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Valentine’s Day is Almost Here
VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend.
But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new single “Bitch I Love You” playing in the background, you can’t go wrong. Check the ecards out here. Their self-titled EP is out now.
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Free Shows at BAM
There are two great free shows at the BAM Cafe in Brooklyn this weekend:
Marshall Crenshaw will be there on Friday night
On Saturday night Tamar Eisenman and Takka Takka will be performing
There are also some great, free and non-free shows coming up at BAM:
Jan 21 – Laurie & Friends (Laurie Anderson, Brightblack Morning Light, Dirty Projectors, James Hall Worship & Praise, Poor Baby Bree, A new work by Sarah Michelson, More artists to be announced)
Feb 06 – Beirut (sold out)
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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.
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Todd P Shows Tonight Have Merged
Originally, Japanther and the Mae Shi were supposed to be playing a show at the Market Hotel and Ponytail and Joan of Arc were supposed to play at the Yard. Now the two have merged, but lost Japanther and gained TheDeathSet. So now it looks like this:
Monday July 21st @ MARKET HOTEL
:: THE DEATH SET
:::: MAE SHI
:::::::: PONYTAIL
:::::::::: Joan of Arc —> mems Cap ‘N Jazz, Make Believe, Love of Everything
:::::::::::: Totally Michael
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July 4 Weekend
While many people are going away, including me (I’m hitting up the Jazz Festival in Montreal!), there is tons going on in NYC for your listening pleasure:
July 4
1:00: Ponytail, The Apes, Indian Jewelry, Marnie Stern, Double Dagger, Power Douglas at The Yard, part of a Todd P Party. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
3:30: Sonic Youth and the Feelies in Battery Park. Free, but you need to have tickets that have already been distributed.
4:00: Japanther, Hidden Power, Dear Friends,… More »
Upcoming Todd P BBQ and More
Ponytail – The Knitting Factory, NYC – May 31st, 2008
Photo Permission by Chris LaPutt
Todd P says:
Sunday June 29th @ SOUTHERN TIP OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND
:: (SUMMER)TIME UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ
:: an afternoon of folks playing songs lackadaisical-like
:: 4TH ANNUAL BBQ!
:: Extra Life —————> duo version
:: Aa aka BIG A little a
:: Warmer Milks
:: Pink Reason
:: Pterodactyl ————-> duo plus buds!
:: the Shoe —————> feat Jena Malone
:: Stars Like Fleas
:: Ezekiel Healy
:: Dave and Ryan from Tall Firs
:: the So… More »
Oneida, Black Lips, Abe Vigoda, and More Play Todd P Shows
Promoter Todd P has some great shows coming up for the summer at various locations, but there are a few that stand out:
June 5: Black Lips @ Ridgewood Temple
June 14: Love Is All, Cause Co-Motion, Vivien Girls @ Market Hotel
June 28: Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, Belaire (members of Voxtrot), Vivian Girls @ Market Hotel
July 9: Menaguar @ venue tba
July 12: Oneida, High Places, Titus Andronicus, Abe Vigoda and more @ outdoor venue tba
July 21: Mae Shi, Japanther, and one more… More »
Upcoming Todd P Shows
Photo by arimoore
Music promoter wunderkind Todd P, who has been instrumental in creating new venues in Bushwick like Silent Barn and the Market Hotel, has a couple good shows coming up:
Saturday March 29 at Market Hotel
Japanther
the Pharmacy
Pterodactyl
Bachelorette (from New Zealand)
SPECIAL GUEST: Bongladesh–stoner metal jam, members of USAISAMONSTER
Tuesday April 1 at Market Hotel
HEALTH
Aa aka BIG A little a
Black Pus
Knyfe Hyts
Crime Novels
special guest DAN DEACON
The Market Hotel is at 1142 Myrtle Ave at Broadway in Bushwick, Brooklyn…. More »