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Ava Luna Release Show with Marnie Stern and Suckers TONIGHT
Ava Luna is an awesome band out of a Brooklyn that is poised to make a big impact. They have just released an EP called Services on CDR with Cooling Pie and digitally with with B-more label Environmental Aesthetics.
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The sound is doowop-synth-dance. Yes, you read that right. It’s unique and catchy and fun. Here’s how the band describes it:
In an alternate world somewhere, the Ronettes developed three crushes–one for James Chance, one for David Byrne, and one for… More »
YACHT CD Release at Santos and More
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YACHT has a new album coming out today called See Mystery Lights and to celebrate he will be at Santos Party House tonight (Tuesday) with Special Disco Version (DJ’s James Murphy & Pat Mahoney) and Bad Brilliance. Tickets are still on sale.
Santos Party House has some other great shows coming up. You can see the whole schedule here, but here are some highlights:
Noisettes with Apache Beat on August 3. Tickets
Jovanotti and Soleluna NY Lab with special guest on August… More »
Incubus Presale, Other Tickets On Sale
Remember Incubus? Somehow, they are playing Radio City Music Hall with The Duke Spirit on August 4 and 5. Are they still that big? Anyway, tickets are on presale now, use code HEMELODIES. Presale ends at 10 pm tonight, then tickets go no regular sale tomorrow (Friday) at 10 am.
Other tickets that recently went on sale:
The Helio Sequence is at Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 28. Tickets
Ivri Lider is at Webster Hall on May 31. Tickets
Titus Andronicus is at… More »
Quasi Curates Show at the Knit
Quasi (ex-Sleater Kinney) is curating a show at the Knitting Factory tomorrow (Saturday) night which looks pretty great. It’s a full club event with Quasi, Sic Alps, Marnie Stern, Crystal Stilts, Soft Circle, and Jeff Lewis. Tickets here. Lots of those bands were in Pitchfork’s recently announced Top 50 Albums of 2008…. More »
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 »
Free CMJ Showcase at Knitting Factory
Broooklynvegan is throwing another CMJ showcase at the Knitting Factory on Saturday in all three rooms and it’s free.
12:00 Starfucker (main room)
12:15 All the Saints (old office)
12:45 The Carps (main room)
01:00 Howlies (old office)
1:30 Little Boots (main room)
1:45 Doug Gillard (old office)
2:15 Shout Out Out Out (main room)
2:30 Delta Spirit (old office)
3:00 Marnie Stern (main room)
3:15 Akimbo (old office)
4:00 Made Out of Babies (main room)
4:00 Takka Takka (old office)
5:00 Rival Schools (main room)
5:45 Women (tap bar)
6:00 Trap Them… More »
This Weekend
While I am in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival I’ll be missing plenty great shows in NYC:
Friday
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las @ South Street Seaport (free)
Matmos @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Deerhoof @ Prospect Park Bandshell (free)
Dizzee Rascal @ Highline Ballroom
Chris Garneau @ Joe’s Pub
Saturday
Village Voice Siren Music Festival with Broken Social Scene, the Dodos, Stephen Malkamus and the Jicks, Islands, Beach House, and more @ Coney Island (free)
Warm-Up Party with Au Revoir Simone @ P.S. 1
Enter the Dragon… More »
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 »
Lots More Free Summer Shows
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So many venues host (mostly) free shows in the summertime, it’s hard to keep up. There’s McCarren Pool, Central Park, and Prospect Park. But then there’s also Castle Clinton in Battery Park, the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, and the South Street Seaport. Here’s an update to what I’ve already posted (McCarren so far, Prospect Park so far, Central Park so far):
Winter Garden:
Saturday, May 31, 6:00pm – Sunday, June 1, 6:00am (12-hour… More »