Topic: Music-Hall-of-Williamsburg

Free Rural Alberta Advantage Show Tonight

395 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Canadian threesome Rural Alberta Advantage has a free show at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight (doors at 8 pm). I’ve become kind of enamored with the group’s Canadian Rocky-influenced indie folk. Check ‘ em out if you’re around.
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Free Shows at Music Hall

443 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Image: Devorah Klein
Ben Sollee at The Bell House, November 2008
The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn is having some FREE shows this summer. The Bowery Presents just announced three free shows there:

Love as Laughter on July 12
Ben Sollee on July 31
The Rural Alberta Advantage on August 4

Sweet! All great bands! … More »
The Thermals Played Bowery Ballroom, Music Hall Tonight

480 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

One of my all-time favorite bands, The Thermals, are in town. They played two shows this weekend at Bowery Ballroom and are at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight. Last I checked, tickets were still on sale.

I had the privilege of seeing them on Saturday night and boy did they bring … More »
Hold Steady Add More Shows

518 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Image: Newscom
Craig Finn of the Hold Steady at Terminal 5 in November 2008
The two Hold Steady shows that went on sale earlier today have sold out, so they have added two more shows. Their NYC schedule looks like this now:
June 8 – Bowery Ballroom (sold out)
June 9 – Bowery Ballroom … More »
Sonic Youth Headlining No Fun Fest

564 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Sonic Youth will be headlining this year’s No Fun Fest, which is May 15-17 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Here is the full schedule (thx Brooklynvegan):
No Fun Fest 5/15/2009
Bastard Noise / Thrones / Grey Wolves / Xeno and Oaklander / Carlos Giffoni / Chris Corsano / Axolotl / Raglani / … More »
Beirut at Music Hall of Williamsburg

571 days ago by Devorah Klein | 1 Comment

Beirut played two shows at BAM this weekend, but on Wednesday night they played at the more intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg. Although the usually very full band was short a few people (there were only 5 people on stage), Zach Condon and Co. still managed to put on a … More »
Cat Power Adds Show on Thursday

577 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Cat Power had two show scheduled at the Apollo Theater for this Friday and Saturday (February 6 & 7) and she has now added a third show on Thursday, February 5 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale now.
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Tickets on Sale

597 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Lots of tickets on sale or going or presale:

Israeli band Idan Raichel Project at Town Hall on March 26, tickets here
The Gaslight Anthem at Webster Hall on March 27, tickets here
Anathallo at Mercury Lounge on March 4, tickets here
The Airborne Toxic Event at Bowery Ballroom on March 8, tickets here
Phosporescent … More »
Cursive Playing 3 NYC Shows

632 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Cursive will be in town in January and March to play three shows, two of which are at very small venues.

January 18 at Union Hall. Sold out.
January 19 at Mercury Lounge. Tickets on sale now.
March 9 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets on sale Thursday at noon.

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Vampire Weekend, Teenagers Tonight

639 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Vampire Weekend @ the Q Awards in London 2008. Image: Newscom
Tickets are back on sale for the Vampire Weekend show tonight at Terminal 5. Teenagers open.
Teenagers are also playing their own show tomorrow night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for that are still on sale.
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Deerhunter Playing Gummy Awards

648 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Deerhunter @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Photo permission: Devorah Klein
Stereogum is hosting an actual show this year for his annual online music awards, the Gummy Awards. Deerhunter, Bell, and Violens will be playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 8 at the live awards show. Tickets are on sale. You can vote … More »
Bon Iver and Animal Collective Return to NYC

659 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Singer/songwriter Bon Iver is coming back to NYC and will be Town Hall December 10 and 11 and at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 12. Tickets are on sale now.
Also returning to NYC is Animal Collective, who are currently working on their new album. They will be at … More »
Will Sheff, Patti Smith, and More On Sale

667 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

On Sale Now:
Cloud Cult on November 11 @ Bowery Ballroom
The Sea and Cake on November 10 @ Bowery Ballroom and November 11 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Rachel Yamagata on December 10 @ Bowery Ballroom
Will Sheff (Okervill River) and Charles Bissell (The Wrens) on December 11 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The … More »
The Sea & Cake's New Album and Tour Plus Giveaway!

676 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

Photo by: Megan Holmes
The Sea & Cake, masters of jazz-inflected rock is a tight, well-oiled machine and that is as apparent as ever on their seventh album, Car Alarm. Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and the rest of the gang didn’t take a break after releasing their last album Everybody and … More »
CMJ: Shearwater, Jens Lekman, Phenomenal Handclap Band

680 days ago by Devorah Klein | Comment

And the music continues…
Shearwater, Jens Lekman, and the Phenomenal Handclap Band all played Brooklynvegan’s showacase on Tuesday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Shearwater was the “suprise special guest” which delighted me because I was supposed to see them on Monday night at (le) Poisson Rouge and could not attend at … More »