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The Antlers at Glasslands in 2012 ( more by David Andrako ) The Antlers haven't been up to too much lately, but they do have a few upcoming shows scheduled this year, including a hometown show happening on June 15 at Le Poisson Rouge . It's in celebration of the venue's fifth anniversary and is also a very intimate setting for the band so tickets will presumably go pretty fast. Tickets for the LPR show go on sale [...]

Zammuto (the project of Nick Zammuto of the Books) released their self titled LP last year and did a fair amount of touring in support of it throughout the year. Now he's got some North American dates scheduled for late March into April that don't hit NYC, but you'll be able to catch them here before that tour begins when they play Le Poisson Rouge on January 26 . Tickets for that show are on sale now. A list of all dates and a stream [...]

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Craig Finn in Austin in April ( more by Tim Griffin ) As mentioned , Doveman (aka Thomas Bartlett) is doing his final Burgundy Stains Session of 2012 at Le Poisson Rouge on December 13 . Since we last spoke, the guests for the show have been revealed: Sandra Bernhard, Yellowbirds, Hannah Cohen, The Perennials, Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady), and Joey Arias . Tickets for that show are still available. [...]

Ducktails at Glasslands in 2011 ( more by Jessica Amaya ) As mentioned , Pitchfork is co-presenting a Hurricane Sandy relief benefit this Sunday (12/2) at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City with Holly Herndon (live), Ducktails (DJ), and Oneohtrix Point Never (DJ). Tickets for the show are still available and all proceeds go to benefit hurricane relief. Ducktails (the project of Real Estate's Matt Mondanile) will release their new [...]

Craig Finn w/ The Hold Steady in NYC in 2011 ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Listen to the references he makes in his lyrics or read an interview with him and you know that Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) has a wide range of taste, and that isn't lost on his list of the top ten records of 2012, which bounces from underground rapper El-P to folk legend Bill Fay to non-stop rockers Japandroids . Of the list, Craig [...]

Jeff Mangum (via @ spune_productions ) Jeff Mangum , who plays NYC this week as part of the all-star "The People's Bailout: A Variety Show and Telethon to Benefit the 99%," benefit for Strike Debt happening at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday (11/15, sold out), is heading out on a honest-to-goodness big tour next year, kicking off in Buffalo, NY on January 9 and heading South before returning to the Northeast by mid-February. There are no NYC dates as of now, but he will [...]

Ultraista Win Tickets To Ultraista at LPR on Oct 24 Ultraísta , the new band of famed Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich , drummer Joey Waronker (Jack White, Beck, REM, and many others) and front woman Laura Bettinson , released their self titled debut album on Temporary Residence last week. Favoring mantras over traditional choruses and distilling their compositions to the barest essentials, the band possesses the kind of masterful control over the pure anatomy of [...]

DOWNLOAD: Hannah Cohen - "The Crying Game" ( Yuka Honda Remix) (MP3) Owen Pallett backstage w/ Grizzly Bear in Canada (via Ed Droste Instagram ) As mentioned , Doveman (aka Thomas Bartlett) is doing his next Burgundy Stain Session show at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on October 12 . Those residencies always come with a slew of guests, and he's revealed that this next one [...]

• Hannah Cohen - The Crying Game (Yuka Honda Remix)

Holy Other in the UK in June (via Rachael Smith ) Manchester producer Holy Other , who released the excellent debut LP, Held , back in August and was in NYC earlier this month for Warm Up at MoMA PS1 , two shows with Amon Tobin as part of their ongoing tour , and a secret show at 285 Kent , will return to NYC for a FIXED show at [...]

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by Andrew Sacher As mentioned , NYC post-punk vets Suicide and Bush Tetras will co-headline Le Poisson Rouge on November 29 . Tickets for that show are still available. What we didn't know when we first mentioned that show, is that Suicide will be performing their influential 1977 debut LP, Suicide , in its entirety at the show. [...]

