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Don’t Break Up Gallery: Kim Gordon And Thurston Moore
When I first heard Sonic Youth‘s Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore were separating after 27 years of marriage (and 30 as a couple), my first impulse was to ignore the news in the hopes it would go away. And yet, as cries of “wtf noooo!” flitted through my twitter feed, it became harder and harder to do so. Over their three decades as life and musical partners, Kim and Thurston have made some of the most influential rock music of all time, as well as proving the exception to the rule that rock stars’ personal lives must be all drama ridden and tabloid-y. I know we like to do break-up galleries here at Crushable, but as I’m having a hard time accepting this news (and as they’re not actually divorcing yet), I’ve made a “don’t break up” gallery of Kim and Thurston looking fucking bad ass together through the years. Let’s hope these two crazy kids can work it out. More »
Sonic Youth, Gogol Bordello, Lenny Kravitz, and More On Sale Now
Sorry I’m a bit late with this update of whats on sale. Lots of interesting stuff, including Sonic Youth at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Devendra Banhart at Town Hall, and Passion Pit at the very large Terminal 5.
Lenny Kravitz and K’naan at Irving Plaza on October 11, 12, 14, 15, and 18. Tickets
Noah & the Whale at Mercury Lounge on November 2, 3, and 4. Tickets
Pappa Roach and Jet at Nokia Theater on November 12. Tickets
Bob Dylan at United Palace… More »
Sonic Youth, Neko Case, and More On Sale
Sorry for my sporadic posts, I am out of the country. But here is a full list of what’s on sale now!
On sale now:
The Sounds at Roseland Ballroom on September 17. Tickets
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Radio City Music Hall on September 23. Tickets
Moby at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 23. Tickets
Jupiter One at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 25. Tickets
Brazilian Girls, Man Man, and Phenomenal Handclap Band at The Beach at Governor’s Island on October 2. Tickets
Sufjan Stevens… More »
Independence Day Weekend Musical Happenings
Hooray for long weekends! Happy almost 4th to you all! Hope you’ll be celebrating wtih some music; here’s what’s going down this weekend:
Thursday (tonight):
Forro in the Dark at the MoMA Sculpture Garden (free, 5:30 pm)
Thee Oh Sees, Golden Triangle, The Beets, German Measles at Glasslands
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Tammy Faye Starlite at (le) Poisson Rouge
The Feelies at Maxwell’s
Jay Reatard, Screaming Females, TV Smith of the Adverts at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Cubic Zirconia, Head Automatica, Chico Mann, Dam Funk at Santos… More »
Free Sonic Youth Show
Image: Amazon
Sonic Youth’s new album The Eternal comes out tomorrow (Tuesday, June 9) and to celebrate they are playing a free show tomorrow at 9 pm (doors at 7:30 pm) at the Apple Store in Soho (103 Prince St.). To get in, go the the store NOW and pick up your pass. If you miss out on this show, you can still buy tickets to their show at United Palace on July 3…. More »
Handsome Furs, Eagles of Death Metal, Etc. on Sale
Thank goodness Handsome Furs are coming back to NY! I was so sad when their Mercury Lounge in March show sold out so quickly that I didn’t get tickets. Although they are at the bigger Bowery Ballrom this time around, I’m still pumped! Those tickets and more are on sale now:
Love is All on 6/5 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets
The Lemonheads on 6/25 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets
The Slip on 6/26 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets
Handsome Furs on 7/7 at Bowery Ballroom…. More »
Sonic Youth Headlining No Fun Fest
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 / Noveller / DJs: Greh Holger, Steve Lowenthal
No Fun Fest 5/16/2009
Sonic Youth / Bardo Pond / Rafael Toral with C. Spencer Yeh, Trevor Tremaine / Sons of God / Pedestrian Deposit… More »
NY Times Reports on McCarren; Yo La Tengo Playing Last Free Show
The New York Times has an article about the future of McCarren Park Pool…and how it seems like it will be turned back into a pool. Supposedly constructions starts this fall and they hope to open it for summer 2011. So, get your kicks in now. This Sunday’s free show is with King Khan and His Shrines, Deerhunter, and Black Lips and there are three more free shows after that (The Felice Brothers, Eli (Paperboy) Reed, Langhorne Slim and Deer… More »
McCarren Park Pool Shows That Aren’t Free
While McCarren Park Pool has lots of great free shows, they also have some pretty good ones that cost money. Here’s the upcoming schedule:
Friday, July 25: Ween. Tickets here.
Thursday, August 7: The Black Keys and Tapes ‘n Tapes. Tickets here.
Wednesday, August 13: Wilco. Tickets here.
Friday, August 30: Sonic Youth with special guests. Tickets on sale tomorrow at noon…. More »
July 4 Weekend
While many people are going away, including me (I’m hitting up the Jazz Festival in Montreal!), there is tons going on in NYC for your listening pleasure:
July 4
1:00: Ponytail, The Apes, Indian Jewelry, Marnie Stern, Double Dagger, Power Douglas at The Yard, part of a Todd P Party. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
3:30: Sonic Youth and the Feelies in Battery Park. Free, but you need to have tickets that have already been distributed.
4:00: Japanther, Hidden Power, Dear Friends,… More »
Shows at Other Music
“OTHER MUSIC IN-STORE EVENTS
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND: MONDAY, JUNE 9 @ 8:30PM
Shara Worden and Co. stop by the shop to perform an in-store in support of their forthcoming new album, A Thousand Shark’s Teeth, out June 17, on Asthmatic Kitty. THURSTON MOORE & BYRON COLEY: SATURDAY, JUNE 14 @ 6:30PM – 8PM
A reading/signing/release party with Thurston Moore and Byron Coley, celebrating the publication of their great new no wave primer “No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980.” Let’s call this one… More »
Getting into Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth and the reunited Feelies are playing a free show on July 4 as part of the River to River Festival in Battery Park. BUT, you can’t just waltz in; you need a ticket. And how to get said ticket? On June 12 at noon, hop onto the River to River website to make a reservation for tickets (2 is the max). Once you make a reservation they will tell you a downtown location and times to pick up… More »
Lots More Free Summer Shows
Image Source: River to River
So many venues host (mostly) free shows in the summertime, it’s hard to keep up. There’s McCarren Pool, Central Park, and Prospect Park. But then there’s also Castle Clinton in Battery Park, the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, and the South Street Seaport. Here’s an update to what I’ve already posted (McCarren so far, Prospect Park so far, Central Park so far):
Winter Garden:
Saturday, May 31, 6:00pm – Sunday, June 1, 6:00am (12-hour… More »