
Is there even any doubt that Brooklyn circa 2009 fosters one of the most vibrant music scenes on this here planet? Not really; at this point, Brooklyn as music epicenter is a given, and it really has been long since next-door spoiled brother Manhattan's ever-skyrocketing rents have forced 99% of musicians across the East River and elsewhere. It's like that cool time-lapse photography used to capture vegetation growing, except the flowers and weeds are bands, artists, and ideas exploding from a single concrete slab. And while those of us who live here may [...]