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Your Guide to the Halloween Concerts in NYC
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From this year’s Thompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, October 26, 2009.
Still figuring out what to do for Halloween? Aside from lots of dog-costume parades, there are a ton of concerts, of course. Listed below are the shows happening on Halloween (Saturday, October 31), including some that were just announced. My picks are in orange.
Flavorpill Halloween: Gods and Heroes. With The Very Best, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Subswara at a “secret location” (I’m pretty sure… More »
Win Tickets To See Bad Brains, Jesus Lizard, and More
Vice is throwing a 15th anniversary bash this Thursday that has a pretty great lineup: Bad Brains, The Jesus Lizard, Dave 1 from Chromeo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Nick Catchdubs, Rub-N-Tug, Blu Jemz, and Titus Andronicus & Children. There’s a 1994 theme (the year they started) and it’s a private party. BUT, they are running a contest gving away some tickets. If you want to win, click here. And, according to the flyer, “dress as some sort of cultural cliché from… More »
Inauguration Parties
Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options:
Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge
Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Fucked Up, Pissed Jeans, and Vivian Girls at Market Hotel
Brooklyn Inaugural Ball: A Benefit for P.S. 261 feat. Karen Gibson, Roc, South African Music Collective, and DJ Stone at the Bell House
Hip Hop Inauguration Celebration feat. Mop and Naughty By… More »
Tickets On Sale
The following tickets are on sale now:
Lykke Li at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 3. Tickets.
Lucero at Mercury Lounge on February 8. Tickets.
Lambchop at Bowery Ballroom on February 12. Tickets.
Kid Sister (date change from November 24) at Bowery ballroom on April 25. Tickets.
Special “one off” Lady Sovereign show at Piano’s on January 26. Tickets.
Thievery Corporation at Terminal 5 on February 26 (2nd show added). Presale on now., regular sale starts Friday.
Busta Rhymes at BB Kings on March 10. Tickets.
Obama… More »
Antlers, Special Disco Version, HR, and More Tonight
There’s some fun goings on tonight so if you ain’t got no plans, here are some!
The Antlers at Union Hall with Peter and the Wolf at 7:30 pm
Special Disco Version (James Murphy and Pat Mahoney) with Liquid Liquid at Santo’s Party House at 11 p.m.
Good Night, States are at Public Assembly wih The Bloodsugars, The Canon Logic, hosted by irockiroll at 9 p.m.
HR (from Bad Brains) at Wonderbar at 7:30 p.m. (date changed from 11/23
Zach Hill (from Hella), Fiasco, and… More »
Tickets On Sale
These tickets are on sale now:
Vampire Weekend and Crosby & Nash Obama Benefit on Sunday October 12 @ St. Ralph’s Cathedral. They have an “economic stimulus package” of two tickets for $55. Click here for more.
Gov’t Mule on December 30 @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Noah and the Whale on December 4 @ Bowery Ballroom
Boris on November 9 @ Maxwell’s
Walkmen and the Dodos on December 14 @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple (Presented by New York Magazine)
Vampire Weekend on December 6 @ Terminal 5
Adventure, Beach… More »
Live Nation Selling $10 Tickets
Live Nation is running a promotion where various tickets are $10.
Live Nation is running a back to school special. Tickets to many shows at Roseland Ballroom, Hammerstein Ballroom, Fillmore Irving Plaza, Blender Gramercy Theatre & Warsaw, are now only $10 at LiveNation.com. That includes Bad Brains, Motorhead, Of Montreal, GZA, Killing Joke, Vision of Disorder and many more (thx BN!).
Thanks Brooklynvegan…. More »