Catch Marco Benevento back home in Brooklyn on 4/20

NYC, be sure to catch Marco Benevento on his TigerFace tour when he plays Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, April 20th. 

Where:
BROOKLYN BOWL
61 Wythe Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 963-3369

When:
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
Doors: 6pm
Show: 8pm

Tickets:
$10 Advance
$12 Day of Show
21 & Over

“For the last several years, pianist, sound-sculptor and songwriter Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive resume of composition and collaboration. His studio albums have set forth a vision that connects the dots between Explosions In The Sky and Tortoise on one side, Brian Eno and Brad Mehldau on the other. In the live setting, his performances reverberate with pulsating dance rock energy, which has led to numerous high profile appearances, ranging from Carnegie Hall to Celebrate Brooklyn, Newport Jazz Festival to Bonnaroo.

Benevento took a major step forward with the recent release of his critically acclaimed new studio album, TigerFace. The ten-track collection is painted in a myriad of sonic colors, shimmering with acoustic piano, synths and analog keyboards, while the songs themselves are seemingly conceptualized from every wisp of melody, hook and cadence that’s ever tickled his ear. Recorded and mixed by Tom Biller (Silversun Pickups) and Bryce Goggin (Pavement), TigerFace features a stellar cast of musicians recruited to help capture his ideas, including drummers Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam), John McEntire (The Sea & The Cake) and Andrew Barr (The Barr Brothers), bassists Dave Dreiwitz (Ween), Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green) and Mike Gordon (Phish) and saxophonist Stuart Bogie (Antibalas, Superhuman Happiness). For the first time on record, Benevento presents vocals, inviting Kalmia Traver (Rubblebucket) to sing on the infectious dance rock rave-up “Limbs Of A Pine” and the pastoral psych rock meditation “This Is How It Goes.” Other standouts include the angelic Arcade Fire meets The Flaming Lips anthem “Eagle Rock,” the soaring garage psychedelia of “Going West” and the piano riff rock jaunt “Escape Horse.”

As anybody who’s seen Marco Benevento perform can attest—with eyes closed, smile wide across his face and fingers free-flowing across the keys—the pianist is a satellite to the muse. Indeed, TigerFace, is the commitment to this pursuit; a record that rides the yes wave and in the process becomes a soundtrack for fellow travelers with their eyes set on the horizon.”

Y&P Goes to Wrestlemania

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This year WWE brought Wrestlemania 29 to Met Life stadium in New Jersey. While the show was a little predictable, the rabid New York/New Jersey crowd’s enthusiasm made the show a fun experience. Whether rocking out to WWE entrance music during the tailgate, or dueling chants of “Let’s go Cena” against “Cena Sucks,” the fans enjoyed themselves, which in the end is all that matters. To find out what happened and see some birds-eye photos, scroll down.

 

-Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz defeated Wade Barrett to win the Intercontinental Championship.

-The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose) defeated The Big Show, Sheamus, and Randy Orton.

 

-Mark Henry defeated Ryback.

 

-WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Kane and Daniel Bryan defeated Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langson w/ AJ Lee to retain the Tag Team Championship.

 

-Fandango defeated Chris Jericho.

 

-World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez defeated Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Colter to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

 

-The Undertaker defeated CM Punk to extend his “Undefeated at Wrestlemania” streak to 21-0.

 

-Triple H w/ Shawn Michaels defeated Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman.

 

-WWE Championship Match: John Cena defeated The Rock to win the WWE Championship.

 

CinnamonGirl Bracelets – Coming to an Arm Party Near You

We love arm parties as much as the next gal, but we’re considering quitting our jobs here at Y&P and slanging CinnamonGirl‘s hippie arm bracelets at music festivals worldwide. These studded and crystal-adorned woven cloth friendship bracelets are handmade in Newport Beach, California. Find  Carly, the artist, on her on Etsy shop: CinnamonGirl’s Etsy Shop.
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CinnamonGirl's studded friendship bracelets join my arm party (left)

CinnamonGirl’s studded friendship bracelets join my arm party (left)

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Crystal quartz & Drusy point pendant on Woven Friendship Bracelet

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Her braided and studded friendship bracelets come in assorted colors and shapes

Spring Cleaning 101: What to do and why you need to do it

Tis the season for spring cleaning! Even though doing chores may seem tedious and time consuming, go into your spring cleaning this year with a positive mindset. Keeping a clean house has been studied time and time again and researchers have found that not only does a clean house benefit your physical health, it also benefits your mind. Consider these advantages that come from just a bit of elbow grease:

Mindfulness: The act of organizing and ridding your personal space of clutter can be a form of meditation. You see what you need and what you don’t need in your life and (instant gratification) you toss it out. Putting your papers, books, clothes, and other odds and ends where you want them gives a sense of control and clarity.

Get Fit: Pushing a heavy Hoover vacuum cleaner may tone your arms. Scrubbing the bathtub can get your heart pumping and release endorphines. Carrying a basket of laundry up the stairs can help tone your legs…just think, you can have a toned body and a clean place.

Music Therapy: Not up on the latest buzz bands? While you clean, turn on your favorite playlist, Pandora station, or just listen to latest releases on Hypem. Bump up your speakers and jam out to all the songs you’ve missed. Music helps you move faster and can help cut cleaning time down.

 

Westeros Comes to New York: HBO’s Game of Thrones Exhibit

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This Sunday, Game of Thrones (the best show on television) returns to HBO at 9:00. Adapted from the novels by George R.R. Martin, if you the epic fantasy series set new standards for unpredictability during it’s first two seasons, just wait until you see what this season has in store for you.

To celebrate the third season’s premiere, HBO created a touring exhibition featuring actual costumes and props from the show. The exhibition opened in New York on March 28th and will be open until April 3rd. If you get the chance head over to 3 W. 57th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)​ to check it out. If not, we got you covered. Check out the pics below.