Glen Hansard at LPR (06/28/12) John Smith, Lisa Hannigan and Glen Hansard Glen Hansard and K'naan Photos : Geoff Green The night before he played his big sold out show at the Beacon Theatre, Glen Hansard played to a more intimate sold out crowd at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge . Guests on that incredible night included Desmond Child, Cristin Milioti, Paul Whitty, J. Michael [...]

DOWNLOAD : Bitch Magnet - Mesentry (MP3) Bitch Magnet in the day Post-hardcore crew Bitch Magnet still have a few tickets left for their show with Moss Icon at Le Poisson Rouge on 10/25 , but it can't be too many. In addition to a small sprinkling of shows across the country , the reunited trio have expanded their tour to include another date at Knitting Factory on October 26 . [...]

• Bitch Magnet - Mesentry

by Bill Pearis Micachu & the Shapes at Terminal 5 in June ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Micachu & the Shapes ' second studio album, Never , was released this week, loaded with tight angled rhythms, calamatous percussion and highly effected vocals. Devo and The Residents seem to be big influences this time out and the record also features an appearance by Wesley of Let's Wrestle on the song "Nothing." The band made a video for [...]

DOWNLOAD: Evian Christ - "FYTS" (MP3) Purity Ring at Pitchfork Festival 2012 ( more by James Richards IV ) As mentioned , Purity Ring , whose great debut album, Shrines is out today (7/24) (did you stream it? ) will play a sold out NYC show in support of it TONIGHT (7/24) at Le Poisson Rouge with Headaches . If you weren't able to get tickets, the first [...]

• Evian Christ - "FYTS"

by Fred Pessaro // BBG Iceage Iceage finished a round of NYC shows with a performance at Le Poisson Rouge last night (7/22), appealing to their more gothic tendencies with appearances from Dirty Beaches , Martial Canterel and Rosenkopf . The previous night (7/21) showcased Iceage's punk roots, featuring a gang of bands all hellbent on 285 Kent's destruction that night: Nomad , Bortgang , Sad Boys [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield Dirty Projectors, Celebrate Brooklyn! 7/10/2012 It was a gorgeous evening in Prospect Park last night for one of the more anticipated Celebrate Brooklyn! concerts of the season: Dirty Projectors , Wye Oak and Purity Ring . Having just played the much more intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg the night before, David Longstreth and company peformed basically the same set at Prospect Park, just with the song order [...]

photos by  Sarah Frankie Linder Glen Hansard at Vic Theatre, Chicago 6/24/2012 A couple Glen Hansard items for your Thursday morning. Glenn Will be at the Barnes & Noble Union Square tonight (6/28) for a free performance at 7PM, performing songs from his brand-new album Rhythm & Repose . (The event space opens at 5PM.) Later in the evening, Glen plays Le Poisson Rouge and thought the show has been sold out for [...]

Jamie xx with The xx at Webster Hall in 2010 ( more by Bao Nguyen ) As mentioned , The xx will be on a tour in support of their new album, Coexist (due out 9/11 via Young Turks), this summer which brings them to NYC for a show at Terminal 5 on August 2 . That show has long sold out but Jamie xx will be sticking around NYC to play the FIXED show [...]

Glen Hansard at City Winery (02/02/10) Photo : D. Caplan Tickets for Glen Hansard 's just announced June 28 show at Le Poisson Rouge go on sale on Friday, June 15 (today) at noon. But that's not the only show Glen will be playing on June 28, if you're in the Union Square area, you can catch him for free at the Barnes & Noble flagship at 7PM. Of course, it's not all just CD signings and club shows, Glen will also [...]

by Bill Pearis A number of your contemporaries, most notably, R.E.M., have been calling it quits. What made you guys want to do the opposite? Chris Stamey : Peter and I were talking about making another record together back in 2005, but the songs we played for each other sounded more like dB's songs. We got together with Gene and Will at Water Music Recorders in Hoboken, one of our old haunts, and enjoyed the sounds we got on songs such [...]