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Regina Spektor Presale
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Regina Spektor at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco in August 2008.
Russian chanteuse Regina Spektor just announced a show at the Beacon Theater on June 17 with Little Joy (whihc includes Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes). Tickets are on presale now through 10 pm tonight (Thursday) with password HEREGINA. Tickets go on regular sale tomorrow at noon…. More »
Elvis Costello Presale
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Elvis Costello in NYC, November 2008
The awesome Elvis Costello has a new album coming out on June 2 called Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, produced by T Bone Burnett. He’s going on a mini-tour which will bring him to New York’s Beacon Theater for one night–June 10. He will be playing with the musicians who recorded the album with him, calling themselves The Sugarcanes.
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Tickets are on presale right now, password is HESUGARCANE. They go on regular sale… More »
Tickets On Sale
The following shows are on sale now:
David Lynch Foundation Benefit with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ben Harper, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Bettye LaVette, Sheryl Crow, Eddie Vedder, Donovan, and Moby at Radio City Music Hall on April 4
Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden on August 3
No Doubt with Paramore at Jones Beach on June 27
The Toadies at Irving Plaza on May 27
Soulive at Blender Theater on April 16
Def Leppard, Poison, and Cheap Trick at Jones Beach on July8
Seal at… More »
Leonard Cohen, Allman Bros., and The Dead
Leonard Cohen will be playing at the restored Beacon Theatre which has been closed for some months, on February 19. Tickets go on presale tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon and regular sale on Friday at 9 am
Also coming up at the Beacon Theater is the annual stretch of Allman Brothers shows (“Peakin’ at the Beacon”) which will take place March 9-21. Tickets are on sale.
The Dead (Original members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will be joined by… More »
This Weekend
While I am in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival I’ll be missing plenty great shows in NYC:
Friday
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las @ South Street Seaport (free)
Matmos @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Deerhoof @ Prospect Park Bandshell (free)
Dizzee Rascal @ Highline Ballroom
Chris Garneau @ Joe’s Pub
Saturday
Village Voice Siren Music Festival with Broken Social Scene, the Dodos, Stephen Malkamus and the Jicks, Islands, Beach House, and more @ Coney Island (free)
Warm-Up Party with Au Revoir Simone @ P.S. 1
Enter the Dragon… More »
Sharon Jones, Soul Sister Extraordinaire
Friday night the Beacon Theater was a funkalicious place. The Budos Band, with its fifteen-or-so members started off the night right with their soulful grooves. Then, the Dap Kings took the stage and introduced Sharon Jones, who was dressed for the occasion in a sparkly, flirty dress. Her amazing voice ruled the stage, even with the awesome Dap Kings, back-up singers the Dancettes, and members of the Bushwick Philharmonic joining her onstage. She also invited up various audience members… More »