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Apollo Sunshine, Sam Phillips, and More at Sound Fix
Sound Fix in Williamsburg has some great free shows coming up, starting tomorrow.
Saturday @ 8 p.m.: Callers
Sunday @ 6 p.m.: Apollo Sunshine
Wednesday @ 6 p.m.: Sam Phillips
Next Friday: Amanda Palmer (of Dresden Dolls)… More »
Juliana Hatfield at Virgin Megastore Tonight
Singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield will be at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square tonight at 7 p.m. She will be performing and then signing copies of her new CD How to Walk Away…. More »
Bloc Party Venue Announced
Bloc Party will be playing a free show on September 18, as previously mentioned. The venue is going to be Roseland and you can RSVP now to get in…but still get there early…. More »
Win Tickets to Free Hold Steady Show, Free Bloc Party Show Same Night
Artists Den is throwing a free Hold Steady concert night on September 18. Click here to enter to win tickets. That same night there is going to be a free Bloc Party show somewhere in NYC…venue details to come as soon as they emerge. The website does have some sort of contest up to guarantee entrance to the show here. Not sure if you have to do that to get in, or if that just guarantees you a spot but… More »
Bell House Opening in Gowanus
Brooklyn is getting a new concert venue called the Bell House. Owned by the same folks that run Union Hall and Floyd, this new joint is in Gowanus, will be at 149 7th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues.
The storefront features a comfortable 150 capacity lounge which will be open seven nights a week as a friendly neighborhood bar and gathering space featuring beer from independent and local breweries.
The live sound in the performance space has been outfitted with flying… More »
Lots of Free Stuff This Weekend!!
Even though McCarren Pool is closed (probably forever) and the parks are done with their free summer concert series, there are still some great free events going on this weekend! Long live summer!
Saturday:
East Village Radio Festival with KRS-One, Boris, Awesome Color, Vivian Girls, High Places, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Flying Lotus, Ólöf Arnalds, 4-IZE, Devin the Dude, John Oliver of The Daily Show @ South Street Seaport
….And simultaneously, at the… More »
Does It Offend You, Yeah? DJ Set Tonight
Cheeky B*stard is throwing a record release party tonight at Hiro Ballroom for the Chemical Brothers’ new album Brotherhood that came out September 2. UK darlings Does It Offend You, Yeah? will be doing a DJ set and there will be Chemical Brothers giveaways from Astralwerks. There will be an open bar from 10-11p.m. and it’s all free with an RSVP…. More »
Free Wire/Times New Viking Tickets
Wire is playing a free show with Times New Viking at Irving Plaza on October 9. You can get free tickets (2 per person) starting today at Other Music…. More »
Final Seaport Show
The last free South Street Seaport show will be tonight. Previously announced bands Oneida and Endless Boogie will be there, but it was announced yesterday that Raphael Saadiq will be the special guest…. More »
East Village Radio Festival
East Village Radio is having a festival all day on Saturday, September 6 at South Street Seaport. Here is the lineup:
4-ize 12:30 – 1:15
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 1:15 – 1:45
Dr. Lonnie Smith 1:55 – 2:25
Olof Arnolds 2:35 3:05
Vivian Girls 3:15 – 3:45
High Places 3:55 – 4:25
Awesome Color 4:35 – 5:05
John Oliver 5:05 – 5:20
Devin the Dude 5:20 – 5:50
Flying Lotus 6:00 – 6:30
KRS ONE 6:45 – 7:15
Ronson 7:15 – 7:45
BORIS 7:45 – 9:00… More »
Free Nas Show Tomorrow!
Samsung is sponsoring a free Nas show at Webster Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) night. To get tickets click here…. More »
To Do This Weekend
Lots going on, as usual…make sure to squeeze something outdoors in before summer is over, especially the final free Pool Party at McCarren with Yo La Tengo!
Friday:
Jupiter One, Your Vegas, Band of Thieves @ Bowery Ballroom
Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION!, German Measles @ Death By Audio
Professor Murder, Free Blood, Pink Skull @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (FREE)
Grand Archives, Violens @ South Street Seaport (FREE)
The Homosexuals, Looker, Unsacred Hearts @ Union Hall
Saturday:
Don Caballero, An Albatross, Ponytail @ Knitting Factory
Rasputina @ Hio Ballroom
Nico… More »
Ra Ra Riot Tonight for Free
Ra Ra Riot will be at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square tonight at 7 p.m. to celebrate the release of their new CD The Rhumb Line. If you buy a copy you get a wristband for the show. Also, they will be at Webster Hall on October 16 and Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 17 with Walter Meego for both shows…. More »
Dirty Projectors, Sharon Jones, Battles, and More This Weekend For Free
Dirty Projectors @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
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 »
What To Do This Weekend
If you aren’t at the All Points West Festival this weekend, check out these other shows:
Friday:
Lila Downs @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Free)
Hercules and Love Affair @ Irving Plaza
Black Sheep, Jamie Drastik, and Pimp Ninja @ Highline Ballroom (Free)
Tapes N’ Tapes @ Sound Fix (Free)
Cass McCombs @ South Street Seaport (Free)
Iggy and the Stooges @ Terminal 5
Boredoms’ 88BoaDrum @ Williamsburg Waterfront (Free but tickets required)
The Germs, Murphy’s Law @ Gramercy Theater
Metric and the Black Angels @ Highline Ballroom
Saturday:
Hal Willner’s Bill Wither’s… More »
Liza Minelli Tonight
Liza Minelli is playing in Coney Island tonight for free at the Asser Levy Seaside Park. Starts at 7:30 p.m., better hurry!… More »
Brazilian Girls Tonight, Duke Spirit Thursday at Apple
The Duke Spirit
Photo permission by Angela Wolf @ Filter
The Apple store in Soho is hosting the Brazilian Girls tonight for a free performance. Thursday, August 7 will bring the Duke Spirit in, also for a free show. Brazilian Girls at 7 p.m., Duke Spirit at 6 p.m…. More »
Free Shows Tonight
There’s a lot to choose from tonight, and all of it free.
Flogging Molly and O’Death @ Pier 54
Mystery Guest, who is Peter Frampton @ Asser Levy Park in Coney Island
The Persuasions @ WFC Winter Garden
Aimee Mann @ Barnes & Noble Union Square
The Long Winters @ Castle Clinton… More »
What To Do This Weekend
Spiritualized @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Lots going on and lots for free. Check it:
Friday
Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts @ South Street Seaport. Free.
Ween @ McCarren Park Pool. $37.50.
Sound of Urchin, Tragedy @ Music Hall of Williamsburg. $10.
Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix, The Golden Error @ Bowery Ballroom. $15.
Black Kids, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Zambri @ Santo’s Party House. $15.
The Philip Glass Ensemble @ Prospect Park Bandshell. Free.
Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Terminal 5. $23.
The Subways, the Postelles @ Gramercy Theater. $15.
Freedy Johnston… More »
Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts for Free
Atlas Sound @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
Bradford Cox’s other band besides Deerhunter, Atlas Sound, will be at South Street Seaport tonight at 7 p.m. for free. El Guincho was originally supposed to open but canceled, so now Brooklynites Crystal Stilts are…. More »
