The Knockturnal • 27th September 2021

Lord Huron & Allison Ponthier Provide New Yorkers With Two Nights of Folky Indie Rock - The Knockturnal

Indie rockers Lord Huron played two sets at the Pier 17 rooftop in New York City along with singer-songwriter and opener Allison Ponthier. From rowdy, upbeat folk tunes to romantic, fingerpicked ballads, Lord Huron and Allison Ponthier treated New Yorkers to two shows on at the Pier 17 rooftop overlooking New York City’s Financial District. With cowboy hat-wearing attendees, a stage full of fake cacti, tumbleweeds, and elevated,...

The Knockturnal • 5th September 2021

Glass Animals Bring Their Long Awaited, Groovy Psych-Pop to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park - The Knockturnal

The British indie-pop band played an invigorating Prospect Park set that attracted hundreds of vaccinated fans at sundown. Just after the sunset at Prospect Park’s Lena Horne Bandshell stage, hundreds of vaccinated and masked fans crammed onto the field overlooking it. Some revisited concerts for the first time post-COVID-19-outbreak, and others awaited their first time seeing British indie psych-pop group, Glass Animals, perform live. There’s an undeniable text...

The Knockturnal • 17th August 2021

EVAN GIIA Headlines Sofar Sounds & Stella Artois Rooftop ‘Solstice in the City’ Show in Brooklyn - The Knockturnal

The Brooklyn-based electro-pop singer performed a setlist composed of exuberant, upbeat tracks on a sunny afternoon at Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s The Dime rooftop. With a backdrop of Williamsburg, the neighborhood’s iconic bridge, the Lower East Side, and Manhattan skyline, musicians and music lovers sprawled out on the grass on the roof of The Dime, the new residence building to see four genre-bending musical performances and drink complimentary beer in the sunshine.

The Knockturnal • 1st August 2021

Bright Eyes Reunite for a Fervent, Post-Apocalyptic Performance at New Haven’s Westville Music Bowl - The Knockturnal

Bright Eyes and special guests Japanese Breakfast and Lucy Dacus helped provide masked and vaccinated New Havenites with an evening of three massive indie rock performances at Westville Music Bowl. If there ever were a band to not only help tormented indie rock fans through a seemingly never-ending plague or to welcome us back to the art of concertgoing, it would be Bright Eyes. With quivering, raspy and ardent vocals, guitar, mandolin, and keyboard support all while backed by a liv...

The Knockturnal • 12th November 2019

Inhaler Brings Dynamic Indie Rock Anthems to Elsewhere: Their First-Ever NYC Show - The Knockturnal

With explosive riffs, soaring vocals and infectious hooks, Irish indie rock quartet, Inhaler brought their raucous anthems to Elsewhere in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The mesmeric, geometric backdrop of Elsewhere glowed as lights bounced off a spinning disco ball and landed upon it. Concertgoers, photographers, and fans both devoted and new, packed into the Bushwick venue’s largest performance space, The Hall. Inhaler, the Dublin-based four piece, composed of Elijah Hewson (vocals,...

The Knockturnal • 13th September 2019

NYFW’s Women on the Move: A Panel That Reflected Inclusivity in Fashion - The Knockturnal

Lindsay Peoples Wagner, Lauren Wasser and Becca McCharen-Tran spoke about diversity and defying stereotypes in the fashion industry during NYFW. 
Designers, models, and members of the press gathered in the Sunken Living Room of Spring Studios to hear from a panel composed of groundbreaking women of the fashion world.
The panel, called “Women on the Move,” was moderated by Mary Ann Reilly, the Senior Vice President of North American Marketing at Visa. The “Women on the Move” co...

The Knockturnal • 13th June 2019

Beach House Bring Their Stunning ‘7’ Tour to Brooklyn Steel - The Knockturnal

The Baltimore-based duo played both rare and new tracks for their Brooklyn performance..
With ambiguous lyrics about love and loss, the ethereal, resonant voice of Victoria Legrand and synchronized, gleaming lights, Beach House dazzled their Brooklyn Steel audience. Lead singer and keyboardist Victoria Legrand joined guitarist, keyboardist, and backup vocalist Alex Scally, and touring drummer James Barone for the first of two sold-out performances at the venue.

The drea...

The Knockturnal • 5th June 2019

Gov Ball After Dark: Soccer Mommy + Pom Pom Squad Play Sold-Out Brooklyn Sets - The Knockturnal

Soccer Mommy performed distorted rock anthems and poignant indie love songs for their NYC crowd.
Equipped with various Fender electric guitar models, a Roland synthesizer and heart-rending lyrics, Soccer Mommy, the Nashville-based band, played unreleased material as well as fan-favorite tracks at their late night Brooklyn show.
Concertgoers packed into the upper level ballroom of Brooklyn Bazaar, a venue tucked in the heart of the borough’s Greenpoint neighborhood. AdHoc, a Brooklyn-b...

The Knockturnal • 22nd May 2019

Parsons School of Design Debuts Its First-Ever Street Fashion Show - The Knockturnal

In the heart of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, the pavement between West 13 Street, Fifth Avenue, and University Place was transformed into a runway. The Parsons Festival is an annual event at The New School, and this year, the design school’s community wanted to display student work on a catwalk for the public to view. Parsons School of Design held its first street fashion show beginning at 2:00 p.m. It highlighted the creations of over 250 student designers within the BF...

The Knockturnal • 9th April 2019

Reshaping Beauty: A Discussion with Ashley Graham at The New School - The Knockturnal

Supermodel, author and entrepreneur, Ashley Graham spoke to college students at The New School in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. 
With sharp wit, uplifting advice, and calls for body diversity in the fashion industry, Ashley Graham shared her story and graced the stage of The New School’s Tishman Auditorium. 
As part of Get With The Times, a live event series for college students created by The New York Times, the interview was broadcast live on the publication’s Facebook page....