Matthew Van Deventer

West Side Tennis Stadium Ready To Rock Again

By Matthew Van Deventer | August 7, 2014

Last summer, 2013, Mumford & Sons played after 20 years of silence. Renovations had been done, but the logistics of entertaining 17,000 fans in a usually quiet neighborhood in Forest Hills Queens was still unclear. That show was first come first serve, so people were showing up at six in the morning running amuck until the show started that night.

Make Music New York, June 2014

By Matthew Van Deventer | April 10, 2014

Make Music New York (MMNY) is a non-profit organization that celebrates music with 761 other cities on the same day. This year will be its 8th annual. It’s based off of France’s national music holiday “Fete dela Musique” which was created in 1982. It was first seen in New York in 1989 and done regularly since 2007.

The Sheepdogs Have Been On Since I Found Them

By Matthew Van Deventer | March 22, 2014

In a music world of trending trans, Dubstep, pop I am always on the search for a modern band with that old school rock feel. I’m looking for a little jam, some sliding guitar solos, a good dose of blues, and a touch of psychedelic.

Elbow's "The Take Off and Landing of Everything" Reviewed

By Matthew Van Deventer | March 17, 2014

I listened to the album a few times over time, a track here and there, and I thought that it was decent. Once I got the chance to sit down and listen to it in its entirety, without any distractions, in the quiet with some headphones, I didn’t want to stop listening, It’s epic. It’s cerebral, a little introspective and full of brilliant lyrics

Open to The Hounds Reviewed

By Matthew Van Deventer | August 19, 2011

raspy and melodic

My Pet Dragon Record Review Party, Mercury Lounge, Friday, August 5th, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | August 11, 2011

It took me a while to get into them in concert, to see their layers, to uncover that bit of spark

Open To The Hounds And Others At Frontrunner Gallery, Friday, July 22nd, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | July 28, 2011

Young professionals, fellow artists and musicians, friends, family, some crusty punks, and those just looking for a new Friday night jive all mingled to the tunes and words professed form the stage.

There's a Paisley Elephant On Stage This Friday

By Matthew Van Deventer | July 20, 2011

writers playing their original brilliance

The Dirty Names At Arlene's Grocery, Friday, June 24th, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | July 2, 2011

they clean up nice

Son Of the Sun At Arlene's Grocery, Friday, June 17th, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | June 25, 2011

they were getting the crowd riled up

Geoffrey Wilson, Thursday, April 14th, 2011, Muse & Music Series, General Society of Tradesmen And Mechanics

By Matthew Van Deventer | April 18, 2011

soulful yet bright-tinted blues

Wolfram Record Release Party At Swat Bar 59 Canal St (Upstairs), Saturday, April 9th, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | April 12, 2011

soon staff were screaming at death for patrons to leave

French Horn Rebellion, 1st and Kent, off the L Train, Bedford Stop, Friday, March 25th, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | March 31, 2011

Brooklyn music warehouse gathering will suffice unless there is at least a trapeze and $5 liquor buckets

Poison Tree At Joe's Pub, Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

By Matthew Van Deventer | March 27, 2011

He sings softly with an upbeat energy in between sips of whiskey and peculiar comments to his crowd.

Review of Open the Hound's "Back To The Wild"

By Matthew Van Deventer | March 25, 2011

poetic lines about the soul meeting with the earth