yo la tengo

by Peter Brizick On December 2, 1984, two young bands entered what we know as the hallowed-halls of Maxwell’s in Hoboken, New Jersey.  One band, Antietam, a powerful trio led by a female guitar player, was scheduled to play their second gig.  Another band, Yo La Tengo, a trio Read More

by Peter Brizick We live in a disposable, replaceable, instant-gratification, here today and gone tomorrow age.  Much has been thought, written and spoken of this unfortunate reality.  According to the National Football League’s communication department, the average career of a Read More

by Ari Roth 2776 is a hilarious, parodic romp of a sci-fi concept album that skewers and celebrates all aspects of America, as a future alien invader threatens to destroy the world. Divided by sides into “Past & Present” and “Future,” the album ropes in a blindingly talented Read More

by Erinn Fortson I am stickler for arriving to Free at Noon performances early. This most recent Friday was no exception. I was the first to line up behind the attendee entrance and the first to literally stand front and center at the helm of World Café Live’s stage. The Read More