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NYU’s Free Strawberry Festival Lineup
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Motel Motel
NYU’s 2009 Strawberry Festival, which is a free outdoor show open to the public, has announced their lineup:
White Rabbits
Motel Motel
Golden Triangle
Teengirl Fantasy
We Are The Arm
It’s from 12-4 pm on May 1 and takes place near Washington Square Park at 566 La Guardia Place (between Washington Square South and West 3rd)
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The Hold Steady, Jenny Lewis, and More On Sale
Lots of great shows on sale today:
All Points West Festival tickets are on regular sale now. Tickets
Vans Warped Tour is at the Nassau Colliseum on Jul 18. Tickets
Elvis Costello is at Beacon Theater on June 10. Tickets are on regular sale now
The Roots have added another date to their residency at Highline Ballroom on April 29. Tickets
The Crystal Method will be at Webster Hall on May 9. Tickets
The Vaselines are at Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 8. Tickets
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All Points West: Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Tool, and More
Image: Devorah Klein
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 »
Lots of Tickets on Sale
Kanye West has two nights at Madison Square Garden, August 5 & 6. I Think the 5th is sold out, the 6th is on sale now.
Spoon will be at the Prospect Park Bandshell with White Rabbits and Jay Reatard on July 15, those tickets are on sale.
Iggy and the Stooges will be at Terminal 5 on August 8, those tickets are here.
The Walkmen are at Bowery Ballroom August 18 and 19, tickets here.
Calexico is at Webster Hall September 24, tickets… More »
BAM’s Next Fest Featuring Music All Over Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Music’s second Next Fest is taking place the weekends of February 15-16 and 22-24 at BAM and at venues all over Brooklyn, including SouthPaw, Union Hall, Pete’s Candy Store, and Zebulon.
Performers include The National, White Rabbits, Ola Podrida, Citizen Cope, Takka Takka, Nuclear Family, Travis Morrison Hellfighters, Laura Cantrell, and many, many more. Check here for the complete schedule…. More »
Top 10 New York bands you should discover…
This list isn’t focused on only new bands….it’s New York bands you should discover or re-discover.
Here we go folks…
10. Walkmen
This is a great band to start the list because they are simply a great rock band. They give you what you expect…acknowledgment that New York City Rock and Roll is alive and well…with a little experimentation.
Standout track: Little House of Savages
9. Velvet Underground
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Interview: White Rabbits chat about New York, Spoon and The Pogues
The White Rabbits are rippin it up right now. Their move from Missouri to lavish conditions in New York has proved to be paying off in spades.
Their song, The Plot has almost 64,000 listens on their MySpace page, they’ve got somevery cool gig across the country coming up (including shows with Tokyo Police Club, The French Kicks and The Pogues), and they have a basketball net in their apartment. What else could a band ask for?
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