Most people just describe Brooklyn’s Sydney Wayser as indie or indie-pop. That mainly tells you what she doesn’t sound like (mainstream music). So let’s try to describe her music for you. Sydney’s main instrument is piano and her band consists of electric guitar, upright bass, drums and toys (toy piano, toy xylophone and some others). […]

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[Image via flickr] Before she moved to Brooklyn in 2007, Carrie Rodriguez was already singing about Brooklyn, or at least the Brooklyn Bridge.  But perhaps we should start at the beginning.  Carrie Rodriguez grew up in Austin, Texas, the daughter of a musician father and artist (and opera buff) mother.  Classically trained as a violinist, […]

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Milton is the name of both the band and its leader, a long time performer at both Pete’s Candy Store and The Living Room. The latter is where the band plays the last show in its February residency tonight at 9. Milton has lived all over the place including Westchester, Chicago, Buenos Aires and Manhattan, […]

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The story of the Damnwells is not unfamiliar: around eight years ago Alex Dezen (lead vocals, guitar, piano), David Chernis (lead guitar), Ted Hudson (bass), and Steven Terry (drums) form the band and base it in Brooklyn. They release two CDs, Bastards of the Beat and Air Stereo. They get some good press, but the sales aren’t […]

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We finally made it on over to The Jalopy Theater in Red Hook Monday night to see what Tony Scherr is up to these days. Tony seems to be playing around town (Brooklyn and Manhattan) constantly and is a session musician as well, having played with the likes of Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Norah Jones, […]

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This video is from the first performance in May of 2008 of a group then known as Dixie Fried, recently changed to Puss N Boot (there was another Dixie Fried out there). They’re a covers band country and alt country, and they’re doing this for fun (they all have other more regular music gigs). This […]

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We’re thrilled to introduce you to our new GL Music Editor who’s going to be serving up a wide variety of musical content on GL, which is something we’ve been wanting to do for a loooooong time, because we know that Robert Scarano and Hot Karl Fischer don’t float everyone’s boat. His name is Eliot […]

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Well, yeah, they came to Brooklyn as opposed to coming from Brooklyn, but isn’t that often the case?

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It’s one of Brooklyn’s finest doing Satan Said Dance. Dedicated to someone in Gowanus on intimate terms with the Big Dude.

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Perhaps you recall the accusation that Coldplay copied one of their songs? No? Check it out here.

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Today, we’re starting a new GL feature with vids of Brooklyn bands. If you’ve got any to bring to our attention let us know. Likewise bands, send us your links to embeddable content. We can be reached at thegowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com. Also, we’re looking for a regular music correspondent. Interested? Email us. Here […]

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Ok, get this… Thursday (1/8), was the special screening of Notorious, the new biopic based on the life and death of Christopher Wallace, aka “Biggie Smalls” and “Notorious B.I.G.” over at the Brooklyn Academy of Museum aka BAM. Now, for such a special event from a Bed-Stuy native, you’d think the borough would say “Hey, […]

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Bummed that you won’t be at the sold-out Beck/MGMT concert tonight? Shed not a tear, because Luke Temple is here to ease your sorrows. Luke Temple’s simple melodies ease a person’s sorrows, truth be told, whether or not they’re missing a kickass concert. With bittersweet earnestness, Luke stares straight into the crowd, telling tales of […]

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Weirdo-fabulous German electonic musician Barbara Morgenstern is playing at the new Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO tonight. She’s in the U.S. to promote her upcoming album, “BM.” Other weirdo-fab artist Imogen Heap has listed Barbara as one of her favorite experimental artists. Read what she has to say about Barbara here. Tickets here. We wouldn’t […]

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Get excited, people! Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers (band name– we’re not getting that excited) have two shows in the next few days, tonight at Rehab and Saturday at Pianos. This gal, Brooklynite Shilpa Ray, is the next Janis Joplin. If Janis Joplin had a love child with Ella Fitzgerald. Her aptly-named band Beat […]

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The good vibes will be buzzing tonight when Earl Greyhound plays at Public Assembly for the Blown Speaker Presents: Handsome Devil showcase. These guys (and a lady) will, ahem, “rock your faces” with irresistibly sing-a-long-able, fuzzed-out songs. Their recorded music bounces and swells with thunderous guitar riffs and stylistic influences of eras past; it’ll steal […]

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Harlem Shakes guitarist Todd Goldstein (also of The Sea & The Gulls) holds his own with Arms, a charmingly kooky solo project. Arms showcased the recently-released album Kids Aflame last night at Union Hall (702 Union St & Fifth Ave), backed by Speck Mountain. It’s self-described “sadass” folksy pop, a low-key but entirely whimsical batch […]

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