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BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Lineup Announced
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival has been a big hit the past two years, with performers like Beirut and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. This year’s lineup includes Les Savvy Fav with openers Vivian Girls (January 29) Rain Machine with openers Anti-Pop Consortium (January 30), Ra Ra Riot with openers The Antlers (February 5). Those shows are all at BAM, but there will be others announced at various Brooklyn locations. Additional shows at other locations will… More »
Your Guide to the Halloween Concerts in NYC
Image: Newscom
From this year’s Thompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, October 26, 2009.
Still figuring out what to do for Halloween? Aside from lots of dog-costume parades, there are a ton of concerts, of course. Listed below are the shows happening on Halloween (Saturday, October 31), including some that were just announced. My picks are in orange.
Flavorpill Halloween: Gods and Heroes. With The Very Best, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Subswara at a “secret location” (I’m pretty sure… More »
Northside Festival Include Dodos, Sunset Rubdown, Motel Motel and More
A new NYC festival has been announced. It sounds similar to CMJ, but has a much narrower area focus: Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn. The Northside Festival, produced by L Magazine, will take place June 11-14 and will encompass all or most of the shows happening in Williamsburg and Greenpoint during that time. Like CMJ, you can buy tickets to individual shows, or you can get a badge. Also like CMJ, a badge does not guarantee entry so get there… More »
Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Fischerspooner, and More On Sale
Some awesome shows going on sale today!
Grizzly Bear on May 28 & 29 at Town Hall Tickets
Andrew Bird on June 18 at Radio City Music Hall Tickets
Melvins’ 25th Anniversary Tour, performing Houdini, on May 15 at Webster Hall Tickets
Fischerspooner on May 7 at Music Hall of Williamsburg and May 8 at Webster Hall Tickets
John Prine on May 15 at Beacon Theater Tickets
Ponytail on April 25 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Tickets
Loney, Dear on May 5 at Music Hall of Williamsburg Tickets
Lady… More »
Modest Mouse, Les Savy Fav, Franz Ferdinand and More Coming to NYC
Man, bands just love coming to NYC. Here are the latest tours announced, plus ticket info:
Modest Mouse will be at Terminal 5 (sans Johnny Marr) on March 15. Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon and are on AMEX presale today at noon.
Les Savy Fav are at Brooklyn Masonic Temple on March 13. Tickets on sale NOW.
Gomez will be at Bowery Ballroom on March 31 and Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 3. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon… More »
Inauguration Parties
Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options:
Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge
Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Fucked Up, Pissed Jeans, and Vivian Girls at Market Hotel
Brooklyn Inaugural Ball: A Benefit for P.S. 261 feat. Karen Gibson, Roc, South African Music Collective, and DJ Stone at the Bell House
Hip Hop Inauguration Celebration feat. Mop and Naughty By… More »
New New Year’s Eve Shows
Amanda Palmer in Berlin, Germany, October 2008. Image: Newscom
Aside from all of the previously mentioned New Year’s Eve shows, some late night ones have been added.
Amanda Palmer & The Danger Ensemble will be playing a 2 a.m. show at the Bowery Ballroom (after Patti Smith). Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.
Mr. Brownstone (GNR cover band) will be playing at 2 a.m. at Mercury Lounge (after A Place to Bury Strangers). Tickets are on sale.
And, Crystal Castles, who are already… More »
New Year’s Eve in New York City
Want a great way to ring in 2009? There are lots of great things going on in New York, and if music is your bag then you’ll be happy with these choices, all of which are on sale now:
A Place to Bury Strangers @ Mercury Lounge
Blonde Redhead @ Terminal 5
My Morning Jacket @ Madison Square Garden
Crystal Castles @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Patti Smith and Her Band @ Bowery Ballroom
Mike Doughty @ Maxwell’s
Yo La Tengo, the Feelies, Vivian Girls @ Wellmont… 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 Fwends
4:00 ::::::::: Shellshag
S 4th St @ Roebling St | Williamsburg, Brooklyn
L-Bedford, JM-Marcy, G-Metropolitan | FREE | ALL AGES | 3pm
– MAP — http://maps.google.com/maps?q=s+4th+%26+roebling,+11211
– PICS — http://bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/brooklyn/williamsburg/continentalarmyplaza
– PICS — http://jonnyleather.com/2007_live/islands_102007.html
==== SATURDAY… More »
CMJ Schedule
CMJ starts next week and there is going to be a ton of stuff going on. You don’t need a badge to get into a lot of stuff, but you will need to buy tickets in advance for some. This is by no means a definitive list, but more a list of stuff I’m excited for!
