Posted on 26 November 2008
John Oliver @ South Street Seaport (EV Radio Fest) by Chris LaPutt
MON 12/15: 7:30pm / $25
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! THERE’S NO CHRISTMAS IN DARFUR!
A comedy benefit for Save Darfur. Hosted by Liam McEneaney.
JOHN OLIVER
TODD BARRY
GREG GIRALDO / EDDIE BRILL / ANDRES DUBOUCHET
and way more! PLUS: The Comedy Nerd raffle, with prizes from The Onion, Comedy Central, Comix, more… PRODUCED BY: Liam McEneaney and Jessica Flores
This is at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Tickets are on sale.
David Cross and Dave Hill are performing at another benefit at Knitting Factory on December 8th.
Dave Hill’s next Explosion takes place at UCB on December 18th.
Mike Birbiglia stars in the new show Sleepwalk With Me.
Stella & Demetri Martin have cheap/small-venue shows coming up.
The holiday edition of Eugene Mirman’s show Tearing the Veil of Maya takes place at Union Hall on December 7th (”on sale soon”).
Sara Schaefer will be Conrad of Takka Takka’s guest at “Outsmarted: The Music Trivia Night” at The Bell House on December 1st (free).
“HANUKKAH with HOT SAUCE!” is the name of a show at UCB on December 26th. Add it to the list of other Hanukkah-related events happening in NYC this year.
John Oliver opened for Yo La Tengo at one of their 2007 Hanukkah shows at Maxwell’s. Watch a video from that show - John is discussing “alternative energy - below…
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Posted on 25 November 2008
Patti Smith’s December 30th & 31st shows sold out pretty quickly, so she added another one at the same Bowery Ballroom venue on December 29th. Tickets are on sale Wednesday at noon.
Patti also has an event coming up for the NY Times.
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Posted on 25 November 2008
Monday, Dec 15, 2008 // DOORS 7:00 PM // ADV $20// DOS $25
WNYU 35th Anniversary Celebration (a full club event!) with special guests Pylon, Psychic Paramount, Grouper, Ehnahre, Sword Heaven, Zola Jesus, many more!
This is currently Pylon’s only scheduled show. Tickets are on sale. Watch a video of Deerhunter covering a Pylon song HERE. The reunited group came around a couple of times last year too.
This event is one more big one in the month-long celebration that is Knitting Factory’s final month open in Tribeca. They close for good after New Years Eve. Bands rumored to be playing that night include Dirty Projectors, Deer Tick, Deerhoof and Akron/Family.
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Posted on 25 November 2008
M83 @ Webster Hall (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
Following a sold-out US tour throughout North America that continues through the end of November, Mute Records and M83 are proud to announce that the band is confirmed to open for The Killers during their arena tour in January and February 2009. The tour is still in support of M83’s fifth album Saturdays = Youth released April 2008 on Mute.
The M83 live setup includes Gonzalez on vocals, guitars and keyboards, Loic Maurin on Drums, Pierre-Marie Maulini on bass and guitar and featured album vocalist Morgan Kibby (of LA-based band The Romanovs) on vocals and keyboards.
M83 are also proud to be going on tour with Kings of Leon in December. Kings of Leon play MSG on January 29th (without M83) which is four days after M83 play MSG with The Killers (tickets are on sale). All dates below…
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Posted on 19 November 2008
DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond: Tainted Love (Soft Cell/Gloria Jones cover) (MP3)
My Brightest Diamond is playing a show with Clare & the Reasons at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on December 13th. Tickets are on sale. In other MBD news,
[the new album] Guilt By Association Vol 2 was conceptualized and produced by [former BV contributor] Wesley Verhoeve and lends towards danceable covers of some of the artists favorite pop songs. “We wanted to take what was done on Volume 1 and pour it into a cohesive framework. We’re big fans of pop music, but also of indie music and in that sense there’s nothing ironic about this project. Together with the artists we picked pop songs they loved that might sometimes be painted as guilty pleasures by some (but not us), and then attempted to shine a light on them in a way that exposes what is so awesome about these songs,” says Wes.
The Forms’s cover of Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ or My Brightest Diamond’s take on ‘Tainted Love’, are transformed into a slamming modern indie dance party track that fits right into today’s’ Brooklyn scene. Others like Matt Pond PA’s version of My Chemical Romance’ “I’m Not Okay” provide us with a quick mellow moment of melancholy.
Download the MBD track above. Stream the whole album and check out the full tracklist below. All MBD tour dates are down there too…
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Posted on 19 November 2008
“It is with great regret that we have postponed Flower Travellin’ Band’s performance to Tues. Dec. 9th; tickets will be honored at the door on the rescheduled date, or you may obtain a full refund at your point of purchase. The Third Annual Halleluwah Festival will still take place this weekend, and a $10 refund will be issued at the box office night of show for those who would still like to attend ($15 refund Sunday).” - Knitting Factory
bummer. It has to do with visa issues. Tickets for the new date (one show, not two) are on sale. FTB also list a Toronto show on their website.
Knitting Factory’s website still lists all the other bands that were set to play the fest this weekend, but at least one, Silver Summit, definitely pulled out of their scheduled Sunday performance.
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Posted on 17 November 2008
DOWNLOAD: School of Seven Bells - My Cabal (Robin Guthrie Mix) (MP3)
SoSB @ Webster Hall Friday (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
School of Seven Bells, currently on tour opening for M83, will headline their own show at Mercury Lounge in NYC on December 15th. The War on Drugs and Linfinity are also on the bill. Tickets are on sale.
SoSB’s new “Half Asleep” 7” and “Alpinisms” full length are available in the Ghostly Store. Grab a free track remixed by Robin Guthrie above. All dates below…
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Posted on 14 November 2008
Posted on 14 November 2008
Posted on 14 November 2008
Clogs @ Tonic - November 7, 2005 (more)
Bell Orchestre @ Tonic - November 7, 2005 (more)
Clogs (featuring members of The National) and Bell Orchestre (featuring members of Arcade Fire) went on a short tour together back in 2005. Since then there hasn’t been a ton going on with the two higher-art indie-rock side projects, which makes sense, since both the Arcade Fire and The National have been keeping more than busy. That should change a bit in 2009 though, when not only are both groups releasing new albums, but they will also both share a NYC stage once again - this time with the added bonus of Michael Christie and the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
Shuffle Mode
Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8pm
Michael Christie, conductor
Shuffle Mode will bring a critically acclaimed independent artist to the mainstage in an exiting new concert format. Using seeming contradictory musical languages to create a dialogue, Michael Christie and the orchestra will team up with a sensational guest artist in a concert accessing a broad variety of sounds and styles. The guest artist is currently TBA.
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Tickets: $15, 30, 40, $50
Tickets are on sale. Grizzly Bear and Final Fantasy play with the Brooklyn Philharmonic two days later. All dates below…
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