Blog: am/fm

By Hal Bienstock Special to amNewYork • The Virgins are at Bowery Ballroom , Friday 8pm, $15. The term "overnight sensation" gets thrown around a lot in the music world. For most bands, a seemingly sudden breakthrough comes after years of struggle. But for Manhattan's The Virgins, the term actually applies. For their third-ever gig, the band performed at a Paris fashion show with punk legends Patti Smith and Sonic Youth. Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as planned. "We sucked," said singer Donald Cumming. "When we [...]