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BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Lineup Announced
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival has been a big hit the past two years, with performers like Beirut and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. This year’s lineup includes Les Savvy Fav with openers Vivian Girls (January 29) Rain Machine with openers Anti-Pop Consortium (January 30), Ra Ra Riot with openers The Antlers (February 5). Those shows are all at BAM, but there will be others announced at various Brooklyn locations. Additional shows at other locations will… More »
Elvis Perkins and Ra Ra Riot at Housing Works
Yellow Bird Project is presenting this show at the Housing Works Cafe with Elvis Perkins performing live and a DJ set by Ra Ra Riot. It’s to celebrate the release of their awesome Indie Rock Coloring Book, which will be on sale, along with cool T-shirts. All proceeds benefit the Yellow Bird Project and its network of charities as well as Housing Works. Tickets are $15…. More »
What’s Going on This Weekend
There’s a lot to check out this weekend, so enjoy!
FRIDAY:
La Roux @ Studio B
Kaiju Big Battel @ Warsaw
The Presets @ Webster Hall
Late Of The Pier, The Whip @ Studio B
Cold War Kids, Amazing Baby @ Terminal 5
Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ The Blue Note
MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots @ Webster Hall (late show)
Gomez, Alberta Cross @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Langhorne Slim, Jason Trachetenburg, The Woes, Sam Lowry @ The Bell House
K.I.M. (of The Presets), The Golden Filter (DJ Set), DJ Cat… More »
All Points West: Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Tool, and More
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Andrew Bird at All Points West Festival 2008
The dates and lineup of the second year of All Points West Festival has finally been announced. Here are the deets:
It’s at Liberty State Park In NJ again (they promised better trasnsportation this year) and will take place on July 31, August 1 and 2. But you want to know the lineup don’t you? Here it is:
Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT,… More »
Bands’ Top Ten Albums of 2008
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Wondering what Ryan Adams’ favorite album of 2008 is? Or maybe you want to know Chromeo’s choice for Best New Artist? Filter Magazine asked some of this year’s top artists to name their Top Ten and will be releasing a selection every week in December. Here’s who they have out so far:
M83′s Anthony Gonzalez
Ladytron
Kaiser Chiefs
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Chromeo
Ryan Adams
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle
Steve Wynn
The Dandy Warhols’ Peter Holmstrom
The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner
Grizzly Bear’s Edward Droste
Earlimart
Butch Vig
Everest
Starsailor’s James Walsh
Sloan’s Patrick… More »
Ra Ra Riot Tonight for Free
Ra Ra Riot will be at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square tonight at 7 p.m. to celebrate the release of their new CD The Rhumb Line. If you buy a copy you get a wristband for the show. Also, they will be at Webster Hall on October 16 and Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 17 with Walter Meego for both shows…. More »