082 Ronen Givony on NYC Indie, 2004-2014
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Marc talks with Ronen Givony about the indie and underground music scene in Brooklyn from 2004 to 2014.
On this episode, Marc talks with Ronen Givony, author of "Us v. Them: The Age of Indie Music and a Decade in New York (2004-2014)," published in March of 2026. It's a fascinating history of the indie and underground music scene in Brooklyn during a time when Givony ran the Wordless Music concert series, worked for Nonesuch records, and pursued many other music-related activities. Givony divides the book into chapters on individual bands, curators, venues, and publications that had a huge effe...
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