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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 »
Hudson River Rocks and Woodstock Anniversary Shows
The free summer show schedules are trickling in and here are some more.
Still waiting to see if there are more Castle Clinton shows, but here are 4 shows that are in honor of Woodstock’s 40th anniversary:
July 16: Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra Plays the Music of Sly & the Family Stone: “It’s a Family Affair”
July 23: Richie Havens
July 30: Arlo Guthrie
August 6: John Kelly Sings The Joni Mitchell Songbook: “Songs for a Shiny Hot Night”
And here are the shows at… More »
What To Do This Weekend
Friday:
Crookers (Italy), Annie Mac, and Congorock will be at Webster Hall.
Lotus and BLVD at Bowery Ballroom
Nightmare of You, Plushgun, The Canon Logic, and Borrowed Eyes at Maxwell’s
The Wooden Birds and Lymbyc System at Mercury Lounge
Superdrag, Aberdeen City, Cassavettes at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Rusko, Phantom’s Revenge and Black Holes at Studio B
The Wrens, Amazing Baby, and Overload at The Bell House
Young Love at The Studio at Webster Hall
The Faint, Ladytron, and Telepathe at Webster Hall
Saturday:
Extra Golden and Meta & The Cornerstones… More »
Extra Golden New Album, Tour
Image: G.A. Minoff via Paco Barba at Thrill Jockey
Extra Golden, who hail from Nairobi, are a unique group that manage to mix African beats with American rock to create some of the most hook-laden, danceable, and beautiful songs. Their debut album, Ok-Oyot System, released by Thrill Jockey in 2006 caused quite a stir, as did their follow up Hera Ma Nono, and now they are back with Thank You Very Quickly. While it is only six songs, the music grabs… More »
Upcoming Knitting Factory Shows
I feel like the Knitting Factory sometimes has some awesome shows (Stephen Malkmus, Irving with Beirut), but more often than not their schedule is lackluster. However, they do have a few good ones coming up:
Friday, July 25, 6:30 p.m.: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog CD release with special guest Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor). Tickets here.
Saturday, July 26, 5 p.m.: Locksley–for free.
Saturday, July 26, 8 p.m.: Awesome Color, Knyfe Hyts, Viki, Kocho-Bi-Sexual, DJ Cody Ranaldo–for free.
Tuesday, July 29: Extra Golden… More »
WFMU Brings The Ex to NYC
Awesome radio station WFMU is putting on a free show this summer and they are bringing none other than Holland’s legendary The Ex to perform, along with their friend Gétatchèw Mèkurya, who is an Ethiopian saxophonist. Also, Either/Orchestra with Mahmoud Ahmed and Alèmayèhu Eshèté, and Extra Golden will be playing. Those bands are both collaborations between Americans and East Africans. The show is on August 20 and will be at the Lincoln Center/Damrosch Park Bandshell on W. 62nd and Amsterdam… More »