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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 »
Phish, Hall & Oates, Questlove, and More On Sale
Lots of great shows on sale today. Ones I’m super-psyched for: Superdrag, Peter, Bjorn, & John, Handsome Furs, the Italians Do It Better party, Sebastien Tellier, Toumani Diabate, and Vienna Teng and Ben Sollee. Of course Hall & Oates is pretty awesome as well.
Phish at Jones Beach on June 4 and 5 (tickets)
Raphael Saadiq at Irving Plaza on March 21 (tickets)
Hall & Oates at Irving Plaza on March 8 and 9 (tickets)
Booka Shade at Irving Plaza on March 27 (tickets)
The… More »
Upcoming Shows
More show announcements, and more tickets going on sale. These shows go on sale FRIDAY:
Ne-Yo at Radio City Music Hall on February 20. These tickets are on presale right now until 10 pm tonight, password is HOTKISS. Regular sale starts at 10 am tomorrow (Friday).
Tom Jones at Terminal 5 on February 25. Tickets here.
The Homosexuals at Mercury Lounge on March 8. Tickets here.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives at Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 11 and Bowery Ballroom on March… More »
Ting Tings, David Byrne, Passion Pit, and More
Lots of exciting shows have been announced recently. Yay!
Lissy Trullie + special guests Adam Green, Mark Ronson + Harley & Cassie on November 17 @ Santos Party House. Tickets on sale now.
Switch, D.I.M., Grandmaster Flash, and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour on November 21 @ Webster Hall. No advance tickets yet.
Gang Gang Dance and Marnie Stern on November 29 @ Santos Party House. Tickets on sale now.
Matt Pinfield’s Holiday Extravaganza featuring The Ting Tings, Mike Doughty, The Duke Spirit, and The… More »
Ting Tings, Ghostland, and More On Sale
Lots of shows went on sale this week, including:
The Ting Tings on November 1 @ Webster Hall
Ghostland Observatory on December 12 @ Terminal 5
Margot & the Nuclear So and Sos, Audrye Sessions, Cory Chisel, Shugo Tokumaru, Love as Laughter, Wild Sweet Orange, The Wandering Sons CMJ Show on October 22 @ Bowery Ballroom
Ben Sollee on November 12 @ Mercury Lounge
I’ve posted about how awesome most of these bands are before…all good shows to catch!
And tickets are still available for Lucinda… More »
What To Do This Weekend
Spiritualized @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Lots going on and lots for free. Check it:
Friday
Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts @ South Street Seaport. Free.
Ween @ McCarren Park Pool. $37.50.
Sound of Urchin, Tragedy @ Music Hall of Williamsburg. $10.
Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix, The Golden Error @ Bowery Ballroom. $15.
Black Kids, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Zambri @ Santo’s Party House. $15.
The Philip Glass Ensemble @ Prospect Park Bandshell. Free.
Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Terminal 5. $23.
The Subways, the Postelles @ Gramercy Theater. $15.
Freedy Johnston… More »
Free McCarren Park Pool Show Added
Another free show was announce for August 10 at McCarren Park Pool. The Felice Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, The True Loves, Deer Tick, and DJ Kool Kear will all be there. Here’s the rest of the free pool parties this summer:
July 27: MGMT, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and Ting Tings
August 3: Black Lips, Deerhunter, King Khan & His Shrines, and Tall Firs
August 10: The Felice Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, The True Loves, Deer Tick, and DJ… More »
Ting Tings in NY
You’ve probably heard their song “Shut Up and Let Me Go” on the latest iPod commercial, seen their posters plastered around their city, or maybe you saw them at SXSW. Either way, surely you have heard of the Ting Tings, who come to us straight from England where they are already super popular.
Their debut album We Started Nothing came out last week so check it out.
And they are playing a bunch of live shows this month, including 3 in NYC:
June
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McCarren Released Free Pool Party Schedule
McCarren Park Pool has hosted some pretty amazing free shows in the past, and this year is no exception. Here’s the lineup:
June 29
Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J Roddy and the Business
July 6
Ronnie Spector
The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue, Featuring:
Roscoe Robinson
Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson
Hermon Hitson
and Wiley & The Checkmates
July 13
Headline: TBA
Matt + Kim
The Whip
July 20
Liars
Fuck Buttons
Team Robespierre
July 27
MGMT
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Ting Tings
August 3
Black Lips
Deerhunter
(Tba)
Tall Firs
August 10
TBA
August 13
Aesop Rock
Panther
Special guests
August 24
TBA… More »