New York Artist Making the Right Moves

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Every so often when you head out to a club in the city, you will witness something rare, something beautiful.. a musical performance that blows you away. Not only do the performers look good on stage, they get the crowd (no matter how big) to move, and the sound (no matter how shitty the speaker system and mixer is) of the music is so genuine and well played that you could imagine how good it would sound being played in an arena.



Well Charlene Kaye pretty much sums that up. With the perfect amount of blues, rock, and jazz, Charlene and her band, The Brilliant Eyes, really stand out among the crowd. Every time I've seen her in concert it was a blast. Whether solo or with the band, Charlene brings everything she's got with her to the show.

Not only is she great on stage, but her media connected to the music is also totally awesome. By using a fabulous fundraising website she raised over four grand to pay for the filming of a music video. Here are the fruits of all their labor.



Charlene and the band have also bee perfoming for CMJ week right here in NYC. The first was Thursday, Oct 2, the Oven Fresh/Citizen Music Showcase @ Bar Matchless. You can still catch her tonight 7:30pm at Googie's Lounge (above the Living Room) 154 Ludlow St, NYC 21+, no cover for the Acoustic Showcase.

Not to mention if you're out in LA November 13th, check her out @ The Mint, playing a show with Darren Criss. Charlene is amazing, you should check out her tunes.

It's CMJ Week!

Starting today until the 23rd, you'll be able to check out some of the coolest most trendy hip bands and films right here in NYC as artists from all over congregate for the CMJ Music and Film Festival.

It's always epic, featuring bands that will become the next chart toppers for sure. I mean, it's happened. U2, The Mars Volta, The Roots, KORN...they all were identified at the CMJ festival. So, it's over 1200 live performances from over 30 countries in over 75 different venues here in Brooklyn, and Downtown Manhattan. Check out the CMJ 2010 website for a full schedule.

The next 5 days are going to be packed, so make your plans, get your tickets, see the shows. ITS ON!!

Charlene Kaye and Darren Criss on Stage

I was always told to never start telling someone about anything by asking them a question first. So what do you get when you put Charlene Kaye and The Brilliant Eyes on stage with Darren Criss?

One hell of an amazing show.


















Recently Stephanie Walsh (of Side B Radio) and I went to check out a show of Charlene's at the Bowery Electric in downtown Manhattan. The show was great, the room was cozy and the company was fun. We met a lot of cool people there, including some of the other artists, like Andy Lund, that performed. It was the first time Charlene had the Brilliant Eyes together for a live show, and they showed how good chemistry can look in action.


So now, you can see them AND Darren Criss, for $10. Darren Criss, singer/songwriter/actor/recently introduced intro the Glee cast...he's pretty awesome. You have to come check this out, Darren and Charlene are the perfect match for any musical taste. The scene is at the Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY. Check it out and say hey.

There you go Sunday plans. SHOW INFO HERE.

Pregame With Charlie Dane

It's always good to see the local talent getting a nice spot to perform at. On Saturday October 16th, Oyster Bay NY's own 12 year old Charlie Dane and her band (consisting of Long Island music scene veterans Mark Rechler, George Hooks, Don Chaffin and Larry Meyer) at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. They are going to be rocking out berfore the game in their very own lower lobby pregame concert.



The concert is meant to benefit the Lets Rock and Roll for a Cure, a Breast Cancer awareness organization. The concert is beginning at 6pm, right before the game starts at 7pm. So if you are going to the game, check out this concert. If you don't have plans, come on down because the Islanders teamed up with the organization Lets Rock and Roll for a Cure in their fight against breast cancer by offering reduced price tickets to this NY Islanders game and performance with Charlie.

Find the reduced tickets here.