Mar 22, 2018
By: Michael LepekIt's nice when you can scratch a couple items off the bucket list. On a recent trip to New York City, I was able to go for a pair: experiencing a show at the original Brooklyn Bowl and seeing a live performance of the seminal West Coast funk-jazz (or is it jazz-funk?)&...
Apr 14, 2014
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the January 31st show.This was the show broadcast the day after found Umphrey's McGee drummer Mike Mirro had passed so NFTJU host Paul Abella built the playlist around some UM material.First featuring Mirro, "Nothing Too Fancy" from Local Band Does...
Sep 12, 2013
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist from two shows, first August 30th and the September 6th.Once again, Paul's playlists provided some Spotify puzzles so I had to make a handful of substitions and supplements (with some videos below). Some quick things to look out forOne of the videos features...
Jul 2, 2013
Since we didn't publish our Best of 2012 list until February of 2013, I'm pleased as punch to get a jump on this post prior to July 31st -- it's our list of our best albums of the first half of the year...Many thanks to @WeirScrewed for contributing this list which I (Steve - @thebarnpresents) will...
Apr 23, 2013
Amidst a pall of uncertainty about the venue -- ticket sales were ordered capped by local authorities -- the show went on Friday night. The heavy funk of the headliners didn't do much to bolster the Congress Theater's crumbling infrastructure, which was cited for a shocking 26 violations the week prior.The Congress has played a...