Pink Mountaintops

Posted on June 8th, 2009

Indie rock band Pink Mountaintops perform at The Bell House in Brooklyn. Their most recent album is entitled Outside Love.

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The Rural Alberta Advantage

Posted on June 5th, 2009

The Rural Alberta Advantage perform at Mercury Lounge in the Lower East Side. The Canadian trio, who have recently been signed to Saddle Creek Records, puts on a fun intimate show.

The RAA is playing more dates this summer throughout North America. Their debut album is entitled Hometowns.

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Hagi

Posted on June 3rd, 2009

I have a great time at ~~Iroha~~ Sake Bar Hagi on a rare excursion to Midtown Manhattan.

The Japanese restaurant is at 152 W 49th Street (between 6th and 7th). At $20/head for all our food, it ain’t a raw deal either.

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D-Day Rally

Posted on May 29th, 2009

I feature the New York’s D-Day rally protesting the California Supreme Court ruling to uphold Proposition 8, effectively keeping a ban on same-sex marriage in the state.

The first nation to legalize same-sex marriage was The Netherlands in 2001. Since then, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, and Sweden have also made in legal.

As far as the U.S., three states currently have marriage equality: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and soon to be Vermont and Maine. In New York, the state recognizes legal same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions but do not perform their own.

I see good people of all ages and colors march at the rally. Live and let live, is what I say.

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Breakneck Ridge

Posted on May 27th, 2009

I take the Metro-North early on a Friday to go hiking with friends at Breakneck Ridge, just outside Cold Springs, NY. We climb up for views of the Hudson and head back to New York City at the end of a strenuous day.

Here’s a photo of Breakneck Ridge from across the Hudson River:

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Animal Collective

Posted on May 27th, 2009

After listening to Animal Collective rather intensively over the last few months, I attend their live performance at Terminal 5.

Fantastic show and atmosphere.

I broke this video post in four segments, check them out full screen if you’re a fan.

Intro, My Girls, Also Frightened:

Summertime Clothes, Guys Eyes:

Fireworks (my fave):

Brother Sport (great part of the show), leaving:

Animal Collective is on tour for the rest of the summer, check out the schedule on their myspace page, or preview Merriweather Post Pavilion on amazon.

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