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Baked in Telluride Burns

Last night one of Telluride’s famous bakeries burned to the ground. Very sad, this was one of my favorite spots – a local hang out. We even wrote a song referencing it when we were kids in high school, and here it is:
“Baked in Telluride”
Artist: The Pine Barrens

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The Heavy at 92 Y Tribeca

Last night The Heavy played their last show in NYC during their tour from the UK. I have to say this band has some very unique elements, and a lot going for them. I bought their album “The House That Dirt Built” and really enjoy it.
Tracks like “How You Like Me Now” and [...]

American Museum of Natural History, Fischerspooner

The American Museum of Natural History kicked off their first Friday parties this weekend, with an awesome gathering. We partied, checked out the planetarium with Tom Hanks’ narrating, and danced to some great DJ’s. Fischerspooner really got the party bumping, those guys were awesome.
Unfortunately, some guy from Animal Collective came on next, and totally [...]

3rd Ward Holiday Party

So there were quite a few DJ’s on the second floor where the majority of partying took place. Not sure which DJ this is, but there were DJ’s Kimyon, Zemi 17, Sweedish Meetballs and Morphous on the bill, so I assume it was one of those. Anyway, these techno synth beats had the crowd totally [...]

3rd Ward: More Pyrophorus Pixxies

More awesome music and Pyrophorus Pixxies… Continue reading

3rd Ward: Pyrophorus Pixxies

The Pyrophorus Pixxies would like to wish everybody a Happy Hannukka. And there’s only one way to light a menorah. Don’t try this at home kids… Continue reading

3rd Ward Holiday Party: Chico Mann

On Saturday night TheDanger and 3rd Ward teamed up to present one helluva party in Brooklyn, complete with cheap drinks, people on swings, DJ’s, live bands, strange performance art, fire shows, a seesaw, and this guy:
…with festivities raging until sunrise. The DJ during this clip is Chico Mann from Antibalas. His music blends all [...]

Jeff Pevar at P&G’s

A bit late on this blog entry, but last Tuesday I had the opportunity to see Jeff Pevar at P&G’s on the Upper West Side. I’ve been a huge fan of Jeff since my early days of learning guitar, ever since I saw him play with Max Creek as a guest performer in Hartford back [...]

Hot Chip releases new single

I’m kinda digging the new Hot Chip single “Take It In”. Album doesn’t come out until February, but check it out…
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From Good Homes Reunion

From Good Homes recently announced they will be reuniting to play two shows on December 18th and 19th at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ. I know this isn’t as exciting to you Jersey folk as Bon Jovi or Bruce Springstein, but these Jersey jamband rockers were one of my favorite influences. Back in the [...]