Laura Veirs brings a colorful Flame on a cold New York night

February 15, 2010, at Mercury Lounge

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

July 31 - August 2, 2009, at Liberty State Park, New Jersey

By Eleanor Whitney & Dominick Mastrangelo

John Vanderslice plays the good guy with dark material in Brooklyn

June 12, 2009, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg

Maria Taylor treats Brooklyn to Easter eggs and southern hospitality

April 12, 2009, at the Bell House

Cloud Cult and Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s make a perfect pair in Brooklyn

April 9, 2009, at Music Hall of Williamsburg

A.C. Newman doesn’t need buzz to fill NYC’s Bowery

March 15, 2009, at the Bowery Ballroom

Fans get double doses of rain and Radiohead at All Points West

August 8-10, 2008, at Liberty State Park

By Dominick Mastrangelo & Andrea Rice

Dominick Mastrangelo loves Andrew Bird at All Points West

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

The Carrots infuse girl-group harmonies with punk rock attitude in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

Fleet Foxes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

The Dutchess and the Duke

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

The Dutchess and the Duke

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

The Dutchess and the Duke

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

The Dutchess and the Duke

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

Fleet Foxes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

Fleet Foxes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

Fleet Foxes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Fleet Foxes play loudly and intimately at Brooklyn bar basement

Fleet Foxes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Dressy Bessy sweetly hollers and stomps its way through NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Department of Eagles find their people in Brooklyn

By Dominick Mastrangelo

CMJ 2008, Day 4: The beat goes on

Broken Social Scene at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

By Dominick Mastrangelo

CMJ 2008, Day 4: The beat goes on

BSS crowd at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

By Dominick Mastrangelo

CMJ 2008, Day 4: The beat goes on

BSS at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

By Dominick Mastrangelo

CMJ 2008, Day 4: The beat goes on

BSS at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

By Dominick Mastrangelo

CMJ 2008, Day 4: The beat goes on

Land of Talk at Brooklyn Masonic Temple

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

Uh Huh Her

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Uh Huh Her present a radio-ready set in NYC

The Fashion

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Deerhunter could care less in NYC

Deerhunter

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Deerhunter could care less in NYC

Times New Viking

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Deerhunter could care less in NYC

Vivian Girls

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Love is All and the Crystal Stilts steal hearts in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Love is All and the Crystal Stilts steal hearts in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Love is All and the Crystal Stilts steal hearts in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bon Iver enraptures New York with songs from the Wisconsin woods

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bon Iver enraptures New York with songs from the Wisconsin woods

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bon Iver enraptures New York with songs from the Wisconsin woods

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Ingrid Michaelson shares her own brand of holiday cheer with New York City

Ingrid Michaelson

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Ingrid Michaelson shares her own brand of holiday cheer with New York City

Greg Laswell

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Ingrid Michaelson shares her own brand of holiday cheer with New York City

The Yule Logs

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Great Lake Swimmers and Haley Bonar warm up Brooklyn with Americana-infused folk

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Great Lake Swimmers and Haley Bonar warm up Brooklyn with Americana-infused folk

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Great Lake Swimmers and Haley Bonar warm up Brooklyn with Americana-infused folk

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Los Campesinos! thrill the New York kids

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Los Campesinos! thrill the New York kids

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Los Campesinos! thrill the New York kids

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Brooklyn gives the French Kicks a warm reception

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Brooklyn gives the French Kicks a warm reception

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy get the string treatment in Brooklyn

Grizzly Bear

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy get the string treatment in Brooklyn

Grizzly Bear

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy get the string treatment in Brooklyn

Final Fantasy

By Dominick Mastrangelo

A.C. Newman doesn’t need buzz to fill NYC’s Bowery

By Dominick Mastrangelo

A.C. Newman doesn’t need buzz to fill NYC’s Bowery

By Dominick Mastrangelo

A.C. Newman doesn’t need buzz to fill NYC’s Bowery

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Camera Obscura delights Brooklyn with pure pop perfection

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Camera Obscura delights Brooklyn with pure pop perfection

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Camera Obscura delights Brooklyn with pure pop perfection

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Emiliana Torrini lets NYC fans get behind the music

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Emiliana Torrini lets NYC fans get behind the music

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Emiliana Torrini lets NYC fans get behind the music

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Asobi Seksu dazzles (and nearly blinds) hometown fans in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Asobi Seksu dazzles (and nearly blinds) hometown fans in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Asobi Seksu dazzles (and nearly blinds) hometown fans in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Cloud Cult and Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s make a perfect pair in Brooklyn

Cloud Cult

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Cloud Cult and Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s make a perfect pair in Brooklyn

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Cloud Cult and Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s make a perfect pair in Brooklyn

Cloud Cult

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Maria Taylor treats Brooklyn to Easter eggs and southern hospitality

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Maria Taylor treats Brooklyn to Easter eggs and southern hospitality

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Maria Taylor treats Brooklyn to Easter eggs and southern hospitality

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bowerbirds and Bell form an odd couple in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bowerbirds and Bell form an odd couple in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Bowerbirds and Bell form an odd couple in NYC

By Dominick Mastrangelo

John Vanderslice plays the good guy with dark material in Brooklyn

John Vanderslice

By Dominick Mastrangelo

John Vanderslice plays the good guy with dark material in Brooklyn

John Vanderslice

By Dominick Mastrangelo

John Vanderslice plays the good guy with dark material in Brooklyn

Tallest Man On Earth

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Passion Pit turns a rainy day into a bright performance in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Passion Pit turns a rainy day into a bright performance in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Passion Pit turns a rainy day into a bright performance in New York

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Conor Oberst shares the spotlight with Jenny Lewis in New York

Conor Oberst

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Conor Oberst shares the spotlight with Jenny Lewis in New York

Jenny Lewis

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Conor Oberst shares the spotlight with Jenny Lewis in New York

Conor Oberst

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

The Raveonettes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

Monotonix

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

Micachu & the Shapes

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

Grand Duchy

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

Frightened Rabbit

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Siren Music Fest 2009: The Raveonettes are all the rave, Grand Duchy models swimsuits, and Frightened Rabbit shows no fear on the main stage

Thee Oh Sees

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

Jay-Z

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

Neko Case

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

St. Vincent

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

Lykke Li

By Dominick Mastrangelo

All Points West 2009: Jay-Z makes his first American festival appearance, Lykke Li takes the crown from Karen O, and just about everybody gets soaked

Coldplay

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Laura Veirs brings a colorful Flame on a cold New York night

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Laura Veirs brings a colorful Flame on a cold New York night

By Dominick Mastrangelo

Laura Veirs brings a colorful Flame on a cold New York night

By Dominick Mastrangelo

M.I.A.   Issue #33

With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

Venus Zine Crowns the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll!   Issue #44

PART 1: STAFF PICKS

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, H–M   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, A–G   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff