Topic: Pianos

• Video: New York's All Right, If You Like Pianos

  By: Drew Grant | Comment | Jun 24, 1:06pm ET

  If the heat is making just want to stay inside and blast your A.C. all day, at least New York residents have one good reason to leave their hatch: British conceptual artist Luke Jerram has put 60 pianos around the city in public places for anyone to tickle the ivories … More

• Roman Candle Interview

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | May 15, 10:57am ET

  Chapel Hill-based band Roman Candle are on tour and are in NYC now to play three shows with The Deep Vibration. Tonight (Friday) they are at Pianos and tomorrow (Saturday) they will be at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ. The shows are presented by Paste Magazine and WOXY–pretty good pedigree. They’ve … More

• Hurray for the Riff Raff

  By: Devorah Klein | 1 Comment | Dec 2, 1:53pm ET

   
  Coming at you straight from New Orleans, Hurray for the Riff Raff are poised to make waves in the music scene. Their debut album It Don’t Mean I Don’t Love You is a haunting, sorrowful, but beautiful composition. Singer Alynda Lee’s voice is mesmerizing, and against the backdrop of accordion, … More

• CMJ: Ponytail and Passion Pit

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | Oct 23, 2:12pm ET

  Two much hyped about bands, Ponytail and Passion Pit, are both playing their share of CMJ shows. I caught them at the Brooklynvegan showcase on Tuesday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

  I had been reading a lot about Ponytail the past few months and so was very excited to finally … More

• Chairlift is Everywhere

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | Oct 21, 5:16pm ET

  Chairlift seems to be everywhere lately, and they will certainly be all over the place at CMJ this week. Here’s where you can catch them:
  Tonight at the Deli Magazine party with Sub Rosa, The Cringe, The Silent Years, The Age of Rockets, and Princeton @ Hiro Ballroom at 11:20 pm
  Tonight … More

• To Do This Weekend

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | Aug 22, 11:19am ET

  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 … More

• NYC Popfest

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | May 14, 3:08pm ET

  Photo Permission: NYC Popfest
  NYC Popfest is happening June 12-15 at various venues around the city. You can buy a full festival pass for $60, or you can just show up and hope to get tickets at the door. Some venues will have advance tickets for sale, but most won’t. … More

• The Antlers Playing Tonight, Next Week

  By: Devorah Klein | Comment | Jan 31, 12:10pm ET

  Ambient music experts The Antlers, which is mostly Peter Silberman, will be playing a show tonight at the Knitting Factory with The Lisps and Spanish Prisoners. Then, next Friday, February 8, they will be at Pianos with Bridges and Powerlines and Square Wave Punch.
  Additionally, it seems they will be … More