Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Not too long ago, this tall drink of water was pacing the sidewalk outside Ciao on Bleecker Street, singing at the top of his lungs.  It sounded like he was practicing his scales.

Today, Lou Reed celebrates his 68th birthday.  Happy birthday, dude!

Last night, in a street scene that could’ve been lifted directly from Saturday Night Fever, these two disco dudes were walking to the beat of their own soundtrack on Ludlow.  Quite literally.  The volume on the old-school boombox was cranked to 11, and the music echoed for blocks.

Gil Scott-Heron made a name for himself in the late seventies and early eighties with a string of prolific recordings.  Born in Chicago (on April Fools Day), but raised in the Bronx, his brand of music and spoken-word street poetry became an inspiration to legions of neo-soul and Hip Hop upstarts. In fact, many consider [...]

Dawn Landes has been floating around the indie rock scene for a number of years.  We saw her perform at Joe’s Pub back in January 2008, supporting her last effort, Fireproof.  At the time, she was riding high on a fair amount of music blog buzz due to a cover of “Young Folks,” originally recorded [...]

As of yesterday, a new internet radio station dubbed CBGB Radio is now available on the iheartradio network.  It features music from all the iconic acts which once graced the stage, and their sonic descendents.