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Since I ended my first day of SXSW kind of early, I knew I had lost time to make up. You see, unless waiting on line to see people like Jack White, Grimes, or Fiona Apple is your forte, it's best to get to shows early or witness bands you're "heard of" but never actually "heard." Which is something I've said to people more than I care to admit. Wednesday was about catching bands that I've been meaning to see for quite some time now and I wasn't disappointed. Crooks [...]
by Klaus Kinski Reggie Watts, Lisa Delarios & Arden Myrin And now for the good news that will hopefully serve as an antidote for the terrible news . Have you been one of the lucky and smart mofos who has managed to catch The Party Machine at one of its many appearances at Brooklyn's Union Hall ? Those shows, hosted by Lisa [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Comedian/actor Todd Barry will make a two-night tour stop at Woodlands Tavern starting Monday night. Currently on TV in the series Louie , Barry has used his sarcastic deadpan style to great effect on three stand-up comedy albums and numerous TV and movie roles. Notable appearances include "Todd the video store clerk" on Comedy Central's Dr. Katz and "Todd" on Flight of the Conchords . Barry will be playing Woodlands Monday and Tuesday nights at 8PM. Tickets [...]
Aimee Mann at MHoW ( more by Andrew St. Clair ) Aimee Mann has followed the footsteps of 2Pac, Fat Joe, 50 Cent, The Game, and many others on her new dis track , " Todd Barry is an Idiot ", written with Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric). Stream it now below. So far no word on return fire from Todd Barry , who tweeted that the song was a "BIG mistake. I'll whip up something better & [...]
This show looks delightful! We love all three of these things. If you use the twitters, like comedy that doesn't include puppets or cable men, or are just a cool person, then you'll want to be at this show. This is an all-star lineup of comedians that are coming to our town. First off is Brendon Walsh, go follow @brendonwalsh , who has had hilarious appearances on Comedy Death-Ray Radio talking about pranks and whatnot. Second you have Neil Hamburger, go follow @neilhamburger . Whether he is berating Anthony Kiedis, or telling the famous "cranberry sauce" [...]
A video for The New Pornographers song "Moves" was released today. From their debut album "Mass Romantic" they have been called a "super group" , composed of so many great solo artists. What makes them all the more super is how diverse their solo music is in comparison to the power pop of The New Pornographers. From Alt Country (Neko Case) to Alt Chaos (Dan Bejar) they come together with band leader A.C. Newman and churn out the kind of music that usually defines a career, not a side project. [...]
Just when you thought The New Pornographers couldn't make you love them anymore, check out the new video for their single 'Moves' off the album Together. Directed by Tom Scharpling of radio program The Best Show on WFMU and featuring a cornucopia of indie and not so indie comedians and fellow musicians including: Jon Wurster, [...]
New Tom Scharpling-directed music video for "Moves" by the New Pornographers featuring a star-studded cast including Horatio Sanz, Donald Glover ( Community ), Ted Leo, Wyatt Cenac ( The Daily Show ) & Kevin Corrigan.
Over the last five nights, Yo La Tengo has been holding court at the tiny rock club/restaurant Maxwell's , their home away from home in Hoboken, NJ, with their mostly annual Hannukah run. After taking 2009 off from the tradition, the indie-rock trio have made up for the lost year in a major way, by recruited an impressive roster of heavyweight talent to open from them, ranging from singer-songwriter M. Ward to Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, as well as comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Todd Barry and Eugene Mirman, with the details of who's playing [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music Indie-rock heroes Superchunk don't get around to touring much these days, so when they do, they tend to make the most of it. The band certainly did just that at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sunday night. It was the second of two sold-out shows in the New York area and about 20 minutes in, guitarist/vocalist Mac McCaughan brought out the Mountain Goats ' main man John Darnielle [...]
SWEET 6th Anniversary Show at The Studio at Webster Hall (09/14/10) It's not too late to get tickets to Seth Herzog 's SWEET 6th Anniversary Show tonight (Tue, Sep 14) at The Studio at Webster Hall ( Buy Tickets ). The show starts at 9PM and the lineup looks awesome: SWEET 6th Anniversary Show Lineup (09/14/10) John Oliver (The Daily Show) Jon Glaser (Delocated) Jason Sudeikis (SNL) Will Forte (SNL) Todd Barry (Flight of the Conchords, The [...]
Mates of State cover the Replacements for AV Undercover. With trumpet!
Wilco's Solid Sound Festival finalized its lineup and schedule for the event slated for Aug. 13-15 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass. Though the fest will take place outside of Boston, the band is making sure the weekend is filled with some Chicago love. Among those included on the bill are Mavis Staples , whose upcoming album You Are Not Alone was produced by Jeff Tweedy, Wilco side projects The Autumn Defense , Pronto and The Nels Cline Singers , Deep [...]
Suckers have a fuzzy new video out for "Black Sheep" from their debut album Wild Smile , released earlier this month via Frenchkiss. The song on its own is a trippy nod to Animal Collective, and the video has a few elements of psychedelia sprinkled in too. The Brooklyn band is also on the road this summer with Menomena, and play select dates alongside Mates of State, Todd Barry, We Were Promised Jet Packs, Passion Pit, Tokyo Police Club and The Dodos . Hear the boys discuss what psychedelic means these days, and [...]
Todd Barry w/ The New Pornographers on Jimmy Fallon (05/05/10) So, I was just checking out Todd Barry 's home page and I knew he was opening for Ricky Gervais at the Theater at MSG from May 12-13 (which is pretty awesome), but what I didn't know is that he was also opening for Ricky at the much smaller Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College ( max capacity 624 ) tomorrow night ( Tuesday, May 11 ). Tickets for Tuesday night's Ricky Gervais/Todd Barry [...]
Of all the tour announcements I have ever written, this is by far the coolest ever. As you may know, this summer, Mates of State will unleash Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) , a 10-track effort that hears the husband and wife duo covering the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, Belle & Sebastian, The Mars Volta, Tom Waits, and more. In support of the release, the duo will embark on the "Summer Crushes" tour this June and July. Now here's where it gets really cool. The two month trek is being [...]
Mates of State, the charming husband and wife duo from Kansas, are teaming up with up-and-coming bands Free Energy and Suckers, along with comedians Todd Barry and Nick Thune for their "Summer Crushes 2010 Tour" in support of their forthcoming covers album, Crushes . And guess what? They have dates all over the country, so hopefully it's somewhere near you. Oh, and this should excite you some: We intend for this to be the most extravagant Mates show ever! We're talking live magic, sword swallowers, human blockheads, contortionists, and much more. [...]
Whoever booked Yeasayer and Javelin together for a tour knew exactly what they were doing. Set to be a night of non-stop psychedelic 80's throw back jams, Yeasayer brought the bohemian Genesis of Odd Blood , and Javelin's lush drum and bass instrumentals with a block party vibe opened the show. To not dance was impossible, and D.C. seemed to have the most fun it's had in some time. Javelin is what happens when you mix Brooklyn dudes with a love of 80's hip-hop and, [...]
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