Last week I went to see KMFDM at the TLA.  I realize that anyone who doesn’t regularly frequent Digital Ferret is probably asking “Are they still around?”  Yes, they are.  “With En Esch?”  No, he hasn’t been in the band for a dozen years now.  Since then (more or...

My vote for the summer’s best festival isn’t technically a festival at all.  However, this Saturday (August 6th) Northern Liberties will host four great bands on two stages (I guess you could say a main stage and a side stage) with agreeable set times and a walking distance that...

I’m sure you’ve realized that in recent years Brooklyn has become a veritable clown car of lovely and amazing singer/songwriters.  And this week Kickstarter (a phenomena which I’ve been tripping over in every conversation I’ve had with a musician since I first reported on it in my profile of...

Smoke Fairies should win the World’s Best Interface Award in the category of “band names.”  It’s hard to think of a phrase more evocative of their hazy, erotically haunting blending of American blues and British folk.  Listening to their music, I imagine staring into the wooded wilderness and considering...

Are you an artist without a home?  Like a complete unknown?  This coming Saturday, July 30th, Project Twenty1 is hosting a launch event for artists of all sorts who would like the opportunity to contribute to the creation of a short film over the period of 21 days.  If...

Anyone who knows me knows that my list of crushes is incredibly refined.  You must meet a mile-long list of criteria before my heart (or…) have any interest in you.  Those who do manage to gain my affection are the kind of girl that is fit for royalty: Courtney...

“As the great Brian Friel said, ‘Philadelphia, here I come!’” says Irish Rockabilly chanteuse Imelda May (Admit it, you don’t even know who Brian Friel is.)  This coming Thursday, July 28th, Imelda will be in town for the summer’s most exciting double-headlining bill.  The Trocadero Theatre will be hosting...

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, a new 35 mm print of Nicholas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth is doing a Summer/Fall tour.  Starting today that print will spend a week at Ritz at the Bourse.  Of all of David Bowie’s film roles, this sci-fi tale of an...

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but for the remainder of the month all Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off.  This is not a prank.  All Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off through the end...