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CMJ Shows and Parties
CMJ, the awesome New York City festival a la Austin’s South by Southwest, is coming up next week, from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, October 24! Hundreds of bands are playing at hundreds of venues around the city. You can buy a badge that should get you in to most shows, or you can buy individual tickets to shows, or for some shows you can buy tickets at the door. I’ve posted lots of tickets for CMJ shows when they… More »
What To Do This Weekend
Friday:
Crookers (Italy), Annie Mac, and Congorock will be at Webster Hall.
Lotus and BLVD at Bowery Ballroom
Nightmare of You, Plushgun, The Canon Logic, and Borrowed Eyes at Maxwell’s
The Wooden Birds and Lymbyc System at Mercury Lounge
Superdrag, Aberdeen City, Cassavettes at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Rusko, Phantom’s Revenge and Black Holes at Studio B
The Wrens, Amazing Baby, and Overload at The Bell House
Young Love at The Studio at Webster Hall
The Faint, Ladytron, and Telepathe at Webster Hall
Saturday:
Extra Golden and Meta & The Cornerstones… More »
Danielson, Mike Watt, and More On Sale
The following shows are on sale now:
Mike Watt and the Missingmen on May 7 at Maxwell’s and May 8 at Mercury Lounge. Tickets
Crystal Antlers on May 12 at Mercury Lounge. Tickets
Danielson on May 15 at Mercury Lounge. Tickets
Bell and Bowerbirds on April 27 at Mercury Lounge. Tickets
Violens, Apache Beat, Blonde Acid Cult, Bottle Up and Go on April 11 at Santos Party House. Tickets
Quintron & Miss Pussycat and Psychedelic Horseshit on April 22 at Santos Party House. Tickets
Travis Morrison Hellfighters,… More »
Peaches Playing Free Show This Weekend
If you’re not too pooped from everything going on Friday night, head out to the Tribeca Grand Hotel Saturday to hear Peaches and So Me (Ed Banger) do a DJ set and Violens play live. It’s free with an RSVP. Violens go on at 11 pm…. More »
Deerhunter Playing Gummy Awards
Deerhunter @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Photo permission: Devorah Klein
Stereogum is hosting an actual show this year for his annual online music awards, the Gummy Awards. Deerhunter, Bell, and Violens will be playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 8 at the live awards show. Tickets are on sale. You can vote for Best Album and more here…. More »
Fader and NME CMJ Shows
Fader Magazine has some good free shows this week for CMJ at “The Fader Fort” which is at 169 Bowery by Delancey. Here’s the schedule:
Wednesday October 22nd
3:00 – 3:25 Hollywood Holt
3:45 – 4:10 The Naked And Famous
4:30 – 4:55 Chairlift
5:15 – 5:40 The Muslims
6:45 – 7:15 Crystal Stilts
7:35 – 8:00 He Say, She Say
8:20 – 9:00 Sebastien Grainger
DJ’s Jamal Ali, Queen Majesty, Radioclit
Thursday, October 23rd
3:00 – 3:25 Mikey Powell And The Villains Trust
3:45 – 4:10 Tanlines
4:30 – 4:55 Passion Pit
5:15… More »
What Are You Doing On Halloween?
Matt & Kim and Marching Band @ McCarren Park Pool July 2008
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
There is always a plethora of musical performances on Halloween and 2008 is no different. If you want to go to any of these shows, you should get your tickets now…hell, some New Year’s Eve shows have already been announced!
Portugal the Man, Earl Greyhound, Wintersleep @ Bowery Ballroom TICKETS
Matt & Kim, DMBQ, Ponytail, AIDS Wolf, The Homosexuals, Screens, Fiasco, Child Abuse @ Danbro Brewery Warehouse in… More »
To Do This Weekend
Lots going on, as usual…make sure to squeeze something outdoors in before summer is over, especially the final free Pool Party at McCarren with Yo La Tengo!
Friday:
Jupiter One, Your Vegas, Band of Thieves @ Bowery Ballroom
Crystal Stilts, caUSE co-MOTION!, German Measles @ Death By Audio
Professor Murder, Free Blood, Pink Skull @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (FREE)
Grand Archives, Violens @ South Street Seaport (FREE)
The Homosexuals, Looker, Unsacred Hearts @ Union Hall
Saturday:
Don Caballero, An Albatross, Ponytail @ Knitting Factory
Rasputina @ Hio Ballroom
Nico… More »
What To Do This Weekend
If you aren’t at the All Points West Festival this weekend, check out these other shows:
Friday:
Lila Downs @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Free)
Hercules and Love Affair @ Irving Plaza
Black Sheep, Jamie Drastik, and Pimp Ninja @ Highline Ballroom (Free)
Tapes N’ Tapes @ Sound Fix (Free)
Cass McCombs @ South Street Seaport (Free)
Iggy and the Stooges @ Terminal 5
Boredoms’ 88BoaDrum @ Williamsburg Waterfront (Free but tickets required)
The Germs, Murphy’s Law @ Gramercy Theater
Metric and the Black Angels @ Highline Ballroom
Saturday:
Hal Willner’s Bill Wither’s… More »
Grizzly Bear, Spiritualized, Ratatat Coming to NYC
Grizzly Bear are playing a benefit concert with Violens on August 9 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Proceeds will benefit The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation Flood Relief. Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon.
Spiritualized will be playing a seated show at the semi-intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 26. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.
Ratatat will play a sold out show on Tuesday at Music Hall of Williamsburg. They recently added another date, September 27, at the… More »