Getting Melted at Meltasia: A Look Back at 2017
Jackie Green
September 8, 2017
Words by Jackie Green and Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. Very rarely does an event fully live up to its projected hype. We get all
Words by Jackie Green and Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. Very rarely does an event fully live up to its projected hype. We get all
Triathalon have not put anything out since 2016’s Cold Shower EP but they will be here at Sunnyvale powering through their repertoire (and maybe, possibly even playing
In recent times, Brooklyn has gotten the reputation of being the “arty” center of drag. The current reigning Rupaul’s Drag Race Queen is the high
What does it look like to be on the road with one of the most notoriously intense bands of our time? Sacha Lecca (Deputy Photo
Apparently, it’s Brooklyn Music Week? Yeah, I didn’t know either. Anyways a number of up and coming bands that have started appearing on every concert
This Friday Dead Stars are releasing their new album Perfect Patterns. And since the most high energy shows tend to be the very joyful celebrations
I was going to go to Long Island this weekend for a barbecue until I realized how far it is—three hours roundtrip guys, that’s halfway
There’s something about Each Month’s Day: yep, that’s what I’m going to call it— aka, 6/6, 7/7, 8/8… if you have a better term for
Photo by Devon Bristol Shaw Psychic Selves‘ new single ‘Rosemary’ is a love song about loving yourself and not letting outside forces get in the
Every now and again you come across a party with such a killer lineup you know it’s going to be wild. That was the case
Photos by Devon Shaw. Get your flippers ready and find your most colorful outfit, ’cause the Booze Cruise is docking! For four years now, NYC
I shoot a lot of film each week, of everything and nothing. Or, as I say, portraits of nouns (people places things and ideas). Here
Photos by Devon Shaw. Review by Mo Wilson. “What is punk?” a friend texted me when I told them I’d be going to the Priests
Photos by Thomas Sarvello. Buster’s back! Catch the man, the myth, the legend for the last time this summer at City Winery on August 12th.
The best mountain in the world to forget all your worries. High up in the skies, somewhere in upstate New York, hordes of people come from all
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. The Shush Series at Drexler’s is back at it and this week I’ve got the feels. I’m an observer by
The only thing better than winning a pair of tickets is winning a pair of tickets and a vinyl! With the help of our friends
The western/country tinge revival is still in full force folks. This Friday Dougie Poole headlines the recently revived Secret Project Robot alongside BUCK, Rhinestone and
One of my favorite recent bands Cutouts (also a band I can actually testify to as being very good live) are playing this Friday alongside the Roofers Union
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. Alright, alright, alright. We did it again. We brought the weird and wonderful, the beautiful and new and most importantly,
It can feel tedious watching the same tired and ol’ bands in the same locker-room music venues. But stop by Alphaville on Wednesday the 26th to
Sharkmuffin kicks ass with fast punk rock tempos and hi-hat heavy songs—it makes you wonder how any drum set or sound system can survive their
Brian Hill and the Noh Starrs is doing a month long residency at Berlin. Every Friday night in July you can catch the dude playing
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. The inaugural ‘Shush Series’ at Drexler’s kicked off last week and will be happening every single Tuesday from now on
The western revival is in full effect. Every band and their mother seems to be jumping on the bandwagon but few have been doing it
It’s that time of the year again! Burger Records and Modern Sky USA have gotten together to throw an epic banger on Coney Island. This
Photos by Cheryl Georgette. Hello all you Alt Citizens. Do you need something new to listen to? We’ve got your back. Meet PILL, that’s with
Flyer by Dan Curran. This is the first of the Shush Series–entitled shush as in, “shush, I’m trying to hear this awesome band” or “oh
Photos by Cheryl Georgette. When I talk about dinner and a show I’m usually referring to the raccoon death cage matches that happens on my
Rey Pila sits on a line straddling the 80’s with their synth and menacing backbeats, punctuating the horror movie that is modern times. Their Wall of
Ahhh 2007. The year we all had flip phones, and Kim Kardashian was still Paris Hilton’s assistant. The moving image I most associate with the year
The Vacant Lots are usually described as being a quintessentially New York band. The sound a mixture of chaos, grit and light — occupying a space