http://www.unratednyc.com Where Artists Come To Shine Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:49:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/11/aussie-floyd-shines-on-new-york-city/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/11/aussie-floyd-shines-on-new-york-city/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:25:52 +0000 Sam http://www.unratednyc.com/?p=16804 I always knew that for me to absorb the full impact of Pink Floyd's music required a live stage with instruments, singers, and visual effects; so when the opportunity to see The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPFS) in New York City came to fruition I just had to be there.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/11/aussie-floyd-shines-on-new-york-city/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/06/coffee-in-the-morning/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/06/coffee-in-the-morning/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:05:13 +0000 Sam http://www.unratednyc.com/?p=16387 People often say that my music reminds them of the music of Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Jason Mraz and sometimes Nick Drake, but with my own unique twist (hopefully)]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2011/06/coffee-in-the-morning/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/12/notar-coming-to-snatch-your-status/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/12/notar-coming-to-snatch-your-status/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:24:04 +0000 Sam http://www.unratednyc.com/?p=15569 The only thing that separates predator from prey is skills, and New York based lyrical alchemist, NOTAR, has a surplus big enough to fill an aircraft hangar. ]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/12/notar-coming-to-snatch-your-status/feed/ 1 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/sweet-cyanide-part-deux/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/sweet-cyanide-part-deux/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:09:40 +0000 Sam http://unratednyc.com/?p=14864 With stellar songs like “Bad Jesus,” “Red Rats,” and my personal favorite, “Dirty Sexy Pig,” the album should have been titled kick your ass and leave you begging for more because that is exactly what it does. In the age of poppy crap rock Sweet Cyanide has written the blueprint for a modern rock music masterpiece. ]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/sweet-cyanide-part-deux/feed/ 4 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/justin-currie-takes-joes-pub-through-the-great-war/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/justin-currie-takes-joes-pub-through-the-great-war/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:59:59 +0000 Sam http://unratednyc.com/?p=14464 When Justin Currie performed at New York City’s famed Joe’s Pub in mid-June the place was packed with people of all ages expecting to hear tunes from the group he co-founded in Scotland during the mid 80’s called Del Amitri. Songs like “Kiss This Thing Goodbye,” “Just Like A Man,” and “Always The Last To Know” gained notoriety because of Currie’s ability to combine uplifting tunes and darker lyrical themes]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/07/justin-currie-takes-joes-pub-through-the-great-war/feed/ 2 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/stellar-debut-album-off-maura-kennedys-to-do-list/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/stellar-debut-album-off-maura-kennedys-to-do-list/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:34:40 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=12478 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/stellar-debut-album-off-maura-kennedys-to-do-list/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/vampire-weekends-contra/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/vampire-weekends-contra/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:11:43 +0000 Sam http://unratednyc.com/?p=12732 Vampire Weekend is back with their sophomore album, Contra. The four-piece indie rock band met at Columbia University before producing their debut album in 2008. The band has said that their influences are drawn from popular African music and western classical music. Give one of their songs a listen and you'll quickly realize how true this is – and indeed, how great it sounds. ]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/02/vampire-weekends-contra/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/01/at-sea-low-light-video-shoot-on-location-in-brooklyn-ny/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/01/at-sea-low-light-video-shoot-on-location-in-brooklyn-ny/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:56:17 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=12513 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2010/01/at-sea-low-light-video-shoot-on-location-in-brooklyn-ny/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/311s-uplifting-new-york-city-show/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/311s-uplifting-new-york-city-show/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:37:30 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=11583 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/311s-uplifting-new-york-city-show/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/sonic-boom-boom-pow/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/sonic-boom-boom-pow/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:58 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=11542 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/sonic-boom-boom-pow/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/royksopp-forever/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/royksopp-forever/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:14:52 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=11485 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. ]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/royksopp-forever/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/rock-band-at-sea/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/rock-band-at-sea/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:05:17 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=11291 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/rock-band-at-sea/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/maiysha-gives-nyc-the-royalton-treatment/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/maiysha-gives-nyc-the-royalton-treatment/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:11:53 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=11043 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.”]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/11/maiysha-gives-nyc-the-royalton-treatment/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/getting-down-dirty-with-the-almost/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/getting-down-dirty-with-the-almost/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:53:01 +0000 sfrank115 http://unratednyc.com/?p=10467 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.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/getting-down-dirty-with-the-almost/feed/ 0 http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/am-taxi-rocks-the-casbah-chicago-style/ http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/am-taxi-rocks-the-casbah-chicago-style/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:52:50 +0000 Sam http://unratednyc.com/?p=10161 AM Taxi began establishing a rep as a dynamic live outfit with headlining performances at local clubs like the Metro and soon after recorded their second EP, The Good, The Bad and The Fed Up. Entering an Austin studio with producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Patty Griffin, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead), AM Taxi proceeded to record a major-label debut that reflects the group’s diverse influences.]]> http://www.unratednyc.com/2009/10/am-taxi-rocks-the-casbah-chicago-style/feed/ 0