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Wizard of Oz Screening with ?uestlove, Jennifer Hudson, and More
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The Wizard of Oz is being re-released on DVD today (Tuesday, September 29) in honor of its 70th anniversary and to celebrate they are having a screening in Central Park with lots of special musical guests: ?uestlove (of The Roots), Jennifer Hudson, Julianne Hough, Bilal, “and a band assembled especially for the show” will be performing contemporary interpretations of classic songs from the film. It starts at 7:30 pm tonight at Rumsey Playfield. Oh, and did I mention it’s… More »
Pavement has FOUR New York Shows
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The Pavement Reunion shows have grown: there are now four scheduled for 2010 in Central Park. Strangely, the first (September 21, 2010) is listed as being at Summerstage, while the rest are at Rumsey Playfield. The three other dates are September 22, 23, and 24 all in 2010. And they all officially go on sale tomorrow at 10 am. Let the countdown begin!… More »
Sea Wolf Contest Extended!
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I’ve decided to extend the contest to win FREE tickets to the Sea Wolf/Sara Lov show at Union Hall on October 16. You’ll also get a copy of Sea Wolf’s new CD. To enter, email me at bigapplemusicscene@gmail.com. I’ll give you another week: deadline is Tuesday, September 29…. More »
New Yorker Festival Tickets On Sale
Everyone’s favorite snooty magazine, The New Yorker, is having its annual festival, chock-full of author readings, interesting interviews, concerts, and more. It’s going down October 16-18, 2009. You can see the full schedule here, but here are details about the musical happenings:
A Special Concert Featuring Bands from the County of Kings, with Dirty Projectors, House of Ladosha, Jubilee, and Liturgy. Curated by the New Yorker staff writers Sasha Frere-Jones and Kelefa Sanneh. It’s at The Bell House on October… More »
Sound Fix Moved, Damon & Naomi Playing
Williamsburg’s great record store Sound Fix has moved down the block to a space where they will be able to start having in-store concerts again. The first one will be this Saturday, September 18 with Damon & Naomi at 2 pm. The new store is located at 44 Berry Street, on the corner of N. 11th St. in Williamsburg…. More »
Pavement Reunion Update
It’s really not a rumor this time. Amid all the buzz about Pavement’s reunion, they have officially confirmed the September 21, 2010 date AND tickets go on presale TOMORROW. I don’t think I’ve ever bought tickets for something a year in advance, but I am sure as hell about to.
Details from Brooklynvegan:
The first show announced is a New York performance on September 21, 2010 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. A pre-sale begins at 10:00 AM EDT on Friday, September… More »
NY Gypsy Festival
The New York Gypsy Festival is here for its fifth year. Celebrating the cultural inheritance of gypsy music, the festival has five shows between September 11 and 26. Here’s the excellent lineup:
Friday, September 11
ZLATNE USTE BRASS BAND + LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII
Co-Presented with Balkan Cafe at Hungarian House, located at 231 East 82 Street
Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 8:30pm
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at door
The fifth anniversary of The New York Gypsy Festival kicks off with a double header from two… More »
Brooklyn Knitting Factory Opening, Les Savy Fav Playing
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The Knitting Factory had been a fixture of downtown New York for decades until it closed last year. After much delay, it is finally reopening in Brooklyn, at 361 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg to be exact.
To celebrate their grand opening tomorrow (Wednesday September 9), Les Savy Fav will be playing. It’s all sold out (probably to industry insiders), but the bar will still be open to the public.
They have some great other shows scheduled for September though:
Thursday, September… More »
Upcoming Shows at 92YTribeca
92YTribeca had a bit of a bumpy start when they moved downtown, but it seems things are finally smoothing out as they have some great shows booked for the fall. Here are the highlights:
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Califone, who produced one of my favorite albums of 2006 (Roots & Crowns), now have a new album coming out. But this isn’t just any old album: it was made as a soundtrack to a film that lead singer Tim Rutili also created. All My Friends… More »
Electric Zoo Festival
Electric Zoo, New York’s Electronic Music Festival, is coming to Randall’s Island this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, September 5 & 6). Highlights include Armin Van Buuren, Tiga, Deadmau5, David Guetta, and Junior Boys. You can see the full lineup here.
