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Ting Tings, David Byrne, Passion Pit, and More
Lots of exciting shows have been announced recently. Yay!
Lissy Trullie + special guests Adam Green, Mark Ronson + Harley & Cassie on November 17 @ Santos Party House. Tickets on sale now.
Switch, D.I.M., Grandmaster Flash, and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour on November 21 @ Webster Hall. No advance tickets yet.
Gang Gang Dance and Marnie Stern on November 29 @ Santos Party House. Tickets on sale now.
Matt Pinfield’s Holiday Extravaganza featuring The Ting Tings, Mike Doughty, The Duke Spirit, and The… More »
Webster Hall Opens New Venue; Free Shows for CMJ
Webster Hall is opening a new venue inside the building called “The Studio.” It’s gonna be a small space with recording equipment. It doesn’t officially open until November, but they are having a bunch of shows for CMJ and they are all free! Bands like Ponytail, Gang Gang Dance, Project Jenny, Project Jan, and Preacher and the Knife will all be there. To see the complete CMJ schedule click here…. More »
Eagles of Death Metal, Jay Reatard, and More On Sale
The following shows are on sale now:
Eagles of Death Metal on November 16 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Eagles of Death Metal on November 17 @ Bowery Ballroom
Gang Gang Dance on November 28 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jay Reatard, Longwave, White Lies CMJ Show on October 24 @ Bowery Ballroom
Calder String Quartet with Andrew W.K. on November 15 @ (le) Poisson Rouge… 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 »
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 »