Topic: Todd-P

  • Todd P Goes to Mexico

    Brooklyn promoter Todd P, who is responsible for the shows that happen at Market Hotel, Monster Island Basement, and many others, is hoping to start a new tradition: A post-SXSW music festival in Monterrey, Mexico called MtyMx. After years of having a free show at Ms. Bea’s in Austin the … More

  • Grass Widow, The Beets, and Crystal Stilts at Brooklyn Museum on Saturday

    Crystal Stilts, Image: Fiona Diffley
    This month’s Target First Saturday party at the Brooklyn Museum (happening this Saturday, November 7) should be a good one because it is promoting the new exhibit: Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present.
    Aside from some curators’ talks and a screening … More

  • Pitchfork Party at Market Hotel

    If you aren’t thoroughly CMJ’ed out by tomorrow (Saturday), here is one more great party/concert going on at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn. It’s being thrown by Pitchfork and Showpaper and here’s the lineup:
    :: PITCHFORK SHOWPAPER BENEFIT FESTIVAL
    :: curated by Ryan Schreiber
    :: http://pitchfork.com
    :: http://myspace.com/showpaper
    0100pm : BANDS ALL DAY & EVENING
    0000oo … More

  • Election Night Festivities

    Don’t forget to VOTE tomorrow. And after you do, go and watch the returns come in and either cry or celebrate. Here’s where you can go and do that in public for free:
    The Bell House: “A Red + Blue ELECTION NIGHT celebration with Eugene Mirman, The Blue Album Group (playing … More

  • CMJ: Ponytail and Passion Pit

    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

  • More Free Todd P Shows

    In addition to the free shows today and Thursday, Todd P has announced free shows for Friday and Saturday.
    ==== FRIDAY 10/24 -3PM- FREE! @ CONTINENTAL ARMY PLAZA ====
    8:00 : Woods
    7:30 :: Thank You
    7:00 ::: That Ghost
    6:30 :::: Teengirl Fantasy
    6:00 ::::: the Muslims (tentative…)
    5:30 :::::: Yo Majesty
    5:00 ::::::: Restavrant
    4:30 :::::::: Best … More

  • Todd P CMJ Shows

     
    Adventure @ (le) Poisson Rouge
    Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
    Todd P has two free CMJ Shows:
    Wednesday, October 22 @ (S 4th St @ Roebling St., Williamsburg)
    8:35 | Team Robespierre
    8:10 || Ninjasonik
    7:45 ||| Parts & Labor
    7:20 |||| Crystal Antlers
    6:55 ||||| the Coathangers
    6:30 |||||| Sisters
    6:05 ||||||| Crocodiles
    5:40 |||||||| Casper/Crane
    5:15 ||||||||| Hospital Bombers
    4:50 |||||||||| The … More

  • Todd P Shows Tonight Have Merged

    Originally, Japanther and the Mae Shi were supposed to be playing a show at the Market Hotel and Ponytail and Joan of Arc were supposed to play at the Yard. Now the two have merged, but lost Japanther and gained TheDeathSet. So now it looks like this:
    Monday July 21st @ … More

  • Free Shows This Weekend

    Ah summer. Another weekend, another long list of free shows. Here’s this weekend’s schedule:
    Friday:
    Brazilian Girls @ Prospect Park Band Shell
    No Age @ South Street Seaport
    The Breeders @ Other Music (must have tickets)
    Rennie Harris Puremovement (hip-hop dance) @ Central Park Summerstage
    Saturday:
    Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival @ the Bodega
    Afro-Punk Festival @ Ft. Greene Park
    Beth … More

  • Free Crystal Antlers

    The latest blog-buzz band Crystal Antlers will be playing a free show at Other Music tonight at 8:30 p.m. for their first ever show in NYC. Then they will be at Mercury Lounge tomorrow (Tuesday) night with Chair Lift and Religious Knives. They will also be at the big Todd … 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 … More

  • Free High Places Show Tonight

    Apparently Stuyvesant Town has been hosting some free music in the Oval and tonight Brooklyn’s High Places will be there with DJ Pocketknife at 6 pm. On July 9 DJ Basquelo will be there with Slavic Soul Party and on July 16 DJ Duane Harriott will be there with the … More

  • Free Shows This Weekend

    Cold War Kids at Pianos, May 3, 2006
    Photo Permission by the modern age
    There is a ton of free stuff going on this weekend, and it should be packed like this every weekend for the rest of the summer…woohoo! Here’s what’s going on:
    Friday:
    Cold War Kids @ Prospect Park Bandshell
    A Place to … More

  • Indian Jewelry

    Indian Jewelry is a band from Baltimore who have been around in various incarnations since 2002. They have just released their latest offering called Free Gold on We Are Free records and have been touring. They played Cake Shop last night and will be at Glasslands on Friday and at … More

  • Upcoming Todd P BBQ and More

    Ponytail – The Knitting Factory, NYC – May 31st, 2008
    Photo Permission by Chris LaPutt
    Todd P says:
    Sunday June 29th @ SOUTHERN TIP OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND
    :: (SUMMER)TIME UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ
    :: an afternoon of folks playing songs lackadaisical-like
    :: 4TH ANNUAL BBQ!
    :: Extra Life —————> duo version
    :: Aa aka BIG A … More