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A Music Lover’s Guide to Brooklyn (Not Just Williamsburg)
From the recently renovated Kings Theatre in Flatbush to the avant garde scene at Roulette, these joints are jumping.
Jim Allen
Jim Allen's night job is fronting country band The Ramblin' Kind, rock band Lazy Lions, and working as a solo singer/songwriter. His day job is writing about other people's music. He has contributed to NPR, Billboard, RollingStone.com, and many more, and written liner notes for reissues of everyone from OMD to Bob Seger, but his proudest achievement is crafting a completely acceptable egg cream armed only with milk, Bosco, and a SodaStream seltzer maker.
The Best Archival Albums of 2017
The welcome return of Chris Bell, The Creation, James Luther Dickinson, Raymond Scott, Jaco Pastorius and some vintage Grateful Dead.
The Best 2017 Albums So Far That You May Have Missed
New releases from artists like Ward White, Sunny Sweeney, and Thundercat are among an exciting crop of music this year.
Like Father, Like Son (or Daughter)
Sean Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, and Amy Allison aren't the only mighty musical offspring to step outside the shadows of famous parents.
The Songsmiths of NYC’s Sixth Borough
Roger Street Friedman, Emily Duff, and Sport Murphy are all the real deal.