Recommended Show: MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 ALT-J @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E. Houston St New York, NY 10002 $12, 9:30PM One of the nice things about a Monday night is the fact that you can often catch an up-and-coming band you might not otherwise go see. Such is the case with Alt-J . Sinkane & Rakete @ Zebulon Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall Rachel Sage @ The Bitter End Cowboy Junkies @ City Winery Golden Animals @ Manhattan [...]
Recommended Show: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 BONDE DO ROLE @ WILLIAMSBURG PARK N 12th St and Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 RSVP , 12PM It might be a little too late to RSVP to the Mad Decent Block Party going on today, but the event is at Williamsburg Park, so capacity is so large that they just might not be checking each and every name. Joywave @ Pianos Habibi @ Fulton Stall Market The Zombies @ Highline Ballroom [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012 AMADOU AND MARIAM & THEOPHILUS LONDON @ CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE Rumsey Playfield New York, NY 10021 FREE, 3PM It's no longer such a contest for free weekend shows in New York (compared to years past). Summerstage remains a New York institution. Reptar @ Brooklyn Bowl Jamie XX @ Le Poisson Rouge Ryan Jarman @ Cameo Gallery KNTRLR & First Nature @ Glasslands Chain and the Gang & Blues Control @ Maxwell's [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 FIASCO @ SHEA STADIUM 20 Meadow St Brooklyn, NY 11206 $TBA, 8PM Fiasco used to play in New York City regularly. The band's shows are much less frequent these days, so rare in fact that this one is sure to be a treat. RJD2 @ Webster Hall Jupiter @ Cameo Gallery Freak Owls & Onslo @ Union Hall Wildlife Control @ Mercury Lounge (early) Zeus & ARMS @ Mercury Lounge [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2012 SPONGE @ BROOKLYN BOWL 61 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8PM Guilty pleasure alert! The only question we have about this Sponge show is why wasn't this band on that huge 90s tour a few weeks back? Sponge @ Brooklyn Bowl Da Beatminerz @ Public Assembly Tu Fawning & AU @ Mercury Lounge Petejota & Zoe Sundra @ Muchmore's Pegasus Warning & Dpony @ Cake Shop Brown Bird & [...]
Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 EXTREME ANIMALS @ MCCARREN PARK N 12th St & Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 6PM Come for Extreme Animals . Stay for a screening of The Princess Bride . The Do @ Mercury Lounge Mumford and Sons & Dawes @ Pier A Park Le Blorr & Sunbears! @ Knitting Factory Sanctuaries & Life Size Maps @ Big Snow Cold Specks, Doe Paoro, & ARMS @ Glasslands [...]
Recommended Show: TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2012 SIGUR ROS @ PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL Prospect Park West & 9th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 $42, 7PM Another Celbrate Brooklyn show; another instance when that show is not free. You're going to have to shell out $42 to see Sigur Ros tonight. The Do @ Knitting Factory All Boy/All Girl @ Cake Shop Our Lady Peace @ Irving Plaza EUSH, Tmmrw, & Dolores Boys @ Cameo Gallery Degollado, Chat [...]
Recommended Show: MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012 PUBLIC ENEMY & SALT-N-PEPA @ WINGATE PARK 600 Kingston Ave Brooklyn, NY 11203 FREE, 7:30PM A free Public Enemy show? You can't go wrong. Even better when salt-N-Pepa is opening! Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool The Mystery Lights & Brontide @ Mercury Lounge Blizzardo, No Glow, & Motion Studies @ Cameo Gallery Gary War, White Out, & No Fun Acid @ Le Poisson Rouge Bombay Bicycle Club & [...]
