Steve Earle, Phoenix, Imogen Heap, Levon Helm, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Neil Young, Steve Martin and Loudon Wainwright III , who says the Grammys aren't cool! Check out a few of the early and non-televised 2010 Grammy winners below. Best New Artist WINNER Zac Brown Band Best Alternative Music Album WINNER Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Phoenix Song Of The Year WINNER Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Thaddis Harrell, [...]
On Matador recording artist Jennifer O'Connor's Kiam imprint, this ten-track collection is a veritable Ivy League Master's class in pop songwriting. Partially named after the subway system that runs through Cambridge, Massachusetts, the mighty Choo Choo la Rouge celebrates ten years together as a band with the long-awaited release of its second album, Black Clouds. On Matador recording artist Jennifer O'Connor's Kiam imprint, this ten-track collection is a veritable Ivy League Master's class in pop songwriting. It sounds as though these three men have spent a lot of time listening to vintage Jonathan Richman and the...
No Age @ ATP NY in September ( more by Ryan Muir ) tonight in NYC * Lenny Kravitz @ Irving Plaza * Uninhabitable Mansions @ Cake Shop * Nick Lowe, Bill Kirchen @ City Winery * Erin McKeown, Jill Souble @ Union Hall * Boy Crisis, Das Racist, Paenus @ Pianos * The Dodos, The Ruby Suns @ Bowery Ballroom * [...]
Those of you who follow British comedy have probably heard of French & Saunders, the most successful female double act in Britain who were recently awarded a Fellowship by BAFTA for their work. They began their careers at The Comic Strip in the 1970s, appeared in cult comedies The Comic Strip Presents... and The Young Ones in the 1980s and had their own sketch show on the BBC which lasted from 1987 to 2007. Jennifer Saunders is also famous for writing and starring as the childish and self-absorbed PR executive Edina Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous [...]
Love As Laughter on Me + You Freeform Brooklyn radio station Viva Radio has certainly earned bragging rights for their new compilation, The Best of Me + You Vol. 1 . Named for the station's signature show, hosted by DJ Tedward, this puppy is packed with 30+ interviews and songs from Jay Reatard , Black Lips , King Khan , Sebastien Tellier , The Homosexuals , The Fiery Furnaces , party animal Andrew W.K. and scads more. Think of it as the Daytrotter sessions [...]
Tonight at 7 ET on WPRB , Idolator Holiday Music Correspondent Jon Solomon has a very special edition of his weekly radio show that features brand-new live sets by the scorching Brooklyn band Obits , the rad New Jersey outfit Screaming Females , the ever-charming Spinto Band , the spirited outfit Danielson , and the old-school Philly indie act Caterpillar . It's part of the pledge drive for Princeton University's radio station (of which I am an alumna, even though I went to school miles away), and to that end, singer-songwriter [...]
Stripped of the Shrines, the Almighty Defenders and regular co-conspirator BBQ Show (aka Mark Sultan), "Desert Mile" finds King Khan going back to basics. However, in this case it doesn't mean a one-man, three-chord garage stomper, rather a jangly downtrodden number, fleshed out by Khan and a mysterious female backing vocalist. The two who reminisce about love lost and searching for a place to call home and at times, "Desert Mile" feels like a cover of a Lee Hazelwood-Nancy Sinatra collaboration, a nod to the classic American song. Surely Khan's country-western leanings shouldn't surprise anyone, as his understanding [...]
I have been thinking about blogging about L7 for months now. Today is the day. I don't claim to be an expert on all female rock bands, but I have always liked L7. I think my first exposure to an all female band was The Runaways back in the early 70's. I remember hearing my friend Jeff play "Cherry Bomb" and thinking that it was kind of interesting. The most successful all girl band would have to be The Go-Go's I suppose, but if I was posting about The Go-Go's I would have listed this post under Guilty Pleasures. It's [...]
Keep An Eye On The Sky is a 4-CD box set of rarities from Big Star, and is in stores Tuesday. The band plays the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in November . Another rarities compilation that stands out this week is Local Currency , an album that collects obscure tracks by singer-songwriter Franklin Bruno from 1992-1998. As an added bonus, buyers of Local Currency receive a download coupon for a covers EP of Franklin Bruno songs, with contributions by Lou [...]
Keep An Eye On The Sky is a 4-CD box set of rarities from Big Star, and is in stores tomorrow. Another rarities compilation that stands out this week is Local Currency , an album that collects obscure tracks by singer-songwriter Franklin Bruno from 1992-1998. As an added bonus, buyers of Local Currency receive a download coupon for a covers EP of Franklin Bruno songs, with contributions by Lou Barlow, Laura Cantrell, Mac McCaughan, Jennifer O'Connor, and Mecca Normal. [...]
