Reviews

by Ari Roth Hank Williams III – stylized as Hank3 – is the only act I have ever seen who plays without an opener. Instead, he has the entire lineup unto himself, playing blistering, exhausting four hour sets that are divided between hardscrabble honky tonky country, Read More

by Holli Stephens Besides a few scattered groups of older girls in long tribal skirts and bearded guys talking amongst themselves, Union Transfer was pretty sparsely populated when I got there at the supposed show starting time of 8:30pm. Goat was the headlining act and I can Read More

by Ari Roth Ratking’s Monday show at the Barbary was a showcase for the breadth of New York underground music. Despite their internet-heavy fanbase, the experimental hip hop trio repeatedly and explicitly referenced their Bronx background during the show, an identity which Read More

by Matt Kelchner Earlier, at the beginning of this month, Tigers Jaw released their latest album, Charmer. Out via Run for Cover Records, it marked the last release that three out of the five members would appear on. After initially exiting the band back in March 2013, the Read More

by Adam McGrath The line between music and sex occasionally blurs, with both expressions rooted in passion, excitement, and rhythm. For the thousand-plus sweaty bodies at Union Transfer Sunday night, they proved one and the same as Tune-Yards and Sylvan Esso made love to the Read More

David Gray Mutineers Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Got a long car ride ahead? I’ve got the perfect solution. Mutineers is an atmospheric, spacious album with simple yet profound lyrics and elegant instrumentation. Each melody is paired perfectly with it’s Read More