Articles by Liz

Having had the pleasure of seeing St. Vincent during CMJ, it was no difficult decision to attend her show at the Bowery Ballroom last night. First off, openers Foreign Born won themselves some new fans with their brisk set of somewhat folky songs that also pack plenty of room for outright rocking. The lead singer’s [...]

Brooklyn’s Bombs played the Lolita Party at Glasslands to a crowd eager to dance, due in some part most likely to the free cans of Sparks that were being served. Syrupy malt-liquor energy drinks aside, those in attendance were left with little decision but to shake it as the keyboard, bass, and drums trio took [...]

Mountain man Justin Vernon, who performs as Bon Iver, quickly packed the Sound Fix performance space last night for a cozy, record-release celebrating affair. The previously non-official availability of his debut album For Emma, Forever Ago apparently hadn’t stopped the word from spreading – thank you internet buzz. With a wacky salsa music rhythm dripping [...]

Here’s a practice that raises red flag:Placing hot drinks in a paper bag.They slosh this way and that,Where your good sense be at?You’ll get burned while your pants act as rag.

It is no welcome sight to behold,Food in fridge overtaken by mold,It is a day dire,When meals do expire,Though for some stinky cheese is like gold.

Though he showed satisfaction ostensible,He did find the meal reprehensible,The meat stretchy and grey,With a side dish like hay,And a dose of cumin indefensible.

To dunk your food twice in the dip,Is to of social stance lose your grip.Such a clear party blunder,Tears your good name asunder,And to you no one will their hat tip.

It is the bane of my existence,When to drinking one shows a resistance.They fear they’ll be sick,Thus forgetting the trick,Is to practice with healthy persistence.

Far from your typically loud, sweaty concert event, Joanna Newsom played gorgeously last night at the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). The formality of seeing her play in a classy theatre with symphonic stature makes just as much sense as if she were booked at a dingy club, because [...]

To inventors worldwide I’m beholden,For creating amenities golden,In my life and yours,Such as plumbing indoors,To make this day outshine those of olden.