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Of Montreal, Wilco, Alkaline Trio, and More On Sale
Blast off into the new year with tons of great shows coming up, including Mos Def, Alkaline Trio, Of Montreal, and Liars. These tickets are on sale now:
BET’s 106 & Park, Mario, Fabolous, with Mishon and Pretty Ricky at Gramercy Theatre on January 8. Tickets
GZA at Gramercy Theatre on January 9. Tickets
Dinosaur Jr. are at Brooklyn Bowl on January 18. Tickets
Charlotte Gainsbourg has added another show in addition to her two at The Bell House on January 19 and 20;… More »
Manic Street Preachers, Of Montreal, and More Tickets On Sale–UPDATED
8/20 – ELECTRIC SIX AND LES SANS COULOTTES – Rocks Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
8/25 and 8/26 – NINE INCH NAILS WITH MEW – Terminal 5 (tickets)
8/29 – Q-TIP WITH MARK RONSON PRESENT: LONG LIVE THE KING – Nokia Theater (tickets)
8/29 – AMON TOBIN WITH ECLECTIC METHOD – Rocks Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
9/7 – DEER TICK AND JONNY CORNDAWG – Rock’s Off Concert Cruise (tickets)
9/9 – DEAD MEADOW – Rock’s Off Concert Cruise (tickets
9/9 – N.E.R.D. AND ASHER ROTH – The… More »
The Juan MacLean, Throbbing Gristle, and More TONIGHT
Some good shows tonight so you’ve got choices to make. My faves are starred:
*Throbbing Gristle is playing an early show at (le) Poisson Rouge (tickets)
*The Juan Maclean is playing a late show at (le) Poisson Rouge with Black Meteoric Star and Holy Ghost! (DJ set) (tickets). Want to go to both? Get a discounted pass for both shows here and use the code SCRTMSH.
*Great Lake Swimmers, Larkin Grimm, and Kate Maki are at Bowery Ballroom (tickets)
Underground Railroad and Treasure are… More »
Modest Mouse, Les Savy Fav, Franz Ferdinand and More Coming to NYC
Man, bands just love coming to NYC. Here are the latest tours announced, plus ticket info:
Modest Mouse will be at Terminal 5 (sans Johnny Marr) on March 15. Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon and are on AMEX presale today at noon.
Les Savy Fav are at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on March 13. Tickets on sale NOW.
Gomez will be at Bowery Ballroom on March 31 and Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 3. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon… More »
Filter Releases More Top 10 Lists
Image: Amazon
Filter Magazine has released more bands’ and musicians’ Top Ten Albums of 2008 lists. This week MGMT was the most frequently named artist. Check out who Diplo, the Black Kids, and others named as their favorites:
The Faint
The Watson Twins
Diplo
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody
The Dead Trees’ Michael Alan Cummings
The Duke Spirit
Of Montreal’s Dottie Alexander
Black Kids
Midnight Juggernauts
Peter Bjorn and John’s Peter Morén
Peter Bjorn and John’s Bjorn Yttling
The Jealous Girlfriends
X’s DJ Bonebrake
The Walkmen’s Walt Martin
Glasvegas’ Paul Donoghue
White Denim’s James Petralli
Arbouretum
The Panics’ Jae Laffer
Ed… More »
Andrew Bird, Devotchka, and More
Andrew Bird @ All Points West Festival
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
Andrew Bird will be back in town to play Carnegie Hall which is pretty damn awesome. He’ll be there with Dosh on January 28 and tickets are on sale now.
Devotchka will also be in NYC in January, on the 24th to be precise, at Webster Hall. Those tickets are on sale tomorrow (Friday) at noon.
D.C. boys Thievery Corporation will be at Terminal 5 on February 25; those tickets also go on… More »
Live Nation Selling $10 Tickets
Live Nation is running a promotion where various tickets are $10.
Live Nation is running a back to school special. Tickets to many shows at Roseland Ballroom, Hammerstein Ballroom, Fillmore Irving Plaza, Blender Gramercy Theatre & Warsaw, are now only $10 at LiveNation.com. That includes Bad Brains, Motorhead, Of Montreal, GZA, Killing Joke, Vision of Disorder and many more (thx BN!).
Thanks Brooklynvegan…. More »
Islands Playing NY Magazine Show
New York Magazine has hosted various musical events these past few years like Of Montreal hosting Indie Rock Karaoke and Indie Rock Trivia Night with Les Savy Fav. On August 23 they’re having a “Highbrow BBQ” with Islands playing music and Top Chef contestant Chris Jacobson cooking. Get more info and tickets here.
Also on deck for the magazine is a campfire with Jose Gonzalez and Upright Citizens Brigade and more Indie Rock Karaoke. More info on those to come…. More »
Of Montreal Tickets On Sale
Tickets for an October 10 Of Montreal show at Roseland Ballroom are on sale now. I guess it will be the tour for their new album…. More »
What to Look Forward To
High Places
Photo by: Hisham Baroocha
Photo Permission: Paco Barba, Thrill Jockey Records
Serendipitously, a few days after I did my post on the best albums of the year that have come out so far, Pitchfork has done a list on what to look forward to in the rest of 2008, and boy is it all-inclusive. I’m personally psyched for the new albums from Ratatat, Annie, Brazilian Girls, Chad VanGaalen, Missy Elliot, Of Montreal, Deerhunter, Fujiya & Miyagi, Re-Up Gang, and Clipse,… More »
The Thermals To Do Karaoke Night
In the spirit of the Of Montreal karaoke night, which was one of my top shows of 2007, New York Magazine presents “Karaoke Relapse” at Studio B where The Thermals, who played another one of my top 2007 shows, will be the backing band for hipsters to sing in front of. The flyer says it features special guests–if they’re anything like Michael Showalter, Paul Rudd and David Wain who joined Of Montreal, then the night is sure to be a… More »
Top 30 Albums of 2007
The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke Toure
23. Attack Decay Sustain Release, Simian Mobile Disco
22. †, Justice
21. The Cloud of Unknowing, James Blackshaw
20. The Shepherd’s Dog, Iron and Wine
19. 100 Days, 100… More »
Best NYC Shows of 2007
Okay, I know I just did a list yesterday…but things are slow here around the holidays and lists are all the rage at the end of the year…So, I present my 2007 Top 15 Best Shows in New York (that I saw…which obviously makes this a very biased list:)
Honorable Mention ( It was hard to narrow down!): Rodrigo y Gabriela, Central Park, July 1: A beautiful summer day in a beautiful park, in a beautiful city with two amazing guitarists…. More »