Tagged: venues

Speedy Ortiz + Legs Like Tree Trunks + The Gotobeds 222 Ormsby / 04.26 / 7:00 / $5 Words by Brendan The last time Speedy Ortiz came through town, they were rad enough to hook up with DUL and play one of our showcase shows. I was really happy to encounter them in the wide world of music, and haven't let them go since. Their Sports EP that I bought [...]

• Speedy Ortiz - Hexxy

We are giving away 2 pairs of tickets to Disclosure 's Vancouver tour date, put on by our friends at Blueprint Events . Details for the show can be found here . Rules: 1.   “ Like ” Low-Life.ca’s Facebook page, here. 2. “ Share " & " like " the Facebook giveaway post. [...]

Earlier this afternoon the Chicago Plan Commission held its monthly meeting. Among the topics discussed was a plan by the Chicago Parks District to expand the concert pavilion at Northerly Island. The project is about to voted on by the CPC and the work is expected to be done by June 1st, leaving plenty of time before Phish visits the venue for a three-night stand on July 19 - 21. According to Padraic Swanton , who attended today's meeting, after the project is completed the capacity of [...]

Back in 2007 we were worried that Whole Earth Vegan Bakery on St. Marks was facing eviction , but the East Village landmark survived, for almost another six years at least. We were bummed to just read the following on EV Grieve : Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen , which had been at 130 St. Mark's Place since 1991 (34 years in business total), closed for good on Dec. 29 , as we first reported. Aside from rising rents, business had been down... and, of course, Sandy didn't help [...]

Barcelona's Sónar festival has changed its daytime venue for the first time in almost two decades. The Spanish festival, which is split between Sonar-by-Day and Sonar-by-Night and hosted in two different settings, has shifted its location during the day to the Fira Montjuïc at Plaça d’Espanya. While many are upset with this move, stating that the original venue in the city’s Museu d’Art Contemporani (MACBA) was what made the festival unique, this new setting is a 10 min journey nearer to the nighttime venue. Act announced for the fest so far are [...]

Insomniac returns once again with the Alice in Wonderland-themed Beyond Wonderland event on March 16. In the event's fourth year, however, Pasquale and crew have announced a change in venue - moving from San Bernardino's NOS Events Center to the San Manuel Amphitheater and Grounds. The new venue, still in San Bernardino county (directly east of Los Angeles county), will hopefully prove to be a seamless transition for Insomniac and its fans. Tickets for the event are set to go on sale today at 12pm PST, 3pm EST. No word on a lineup yet, but you [...]

August 2013 will play host to the first ever Arctangent festival; and while that whole circuit is becoming more and more saturated each Summer, one look at both the line-up and the price of a ticket will be enough to convince you that this festival is the real deal. Set up by some of the team behind the wonderful 2000 Trees , Arctangent looks set to be a beacon for all things math-rock and will play host to some of genre's shining stars; from 65daysofstatic and Three Trapped Tigers to Tall Ships [...]

• 65daysofstatic - Retreat! Retreat! live from Radio City Music Hall (from Escape from New York)
• Three Trapped Tigers - 6

Niki & The Dove Soar at San Francisco Gig at the Independent After many missed opportunities, I finally got the chance to experience Swedish duo Niki & the Dove ’s live performance last week at San Francisco’s awesome venue The Independent. Their 2012 album Instinct  was such a beautiful collection of varying textures, sounds, and melodies, which could also be said about their live performance. Singer Malin Dahlström’s voice, stage presence, and style is like a fusion of The Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson, Cyndi Lauper, and Courtney Love…and I mean that in the most flattering way.  [...]

• Niki & The Dove - DJ Ease My Mind (Remixed By Twin Shadow)
• Niki & The Dove - Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix)

New York's Ra Ra Riot dropped their third LP Beta Love  last week on Arts & Crafts, and are on their way to Vancouver next week. So while we're in this riot-based eye of the storm, there's some business to take care of. First off, make sure to check out the full album streaming online here: Next, more free stuff. RRR will be bringing the jams to Venue on Thursday, February 7th. You can win tickets for you and the +1 bb of your choice by simply emailing winnieguestlist(@)gm ail.com by Monday February 4th at 5:00PM. Please use [...]

