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School of Seven Bells Played LPR
School of Seven Bells played with Fujiya & Miyagi on Tuesday night at (le) Poisson Rouge. School of Seven Bells didn’t go on until 11 pm though, and being that I have a job, I couldn’t stick around for Fujiya & Miyagi. Did anyone see them–how were they?
School of Seven Bells were great, immediately making me forget how long I had waited for them to go on and how hot it was in the room. Their music is lush and… More »
Matt & Kim, Bloc Party, and More On Sale
Matt & Kim with marching band @ McCarren Park Pool
Matt & Kim have a new album, Grand, coming out on January 20 on Fader and will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 22. $10 tickets are on sale now.
These Arms Are Snakes, who have been off the radar for a bit, will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 7. $13 tickets are on sale now.
Bloc Party will be at Terminal 5 on March 24. Tickets are… More »
CMJ Schedule
CMJ starts next week and there is going to be a ton of stuff going on. You don’t need a badge to get into a lot of stuff, but you will need to buy tickets in advance for some. This is by no means a definitive list, but more a list of stuff I’m excited for!
10/21
8 PM Gringo Star / 9 PM Wild Light (Ourstage.com) / 10 PM Cheeseburger / 11PM Vivian Girls@ Red… More »
CMJ Announces Initial Lineup
High Places @ Pitchfork Music Festival
CMJ, the annual music conference in New York akin to SXSW in Austin, has announced its initial lineup, which includes some previously announced shows. You can usually buy tickets to individual shows, or get a badge and hope to get in. If you register by August 19 you get 15% off the “all-access” badge (but sometimes the badge can’t get you in to certain shows anyway…). Here’s the lineup so far:
3OH!3, A Place to… More »
Gavin DeGraw, Iron & Wine, Yelle, and More
Lots more fall shows going on sale this week. Check it:
On sale today at noon:
Matthew Sweet on October 28 @ Webster Hall
Crystal Castles with Fujiya & Miyagi on October 23 @ Webster Hall
Man Man at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Man Man on October 10 @ Webster Hall
Marc Broussard on September 16 @ Hiro Ballroom
On sale tomorrow (Thursday) at noon:
Gavin DeGraw on September 3 @ Terminal 5
Sam Sparro on September 16 @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Sam Sparro on September 17 @ Music… More »
What to Look Forward To
High Places
Photo by: Hisham Baroocha
Photo Permission: Paco Barba, Thrill Jockey Records
Serendipitously, a few days after I did my post on the best albums of the year that have come out so far, Pitchfork has done a list on what to look forward to in the rest of 2008, and boy is it all-inclusive. I’m personally psyched for the new albums from Ratatat, Annie, Brazilian Girls, Chad VanGaalen, Missy Elliot, Of Montreal, Deerhunter, Fujiya & Miyagi, Re-Up Gang, and Clipse,… More »