I saw Longwavehttp://www.longwavetheband.com/ a few years ago and they stuck out amid a blur of club shows as a band with notable songsmanship. Regardless of the the viability of that word, the show is free and at the Music Hall of Williamsburg -
Here’s When It’s Gone:
Los Lobos are one of the great underrated bands. Los Lonely Boys are some cool dudes too. Together, for short money ($5) in Central Park is clearly a winner.
Here’s Will the Wolf Survive?
Bowery Ballroom is the place for Thao with the Get Down Stay Down. Basically, I have a thing for Thao - go see why…
Yellowman mon! See him at BB Kings.
Here’s a taste…
Alternatively the greatest songwriter EVER Bob Dylan is at Prospect Park and Wyclef Jean - a man also worthy of lavish praise - is in Central Park.
Can’t resist the excuse to post Subterranean Homesick Blues
and Killing Me Softly…
Culture, now led by the son of Joseph Hill - Kenyatta will do their thing at SOBs beginning around 11.
If you like the vid, you’ll dig the show…
All Points West is not short on talent but if you are short on stamina or dough, McCarren Pool is a good alternative as the Felice Brothers and Eli Paperboy Reed promises to be a good take.
Here’s video of Paperboy -
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