ATMOSPHERE CELEBRATE ‘JESTURES’ AND 30 YEARS AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere, celebrating their 30th year, performed at Brooklyn Steel on Thursday with support sets from Sage Francis, R.A. The Rugged Man and a ...
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AUSTRALIA’S VACATIONS TAKE A TRIP TO BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Australian indie rock band Vacations performed at Brooklyn Steel on Thursday. Saying from the stage that the set was their "best show so far, better than Boston and Chi...
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SLEATER-KINNEY AT BROOKLYN STEEL: CHOPS, MELODY & TAMELESS ENERGY
Much ink and digital bandwith have been spilled to extol the influence and importance of Sleater-Kinney, the long-running Washington state indie/alternative/riot grrrl band, all of it valid. But the v...
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MATISYAHU SHARES THE LIGHT DURING DARK TIME FOR JEWISH PEOPLE
Matisyahu, the reggae rapper whose Jewish faith is a major component of his music and life, has not set out to preach on his Hold The Fire tour. "I’m doing music, right, so I’m not going go be maki...
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NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF THE UNEXPECTED
You know that sense of anticipation you have before pressing play on a favorite band's new album? At least one member of the tuneful Canadian indie-rock veterans The New Pornographers feels the same w...
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PLACEBO PERFORM IN NYC FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2014
Photos by Bobby Nicholas British alt-rock band Placebo performed in New York for the first time since 2014, with two dates at Brooklyn Steel on April 23-24 in support of their eighth album, "Never ...
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BEABADOOBEE SHOWS STAR POWER AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Rising pop star beabadoobee, touring in support of her buzzed-about sophomore album "Beatopia," performed at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, enrapturing the audience with the typ...
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METRIC’S MARATHON COMES TO BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Canadian indie rockers Metric played a two-night run at Brooklyn Steel on Wednesday and Thursday, promoting its eighth studio album, "Formentera." Metric's set included a h...
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CAUTIOUS CLAY BRINGS THE NOSTALGIA AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Cautious Clay was a bit reminiscent during his show at Brooklyn Steel on Saturday night — the last one of his Karma + Friends Tour in North America. Telling us about his ti...
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ANDREW BIRD AT BROOKLYN STEEL
Photos by Jay Pinho Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird, touring in support of his latest studio album, "My Finest Work Yet," performed at Brooklyn Steel on Sept. 18. His n...
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