The Aquarian

April 13, 2005 0

Just when things were looking pretty bleak—the President speaks, the Pope doesn’t, there’s no place to park in Hoboken—Shonen Knife...

Flogging Molly @ Spirit Center

Cathy Miller

Concerts

April 6, 2005 0

Envisioning all manner of ghastly scenarios—heavy traffic, no parking, missing tickets, late starts—there was little urgency to arrive at Spirit...

Death From Above 1979 @ The Bowery Ballroom

Jessica Amason

Concerts

March 30, 2005 0

After ambling home from the sold out Death From Above 1979 show at The Bowery Ballroom, I attempted to write...

Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ Bowery Ballroom

James T. Callahan

Concerts

March 16, 2005 0

One might think in this age of DJs and music sampling that a great live performance is becoming a thing...

Mudvayne @ CBGB’s

Amy Sciarretto

Concerts

March 9, 2005 0

Factor into the equation that the first time I saw Mudvayne perform, it was July 2000, and the members were...

The Polyphonic Spree @ Warsaw

Glyn Emmerson

Concerts

March 2, 2005 0

It was a night of choral thunder and sanctimonious boom where the band’s sonic swirls, bombastic pop and bouncy beats...

Entombed @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

JJ Koczan

Concerts

February 23, 2005 0

Tours come and tours go. Great shows last forever in the memories of those lucky enough to have seen them....

Thursday @ Starland Balllroom

Amy Sciarretto

Concerts

January 12, 2005 0

SAYREVILLE, NJ—I juggled my vacation plans in order to catch both post-Christmas Thursday shows at the Starland Ballroom because I...

Emok @ Knitting Factory NYC

JJ Koczan

Concerts

January 5, 2005 0

What first caught my eye about the ground-level room of the Knitting Factory was the floor. At some point between...

Udet @ Lit Lounge

Doktor John

Concerts

December 1, 2004 0

Udet, a garage rock trio, connected with localbandsnyc.com, performed a short, sweet 27-minute set in the ancient and atmospheric sub-basement...

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