Chona Kasinger
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Seattle, WA, United States
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The Internet Musician Left at London Has Perfected the Art of Going Viral
The singer-songwriter’s impressions have been cosigned by Mitski and Tyler, the Creator. Now she wants you to listen to her original stuff. → Read More
10 Must-Have Gifts for the Sony Shooter
This holiday season, make sure to gift the Sony shooter in your life (or yourself!) with these must-have Sony photography products. Cameras, lenses & more! → Read More
Bon Iver Convinced a Bunch of Fans to Listen to His Album on a Boombox in Brooklyn
When a cryptic post signifying a time and place popped up on Bon Iver's Facebook Wednesday afternoon, it was anyone's guess what it could mean. Pop-up show? Interactive performance? It's 2016 and anything is possible — except for teleportation, which almost certainly ruled out a live performance in light of the band's Berlin dates. Curious fans were greeted by a mural at the cross... → Read More
Bon Iver Convinced a Bunch of Fans to Listen to His Album on a Boombox in Brooklyn
When a cryptic post signifying a time and place popped up on Bon Iver's Facebook Wednesday afternoon, it was anyone's guess what it could mean. Pop-up show? Interactive performance? It's 2016 and anything is possible — except for teleportation, which almost certainly ruled out a live performance in light of the band's Berlin dates. Curious fans were greeted by a mural at the cross... → Read More
Kind of a Big Dill: Scenes From Lower East Side Pickle Day
Hundreds came out to a closed-off stretch of Orchard Street on Sunday afternoon to celebrate their love of pickles at this year's annual Lower East Side Pickle Day. From an animated dancing pickle posing with attendees to a home pickling contest (featuring everything from sweet pickles to pickled mango and watermelon) judged by the founders of Ice and Vice, New York's very own Food... → Read More
Competition Gets Fierce at San Gennaro's Annual Cannoli Eating Contest
The annual San Gennaro cannoli eating contest returned early Friday afternoon after a year off. The objective? Ten competitors were given eight minutes to scarf as many full-sized Ferrara cannolis as possible. Congrats go to current Guinness World Record holder Wayne Wonder, who beat out the competition by a long shot. Check out scenes from the ricotta-fueled competition... → Read More
'Public, Private, Secret': Peek at International Center of Photography's New Museum
Following a brief hiatus, the International Center of Photography is back in the game. Featuring 150 works by no less than 50 different artists, the... → Read More
'Pictures of You': Fans of the Cure at Madison Square Garden
Saturday night marked the first evening of the Cure's three-night run at Madison Square Garden. The sold-out show had a monochromatic crowd swarm the... → Read More
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Rufus Wainwright's Judy Garland Tribute at Carnegie Hall
A decade after Rufus Wainwright's first tribute to Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall in 2006, he reprised night one of the two night event yesterday with special guests. With a resplendent 36-piece orchestra, Wainwright's take on Judy Garland is a stunning, tongue-in-cheek love letter to the chanteuse. After a moving rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in the second half of the... → Read More
Prophets of Rage Relocate Secret Gov Ball Performance to Warsaw
Prophets of Rage — a new endeavor featuring members Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine along with Chuck D of Public Enemy, B Real of Cypress Hill and DJ Lord — played a show at Warsaw last night after day three of Governor's Ball was canceled. Prophets of Rage also just announced a U.S. tour — "Make America Rage Again" — which will include over 35... → Read More
The Music of Governor's Ball 2016
Now in its fifth year, Governor's Ball ushers in the start of music festival season for many New Yorkers. Always an adventure, Gov Ball provides an excellent opportunity to catch a thoughtfully curated assemblage of bands, ranging from local legends (De La Soul, the Strokes) to hot up-and-comers. Oh, and the people watching — it's without equal. The rain started during Haim's set on... → Read More
Justin Bieber's Purpose Tour Fires Up Barclays Center
Moxie Raia and Post Malone kicked off the first of two evenings with Justin Bieber at Barclays Center last night. From pyrotechnics to jaw dropping... → Read More
Peter Bjorn and John Play Their First NYC Show in Five Years
Swedish rockers Peter Bjorn and John kicked off the first date of their tour — incidentally, their first show in NYC in five years — at Rough Trade on May 2. The three-piece (with the help of two backing members) blew away the sold-out crowd with a selection of pop gems from their treasure trove of a discography, including Young Folks, Objects of My Affection and Dig A... → Read More
New York Artists (and More) Go Wild at SXSW
Now in its 30th year, SXSW continues to be the annual music free-for-all for fans and music insiders alike. From Brooklyn's very own AdHoc to social networking giants Tumblr, this year's SXSW played host to a bevy of NYC showcases. The Village Voice made the trek to Austin to catch Le1f, Grouplove, White Lung, Dilly Dally, Kelela, Downtown Boys, Sheer Mag, Wild Belle, and more. → Read More
Animal Collective Get Colorful at Irving Plaza
The first night of two at Irving Plaza, Animal Collective's mesmerizing, if not straight-up Picasso-esque, stage setup reflected every color of the rainbow on the sold out crowd. In support of the band's recent release, Painting With, AnCo took their fans on a 90-minute trip through the new album — their tenth — and then some. New York-based Ratking opened up the show and proved to be an... → Read More
Jenny Lewis Rings In the 10th Anniversary of 'Rabbit Fur Coat' at Beacon Theatre
Jenny Lewis will be playing again on February 4 at Beacon Theatre with M. Ward and finishing off the anniversary tour at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, but good luck getting in to either of those dates—tickets for both shows are long gone. → Read More
The Faces of the Market Hotel's Super Packed Reopening
To ring in the reopening of Market Hotel in grand style, Sleater-Kinney performed the final night of their prolific Vanishing Tour to a packed house. Sweat dripped, cowbells were struck, and Fred Armisen once again delighted everyone with his running man dance. → Read More
Sleater-Kinney, GIF-ified: Here Are 16 From Their Five-Night NYC Stand
2015 was a massive year for Sleater-Kinney: They released their first album in a decade, No Cities to Love, bowled critics over with it, toured behind it all over the world and wrapped it up with a five-night string of shows in New York. Starting at the Kings Theatre and... → Read More
Quentin Tarantino Talks With His Hands and Other Scenes With 'The Hateful Eight' Cast in New York
We all love to gesticulate when we talk—filmmaker Quentin Tarantino included. Ever the enthusiastic speaker, it turns out that Tarantino is a master of both making movies and animatedly answering questions. Now, we've got the gifs to prove it so you can enjoy the disarming and charming director making the air his canvas. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Tarantino and the cast... → Read More