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Top 25 Albums of 2009
2009 is almost over and boy was it a big one for music: Michael Jackson died, The Beatles became Rock Band legends, and dozens of bands reunited, including Blur, Blink-182, and The Jesus Lizard. It’s that time of year: to list my Top 25 Albums of 2009. Click through the gallery below to see my picks!
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B. B. King, Talib Kweli, Phoenix, and More On Sale Now
Cast Spells and Good Old War. Images via: Dave Clifford, Us/Them
Lots of good stuff on sale today, including all of the shows for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, which will host Marianne Faithfull, St. Vincent, Dirty Projectors, and many others. Good Old War and Cast Spells (solo project of Dave Davison of Maps & Atlases), are releasing a split EP on Sargeant Records for their December tour and their show at the Knitting Factory is definitely one to see.
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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 »
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kiss, and Raekwon Release Party, and More On Sale
The highlight of what’s on sale today has got to be the killer record release party for Raekwon’s new album, ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX II at Santos Party House on September 8. It features an unbelievable lineup with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Beanie Sigel, Talib Kweli, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes, Lyfe Jennings and DJ Kid Capri, hosted by Diddy and Peter Rosenberg. Yeah. I know. Two days later he’s having another party at S.O.B.’s. No insane lineup… More »
Pool Party Update
Image: Devorah Klein
Dirty Projectors and David Byrne at Dark Was the Night at Radio City Music Hall May 2009
The other day I posted about the upcoming free JellyNYC shows happening at the Williamsburg Waterfront this summer (as opposed to McCarren Park Pool like the past few years). There have been some updates in the schedule recently.
The rumored June 19 show with Dirty Projectors is actually happening as a free in-store event at Other Music in Manhattan. To get in, you… More »
Pool Parties Not At The Pool
Grizzly Bear at All Points West 2008
Image: Devorah Klein
Many hipsters are still mourning the “passing” of the free Jelly NYC Pool Parties at McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg. The free concerts in the empty pool were some of the best parties in the previous summers, with artists like Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Breeders, and Spank Rock playing free shows there. Unfortunately, the city decided to turn the pool back into an actual pool (ie fill it with water)… More »
Dark Was the Night at Radio City Music Hall
Last year, Red Hot, which donates money to AIDS research, came out with their 20th compilation album, the amazing Dark Was the Night, featuring such great artists as David Byrne, Sharon Jones, Yeasayer, Bon Iver, and many others. If you don’t have the album I suggest you get it asap!
Last night there was a grand celebration to celebrate the album, with all proceeds going to Red Hot. It was at Radio City Music Hall and it really was great. The… More »
Jolie Holland Playing Housing Works Benefit
Aside from the amazing Bjork/Dirty Projectors benefit on May 8, Jolie Holland is playing her own Housing Works benefit on April 10. Ana Egge will open. $15 (standing) or $25 (seated) tickets are on sale now…. More »
BJORK Playing Housing Works!
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Bjork at the Glastonbury Festival 2007
The almost godlike Bjork will be playing a benefit show at the tiny Housing Works (300 capacity)–with Dirty Projectors!–on May 8. Tickets are expensive (cheapest is $100), but it is a benefit concert. You can get tickets online now or after 4/1, “physical tickets will be available at the Housing Works bookstore on Crosby Street as well as a couple Brooklyn locations TBA.” Here’s a description of the show from the Housing Works site:
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Dark Was the Night Show on Presale
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Dark Was the Night, the awesome compilation put out by Red Hot (charity for AIDS) featuring the likes of David Byrne, Feist, Grizzly Bear, The National, Sharon Jones, and many more, is putting on a show at Radio City Music Hall.
On May 3, Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, David Sitek, and more (rumored to be there: David Byrne, Grizzly Bear) will converge on Radio City Music Hall for a good… More »
Knitting Factory Adds New Shows ?!?
So, you thought you saw the last show at the Knitting Factory in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve with Akron/Family, Deerhoof, and Dirty Projectors? Not so fast. The club on Leonard Street has added some more shows:
February 28: Master Musicians of Jajouka with Bachir Attar & very special guests
March 13: Flower Travellin’ Band’s first ever US performance!
