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CMJ Shows and Parties
CMJ, the awesome New York City festival a la Austin’s South by Southwest, is coming up next week, from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, October 24! Hundreds of bands are playing at hundreds of venues around the city. You can buy a badge that should get you in to most shows, or you can buy individual tickets to shows, or for some shows you can buy tickets at the door. I’ve posted lots of tickets for CMJ shows when they… More »
Stuy Town Music on the Oval Concert Series
Image: Devorah Klein
Phenomenal Handclap Band at CMJ 2008
What’s that? There’s not enough free concerts in New York this summer? If somehow that’s your opinion, then worry not because Stuy Town will be hosting free concerts this summer also! Here’s the schedule so far:
June 10: Budos Band
June 17: Phenomenal Handclap Band
June 24: Easy Star Allstars
July 1: Jay Reatard
July 8: Forro in the Dark
July 15: Kaki King
All the shows are FREE and they all take place at the Stuyvesant Town / Peter… More »
What’s Up This Weekend
Although things may seem a little dead since SXSW is going on in Austin this week there’s still plenty to do this weekend.
Friday:
Boys Noize, D.I.M., and Shadow Dancer at Webster Hall. RSVP
Heloise & The Savoir Faire and Deep Red at Highline Ballroom
The Budos Band at Maxwell’s
Richard Buckner, Arboretum, Ruby Throat at Mercury Lounge
Saturday:
DJ Hell and Peter Kruder (of Kruder & Dorfmeister) at a Brooklyn warehouse–592 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn. RSVP
Cut Copy and Matt & Kim at Terminal 5.
Cut Copy After Party… More »
Win Free Joe’s Pub Anniversary Tickets
In honor of Joe’s Pub’s 10th anniversary they are giving away a bunch of tickets to a bunch of their anniversary shows, like the Budos Band and Debbie Harry. The complete lineup is here. Here’s how it works:
REGISTER anytime between now and OCTOBER 5TH HERE .
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Then, starting Midnight October 1st through Midnight October 5th, you can log on to join the virtual line and SUBMIT A REQUEST for up to two tickets per show.
Select as many shows… More »
BAM Takeover with Budos Band, St. Vincent, and More
St. Vincent @ Castle Clinton
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens @ Summerstage
On Sept. 27-28 from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. will be TAKEOVER at BAM. A night filled with music, movies, DJs, and games, last year’s event featured Be Your Own Pet, Dirty on Purpose, and Antibalas. This year’s musical portion is being curated by none other than Sufjan Stevens. Nothing says he will actually be there, but he has chosen the Budos Band, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens,… 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 »