Mr. Abramson. “It’s like a Mardi Gras funeral…
