The Brooklyn Paper: SNA Newspaper of the Year, 2007

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’Clef’s palate

Music: Former Fugees legend Wyclef Jean popped into the Alligator Lounge in Williamsburg on Dec. 3. Holy Lauryn Hill, Batman! Comment.

December 8, 2007

King for a day

Music: Kelly King’s debut album is called “Live the Dream,” and the pop singer, hailing from Bedford-Stuyvesant via Nashville, seems to be doing just that. Comment.

Santa’s slay

Music: Most everyone whom GO Brooklyn knows is asking for a Nintendo Wii from Santa this year, but if the Tiger Lillies have their way, we’ll all be getting “Suicide for Christmas.” Comment.

November 10, 2007

Robot rock

Music: It is easy to find a place where humans play music. The venues for robots, on the other hand, are few and far between. Luckily, the LEMURplex in Gowanus has just opened its doors, so Brooklyn has a space where the public can play interesting instruments, and the instruments can play right back.   Comments (1).

BAM’s traffic jam

Music: A review of “The BQE,” Sufjan Stevens’s new work, commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Comment.

November 3, 2007

Natural born thriller

Music: It’s been 13 years since Juliette Lewis played Mallory Knox in Oliver Stone’s blockbuster bloodbath “Natural Born Killers,” but the 34-year-old starlet still hasn’t lost her edge. She’s coming with her band, The Licks, to play Williamsburg this week.  Comment.

Amazing Ross

Music: The annual Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition draws hundreds of aspiring crooners from across the country, all vying for the glory as well as a $4,000 prize and free studio time. But for Danny Ross, a self-taught pop rock pianist, the competition is part of a much greater and precisely managed plan.  Comments (1).

Spike’s sounds

Music: Spike Hill, the tavern sitting on the corner of Bedford Avenue and North Seventh Street in Williamsburg, is a neighborhood favorite for a beer or burger, but something new is on the menu: live local bands. Comment.

October 27, 2007

11.6 miles of bad road

Checkin’ in with: The Brooklyn–Queens Expressway has been the backdrop for endless frustration — and plenty of car horn symphonies — but now it’s inspired a legit music composition by indie rock superstar Sufjan Stevens. Comments (1).

Language arts

Music: Even if you don’t speak Spanish, you shouldn’t have a problem understanding Dani “Macaco” Carbonell. The Barcelona-based pop star is making his first stop in the borough as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s “New Voices from Spain” program on Oct. 27, and according to him, music transcends language. Comments (1).

October 20, 2007

Lady sings

Music: Brooklyn sigs the blues with second ‘Big Eyed Blues Festival.’ Comment.

October 13, 2007

Music class

Music: The CMJ Music Marathon returns to town this week. Comment.

October 6, 2007

Sizzlin’ siblings

Music: Fiery Furnaces warm up with a new disc. Comments (1).

Tuning in

Music: The Brooklyn Philharmonic announces its new season. Comment.

September 29, 2007

Have your ‘Cake’

Music: A little sweet, a little sour, the Sea and Cake gets ready to rock the Warsaw Comment.

September 22, 2007

Almost famous

Music: Nevermind the adults, here’s the Care Bears on Fire. Comment.

I Stole Your Animal

Music: Our review of the Care Bears’ new record. Comment.

September 15, 2007

Reading music

Music: Rockers booked at the library. Comment.

September 8, 2007

A chicken-and-egg thing

Why are Red Hook’s chickens getting a stage at Farm Aid? Comments (2).

All aboard

Music: Opera takes over the Red Hook piers. Comment.

Man the Fort

Music: Park it in Fort Greene this weekend for a controversial neighborhood festival. Comment.

August 25, 2007

Battle of the bands

Music: The GO Brooklyn summer concert series smackdown! Comment.

August 18, 2007

School of rock

Music: Forget arts and crafts, local girls rock out at music camp. Comment.

Hall’s way

Music: A Brooklyn band lets loose with their bluegrass sound. Comment.

Mark of the Beasties

Music: The Beastie Boys play their first show in the borough. Comment.

Shoe show

Music: ”Buckle My Shoe,” comes to Prospect Park. Comment.

August 11, 2007

Rock ‘Registry’

Music: Greenpoint record label throws gigantic birthday bash. Comment.

August 4, 2007

Rock of (all) ages

Music: Kiddie music craze has borough smelling like pre-school spirit. Comment.

Over the Hill

Music: Former Fugee Lauryn Hill comes to Brooklyn, but is it a come back? Comment.

July 28, 2007

TV’s show

Music: TV on the Radio takes the stage at McCarren Pool this weekend. Comment.

Making waves

Music: TV isn’t the only thing on the radio in Brooklyn. Comment.

High strung

Music: Meet Jenny Scheinman, Brooklyn’s busiest violinist. Comment.

Zanes traffic jam

Music: Tout le monde was at Dan Zanes’s “Celebrate Brooklyn!” concert on Sunday — even Harry Potter. Comment.

July 21, 2007

‘Siren’ song

Music: A new Brooklyn music festival aims to shake up the summer concert establishment. Comment.

July 14, 2007

Doctor’s notes

Music: The Brooklyn Philharmonic’s new music therapy programcould be instrumental to good health. Comment.

Soul patrol

Music: Are the McCarren Pool hipsters ready for the ‘Ponderosa Stomp’? Comment.

June 30 – July 7, 2007

Spree’s squeeze

Music: The Polyphonic Spree barely fits into the Warsaw...how will they play a show there? Comment.

