Events Roundup: Friday, February 27, 2009

6 p.m. The New York Wine Expo. offers more than 170 producers and more than 600 sample wines. At the Jacob K. Javits Center, 655 West 34 Street. Admission ranges from $75-$95.

7 p.m.
“Brother, Can You Spare Some Rent?: A Modern-Day Depression-Era Fundraiser” will be held to help preserve Williamsburg’s City Reliquary Read More

Making The Brand

What does U2 sound like?

For a question that seems so absurd to ask-surely, everyone knows!–it’s pretty hard to answer. Not because the band has been around for over three decades and experimented with a number of styles. Its that the answer is tautological: U2 sounds like U2. Its commercial success and attendant ubiquity has Read More

Deep Shleep : Robert WyattPuts New Soul in Old Machine

In all the talk about electronica in the last year, what has gotten lost in the major-label P.R. campaign is exactly why this so-called new use of circuitry is notable. Are we hearing anything new? Do our molecules vibrate at a different frequency when we listen to DJ Cam? Do we elevate ourselves to prideful Read More