10/21
8 PM Gringo Star / 9 PM Wild Light (Ourstage.com) / 10 PM Cheeseburger / 11PM Vivian Girls@ Red… More »
Stereolab, Hot Chip, Jenny Lewis, and More This Weekend
There is a ton of stuff going on this weekend in NYC, including some free stuff. Here are your weekend music choices:
FRIDAY
Dark Meat, Vivian Girls @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
Lucinda Williams @ Madison Square Garden
Tonearm @ BAM Cafe, FREE
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
The Kills, Magic Wand @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Stereolab, Antipop Consortium, Hospitality @ Irving Plaza
The Rumble Strips, My Sister in 1994 @ Sound Fix, FREE
A-Trak, Boys Noize @ Webster Hall
SATURDAY
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
Jenny Lewis @ Apollo Theater
Hot… More »
Digitalism Playing Santo’s
Electronic masters Digitalism will be at Santo’s Party House for their only New York appearance this Sunday, September 14. $10 advance tickets are available now at Other Music, or here, or it’s $12 at the door. The rest of the schedule at Santo’s, including Andrew W.K., Q-Tip, and Jay Reatard, is below.
09.15 Declassified w/ special guest Andrew WK (live solo show!)
09.15 Deitch Gallery Presents the NEST (Dash Snow & Dan Colen) & The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black double book… More »
Lots of Free Stuff This Weekend!!
Even though McCarren Pool is closed (probably forever) and the parks are done with their free summer concert series, there are still some great free events going on this weekend! Long live summer!
Saturday:
East Village Radio Festival with KRS-One, Boris, Awesome Color, Vivian Girls, High Places, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Flying Lotus, Ólöf Arnalds, 4-IZE, Devin the Dude, John Oliver of The Daily Show @ South Street Seaport
….And simultaneously, at the… More »
East Village Radio Festival
East Village Radio is having a festival all day on Saturday, September 6 at South Street Seaport. Here is the lineup:
4-ize 12:30 – 1:15
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 1:15 – 1:45
Dr. Lonnie Smith 1:55 – 2:25
Olof Arnolds 2:35 3:05
Vivian Girls 3:15 – 3:45
High Places 3:55 – 4:25
Awesome Color 4:35 – 5:05
John Oliver 5:05 – 5:20
Devin the Dude 5:20 – 5:50
Flying Lotus 6:00 – 6:30
KRS ONE 6:45 – 7:15
Ronson 7:15 – 7:45
BORIS 7:45 – 9:00… More »
Vivian Girls, Dark Meat, O’Death to Play on a Boat
The summer lineup for Rocks Off Concert Cruises left a bit to be desired, but they seem to be making up for it with some great shows in September and October. On September 10, O’Death will play the ship as it cruises around Manhattan and on October 3 Dark Meat and Vivian Girls will climb on board. Tickets are on sale for both of these shows, as well as many others on the boat here…. More »
CMJ Announces Initial Lineup
High Places @ Pitchfork Music Festival
CMJ, the annual music conference in New York akin to SXSW in Austin, has announced its initial lineup, which includes some previously announced shows. You can usually buy tickets to individual shows, or get a badge and hope to get in. If you register by August 19 you get 15% off the “all-access” badge (but sometimes the badge can’t get you in to certain shows anyway…). Here’s the lineup so far:
3OH!3, A Place to… 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 Orton @ Prospect Park Band Shell
Julieta Venagas @ Central Park Summer Stage
Sunday:
The Breeders, Matt & Kim @ McCarren Park Pool
Afro-Punk Festival Block Party @ Clinton Ave. btwn Myrtle and Willoughby
Mobius… 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 little a
:: Warmer Milks
:: Pink Reason
:: Pterodactyl ————-> duo plus buds!
:: the Shoe —————> feat Jena Malone
:: Stars Like Fleas
:: Ezekiel Healy
:: Dave and Ryan from Tall Firs
:: the So… More »