Recommended Show: SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012 SAGE FRANCIS, GRAND BUFFET, MUX MOOL, and more @ THE STUDIO AT WEBSTER HALL 125 E 11th St New York, NY 10003 $20, 6PM This show is packed with good acts. Folks like Sage Francis , Grand Buffet , and Mux Mool . Lost Boy? @ Big Snow Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall Hallways & Zambri @ Ace Hotel Hannibal Buress @ Knitting Factory Pictureplane, [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 BIZ MARKIE @ GRAMERCY THEATRE 127 E 23rd St New York, NY 10010 $29.50, 7PM From recording the hit song "Just a Friend" to a regular spot on children's TV show Yo Gabba Gabba , Biz Markie commands respect. Go see him tonight at Gramercy Theatre. Tom Morello @ City Winery Wussy & Diehard @ Union Hall Saint Motel & RACES @ Glasslands Charli XCX & St. Lucia @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES @ BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delancey St New York, NY 10002 $15, 8PM A wild live show is motivation enough to go out and see King Khan and the Shrines tonight at Bowery Ballroom. Antipop Consortium @ New Museum The Growlers & Census @ Glasslands The Flashbulb & Bartel @ Cameo Gallery Pomegranates & Kitten @ Mercury Lounge The Soft Pack & Sundelles @ Union Pool [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 FRANK OCEAN @ TERMINAL 5 610 W 56th St New York, NY 10019 $30, 7PM Frank Ocean has been the musical talk of the town for quite a while now. If that's not reason enough to head out to Terminal 5, you still might want to consider it anyway. Frank Ocean @ Terminal 5 Sean Glass @ Hudson Terrace Trash Talk @ 285 Kent Avenue Ghost Beach & Nico's Gun [...]
Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012 WILCO & CIBO MATTO @ TERMINAL 5 610 W 56th St New York, NY 10019 $45, 7PM It's another Wilco show tonight (is that three this week?), but this one is a little different. The most exciting thing is opening act, Cibo Matto . Allen Stone @ Bowery Ballroom Wilco & Cibo Matto @ Terminal 5 Eternal Summers @ Insound Office Kind of Like Spitting @ Knitting Factory Napoleon, Hard [...]
It wasn't long ago when Silversun Pickups were a rather unknown indie band, and now they've exploded into a rather huge act. The band will continue their conquest with their latest album entitled Neck of the Woods , and they'll have a whole bunch of tour dates coming this fall. There's no New York City date on the schedule, but the routing doesn't even get them all that close. The full schedule is below. Silversun Pickups tour dates: 8/8 - Berkley Riverfront Park - Kansas City, [...]
Recommended Show: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012 SNOWDEN @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $10, 9:30PM Snowden is still one of our favorite bands here. Tonight they play at the Mercury Lounge. Husky @ Cake Shop Luisa Maita @ City Winery Ed Sheeran @ Irving Plaza Purity Ring @ Le Poisson Rouge Carina Round @ Knitting Factory Callers & Snowmine @ Union Pool The Wallflowers @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
Recommended Show: MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 WILCO @ PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL Prospect Park West & 9th St Brooklyn, NY 11215 $45, 7PM It was probably too much to ask for this Wilco show to be one of those "Free" Celebrate Brooklyn shows, right? At $45, it's probably one of those fundraising shows. Sepalcure @ Deep Space The Killers @ Webster Hall Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Kat Edmonson @ Music on the Oval Mornin' Old Sport @ [...]
Recommended Show: SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 B.O.B @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM 431 W 16th St New York, NY 10011 FREE, 7:30PM A free B.O.B show? What's the catch? Ohhh...it's one of those MySpace "Secret" Shows . That means you have to line up for tickets at 11AM at the Highline Box Office. Good luck. Kenny Loggins @ City Winery Hallways & Vorhees @ Ace Hotel Hannibal Buress @ Knitting Factory Shonen Knife & White Mystery @ [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2012 DICK DALE @ BROOKLYN BOWL 61 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 8PM The man. The legend. Dick Dale . Prurient @ Saint Vitus Bar Superhuman Happiness & Smoota @ Zebulon Bubbles, TEEN, & Test House @ Union Pool Dent May, The Babies, & Levek @ Glasslands Dum Dum Girls & Widowspeak @ House of Vans The Dearloves & Eastern Hollows @ Cameo Gallery Iceage, Nomad, Bortgang, [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012 HOT CHIP @ TERMINAL 5 610 W 56th St New York, NY 10019 $46.35, 7PM It's a very busy night here in New York City. It's one of those nights when it's really tough to recommend one show. Why did Hot Chip win out? Pure whim! Forts @ Europa Q-Tip @ Irving Plaza The Detroit Cobras @ Maxwell's Deleted Scenes @ The Rock Shop Ours @ The Studio at [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 OK GO @ WILLIAMSBURG PARK N 12th St and Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 6:30PM Remember when the area on N 12th and Kent Ave in Williamsburg used to get a free show every week? Well, now it's been cut down to about three, because there's a profit to be made (or something). Luckily, this OK Go show is one of the free ones. Secret Guests @ Cake Shop Electric Six [...]
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Blondie returning with a new album and a show at the Keswick in October
