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Couple of interesting shows coming up at the iHeartRadio Theater in Tribeca. Fitz and the Tantrums May 29, 2013 Enter to Win Tickets Sweepstakes ends: May 24, 2013 12:00 J. Cole June 4, 2013 Enter to Win Tickets Sweepstakes ends: May 31, 2013 12:00 Of Monsters and Men June 6, 2013 Enter to Win Tickets Sweepstakes ends: June 03, 2013 12:00 [...]

Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend at Carnegie Hall (06/02/13) Buy Tickets "Excuse me sir, how do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice." - Mischa Elman Hey folks, comedian Mike Birbiglia is wrapping up performances of his latest show, " My Girlfriend's Boyfriend ," with a feather capping, one night stand at NYC's venerable Carnegie Hall on June 2 ( Buy Tickets ). For those of who may not [...]

Dragons of Zynth at Siren Fest (07/19/08) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Jun 13 Dragons of Zynth / Bowmont Buy Tickets Amex presale begins: Wed, 05/22/13 12:00 PM Mercury Lounge [...]

Trouble Will Find Me - The National Trouble Will Find Me , the new album The National , is out today ( May 21 ) via 4AD. There doing a bunch of cool things to celebrate (which unfortunately I wasn't able to post until now). To celebrate release day, we've decided to play a few shows at NYC venues that mean a lot to us. You can get details for the first show on Twitter (@The_National) a little later [...]

Turns out you won't be missing Sharon Jones tonight after all. @GoogaMooga Today's cancellation is surely a disappointment for everyone involved, but it's not really a day that you want to be outside. Organizationally, the festival seems to have stepped it up a few notches this year, but mother nature just wasn't on their side. Hopefully, it wasn't too much of a bloodbath and they'll be able to give it another go in 2014. I like what they are trying to do, and this year seemed like a [...]

Great Googa Mooga (May 17-19, 2013) Photo : D. Caplan The second annual Great Googa Mooga starts tonight in Prospect Park with a paid concert by The Darkness, The Flaming Lips and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs . Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings , who were supposed to headline Sunday's show, are being replaced by Kool and the Gang due to " an urgent family matter ." I'm sure that will be a disappointment for both concertgoers and Sharon Jones alike, who last [...]

Amadou & Mariam at Central Park Summerstage (08/04/12) Photo : Geoff Green Malian musical duo Amadou & Mariam , tend to make their annual journey to the US during the summer to play a number of festivals and some club gigs. Having played Summerstage last year, this year A&M are crossing the river to play a show on June 21 at Celebrate Brooklyn! . They are still touring in support their 2012 full length, Folila , [...]

Bluth Banana Stand and the cast of Arrested Development " There's always money in the banana stand. " - George Bluth The Bluth Frozen Banana stand*, long time fixture of the Bluth Company, will be at Yankee Stadium today from 3:30 - 8PM. Stop by before the game for a photo and a frozen banana. In conjunction with the banana stand, the Yankees are running a half price ticket offer for tonight's matchup against the Mariners ( May 15 ). [...]

Superchunk at XX Merge (07/24/09) Photo : PJ Sykes Jun 3 Francisco the Man Buy Tickets Amex presale begins: Wed, 05/15/13 12:00 PM Mercury Lounge New York, NY 07:00 [...]

Freeloaders Are comedies your thing? Were Beerfest and Super Troopers two of your favorite movies? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, then you'll probably be pleased to hear that I'm giving away a copy of Freeloaders on DVD. For those of you who may be a little more unfamiliar with the film, here's what it's all about: A group of slackers living for free in a rock star's [...]

Michael Kiwanuka at Celebrate Brooklyn! (06/14/12) Photo : D. Caplan It's official! See the full Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013 lineup after the jump. Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013 Official Lineup Opening Night Concert with Patty Griffin June 5, 2013 - 8:15 PM Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (for Kids) with Wynton Marsalis June 8, 2013 - 4:00 PM Grouplove / Alpine June 13, 2013 - 7:30 PM [...]

MTV VMA Awards @ Barclays Center (08/25/13) In case you hadn't heard , MTV is holding the 2013 Video Music Awards (VMAs) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 25 . While tickets aren't available to the general public yet, follow 1iota on Twitter and Facebook for more info on how to score a free seats. (I'll probably post about it too, when I find out.) The post 2013 MTV VMA Ticket Info (Barclays Center) appeared first on Bumpershine.com .

Beck at Sasquatch 2012 Photo : Shawn Anderson ( more ) Beck is playing a full band electric show at Celebrate Brooklyn! on Aug 4, 2013 . Tickets for that show go on sale on Fri, May 10 . Beck will also be appearing at Bob Dylan's Americanarama Festival on Jul 27 at Jones Beach with Wilco and Ryan Bingham . According to their Facebook and Twitter feeds, Celebrate [...]

She & Him at Sasquatch 2010 Photo : Shawn Anderson ( more ) May 27 Les Racquet Buy Tickets Amex presale begins: Wed, 05/08/13 12:00 PM Mercury Lounge New York, NY [...]

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Gala (May 7, 2013) Heads up folks, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus is putting on its annual gala tonight (Tuesday, May 7) at Roulette . The BYC will be performing with the renowned Kronos Quartet and presenting commissioned works by such indie darlings as: Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Bryce Dessner (The National) and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), just to name a few. Read the full press release below. BROOKLYN [...]

A couple of musical luminaries (Burt Bacharach, Lou Gramm), a Nobel Peace Prize nominee (Dr. Paul Farmer), and David Sedaris make the book tour rounds this month. Here’s a few May 2013 events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble NYC 05/06 Granta: Best Young British Novelists (USQ) 05/06 Anyone Who Had a Heart: Burt Bacharach (86th & Lex) 05/06 Life After Death: Damien Echols (Tri) 05/07 Top of the Morning: Brian Stelter (86th & Lex) 05/08 VJ: Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, [...]

Vampire Weekend at Barclays Center Intrepid readers of this week's presales column might have noticed that Vampire Weekend are playing a big show at the Barclays Center on September 20 . Tickets for that show go on Amex presale on Wednesday, May 1 at 10AM. Vampire Weekend's new album, Modern Vampires of The City , will be released on May 14 via XL. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the album is being released a week late. [...]

Summerstage 2013 I know I'm a day late and a dollar short on this, but I can't not post about this year's Summerstage lineup. Check out the widget below for the full 2013 CPF Summerstage schedule. You can also click here to see the acts that are just playing at The Rumsey Playfield in Central Park (including rental shows). You can download a PDF version of the full 2013 Summerstage schedule over [...]

Maron on IFC (05/03/13) Marc Maron's new eponymous series, Maron , premieres this Friday ( May 3 ) on IFC . If you'd like a little sneak peek of the show, you can stream Episode 102, "Dead Possum", on YouTube or at IFC's Stream Room right now. Marc's new book, Attempting Normal , also comes out today ( April 30 ) via Spiegel & Grau. Watch the full "Dead Possum" episode of Maron [...]

Shugo Tokumaru at Loews Jersey Theatre (10/23/08) Photo : Tim Griffin ( more ) May 24 The Living Kills / Twin Guns Buy Tickets Amex presale begins: Wed, 05/01/13 12:00 PM Mercury Lounge [...]