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Haiti Benefits with Patti Smith, Swell Season, Cold War Kids and Many More
City Winery, Brooklyn Bowl, and The Bell House are holding benefit concerts for disaster relief in Haiti. Here is the information:
At The Bell House on January 27 at 6 pm: 100% of the proceeds will be split between Save The Children and Partners In Health. Appearing: Jimmy Fallon, New York State Senator Diane Savino, Cold War Kids, Ted Leo, The Wrens, Sondre Lerche, Todd Barry, Pat Kiernan of NY1, Eugene Mirman, AC Newman of The New Pornographers with Rhett Miller… More »
NYC Popfest May 14-17, 2009
The annual NYC Popfest is happening this week and weekend and there are some goodies. I especially recommend Burning Hearts and Suburban Kids with Biblical Names on Sunday at the Cake Shop! Here’s the schedule:
Thursday May 14, Cake Shop:
All NYC Showcase
Knight School
Soft City
Dream Bitches
The Metric Mile
My Teenage Stride
The Ballet
Friday May 15 at Don Hill’s:
Don Lennon (nyc)
The Tartans (ca)
Liechtenstein (sweden)
Cats on Fire (finland)
Saturday May 16 at Cake Shop:
Free afternoon show
Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship (mi)
The 1959 Hat Company (oh)
Strega (nyc)
Springfactory (sweden)
Saturday may… More »
Motel Motel Added to Phosphorescent Show
Image courtesy of the band and Adam Ritchie of Sonicbids
One of my favorite new bands, Motel Motel (read my interview with them here) have been added to the Phosphorescent show at the Bell House in Brooklyn on February 28. That’s the one where Phosphorescent will be his new album To Willie from beginning to end, which is all Willie Nelson cover songs. Mike Bones will also be there and tickets are still on sale…. More »
Win Anya Marina Tickets!
Anya Marina, whose excellent new album Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II is being released on January 20, will be at The Bell House in Brooklyn on January 16 with Greg Laswell & Jenny Owen Youngs and I have a pair of tickets to give away! To enter, email me at bigapplemusicscene@gmail.com by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (Tuesday) with Anya Marina in the subject line. Tell me what you did on New Year’s Eve–most interesting, but truthful sounding answer, wins! Good luck!
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Bell House Opening in Gowanus
Brooklyn is getting a new concert venue called the Bell House. Owned by the same folks that run Union Hall and Floyd, this new joint is in Gowanus, will be at 149 7th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues.
The storefront features a comfortable 150 capacity lounge which will be open seven nights a week as a friendly neighborhood bar and gathering space featuring beer from independent and local breweries.
The live sound in the performance space has been outfitted with flying… More »