CMJ 2010 | The Bigger Lights

While thousands of runners are limbering up for the ING New York City Full Marathon, just weeks away, New York is host to another marathon of sorts. The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival kicked off it’s 30th year Tuesday October 19th at various venues. No training is required for this marathon, just huge amounts of love for music and film. Read more

Concert Review | Les Nubians at (Le) Poisson Rouge

On Friday October 15th, Les Nubians’ month long tour that started in L.A. came to a close at New York’s (Le) Poisson Rouge. The sister singing duo, accompanied by a world class nice piece band, unveiled new music from their upcoming third studio album Nu Revolution. Prior to the duo coming to the stage, J. Period warmed up the crowd spinning a mix of classic 70s and 80s R&B and Hip Hop. Read more

Aksel Kolstad in Plaid is Anything but Bad…

A lover of Plaid suits and Nike running shoes, 29 year-old Aksel Kolstad stands out as an anomaly among his musical peers. Read more

Concert Review | Tamia, Mario, and Chrisette Michele at SummerStage

As the summer slowly comes to a close, there is an instant rush to take advantage of as much of the free and exciting events the city has to offer. This summer SummerStage has not let New York City and its surrounding boroughs down with an outstanding line up in music, dance, and theater. If you didn’t spend at least one day out of the week at a SummerStage event, you truly missed out. Read more

Concert Review | Erykah Badu ‘Secret Show’ in New York for New Amerykah LP

When thousands of Giant Step email subscribers received the email announcement of an Erykah Badu “secret show” at Good Units in the Hudson Hotel, everyone scrambled to purchase their ticket and get the word out to their friends. Tickets sold out faster than you could think about your favorite Erykah Badu song. With the anticipation of the release of her fifth album New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, this was sure to be an exciting show. Read more