June 23, 2007

Bowery buys in

Music: Manhattan nightclub gurus take over Williamsburg’s Northsix space. Comment.

June 16, 2007

No sleep ’til Beasties!

Music: This just in: The Beastie Boys will be playing the McCarren Pool in Williamsburg on Aug. 9! The pioneering hip-hop trio is best known in these parts for the 1987 single “No Sleep ’til Brooklyn” — and Adam Yauch is a borough native who went to Brooklyn Friends school Downtown and Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood. Comment.

Arcade’s fire

Music: Performance artist Penny Arcade and pals say forget LES, Brooklyn is more. Comment.

‘Lady’ sings the blues

Music: Flatbush’s Ladybug Transistor buzzes in Brooklyn. Comment.

June 9, 2007

Quite a ‘Prospect’

Music: Slope gears up for another summer of “Celebrate Brooklyn” Comment.

Joan Osborne is ‘one of us’

Music: GO Brooklyn chats with the Cobble Hill–based songstress. Comment.

Celebrate Brooklyn Calendar

Music: A full calendar of the summer schedule at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Comment.

Kids ‘n’ play

Music: ‘Hip-Hop Generation Next’ comes to Red Hook. Comment.

June 2, 2007

Rap session

Music: Third annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop fest bring it all back home. Comment.

Gang signs

Music: Gang Gang Dance go ape on experimental new DVD. Comment.

Child’s play

Music: Kid bands rock Southpaw to benefit their peers. Comment.

May 26, 2007

Happening beats

Music: Indie rock pioneer Calvin Johnson makes his way to Brooklyn. Comment.

May 12, 2007

Noise of summer

Music: The fourth annual ‘No Fun Fest’ hits Red Hook. Comment.

All ages

Music: Canadian indie rockers Shapes and Sizes bring all-ages fun to Park Slope. Comment.

Water music

Music: McCarren Park’s pool opens up for another summer of concerts Comment.

May 5, 2007

Killah in Brooklyn

Music: Ghostface comes to the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. Comment.

April 28, 2007

Band loses monkey muse

Music: Can you please help four rockers find their missing monkey? Comment.

Re-souled

Music: Rhonda Dene’t puts her stamp on the Clinton Hill soul scene. Comment.

Get fierce

Music: Toshi Reagon lends her voice. Comment.

April 21, 2007

Space case

Music: The Brooklyn Philharmonic offers you the stars. Comment.

April 14, 2007

Slinging Webb

Music: TK Webb brings the blues back to Brooklyn. Comment.

April 7, 2007

Bishop rocks

Music: After a busy 2006, local rockers Bishop Allen gear up for another big year. Comment.

Indie band has a beef with Smith Street

Music: Life in a Blender is wondering ‘What happened to Smith?’ Comment.

March 31, 2007

Brooklyn messes with Texas

Music: GO Brooklyn’s Texas correspondent checks in with the borough’s finest at South by Southwest. Comment.

Rock Mecca

Music: The Brooklyn Paramont Theater returns to glory. Comment.

March 3, 2007

The new classic

Music: Composer Nico Muhly brightens the Philharmonic with his rising star. Comment.

Tween spirit

Music: Pre-teen rockers Care Bears on Fire take Red Hook. Comment.

February 24, 2007

The next Mozart? Kiddie composer comes to Brooklyn

Music: While most seventh graders are busy composing book reports, Thomas Reeves has been up to something different. The 12-year old Reeves is a classical music composer. Comment.

In full bloom

Music: The Violets blossom with a new album and reality TV series. Comment.

February 17, 2007

War stories

Music: VietNam marches home from their U.S. tour with a new record Comment.

Cash-ing in

Music: Brooklyn throws a birthday party for the Man in Black Comment.

February 10, 2007

A real dream

Music: Former Supreme Mary Wilson brings her golden voice to Brooklyn Comment.

February 3, 2007

?’s mark

Music: Magnetic Field hosts a benefit for “96 Tears” singer. Comment.

January 27, 2007

‘Four-Scored’: Laurie Anderson joins the Philharmonic at BAM

Music: “Different is what always appeals to me,” Laurie Anderson was saying the other day. “I’d choose [it] over beautiful anytime.”  Comment.

Get your ‘Phil’: Brooklyn Philharmonic presents ‘Earth Awakened’

Music: Brooklyn Philharmonic adds a didgeridoo for new season opener. Comment.

Take a hike: Experimental music, popular but tough to get to

Music: The clubs may be hard to find, but experimental music still makes noise in Brooklyn. Comment.

Catch the ‘Clap’

Music: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s new record, “Some Loud Thunder,” meets loud applause. Comment.

January 20, 2007

Camera Obscura bring their act to the Warsaw

Music: Brooklyn’s “little Poland” will take on a Scottish accent on Jan. 24 when the Glasgow sextet Camera Obscura hit Polish National Home-cum-indie rock venue the Warsaw. This is the only New York stop on the American tour supporting the band’s 2006 release “Let’s Get Out of This Country” — and you won’t be able to catch them across the East River. Comment.

Gratuitous violins: BFCM Mozart marathon

Music: And you thought the marathon was only in the fall. Comment.

January 6, 2007

Classically cool

Music: Chiara String Quartet wants to attract a more youthful crowd to their hip, cool chamber music concerts, so they’re taking their set list to a Williamsburg club. Comment.

Bridging the divide

Music: The “Brooklyn Jazz Underground Launch Festival” starts Jan. 11 … in Manhattan? Comment.
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