SubscribeNico Muhly
New Yorker Festival Tickets On Sale
Everyone’s favorite snooty magazine, The New Yorker, is having its annual festival, chock-full of author readings, interesting interviews, concerts, and more. It’s going down October 16-18, 2009. You can see the full schedule here, but here are details about the musical happenings:
A Special Concert Featuring Bands from the County of Kings, with Dirty Projectors, House of Ladosha, Jubilee, and Liturgy. Curated by the New Yorker staff writers Sasha Frere-Jones and Kelefa Sanneh. It’s at The Bell House on October… More »
Dark Was The Night Listening Party
Image: Amazon
If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will be 2 discs and chock full of amazing collaborations. Check out this track listing:
THIS DISC
1 Knotty Pine – Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
2 Cello Song (Nick Drake) – The Books featuring Jose… More »
Deerhunter Played LPR
There was a lot going on at (le) Poisson Rouge, including the likes of Laurie Anderson. The evening began with Icelandic artists Olof Arnalds and Skuli Sverrisson perform their albums Vid og Vid and Seria start to finish, with surprise appearnces by Laurie Anderson, Amedeo Pace, Eyvind Kang, Nico Muhly, Anthony Burr, and Peter Scherer. The music was lovely and a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Fire” was simply beautiful.
After that whole thing, Deerhunter performed a late show at 11 p.m…. More »
BAM Takeover with Budos Band, St. Vincent, and More
St. Vincent @ Castle Clinton
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens @ Summerstage
On Sept. 27-28 from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. will be TAKEOVER at BAM. A night filled with music, movies, DJs, and games, last year’s event featured Be Your Own Pet, Dirty on Purpose, and Antibalas. This year’s musical portion is being curated by none other than Sufjan Stevens. Nothing says he will actually be there, but he has chosen the Budos Band, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens,… More »
To Do This Weekend
Lots going on, as usual…make sure to squeeze something outdoors in before summer is over, especially the final free Pool Party at McCarren with Yo La Tengo!
Friday:
Jupiter One, Your Vegas, Band of Thieves @ Bowery Ballroom
Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION!, German Measles @ Death By Audio
Professor Murder, Free Blood, Pink Skull @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (FREE)
Grand Archives, Violens @ South Street Seaport (FREE)
The Homosexuals, Looker, Unsacred Hearts @ Union Hall
Saturday:
Don Caballero, An Albatross, Ponytail @ Knitting Factory
Rasputina @ Hio Ballroom
Nico… More »