Arts, Music & Entertainment

Soul Great Bobby Womack Passes

Dave Gil de Rubio June 29, 2014

Soul legend Bobby Womack died on June 27, 2014 at the age of 70. Now this might not even be a

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Dave Gil de Rubio June 28, 2014

June 28 Huntington Drive-By Truckers/The Hold Steady @ The Paramount 370 New York Ave. 8 p.m. $44. 631-673-7300 www.theparamountny.com Southern rock

By the Time I Get to Bayville

Dave Gil de Rubio June 27, 2014

There is a point on Jimmy Webb’s self-released Live and at Large: Jimmy Webb in the U.K. where the singer-songwriter

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Dave Gil de Rubio June 27, 2014

June 27 Brooklyn Shovels & Rope/Valerie June @ the Prospect Park Bandshell Prospect Park W. @ Ninth St., 7 p.m. Free.

Garland Jeffreys: Hitting His Stride Again With Truth Serum

Dave Gil de Rubio June 24, 2014

Garland Jeffreys — Truth Serum (Luna Park) — There was a point when Garland Jeffreys was banging out a string of

Hitting The Sweet Spot

Dave Gil de Rubio June 22, 2014

If you spent time watching MTV or listening to FM radio in the early ’90s, Matthew Sweet needs no introduction: His

Zac Brown In Forest Hills: Getting There

Dave Gil de Rubio June 20, 2014

If your weekend plans include taking in Saturday’s Zac Brown Band concert – MTA Long Island Rail Road and New York

Rockmitzvah: Where Ritual Meets Rebellion

Dave Gil de Rubio June 20, 2014

Most music you hear at a bar or bat mitzvah is the usual mix of standard party fare (Kool and the

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Dave Gil de Rubio June 19, 2014

June 19 Westbury Lucinda Williams @ The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave. 8 p.m. $60, $40 DOS. 800-745-3000 www.thespaceatwestbury.com

The Black Keys: Turning Blue With Help From Danger Mouse

Dave Gil de Rubio June 15, 2014

The Black Keys — Turn Blue (Nonesuch) — For the Black Keys, who have been inextricably linked with the White Stripes

Shred-heads everywhere no doubt salivated upon learning that the Swedish tsunami that is Yngwie Malmsteen would be touring with fellow neo-classical metal icon and former Scorpions axeman Uli John Roth.

Afghan Whigs: Back In The Saddle With Do To The Beast

Dave Gil de Rubio June 10, 2014

Afghan Whigs — Do To the Beast (Sub Pop) —Oftentimes lumped in with the grunge music due to its association with

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Dave Gil de Rubio May 21, 2014

May 10 & 11

NYC

HAIM @ Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St. 8 p.m. $25. 212-582-6600 www.terminal5nyc.com

With their surname doubling as the group name, sisters Danielle, Alana and Este somehow managed to mix the disparate influence of Fleetwood Mac, Destiny’s Child and ’80s synth-pop

Broken Bells: Finding Dream Pop After The Disco

Dave Gil de Rubio May 21, 2014

Two Great Tastes That Go Together

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admin May 21, 2014

Hayes Carll @ The Bell House, 149 7th St., 9 p.m. $20 adv. $22 DOS. 718-643-6510 www.thebellhouseny.com
He may originally hail from the Houston suburb of The Woodlands, but singer-songwriter Hayes Carll is cut from the same cloth as that legion of legendary Austin singer-songwriters…

St. Paul & The Broken Bones: A New Soul Sensation

Dave Gil de Rubio May 21, 2014

Going To Church At The Altar Of Muscle Shoals

Joan Osborne: Changing It Up Just A Bit With Love and Hate

Dave Gil de Rubio May 1, 2014

With her rich vocals and knack for belting out R&B, be it her own material or the string of covers she’s done on recent albums, it’s also nice when Joan Osborne decides to change things up a bit. Such is the case with her eighth studio album.