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Holy F*ck Playing for $1 Tonight and Other Happenings
What’s going down tonight in NYC? Here are your choices:
Canada’s Holy F*ck are playing Webster Hall’s Girls & Boys party tonight. If you RSVP here, entry is only $1 before midnight.
My Robot Friend record release party with Dean Wareham DJ set at 92YTribeca. Cheval Sombre is also playing. Tickets
The Soft Pack, The Dig, Right on Dynamite, and The Sundelles at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets
Andrew W.K. and The Calder String Quartet at Joe’s Pub. Sold out
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Brooklyn Knitting Factory Opening, Les Savy Fav Playing
Image: Knitting Factory
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:
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Blackheart Releases Holiday Compilation
Joan Jett’s Blackeart Record Label just released a holiday compilation. Only available on iTunes, the 11-song digital album features rocked-out holiday standards and originals recorded by Joan Jett and Blackheart bands including Girl in a Coma, The Dollyrots, The Cute Lepers and more. Click here to listen to the Blackhearts featuring Joan Jett and special guest’s version of “Silent Night.” Here is the complete track listing:
Track Listing:
1. Blue Christmas – Girl in a Coma
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Stereolab, Hot Chip, Jenny Lewis, and More This Weekend
There is a ton of stuff going on this weekend in NYC, including some free stuff. Here are your weekend music choices:
FRIDAY
Dark Meat, Vivian Girls @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
Lucinda Williams @ Madison Square Garden
Tonearm @ BAM Cafe, FREE
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
The Kills, Magic Wand @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Stereolab, Antipop Consortium, Hospitality @ Irving Plaza
The Rumble Strips, My Sister in 1994 @ Sound Fix, FREE
A-Trak, Boys Noize @ Webster Hall
SATURDAY
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
Jenny Lewis @ Apollo Theater
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Girl in a Coma Opening for Tegan and Sarah
Girl in a Coma, a threesome from Texas who were just on Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” tour this summer, will be opening for Tegan and Sarah on their upcoming tour, which includes two dates at Terminal 5. They’ve also toured with Morrisey, the Toadies, and Frank Black so they’re used to be around great talent. Check out their single “Clumsy Sky” from their debut album Both Before I’m Gone (out now on Joan Jett’s Blackheart label) here. All tour dates… More »