The Return of Rooney, folks!
With a brand new album on the way and an in-progress tour, Rooney is back to… playing video games and joking around. Frontman Robert Schwartzman (aka Solobob) has always been a playful video diarist and Big Live has coaxed him into resurrecting the series for our readers. Equip with a brand new (more…)
Do you live in New York? What are you doing tonight? Do you like space suits? Do you like moons and Abraham Lincoln? Then you might like the band that describes themselves as “A Civil War string band shot into outer space on a giant disco ball spaceship” — Miracles of Modern Science.
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On November 3rd, Julian Casablancas, The Strokes front-man, will release his first solo record, Phrazes For The Young. Serving up 80’s synth-pop sounds, the record is poised to be perfectly on trend with most buzzed about indie artists circling the blogosphere. The album is set to be released on Cult Records, Casablancas’ label under RCA. Strokes (more…)
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Mandy Stein took her first trip to CBGB’s when she was three years old. Daughter of legendary Sire Records founder Seymour Stein (used CBGB’s to cherry-pick bands for his label) and The Ramones manager Linda Stein, Mandy has kept her family’s heritage alive with the CBGB documentary (more…)
On September 12th, 2009…
Courtney Love emerged from the shadows to support Parson’s drop-out and “it”-designer du jour, Alexander Wang, with a performance at the after-party for his Spring ‘10 collection during New York City’s Fashion Week. The party was held at an open-air gas station attached to Milk Studios. Wang is known (more…)
On September 11th, 2009…
Rose Bar, located in the Julian Schnabel-designed Gramercy Park Hotel, presented its first installment of their monthly music series, “Rose Sessions,” with a performance by The Black Keys. The Akron, Ohio based band performed much of their fourth studio record, Attack and Release, (more…)
On September 18th, 2009…
During the week when New York City was focused on fashion, The Very Best provided a much needed burst of live music. The elusive group, led by Malawi-based singer Esau Mwamwaya and backed up by British/Franco DJ duo Radioclit, appeared (more…)
On September 10th, 2009…
To celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, Prada hosted NYC’s The Rapture at their SoHo flagship store designed by Dutch architect, Rem Koolaas. The three-member band set-up at the trough of the wooden wave (dubbed “big wave” by Koolhaas) that resembles a skate half-pipe and runs through the store. (more…)
On September 3rd, 2009…
The LA-based indie songstress, Glasser, teamed up with Bay Area-based artist, Tauba Auerbach, to help launch her exhibition, “HERE AND NOW/AND NOWHERE” at Deitch Gallery. As one part of her body of work, Auerbach created a beautiful and intricate musical instrument that (more…)
On July 14th, 2009…
Big Live made its debut on the live music scene. Its first showcase featured four up-and-coming NYC bands: The XYZ Affair, Glint, Locksley, and The London Souls. The bands played to a packed crowd of 450 people at Santos Party House in New York City. (more…)