The fourth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on September 13, 2009 at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary, comedic and musical luminaries as: Jonathan Ames, Paul Auster, Russell Banks, Dominic Carter, David Cross, Jonathan Coulton, Edwidge Danticat, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Gaitskill, Ben Greenman, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Naomi Klein, Chuck Klosterman, Jonathan Lethem, Leonard Lopate, Phillip Lopate, Norman Mailer, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Oliver Sacks, Melvin Van Peebles, Colson Whitehead and Mo [...]
The Horrors @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in May ( more by Zach Stern ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Helado Negro, Rad Unicorn @ The Jackson * Impediments, Buzzer, Ex-Humans @ Don Pedro's * The Drums, Joakim (DJ) @ Tribeca Grand Hotel * Nine Inch Nails, The Horrors @ Bowery Ballroom * All Star 34 Band Salute to John Hughes @ Cake Shop [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009 BIKES IN THE KITCHEN "GOODBYE SUMMER" SHOW @ 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD 979 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221 $10, NOON Is summer really over already? It feels like with all the rain we've had that summer just got here! If summer IS over, I can't think of a better way to say goodbye than performances from The Death Set, Team Robespierre, NinjaSonik, Juiceboxxx, Best Fwends, Cerebral Ballzy, Snakes Say Hiss, Chinese Stars, The So So Glos, Wild Yaks, and Smarts. Besides, let's face it, you SO aren't getting into that Nince Inch [...]
Black Dice when they opened for Animal Collective ( more by Tim Griffin ) today in NYC * DANCE * Mitch Easter @ Maxwell's * N.A.S.A @ Bowery Ballroom * Wicked Awesomes @ Cake Shop * Kaki King @ Galapagos Art Space * Juana Molina, Lia Ices & Jetty Rae @ MHOW * Alasdair Roberts & Bert Jansch @ [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009 BLACK DICE, LANDED, & CHINESE STARS @ SANTOS PARTY HOUSE 96 Lafayette Street Manhattan, NY 10013 FREE, 7PM This is the final night of Adult Swim's free parties at Santos Party House, and they saved one of the best for last. Black Dice, Landed, and Chinese Stars all take to the stage for live performances. Tim Harrington hosts. Other events are listed after the jump. Alina Simone @ Pianos N.A.S.A. @ Bowery Ballroom Dinosaur Feathers @ Cameo Gallery Juana Molina @ Music Hall of [...]
Relax. The 14 year old Cruise will be fighting the good fight in "Red Dawn." Ah, yes. A "Red Dawn" remake is in the works because Hollywood is all out of ideas. So they are going with the ol' 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' motto Connor Cruise , son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman , will be going off to war in the remake of the 1984 classic. This was one of those great films [...]
Choo Choo La Rouge "Black Clouds" Aug 18 Boston indie pop-rockers Choo Choo La Rouge are set to release their sophomore album "Black Clouds" on August 18th. Album release shows are as follows: 8/18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/ Amy Ray [from Indigo Girls] 8/21 - Boston, MA @ P.A.'s Lounge w/ The Big Disappointments, Impossible Hair, The Operators 8/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall w/ Dump [James McNew of Yo La Tengo], Clint Michigan [...]
M. Ward @ Sasquatch Festival ( more by Chris Graham ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Movits @ the Bell House * Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Northern Lights * Justin Ripley @ Alphabet Lounge * Steely Dan @ Beacon Theatre * Cass McCombs, Jennifer O'Connor @ Union Hall * Noisettes, The Love Language @ The Bell House * [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009 PRETTY AND NICE @ LITTLEFIELD 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 $10, 8PM I have yet to attend a show at the new Brooklyn venue Littlefield; however, tonight's show with Pretty and Nice might be the perfect opportunity. The Boston band signed to Hardly Art headline a show that opens its doors at 8. With Fugitive Souls and The Valley Arena. Afuche @ Shea Stadium BARR @ Scultpure Center Talibam! @ Market Hotel Stars Like Fleas @ P.S.1 Noisettes @ The Bell House The Mekons [...]
Atmosphere @ MHOW 10/13 ( more by Eric M. Townsend ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Whiplash @ UCB Theatre * Leon Russell @ BB King's * Burlesque @ Public Assembly * Tony Scherr @ Jalopy Theatre * Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool * Cass McCombs, Mike Bones @ Joe's Pub * Les Paul Trio w/ [...]
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