Douglas Q. Smith

WNYC Culture Producer

Douglas Q. Smith appears in the following:

Gig Alert: Noxious Foxes

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Brooklyn's Noxious Foxes creates music so dense and loud, it’s hard to imagine there are only two of them. Get a free download of "Texting Women" here.

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Gig Alert: Johanna and the Dusty Floor

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

In her debut EP, Australian piano playing songstress Johanna Cranitch sprinkles tender harmonies onto her dusty floor pop project. Download the track "Forest of Sorrows" right here. 

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Gig Alert: Jim Campilongo

Monday, October 11, 2010

This San Francisco born guitarist and composer has become a city staple with a residency at The Living Room on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He performs there every Monday with his Ele...

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Gig Alert: Pat Bianchi

Monday, October 11, 2010

Rochester, NY native Pat Bianchi has performed extensively since age of 12 and has become one of the best Hammond B-3 jazz organists around. Download his "Blues Connotation" for free right here.

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Gig Alert: 9 Volt Circuistry with Rick Parker

Monday, October 11, 2010

9 Volt Circuistry is a trio led by trombonist and New York native Rick Parker and Israeli guitarist Eyal Maoz. Download the live version of "Improvisation 9" here.

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LENNONYC: PBS Releases New John Lennon Documentary

Friday, October 08, 2010

When filmmaker Michael Epstein decided to take a fresh look at the life of John Lennon, he knew that New York City would be his backdrop. Epstein says one of the most important things to tell the story of a person's life is geography.

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Gig Alert: Helen Sung Quartet

Friday, October 08, 2010

Award-winning jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung hails from Houston, Texas and currently spends her time in New York City performing witha multitude of jazz masters. Download her l...

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Gig Alert: !!!

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

The band !!! strives to provide the world with "I bet you can’t not dance to this" live dance music. The band's fourth record, Myth Takes, shows they are up to the task. Download "A...

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No Cover: Sir Richard Bishop

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Sir Richard Bishop, a bravado wielding improviser to all things electric guitar, recently plugged in at the Williamsburg music cafe Zebulon. You can stream his entire set right here.

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Gig Alert: Marnie Stern

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Marnie Stern opens her self-titled album in a flurry with the track “For Ash.” Download that track and a bonus free download, "Transparency is the new Mystery,” from Stern's latest se...

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Gig Alert: Teengirl Fantasy

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Teengirl Fantasy creates techno textures in a land of confused, dreamy, half-awake, half-asleep states that one experiences after staying up all night partying. Download the duo's tra...

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Gig Alert: Chapterhouse

Monday, October 04, 2010

The late 1980’s Brit-rockers Chapterhouse reunited this year for their first North American tour in 15 years. Download the track "Pearl" right here.

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Gig Alert: GAYNGS

Monday, October 04, 2010

Minneapolis maestro Ryan Olson embarks on an epic collection of musicians and genre mixing on GAYNGS debut album Relayted. Download the track "The Gaudy Side of Town" right here for free.

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Gig Alert: Film School

Friday, October 01, 2010

The latest effort from the LA-based group Film School is Fission, a danceable bundle of harmonies, keyboards and guiding guitars of the reverbed variety. Download the track “Heart Ful...

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Gig Alert: Menomena

Friday, October 01, 2010

Menomena's latest self-produced, recorded and mixed album, Mines, is more loopy exuberant craftwork from the Portland, Oregon trio. Download the track "Toas" here for free.

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Gig Alert: Autre Ne Veut

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Autre Ne Veut dropped his self-titled debut album late last month on Daniel Lopatin's (Oneohtrix Point Never/Games) Upstairs CD-R label. Download the track “Tell Me” here.

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Gig Alert: The Clean

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Clean arose from New Zealand's epic corral of brash punk talent in the early 1980s and continues to pump out Kiwi pop-rock to the masses. Download the track "Tensile" from the ban...

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Gig Alert: Procedure Club

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Procedure Club came out of the unlikely hood of New Haven, Connecticut in 2008. Download the capital “N” Noise-collaborative's track, "Vermont II," here.

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Gig Alert: Breathe Owl Breathe

Monday, September 27, 2010

The Michigan trio Breathe Owl Breathe offers up a blast of fresh air from a Lincoln Log cabin on its upcoming album Magic Central. Download the track "Own Stunts" here.

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Gig Alert: Oberhofer

Monday, September 27, 2010

By way of Tacoma, Washington, 19-year-old Brad Oberhofer packed up shop and moved out east to Brooklyn to write, play and record his crafty, catchy bedroom pop music. Download the tra...

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