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Love 2 is a dynamic collection of songs demonstrating the band’s sonic range, and when performed live becomes one part of the kaleidoscopic laser show which continues to amaze audiences around the world.
Posted by sfrank115 on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Filed under Concerts/Events, Editorials, Galleries, General, In The Spotlight, Reviews · Tagged 2010, air, All I Need, astralwerks, Atlas Studio, Do The Joy, French Duo, Jean-Benoit Dunckel, live, Love 2, Love 2 world tour, march, Moon Safari, New York City, nicholas godin, Paris, Sexy Boy, terminal 5, You Can Tell It To Everybody

Playing raw, energy-infused melodic rock music, Eriko (guitar and vocals), Akiko (bass), and Kumiko (drums) have been making a buzz all across Japan since their 2005 major label debut. Now, with their latest Oricon chart-topping album “Kokuhaku” (Confession), they’re ready to infect North American fans with their catchy take on girl-rock power.
Posted by sfrank115 on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Filed under Galleries, General, In The Spotlight · Tagged "Kokuhaku", "Miminari", "Seimeiryoku", 2010, akiko, audio, Austin, bass, chatmonchy, concert, Confession, Drums, Ear Ringing, eriko, festival, guitar, Japan, Japan Culture, japan nite, kumiko, Life Force, live, Maiden Voyage, omodaka, promotions, publicity, red bacteria vacuum, Rock, sony, Sony America, Sony Japan, Sony’s Ki/oon Records; photos, South By Southwest, SXSW 2010, vocals

Filmed at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, this extraordinary concert features performances of over 30 songs from Beyoncé’s three multi-platinum solo releases, Destiny’s Child catalog and a few surprises.
Posted by sfrank115 on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:42 am
Filed under General, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2009, 2010, Beyonce, billboard, cd, concert, Destiny's Child, dvd, grammy, Jay-Z, Las Vegas, live, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop, sasha fierce, wynn, Wynn Hotel, “If I Were A Boy, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), ” “Diva, ” “Ego” and “Video Phone”, ” “Halo, ” “If I Were A Boy, ” “Sweet Dreams”

For 8 years Sullivan Room has been providing New York City with a valuable service. It has become a safe haven for those club goers that don’t like putting up with pompous door men, rude bartenders, and annoying crowds.
Posted by sfrank115 on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Filed under Concerts/Events, Galleries, Reviews · Tagged 2010, 8 year, anniversary, dj, facebook, flickr, House, kiev, linked in, live, lower east side, march, New York City, party, progressive, scumfrog, Serge, sullivan room

The Sunny weather has come back to Gotham, and what better way to kick off spring break 2010 than partying with Miguel Migs at New York City premier underground nightspot Sullivan Room.
Posted by sfrank115 on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:07 am
Filed under Galleries, General · Tagged 2010, frank, live, Make Things Happen, march, Mesmerized, Miguel Migs, New York City, sam, Sam Frank, Serge, spring, Spring Break, sullivan room, Those Things

You might say that AM is an artist who brings together the best of all possible musical worlds, rippling through classic roots sounds — AM pop and rock, obviously, and English Invasion stuff, or steamy soul/R&B persuasives and more and more of late the aerified melodic athletics of Brazil’s post- bossa nova tropicalistas. Yes, you might say that, but putting it that way, one risks sounding kinda corny.
Posted by sfrank115 on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Filed under General, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2010, air, AM, bossa, carol kaye, chris newman, darker days, daughters, future sons and daughters, jorge ben, live, Loyola University, mandeville, new orleans, sons, sun records, tulsa, when the dust settles

Maura Kennedy, one-half of the folk-pop mavens, The Kennedys, released her first solo album on Planned Effervescence Recordings on January 19, 2010. Parade of Echoes is a thirteen-song soliloquy to the light and dark sides of pop, cast in the brilliant sheen of her carillon harmonies and bell-like lead vocals.
Posted by sfrank115 on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Filed under Albums, Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2010, acoustic, East Village, Effervescence Recordings, live, Maura Kennedy, Nanci Griffith, new york, NYC, Parade of Echoes, Pete Kennedy, Philly Folk Festival, Plan A Media, The Kennedys, The Newport Folk Festival

AT SEA’s captivating audio presence can be likened to a conglomeration of Jeff Buckley meets Muse meets Pink Floyd. In the spirit of fun — the band is unafraid to explore new territory in all directions, creating both walls of sound and quiet ballads, and performing in various configurations, stemming from an intimate one-man unplugged gig to shows housing a full–band-with- occasional special-guests appearances. “In the end, it’s about taking the listener on a ride,” says Jason, lead vocalist and founding member.
Posted by sfrank115 on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Filed under Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged Andrew Burns, AT SEA, CMJ 2009, College Music Journal, debut, EP, Geoff Council, Jason Brody, Jeff Olson, live, Low Light, NYC, Suffolk, TDoJB, The Death of Jason Brody, There Were Happier Ways To Go

Uplifter is the ninth studio album by American rock band 311, released on June 2, 2009 by Volcano Records. It is the band’s first album in nearly four years, the longest gap between albums in 311′s career.
Posted by sfrank115 on Monday, November 30, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Filed under Galleries, Interviews · Tagged 2009, 311, Aaron Wills, All Mixed Up, alternative rock, Amber, American rock, Chad Sexton, Don't Tread on Me, Evolver, frank, From Chaos, funk, Grassroots, hammerstein, hammerstein ballroom, hip hop, live, music, Nebraska, Nick Hexum, NYC, Omaha, Omaha Sessions, reggae, S. A. Martinez, sam, Sam Frank, Soundsystem, Tim Mahoney, Transistor, unrated, unrated nyc, Uplifter

While getting hit by a “HA-DOU-KEN” or “SHYO-RYU-KEN” may land you in the hospital being pounded by a “SONIC BOOM” can leave you wanting more like it did for a packed Santos Party House when the Boom Boom Satellites (BBS) unleashed a barrage of audio mayhem on the big apple this past November.
Posted by sfrank115 on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Filed under Concerts/Events, Galleries, Interviews · Tagged 2009, Appleseed, BBS, Exposed, flo rida, frank, Full of Elevating Pleasures, Japan Culture, live, Masayuki Nakano, melody maker, Michiyuki Kawashima, NYC, On, Out Loud, Photon, sam, Sam Frank, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, The Boom Boom Satellites, Umbra, unrated, unrated nyc, Yoko Fukuda

Also known as the “Techno Capital of Norway,” Tromsø has produced many talented musicians like Bjørn Torske, Frost, Kings of Convenience’s guitarist/songwriter Erlend Øye, and most notably Röyksopp’s Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge, who in late November lit up New York City’s Webster Hall brighter than Tromsø’s winter skies.
Posted by sfrank115 on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Filed under Concerts/Events, Galleries, Reviews · Tagged 2009, alpha male, caveman, frank, geico, Junior, live, Melody A.M., Norwegian electronic music, NYC, Only this moment, remind me, Royksopp, sam, Sam Frank, Senior, so easy, sparks, Svein Berge, The Understanding, Torbjørn Brundtland, Tromsø, unrated, unrated nyc, webster hall

UnRated NYC caught bassist Geoff Council, drummer Jeff Olson, guitarist Andrew Burns, and lead vocalist/guitarist Jason Brody on stage at The Suffolk in late October performing tracks off their self-titled EP to a group of enthusiastic concert goers.
Posted by sfrank115 on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Filed under Albums, Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged Andrew Burns, AT SEA, CMJ 2009, College Music Journal, debut, EP, Geoff Council, Jason Brody, Jeff Olson, live, Low Light, NYC, Suffolk, TDoJB, The Death of Jason Brody, There Were Happier Ways To Go

If her music is uncommon, so is Maiysha’s back story. Born to an attorney father and a TV journalist mother, Maiysha grew up as a self-described “Cosby kid-I have no shame about it,” she says, “to the extent that my parents even nicknamed me Denise, because I was a little quirky, with weird outfits and big hair.”
Posted by sfrank115 on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Filed under Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2009, brooklyn, eusonia, live, maiysha, NYC, royalton hotel, scott jacoby, sledgehammer, this much is true, Universal Motown

The Almost’s second album for Tooth & Nail /Virgin Records began taking shape just as soon as the band came off the road after touring for their 2007 debut, Southern Weather, including a stint on that summer’s Warped tour.
Posted by sfrank115 on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Filed under Galleries, In The Spotlight · Tagged 2009, Aaron Gillespie, Books and Books, Dusty Redman, Earl Scruggs, Hands, John Davis, live, monster, monster monster, NYC, Orlando, roseland ballroom, The Almost, Tooth & Nail, underoath

I never would have thought that 10 years down the road my adrenaline filled body would be standing front and center at New York City’s majestic Highline Ballroom watching a mature Jakob Dylan perform “6th Avenue Heartache” before a sea of lively fans.
Posted by Sam on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Filed under Editorials · Tagged 1997, 2007, Bringing Down The Horse, concert, Gainesville, highline ballroom, Jakob Dylan, Josephine, live, Mario Calire, Michael Ward, One Headlight, Rami Jaffee, The Difference, the wallflowers, wallflowers