Music

04 Aug 2014

Win Tickets: Tribal Seeds + New Kingston + The Expanders @ Knitting Factory BK

Ya mon! Tis will be a night of jerkin’ and twerkin’ to the sounds of Brooklyn’s own, New Kingston, a reggae band consisting of  three brothers led by their father Courtney Panton Sr, who also plays bass on stage. There will be two other bands playing this night, San Diego’s Tribal Seeds and

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28 Jul 2014

Why I Was Ashamed of Listening to Britney Spears

I listen to Britney Spears. I love her. I want to marry her. I want to have her kids. Yes, as a man, I understand that it’s physically impossible to give birth. However, for Britney, I will defy the male anatomy’s limitations in order to give birth to the little

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27 Jul 2014

Win Two Tickets: Aaron Neville + Dr. John @ Mountain Winery!

  Win tickets to a special New Orleans themed night at the Mountain Winery as Aaron Neville shares the stage with Dr. John and the Nite Trippers. The New Orleans suspects will also be performing, with a DJ set by Harry Duncan. There will be themed specials on the Chateau

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21 Jul 2014

Win Two Tickets: NEW EDITION!

  (the crowd goes wild) I was born in a post-Bobby Brown New Edition era. So, my allegiances lie with Johnny Gill. For most of my cousin’s summer, Can You Stand The Rain played as her life’s soundtrack through her pink Panasonic FM15 portable boombox. And since she was three-years older

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21 Jul 2014

Win Two Tickets: Andrew Bird @ Mountain Winery!

I remember my first time attending an Andrew Bird performance like it was yesterday. I was fortunate enough to see Mr. Bird perform in my hometown, in a super intimate setting, and so close to the man that I remember what colour his striped socks were. Did I mention that

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11 Jul 2014

Win Two FREE Tix To: Too $hort @ Public Works!

  After over twenty-years with defunct Jive Records, East Oakland’s own Too $hort has come full circle to tell you “how it all began.” He’s back to basics and on the independent grind that first put him on the map. But, this time with a live band! He’ll be performing tracks from

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08 Jun 2014

New York’s FREE Summer Concerts are Amazing This Year

Against the affidavits from my East Coast friends that I’d “love New York. It’s no bullshit, just like you. People in California get offended by you because they’re too sensitive…but you…you’d fit right in. Don’t you want to rekindle your Puerto Ricanness?” I have never been to New York. To

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02 Jun 2014

This Is Why Broke-Ass New Yorkers Love MyFreeConcert

Hello?! The name of the website leaves little to the imagination and much to the bank account. If you haven’t visited this super-amazing-slice-of-internet-heaven then get your shit together, team. Originally launched in New York City, MyFreeConcert  is a website dedicated to bringing you the best free/cheap events all over town.

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