By Dawoud Kringle
There are times when the Designer of destiny makes a fortuitous decision on your behalf.
Photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
I first met Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi in the lobby of a hotel where a mutual friend, virtuoso pianist David Cieri, was performing. We hit it off immediately; and both knew we’d met kindred spirits. The first time we’d played music together was in Ornette Coleman’s apartment. One of my life’s regrets was that I’d not recorded that session! It was marvelous.
Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
On my way to my friend’s Kickstarter fundraising campaign yesterday, I passed by the East Village Radio (EVR) station which is a small storefront studio on 1st Ave and 1st Street.
I said good-bye to this great local Internet radio station and to the DJ inside the studio who was playing electronic music.
It’s really a shame that this radio station had to close down due to financial difficulties, such as rising rents, equipment costs and the licensing fees for broadcasting music.
The station broadcasted music 24/7. Playing mainly eclectic-indie music, from indie rock to punk to post punk, club music, hip-hop. A growing listenership here in NY and also abroad and guests Like Lou Reed , Drake. Jimmy Cliff couldn’t stop the closing. Again: what a shame!
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Venue: Life on Mars Gallery (56 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, New York 11206, 718-417-3935)
Tickets: $50, $150 or donation
Genre: exhibition and concert
On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Life on Mars Gallery hosts an exhibition and concert to benefit Every Mother Counts, an organization dedicated to informing and mobilizing new audiences to take actions and raise funds that support maternal health programs around the world. The organization was founded by global maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns in 2010. For more information, go to everymothercounts.org.
Artist: aStridd
Title: Colliding Galaxies
Label: self released
Genre: nu jazz/nu soul
Review by Dawoud Kringle
Once in a while a really interesting CD will just fall into your lap. This is how Colliding Galaxies, the new EP by aStridd came to me. aStridd, the Brooklyn based duo of guitarist / composer Yasser Tejeda and vocalist Jill Peacock have produced a really engaging debut release.
Text by J4JA
