Did I ever tell you about the time I organized a sober rave? No, I didn't, because this is a blog on which I give you limited information dictated by my whims.

Second semester of my freshman year, the building e-board was tasked with putting together Club C3, the annual dance party that did best the year that Dylan Sprouse was president of our building. Whatever. The point is, the turnout of this event was not worth the amount of work we put into it. The worst part was that I got one of my floor friends to DJ and the only ones there dancing were my RA and her best friends who are also RAs.

That floor friend, who is named Parker Davis and who is now back in Colorado doing things not in New York, whatever, that's cool, not like there's anyone important here anyway.

Back to the point, Parker is a phenomenal DJ.
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He also recently shared a Tegan & Sara remix with me which currently cannot be heard by others, but is fantastic and hopefully will be up for your perusal soon.

​My Town Monday is all about great local artists that I know personally/ have interacted with in a meaningful way.
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Way back in November of 2012, my residence hall was putting on our preliminaries for the university-wide talent show UVL. To give you an idea of the scale of these things at NYU, Lady Gaga won my building's prelim and came in second overall while she was a freshman. As a member of building council, I had the privilege of not only helping to organize the show and constructing the venue in our mini theater, but hosting as well. It was a great day for my ego and a great day for music.

The second place winner of the show was Sofie Zamchick, a singer/songwriter who played an original marimba piece and dazzled the audience with her adorable headband. I still remember tabling for the show months earlier, trying to get acts when she decided to sign up on a whim. It was a good choice on her part, because her performance was one of the best of the night in the minds of judges and audience members.

Sofie's music is as sweet as she is, and her marimba playing is beautifully layered, and a fresh sound where acoustic guitars have become cliches. 
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Sofie recently performed at the Living Room in New York, and if you're interested in seeing her perform or hearing more of her music, check out her facebook page.

My Town Monday is all about great local artists that I know personally/ have interacted with in a meaningful way.
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Way back in November of 2012, my residence hall was putting on our preliminaries for the university-wide talent show UVL. To give you an idea of the scale of these things at NYU, Lady Gaga won my building's prelim and came in second overall while she was a freshman. As a member of building council, I had the privilege of not only helping to organize the show and constructing the venue in our mini theater, but hosting as well. It was a great day for my ego and a great day for music.

The winner of our preliminary was the R&B/jazz/rock quintet With Snack, and after three months, they went on to win fan favorite at the school-wide show. Their performance can be watched here.

Since then they've done several local shows as well as other NYU based shows. They also happen to be at every single party I have ever gone to, which is saying something because I've only been to approximately three parties since meeting these guys. I don't know what that says, but it's something.


The band consists of Aviv Goldgeiger on keyboard, Evan Lane on trumpet, Matt Dunietz on drums, Jono Stewart on bass, and Chris Roderick as lead vocals. Even from their first show, these guys had an incredible presence as performers, and Chris plays the perfect leading man- not too frenetic, not too cool.

One of my favorite moments from the night of our UVL prelims was stepping off stage for one of the performances and having the members of the then-nameless band motion me over and ask me to add a name for their group on the sheet. I handed them my phone, they typed out "With Snack" and now the name is known across campus. But I was the first to know the name, so I'm special, whatever.

Second favorite moment was the bassist Jono asking me to help him as he desperately searched for the strap for his bass. I found it right after their set. It was on the snack table.

The group cites reese's pieces and pretzels as their influences, and the tasty sound of their music backs up the claims. Currently the guys are working on an EP titled "Snacktime" due out later this summer.

If you want to catch a show or hear more from the band, check out their facebook page or head over to the Third North practice rooms, where the sweet sound of snack time can always be heard.