Author: Lis Sinatra
Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday 2
Nicki Minaj’s superpower is her ability to adapt. In her 16-year career, she’s been a for-the-streets mixtape queen, a chrome-pink pop star, an empowered groundbreaker, and—using her formidable theater skills—a chameleonic character rapper, morphing into personas like Harajuku Barbie, Tyrone,… Read More
Epilogio: Cromo Rx
With their 2018 debut album, Modo, Puerto Rico’s Epilogio staked out a thoroughly contemporary position within a lineage of Latin psych rock and disco. Founded a few years before, the quartet worked its way from smaller venues to touring Mexico… Read More
Yo La Tengo had Lambchop’s big band join them for Hanukkah Night 3 (setlist, video)
There’s always at least one show every Yo La Tengo Hanukkah run that seems extra special, and Saturday night (Night 3) was one of those. They got Kurt Wagner to bring the Lambchop big band, complete with horns, up from… Read More
Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp revisit Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
This week’s Sunday Lunch has Toyah and Robert Fripp revisiting their cover of Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” that originally ran almost three years ago to the day. It’s pretty tame as far as Sunday Lunches go but you can… Read More
What’s Going on Sunday? (Hanukkah night 4)
TONIGHT IN NYC LCD Soundsystem, Nation of Language @ Knockdown Center Yo La Tengo @ Bowery Ballroom Angel Du$t, Candy, Missing Link, Loosey @ Elsewhere Open Mike Eagle, Pink Navel, Mega Ran @ Elsewhere Zone One Meshuggah, In Flames, Whitechapel… Read More
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story
1. “I sincerely thought I was so complete” In 1971, at 26, Rod Stewart thought he was an old man. He’d been working as a musician since his late teens. In the preceding three and a half years, he sang… Read More
Yo La Tengo Hanukkah 2024 Night 2: The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion, Janeane Garofalo & more (pics, setlist)
Almost always during their annual Hanukkah run shows, Yo La Tengo are joined by a special guest for at least a part of their set. Night 2 of the 2023 run, though, it was just Ira, Georgia and James. No… Read More
Watch Julien Baker join Touché Amoré for “Reminders” opening for Deafheaven in LA
Touché Amoré are on the road now opening Deafheaven’s Sunbather tour, and at last night’s (12/8) LA show at the Novo, they brought out their longtime friend and collaborator Julien Baker to sing with them on “Reminders,” which she also… Read More
Dinosaur Jr wrapped up Brooklyn residency w/ Kirk from The Roots, Kyp Malone, & Ian from Battles (setlist, video)
Dinosaur Jr wrapped up their seven-night residency at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday night. This has been a 30th anniversary celebration of Where You Been and also an excuse to jam with friends. The special guests this week have… Read More