“All of the stories on Seven Summits are at least partly true. Some are completely true, and were told to me firsthand. Some are more like historical fiction.” - Kyle Wilson
Obviously, it’s not possible to objectively quantify the quality of any piece of music. But if counting the number of times an album is able [...]

The Secret Life Of Sofia may be the most consistently impressive band playing in New York right now. Their last few shows have featured newly added members Chris Brazee and Fraser McCulloch, formerly of the much-missed Mistakes. And if you’re familiar with the Mistakes, you can probably imagine the little extra bounce these guys have [...]

Wednesday, May 14th
Gold Streets
@ The Delancey (FREE SHOW/OPEN BAR)
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
8:30pm - Botanica
9:30pm - Gold Streets
10:30pm - Nicole Atkins & the Sea
OPEN BAR from 8:30pm-9:30pm
BBQ on the roof
She Keeps Bees
@ Glasslands / 9:30pm
289 Kent Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Scary Mansion, Day For Night
Thursday, May 15th
The Problem
@ The Lucky Cat / 9pm
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
Locket
@ Rehab [...]

Tuesday, April 29th
Zero Spanish
@ Spike Hill / 11pm
184 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
9pm - Cheryl
10pm - Mattison
11pm - Zero Spanish
The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ Montauk Club / 8pm
25 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
“Book and bake sale benefit event for Sangam House. www.sangamhouse.org”
She Keeps Bees (Jess solo/acoustic)
@ Pianos / 10pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
7pm - Anita Athavale
8pm - Sharon Van [...]

Monday, April 21st
The Secret Life Of Sofia + Via Audio
@ Union Hall / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Tuesday, April 22nd
Holy Moly! + Frauke
@ Cake Shop (FRAUKE RELEASE SHOW) / 8pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Monster Eiffel Tower
Via Audio
@ Mercury Lounge / 9pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7pm - American Princes
8pm [...]

Okay, we feel a little like our reviews of The Secret Life Of Sofia’s shows have become cut and paste affairs. We say things like “they haven’t played in a while,” “perhaps the best show we’ve seen them play yet,” “really looking forward to that album they’ve been working on.” The thing is, those are [...]

Tuesday, February 26th
Mancino + The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ The Delancey (FREE SHOW!) / 8:30pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
8:30pm - The Head Set
9:30pm - The Secret Life Of Sofia
10:30pm - Mancino
OPEN BAR 8:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesday, February 27th
Naked Hearts
@ Cake Shop / 9pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Baby Walrus, So L’il
Thursday, February 28th
Via Audio
@ Mercury Lounge / 9:30pm
217 [...]

Okay, now that CMJ is good and over, let’s take a look back at a few highlights.
Of course, Saturday night was the StereoactiveNYC/Hot Rocks Party Official CMJ Showcase, co-sponsored by DigitalFreedom.org. In case you missed our wrap-ups, here they are:
PART ONE: Chop Shop, The Secret Life Of Sofia, Gold Streets
PART TWO: Mancino, Man In Gray, [...]

Saturday night was a big night for us. It was the first time we’d ever presented a showcase as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. And with nine bands playing from 6pm to 3am, we knew it was going to be a monster of a night. In the end, we’re hard pressed to think of [...]

The Secret Life Of Sofia is a band we’ve been following since its inception. They started out strong and have only gotten better over the short two to three years of their existence. Anyone who happened to see them, say, a year or two ago, then again in just the last few months may have [...]