Steven Edelstone, Author at NME

LCD Soundsystem blast Brooklyn with confessional and banging new material

East Williamsburg’s new venue Brooklyn Steel opened with a bang last night (April 6), thanks to Brooklyn’s most beloved band, LCD Soundsystem. It was...

New York’s QTY on playing their “first” ever show

“I was worried we’d be a cautionary tale for a little bit,” QTY frontman Dan Lardner says over matzo ball soup at famed Manhattan...

New Music of the Day: The Mystery Lights – What Happens When You Turn the Devil Down? (NME Premiere)

“I don’t think we’ve ever approached a live show with perfection in mind,” says lead guitarist LA Solano of the Ridgewood, Queens-based band The...

New Music Of The Day: Palm Honey – ‘Bones’ (NME Premiere)

Two years ago, NME described Palm Honey’s early demo as “a swirling haze of chilled-out beats, dual vocals and less-is-more guitars. There are nods...

Alexandra Savior’s Williamsburg Show Was A Triumph – Whether Alex Turner Showed Up Or Not

“Don’t you try to calm me down!” Alexandra Savior screamed towards the end of 'Mystery Girl', the closing song of the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter’s...