One of the wonders of life in New York City is that the intimacy of each individual relationship can become enhanced by the contrasting vastness of our 300-square-mile metropolis and its staggering 8.4 million residents. As if we needed a reminder, the pricelessness of human contact is more apparent now than it has been in […]
February
08
BCF Select Livestreams – Week of 2.8.21
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of livestreams from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 @ 7pm – John Platt’s On Your Radar @ Facebook/YouTube. WFUV host John Platt hosts a monthly program where he introduces a phenomenal set of artists. This month will feature Alisa Amador, True North, and Phil Henry. […]
February
01
BCF Select Livestreams – Week of 2.1.21
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of livestreams/shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 @ 7pm – Monday Night Muses @ Facebook. Ladybeast Songwriter Rorie Kelly hosts a Monday Night livestream on Facebook. this week’s guest is fellow Ladybeast Nico Padden. (Event)— Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 @ 7pm – Roomful of […]
January
26
KNABLE GAZING: Antifolk This
posted by jimknable
Or, Reckoning with Someone Else’s Antifolk Playlist* On February 5, Ain’t I Folk? Weemayk Music Covers Antifolk Classics drops on BandCamp followed by a February 17 drop on all streaming services. Its lead single is Herman Düne’s “Futon Song” as covered by Cucaracha, a.k.a. Cockroach. ///**// Cockroach, I remember ye well. Hunched and buggy with […]
January
11
BCF Select Livestreams – Week of 1.11.21
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of livestreams from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week.
January
08
Knable Gazing: Talker-Songwriters in the Age of COVID
posted by jimknable
I have a secret dream that’s not so secret anymore because I’ve told too many people about it. I want to be a late night talk show host. Somewhere between Steve Allen and David Letterman, with a twist of Wallace Shawn from My Dinner with Andre. I have actually been fortunate enough to dabble with […]
January
05
BCF Select Livestreams – Week of 1.4.21
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of livestreams from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week.
January
04
The Localist: The Return of Scam Services, A Public Service Announcement
posted by bigcityfolks
The underground music world is buzzing from a recent mass casualties event in which many musicians have had songs delisted by Spotify because of an algorithm designed to remove songs that have been boosted by artificial plays via bots and fake plays. I won’t get into all the issues that one might have with a […]
December
28
BCF Select Livestreams/Shows – Week of 12.28.20
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of livestreams/shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week.
December
26
The Localist: Public Service As A Genre
posted by bigcityfolks
I want to reconfigure public attitudes towards artists who write outside of the industry and proposed the term “pro bono musician” the other day but I think the concept deserves some more thought and I’m proposing that we have a genre term which I will call Public Service Musician. By Public Service Musician, I refer […]
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