Blog: The End Of Irony

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO @ SILENT BARN 603 Bushwick Ave Brooklyn, NY 11206 $10, 8PM If you haven't heard the news, Silent Barn is BACK! Arrington de Dionysos plays there tonight, so if you haven't visited the new space yet, go now! Soundgarden @ Terminal 5 John Darnielle @ Studio X John Cale @ Brooklyn Academy of Music The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall School of Seven Bells @ Dr. [...]

Santigold 's new song "Girls" is (perhaps not surprisingly) from the TV show Girls . Yeah, THAT show on HBO. Expect a lot of females on the soundtrack like Robyn and Tegan and Sarah , but also fun. for some reason.

One of our favorite bands from Los Angeles (more accurately, one of our favorite bands worldwide), Foot Village are back with a new video for "The End of the World." Be prepared to see the band without their shirts on, but also prepare yourself for a superbly amazing experience.

Recommended Show: TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013 SHILPA RAY AND HER HAPPY HOOKERS @ PIANOS 158 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002 $8, 7PM Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers perform tonight at Piano. It's a cheap show at only $8, so head on out and buy a beer with the money left behind. Freelance Whales @ Maxwell's Meet Me In Norway @ Cake Shop The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall Freakwater & Arbouretum @ The Bell House [...]

Plunging slowly into the new year, this list of new releases is a little more fleshed out than last week's. Highlights include new records from Free Energy (pictured) and Holopaw . Green Day complete their trilogy with ¡Tre as well. Mystical Weapons , which teams Sean Lennon up with one of the dudes from Deerhoof also puts on the radar this week. See, things are starting to get exciting this year, right!? And January is really just a start, take a look at some new releases arriving [...]

Ke$ha 's new video for "C'Mon" is out! And, come on, we've got to post it! It's Ke$ha after all! You don't have a lot of excuses not to watch this, so check it out above.

Recommended Show: MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 YO LA TENGO @ BARNES AND NOBLE UNION SQUARE 33 E 17th St New York, NY 10003 FREE, 7PM It's entirely possible that Yo La Tengo 's appearance at Barnes and Noble in Union Square is likely going to be a clusterfuck. For starters, it's free and, secondly, it's Yo La Tengo. Jake Bugg @ Bowery Ballroom The Neighbourhood @ Glasslands Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Father John Misty & Magic Trick [...]

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013 CAKE @ BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delcancey St New York, NY 10002 $15, 9PM Over the holidays, I listened to a lot of 90s music. I can't explain why; I just did. Cake was one of those bands on the playlist. Maybe it was subconscious planning for this show. Slick Rick @ Brooklyn Bowl Purity Ring & Young Magic @ Webster Hall Dirty Projectors & yMusic @ Carnegie Hall Bezoar, Flown, & Eidetic [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8:30PM When Har Mar Superstar first broke, he was a perfect reflection of the pop music world in an indie rock package. It was weird and brilliant. His performance hasn't lost it's sparkle either! Neon Indian & Class Actress @ 285 Kent Ave Steven A. Clark & Lushlife @ Mercury Lounge Hospitality, TEEN, & Household @ Bowery Ballroom [...]

Foxygen are probably hoping to turn their 2012 buzz into 2013 success. Who knows if it will work out, but with a video for their song "San Francisco" (above) and an album out on January 22, it looks like a good setup. Foxygen tour dates: 02/13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 02/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex 02/16 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar 02/18 - El Paso, TX - The Lowbrow Palace [...]

Eve 's new video for "She Bad Bad" hit the web yesterday. Her new album should be out soon, so stay tuned for more details as we know them.

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013 YOU BRED RAPTORS? @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E. Houston Street New York, NY 10002 $10, 9:30PM A couple interesting shows going on tonight. Ben Gibbard plays a show at The Strand, but it's supposed to be "short," so pick something a little longer by going to see You Bred Raptors? at Mercury Lounge. Adam Schatz @ Death By Audio Ben Gibbard @ Strand Bookstore Rhett Miller & The Dunwells @ City [...]

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Recommended Show: TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 NAS @ 92ND STREET Y 1395 Lexington Av New York, NY 10128 $29,8PM We're not sure of the nature of Nas 's appearance at the 92nd Street Y (lecture, performance, etc.), but we're sure it will be very entertaining no matter what. Diane Birch @ City Winery The London Souls @ Bowery Ballroom Napoleon, Spires, & Swimming @ Big Snow The Soft Moon & Majical Cloudz @ Mercury Lounge [...]

There's not much to write about in terms of new releases this week. We're still dealing with a post-holiday hangover. On a normal week, we might not point out a new record from Wooden Wand (pictured) or Conor Maynard , but that's the advantage of having a record out on a slow week, right? Also in the mix are the Dropkick Murphys and Broadcast . Literally, mentioning four acts is about half of the new records we know about this week. Check the other four below, and if you feel a little bit short-changed, [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 REV VINCE ANDERSON @ UNION POOL 484 Union Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 11PM Why is it so hard to adjust to 2013? We've been doing a slow start to this year, and it just seems to be tough to get going. Maybe the regular Monday night performance by Rev. Vince Anderson at Union Pool can get us out of the funk. UPDATE: Apparently, Union Pool is CLOSED for repairs tonight. No Rev Vince [...]

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013 MATH THE BAND @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8:30PM The new year is now officially upon us. It's hard to get up and running after the break, but we'll keep chugging along, posting about various musical things. Touche, Tippy Toes, & Future Screens @ Cameo Gallery The Wild, Kudrow, & The Brooklyn What @ Shea Stadium The Dirty Pearls, Brothers NYC, & The Nuclears @ Bowery Ballroom Hani Zahra, [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013 SEDIMENT CLUB @ XPO 929 929 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11206 $8, 8PM Our good friend over at No-Core recently named Sediment Club 's album as one of the best of 2012. The least we can do is recommend their show at XPO 929 tonight. The Suzan, Freshkills, & Kid Tested @ Don Pedro Moon Boots, Sean Glass, & Alex English @ The DL LVL UP, High Pop, Little Big League, & Baked @ [...]

Recommended Show: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 LEONARD COHEN @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 4 Penn Plaza New York, NY 10001 $29.50, 7PM I always feel the need to point out that Leonard Cohen is old. I'm not sure why, but he's probably one of the awesomest old dudes you can go see live in concert. Solange @ Bowery Ballroom Metz @ Generation Records The Everymen & Cold Fur @ Mercury Lounge Haybaby, The Human Fly, & Milk Dick [...]