The longer you’re a music fan, the more you realize that bands – like stars and galaxies – have lifecycles.
I was reminded of that fact all over again when I heard the sad news that the musical innovator Benjamin Curtis passed away earlier this week at age 35, due Read more...
One of Brooklyn’s most groundbreaking bands, School of Seven Bells, has been sidelined since early February, when co-founder Benjamin Curtis was diagnosed with cancer.
As dedicated an audio engineer and producer as he is a guitarist, synthesis, songwriter, and performer, Curtis is facing up strongly to his tough – but Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Of all the bands in the world, School of Seven Bells would be the last you’d ever expect to have a lineup change.
But in October of 2010, something unthinkable to the fans of this Brooklyn-borne source of rhythmic entrancement happened: Claudia Deheza – one-half of the twin Read more...
GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN: You always remember your first time. For me, it was in my office. The afternoon sun was shining. I slipped it in.
I pressed “Play” on my CD machine, and the sound of Alpinisms from School of Seven Bells filled up the room. Like a lot of people, Read more...