Wormy Dog Saloon , which has called 311 E. Sheridan in Oklahoma City home since August 2003, is planning to relocate the venue further east in Bricktown. According to The Oklahoman , Wormy Dog's owners (Ronnye Farmer, Philip Randolph and members of Cross Canadian Ragweed) have purchased part of the former Stewart Metal Fabricators plant to turn into a mixed-use retail and entertainment complex. "I see the east end of Bricktown developing much as the west end has developed. When we started in 2003, Crabtown and the [...]

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A well-known Kansas City venue, The Beaumont Club , is shutting its doors, numerous reports say. Though the venue owners have yet to release a statement, various news sites have reported the closure of the Beaumont Club: a Kansas City venue in Westport known for its local shows, rock and country concerts and various dance nights.  Reports began after some bands reported that they received letters announcing the cancellation of spring shows. Some shows such as the Take Action Tour have already been moved to neighboring venues such as [...]

Alamo Drafthouse has begun an all-out assault on NYC with THREE new theater s all slated to open in the next three years. Here's your preview of coming attractions: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is pleased to unveil its plans for a third location in New York: Alamo Drafthouse City Point. The seven-screen theater will be located at City Point, a new 1.8 million square foot mixed-use project that is being developed by Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners. "I am extremely excited about the major development in downtown Brooklyn and proud to be [...]

Survival in the hospitality business is rough. The vast majority of restaurants fail. Bars are an even tougher go, and nightclub success is even slimmer. That puts live music venues on the lowest... Continue reading "A Local Venue With an App? Mucky Duck Has One... and It's Good" >

410 Sherbourne St Toronto ON M4X 1K2 http://www.libertygroup.com/ph oenix/phoenix.html There are a few mid-tier (1000ish people) concert venues in Toronto and the Phoenix Theatre is one of them. Located just north of the notorious Regent Park, the Phoenix has been a consistent home for concerts from bands just on the cusp of stardom (or just on the cusp of irrelevancy as the mainstream media would have it). Overview Essentially, the Phoenix is a large divey looking night club turned into a concert hall. The main area is a [...]

Located just a few blocks below Prospect Park, Brooklyn's historical Green-Wood Cemetery was one of the many places that took a hit from Hurricane Sandy. On the night of Monday, October 29 and into Tuesday, October 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy battered much of the East Coast, including Green-Wood Cemetery. Trees were uprooted; branches were snapped off; monuments were toppled and shattered. Green-Wood president, Richard J. Moylan tweeted early Tuesday morning that it is the worst damage he has ever seen in over 40 years on our grounds, adding that "more than 100 [...]

We've all heard the stories. Well, anyone who pays any attention to the music business at all will know. We are living in a period of transition while the dinosaur that is the 'music industry' finds a new way to exist. From those 'horrible downloaders' to the death of the CD to the somewhat surprising resurrection of vinyl, the industry is in a state of flux. With the exception of mega-acts like U2, Coldplay and such, the people paying the price are the small artists. They are finding their way. And I think for many of us, watching [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Pop Culture , Politics as Usual , Music Appreciation LedZeppelin.com One of Canada's best and oldest concert venues is being abandoned and left to an uncertain fate. Communications giant Bell Media, the owners of central Toronto television studio/concert venue the Masonic Temple , announced this week they were ceasing operations at the 95-year-old Davenport Rd. and Yonge St. building and "are considering all [...]

Please welcome our newest contributor, Robert Janoski , to preview this month's TAB Tour. For the 14th year of his namesake solo group’s existence, Trey Anastasio  and his TAB ensemble will embark on a nine-show mini tour starting tomorrow at The Fillmore in Detroit, Michigan. In 2012, the early months that in 2010 and 2011 were reserved for TAB tours were given over to Trey’s symphony outings. These shows revealed nuances to Trey's Phish and solo compositions unique to orchestral settings, and had fans pleasantly surprised. However, most still yearned for the frontman to [...]

As we hit the middle of October, cheesy Halloween decorations are popping in up every window of every store and restaurant, which let's us know that the most ghoulish of holidays is right around the corner. In EDM speak, that means Nero & Adventure Club are just 2 weeks away from hitting the stage at Hammerstien Ballroom for Girls & Boys' " Halloween Meltdown ." As you scramble for costumes and try to find the balance between funny, sexy, and something you won't sweet through in 3 seconds, the Halloween Meltdown crew has conjured up something [...]