TAG: Webster Hall

May01

Jim James @ Webster Hall (Live Review)

04.29.13

After standard train delays, I arrived at Webster Hall 45 minutes late and missed all of Canadian ‘doom soul’ artist (and recent Juno award nominee) Cold Specks’ opening set. From what I gather, she killed it.

Jim James and his touring cohorts took the stage with atmospheric Middle Eastern sounds ringing in the air. With a bow from the big name on the marquee, a spectacular set comprised of James’ solo debut, Regions of Light and Sound of God, began under the restrained kinetic energy of “State of the Art.” The song deals with our growing disconnect as modern technologies foster the illusion of unity. James speaks of “a life worth living” divorced from a sea of restless faces buried in screens, logging their every journey outside the house on Foursquare and projecting images of a high quality existence. …MORE

Sep07

Marina and The Diamonds: A Real Gem (Video & MP3)


As Marina and The Diamonds—real name Marina Diamandis— unknowingly played my unofficial “Welcome To New York” party last week at Webster Hall (check out my review here), it only felt right to be heading over to the Atlantic Records HQ to meet the Welsh/Greek singer. I head up to the office and am told to follow an employee. I then awkwardly stand by a door, waiting for Marina. Her publicist tells me that the interview will be conducted in a cab, something that’s more than fitting for Marina’s fast pace. She always seems to be putting out another video, playing another gig, or, in today’s case, having another photo shoot. As Marina walks out of Atlantic’s artist lounge and …

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Sep04

Live Review: Marina &The Diamonds @ Webster Hall (Video)

Two nights ago, I was able to head over to Webster Hall for the first time to catch a set from one of the bigger buzz artists of the moment, Marina & The Diamonds. As I have only been a New Yorker for the past six days, the show had a ceremony-feel to it— almost as if Marina, who is in no way of New York descent, was inducting me into the concrete jungle with the night’s moving performance.

Marina graced the stage for the first time that evening with the pace of a star, dressed in a long, tight black velvet dress that was whimsically accessorized with a black cape and peace sign glasses. The hip (but talented), young band broke into “The Outsider”, and Marina began to cover all corners …

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Aug24

Theophilus London Live @ Webster Hall, NYC (Video)

Pardon the grainy view at the beginning of the video, apparently the fog machines periodically blasting off from the balcony of Webster Hall did their job.  But having said that, so did Theophilus London.  I thought the few tracks I’d heard from his second release, This Charming Mixtape and his latest, I Want You were pretty cool but I didn’t get it.  20 minutes into his set, it was slapping me in the face in the form of a steady procession of bass heavy dance tracks smoothed out by synths that demanded, at the very least, a two step, and, at the most, me to turn my camera off and jam with the girl in front of me.  Besides the structure of the set, …

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Aug16

Theophilus London and Grandmaster Flash Show @ Webster Hall, NYC

I have yet to see Theophilus London perform but I have been hearing the show is on point.  We Stole The Show will be in the building and it’s only a dollar(before 12)!

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