A few years ago New York's music scene seemed like it was in trouble. Venues in every borough seemed to be closing and the ones that were opening up were being run by corporate bastards that just wanted to get fat on your cash. Now it seems as if more venues are opening every single minute, and while a huge portion are still corporate entities there are tons of great venues showing great music every night in our fair city. Here's a run down of our favorite ones. As always feel free to chime in with what you think we [...]
Brownwater @ Martini Red ("Brown Green Lantern") from Patrick Duffy on Vimeo . This may or may not have been the last ever performance from Staten Island's criminally underrated Brownwater.

Who : Brownwater , Captain Ahab & the Sea Crackens , + Kilgore Trout Is Dead Where : Martini Red, 372 Van Duzer St., Staten Island, NY When : Tonight, 10pm Cost : FREE!!! What to Expect : Tonight we will be celebrating the birth of my brother Tim and our buddy Kevin with two things we all absolutely love - good music and booze! That's right folks [...]
Monday: Gliss, The Takeover UK, + Now, Now Every Children @ Mercury Lounge 7pm $10 On one bill you are getting three bands with stellar reputations throughout the music world. All of them are building buzz and at least one of them will probably become you new favorite band after you see them on Monday. Which one that is depends on your own personal tastes but my money would be on The Takeover UK. Gliss - "Blue Sky" The Takeover UK - "Ah La La" Now, Now [...]

The EP has been used in so many different ways over the years. A quick introduction to a brand new band. A way to make a couple of bucks while out on tour. Maybe a gap filler between two albums. Or just a way to record something quick and cheaply. Whatever way bands have chosen to use it the EP has become a huge part of the world of music, but they can't quite be held to the same standards as an album. Can they? I suppose in some respects they can, but for my money it seems like a [...]
Monday: Born Ruffians + Plants and Animals @ Mercury Lounge 9:30pm $12 After a week of non-stop show going, drinking, and late nights I won't be hitting too many shows this week as I adjust back to my normal life, but for those of you that did not see 150 bands last week or did and still want more (the first step is admitting you have a problem!) then definitely check out these two solid bands
Brownwater got the official tag of being the first band to play at note at this year's CMJ Music Marathon. Kicking off the marathon at my own unofficial day show, the Staten Island collective brought their killer brand of alien surf-punk to the Cake Shop stage and killed it for a slowly waking crowd. It was an outstanding set from one of Staten Island's up-and-coming bands, a band that you should

And so I begin liveblogging, an action I do believe I have made fun of on more than one occassion. Fuck it. Right?? Brownwater was rather entertaining. They have a number of reference points none of which are apparent to my now (except mr. Bungle). Anyways, check them out. They are playing Halloween night on staten Island if you find yourself around them parts. Sorry no mp3. PTST has two, here .

Are you taking the day off work today to check out Bagels & Beer ? It's the Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase at Cake Shop . It starts at 12pm. It is free and you do not need a badge to get in. Sounds good to me. Upstairs: Matt Wilson @ 2:00pm Kilgore Trout Is Dead @ 3:00pm Princeton @ 4:00pm The Lisps @ 5:00pm Downstairs: Brownwater @ 12:00pm Hot Lava @ 12:45pm [...]
Who: Brownwater Location: Staten Island, NY Slot: 12:00pm, Downstairs Why You Should Skip Work to Come See Them: A collective of musicians as large as Brownwater is sometimes a daunting act to book. With a rotating cast of up to 12-musicians it's sometimes difficult to pack them all on a stage, they can be a nightmare for a sound tech, and they generally play off of each other until the craziness
In two weeks the music world will be descending upon New York City for the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon. And while the week is sure to be a jumbled mess of the next great bands for most people I will be covering the entire mess right here so we can keep score of what's worth your attention and what's really not. On top of that the After the Jump Fest (of which I am a part) have set up a couple of
Two weeks ago at Rock the Harbor I was formally introduced to Brownwater, a band that I had heard about but had never heard or witnessed before that fateful day. Well the collective known as Brownwater proceeded to kick of the fest with one of the best sets of the day, an exuberant exaltation of rhythms and sounds that could not be topped all day long! I bought their EP that day for the amazing