Category Archives: Music

Asobi Seksu: “Flourescence”

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Nico

Brooklyn-based duo Asobi Seksu’s latest album Flourescence is a dodecahedron that just won’t fit into any one category. Whether in the name of experimentation or hipster irony, Yuki Chukidate and James Hanna weave threads from shoegaze, 60s psychedelia, J-Pop, 90s … Continue reading →

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Jamaica me crazy

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Nico

Treasure Island Music Festival 2010 was crazy cold. Yet no such off-the-water wind chill could stop Jamaica from serving eager fans the musical equivalent of a hot toddy: a warm baseline spiked with gritty guitar.  Fueled by Frenchmen Antoine Hilaire … Continue reading →

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THE GREEN @ Aloha Tower

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Nico

On January 16, 2011, those in-the-know filled the beer garden at Gordon Biersch in The Aloha Tower Marketplace to toss back some green bottles (mainlanders call it ‘Heineken’) and enjoy the musical tendings of Hawaii’s breakout reggae band, The Green, … Continue reading →

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[Epic Adventure] Chapter One: “I Believe”

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Nico

A good friend once used billiards to demonstrate the futility in trying to predict what will happen next in life: “If we can’t even mathematically pinpoint exactly which way the billiards will go then how could we possibly even know … Continue reading →

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Electric Zoo 2010: A Rave Dustbowl

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Nico

For two whole days, Electric Zoo shook Randall’s Island with music from the world’s best electronic artists. A veritable 1990s time-capsule, the event drew a crowd from all corners of the globe and all walks of life: an older set … Continue reading →

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PREGAME: Electric Zoo 2010

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Nico

For electronic music fans, dreams do come true as Made Event’s ship-captains Mike Bindra and Laura De Palma dock on the shores of Randall’s Island, New York for a second year of Electric Zoo, Labor Day Weekend (9/4-9/5). With notes … Continue reading →

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7/16: The Black Seeds @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Nico

Three years ago, I went to New Zealand to “study” abroad. I took “courses” in Nightlife, Road-tripping, and Culture. My final exams included a 43-meter (141 ft.) bungy off the Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, beers with Scarfies down in Dunedin, … Continue reading →

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Salif Keita @ Central Park Summerstage

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Nico

A descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, Salif Keita should have never become a singer or griot as defined within the Malian caste system. Compounding the restrictions of his pedigree, Keita was born an albino-a bad omen in … Continue reading →

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La Roux: The Gold EP

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Nico

La Roux‘s “Bulletproof” has a special place in the Top 25 Most Played on my iTunes. Given the latter fact, it’s befitting that I review the synthpop duo’s latest orhwhurm collection aptly titled, The Gold EP. (Yes, La Roux is actually … Continue reading →

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Dalai Lama “Renaissance” Soundtrack

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Nico

There he was at the front of the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. A small figure draped in marigold and burnished cardamom colored swaths of fabric. He laughed a bit before putting on a visor to shade his eyes, … Continue reading →

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