Tickets are $70 for Saturday and $70 for Sunday, or $130 for both days. You can also buy ferry tickets from NY Water Taxi…. More »
J&R MusicFest 2009 Starts Thursday
Longtime record retailer J&R Music is hosting J&R MusicFest this year on August 27-29. There will be three days of in-store and outdoor performances at their store at 23 Park Row and at City Hall Park. Highlights include The Smithereens, Clipse, and KRS-One and Buckshot. Here is the schedule so far:
Wednesday, August 26 at 23 Park Row (I’m not sure if this is part of the official MusicFest as it is the day before, but either way…)
6:00 pm Air Supply
Thursday,… More »
Spike Lee’s MJ Birthday Party
The New York Times reports that Spike Lee is throwing a huge bash in honor of the late Michael Jackson’s 51st birthday. It was originally supposed to be in Ft. Greene, but it was soon apparent that thousands were expected to attend so it has been moved to Prospect Park’s Nethermead (a huge field in the middle of the park). It’s happening on Saturday, August 29 from noon to 5 p.m…. More »
Insound’s 10th Anniversary
One of the best record stores around, even if it is mostly online now, is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. Insound has an extremyl thorough collection of indie CDs and vinyl, as well accesroies like awesome posters and even turntables. They always have cool deals like free posters or mp3s or singles and such if you preorder certain albums (example: preorder the new Dodos record and get all the mp3s instantly). They also have a great newsletter with new release updates… More »
Free Show at Brooklyn Bowl And More
In case you haven’t heard, an awesome new venue opened up in Williamsburg (61 Wythe Ave.) last month. Brooklyn Bowl is a bowling alley, has food from Blue Ribbon, and also hosts performances. Toinght there is a FREE show with Alberta Cross and Phonograph at 8 pm.
On Friday the after party for the FREE Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Deer Tick show at Prospect Park will be there, with Blues and Lasers playing and it is also free (starts… More »
Monsters of Folk
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Monsters of Folk is a folk supergroup comprised of Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward. The group has a self-titled debut album coming out on September 22. A track from the album is available for free on their website and it’s called “Say Please.” To get it go to the site and type “please” into the request form.
The four have toured together before, back… More »
Beastie Boy Has Cancer, Jay-Z taking over at APW and Set Times
Adam Yauch, one of the Beastie Boys, has been diagnosed with havign a cancerous tumor. He is having surgery this week and the band has cancelled all future shows, including their headliging appearances at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 8 and All Points West this weekend in New York. Lollapalooza has replaced the band with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jay-Z will replace them on Friday, July 31 at All Points West. We wish Mr. Yauch a full recovery!!!
APW has… More »
Diesel Show at Webster Hall
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M.I.A. and Pharrell Williams at Diesel’s 30th Anniversary Concert in New York, October 2008
Remember last year’s Diesel Party with M.I.A., etc.? Well they’re doing it again. This time it’s called Diesel:U:Music Tour and the NYC stop is at Webster Hall on Thursday, July 30 with The Roots (with a special guest), Drake, Cobra Starship, Passion Pit, Theophilus London, and contest winners (two bands won a contest to get on the bill) The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! and Heartsrevolution. So,… More »
New York Philharmonic Shows
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New York Philharmonic rehearsing in North Korea in 2008
Sorry to be late on this, but The New York Philharmonic is playing their free summer shows this week and next. On Tuesday night they played at Central Park and last night I caught them in Prospect Park, which, as usual, was great fun. The rest of the schedule is:
Thursday, July 16th at 8 p.m.
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
(with fireworks)
Friday, July 17th at 8 p.m.
The Great Lawn, Central Park
(with fireworks)
Saturday July 18th… More »
ATP NY Lineup
Image: Newscom, Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips in April 2009, Washington, DC
All Tomorrow’s Parties is coming to New York state for the second year this September. Originally started in England, the 3-day festival began doing stints stateside the past few years, and last year put on a 3-day festival in the Catskills similar to their famed festival in England. The shtick is that they have a band curate the festival, meaning the band gets to choose the performers. The curator… More »
MLK Jr. Concerts Announced
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Anita Baker at the Hard Rock Cafe in Florida in 2008
Last year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. free concert series at Wingate Field in Brooklyn saw the likes of Erykah Badu. This year includes Keyshia Cole and Anita Baker, among others. All shows are free and are on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at Wingate Field (entrance on Brooklyn Ave. by Rutland Rd. and Winthrop St. in Brooklyn). Here’s the schedule:
July 13: Keyshia Cole and Lyfe Jennings
July 20: The O’Jays, Russell… More »