March 28: YA HO WHA 13 :: a full-club event curated by the legendary Ya Ho Wha 13 with special guests Kahoutek & much,… More »
Dark Was The Night Listening Party
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If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will be 2 discs and chock full of amazing collaborations. Check out this track listing:
THIS DISC
1 Knotty Pine – Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2 Cello Song (Nick Drake) – The Books featuring Jose… More »
Free Shows at BAM
There are two great free shows at the BAM Cafe in Brooklyn this weekend:
Marshall Crenshaw will be there on Friday night
On Saturday night Tamar Eisenman and Takka Takka will be performing
There are also some great, free and non-free shows coming up at BAM:
Jan 21 – Laurie & Friends (Laurie Anderson, Brightblack Morning Light, Dirty Projectors, James Hall Worship & Praise, Poor Baby Bree, A new work by Sarah Michelson, More artists to be announced)
Feb 06 – Beirut (sold out)
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Last Show at The Knit on New Year’s Eve
The Knitting Factory on Leonard St. finally announced its final show ever, on New Year’s Eve. The lineup is pretty darn good:
Akron/Family curates New Year’s Eve! featuring Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, Deer Tick, Megafaun & Tons More!
The $35 tickets are ON SALE now.
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Dan Deacon, Ray Davies, and More On Sale
Now that CMJ is over we can start planning for…more concerts!
The following shows are on sale now:
November 7: The Dwarves/The Uprising/Sister Anne @ Europa
November 18: The All American Rejects @ Irving Plaza
December 11: Dan Deacon/Dirty Projectors/So Percussion @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
December 11: Suicide/A.R.E. Weapons @ Europa
December 12: Ray Davies @ Hammerstein Ballroom
December 13: Sister Hazel @ Irving Plaza… More »
Yelle, Brad Mehldau, CSS On Sale Now
CSS @ All Points West Festival
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
The following upcoming shows are on sale now:
Brad Mehldau and Chris Thile performing a “Concert for Obama” on October 10 @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Yelle on October 14 @ Webster Hall
Secret Machines on October 18 @ Webster Hall
Hedwig & the Angry Inch show on October 27 @ Highline Ballroom
World Inferno Friendship Society’s Hallowmas on October 31 @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Harvey Milk on November 2 @ Europa
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Dirty Projectors, Sharon Jones, Battles, and More This Weekend For Free
Dirty Projectors @ Pitchfork Music Festival
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Lots of great free shows this weekend and hopefully it will be nice weather.
Friday:
Dirty Projectors @ South Street Seaport
Bajofondo @ Central Park Summerstage
Wordless Music @ Damrosch Park Bandshell
Saturday:
Battles and Black Dice @ Central Park Summerstage
Oh No! Oh My! with Write Bloody Publishing authors @ Sound Fix
Sunday:
Aesop Rock, Panther, and Chin Chin @ McCarren Park Pool
Oxford Collapse @ Sound Fix
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Central Park Summerstage… More »
Pitchfork: Sunday, Part I
After getting some rest, the day finally started with some sun. Yeah!
The small stage was somehow already running behind, but that worked out well for me because this way I got to see Dirty Projectors and High Places, two more bands I had been meaning to check out for a while. Both are brooklyn bands that have gotten a lot of buzz, and I can now safely say that both deserve it. Dirty Projectors is totally not what I was… More »
Awesome Bjork Cover Album
Image Source: Stereogum
The good folks at Stereogum have put together an amazing Bjork covers album of her classic album Post, featuring the likes of Dirty Projectors, El Guincho, No Age, Atlas Sound, and others playing the Bjork classics. Check it out here and enjoy!… More »
NY Times Reports on Brooklyn Scene
Following in MTV’s footsteps, The New York Times had a piece yesterday about the Brooklyn music scene. Check it out in full here, but here are some highlights:
A nice little recap of why music out of Brooklyn is cool:
“For rock bands this is a great time to be weird and independent in Brooklyn. After years in which the sound of New York was defined by various shades of retro monochrome — the new wave minimalism of the Strokes, the disco-punk… More »