DOWNLOAD: JEFF the Brotherhood - Diamond Way (MP3) Though lots of their friends and labelmates were in town last week for CMJ , JEFF the Brotherhood were not. That makes sense since 2009 was their big CMJ year , and 2010 is the year they headline the 600+ capacity Music Hall of Williamsburg . The full October 28th Brooklyn bill also includes Ninjasonik, Liqour Store , and ELKS , and tickets are still [...]
Titus Andronicus at the Firehouse during CMJ ( more by Bao Nguyen ) The So So Glos have a pair of shows with Matt & Kim that kick off tonight at Webster Hall (10/26 and 10/27), AND the band will do one more NYC date in the very near future. In fact, the band will team up with Titus Andronicus to play a free Hornitos-sponsored show at Matchless on 10/28 ! The show [...]
Short but sweet, and below the picture of the limited edition poster... Continue reading "new Daft Punk Tron video for "Derezzed"" at BrooklynVegan.com
words by Jessica Timlin Avey Tare release party crocodile cake ( Pushkar ) I knew I had followed the obscure directions to Secret Project Robot correctly when I got to the loading docks and found a building dripping of colorful paint and christmas lights. The place was set up for Halloween, but meshed perfectly with the "swamp and death" theme that Animal Collective's Avey Tare had imagined for his album release party (Monday night, [...]
photos by Andrew St. Clair guys... hey guys... my head guys... After playing a killer set at the BV/Converse Day Party at Public Assembly on Saturday, 10/23 (pics coming), and then another at Knitting Factory for the Panache showcase the same night, Heavy Cream (and Andrew St. Clair) headed over to Brooklyn warehouse space the Shank ("under new management and new and improved) for a Jelly-produced "Wig & Make Up Party" (3 shows [...]
photos by Amanda Hatfield , videos by Bleary Eyed Brooklyn " Phantom Band at Public Assembly. This is making me very happy" - amanda farah "the big find of today so far: First Aid Kit at @brooklynvegan. check it out!" - French Press Films " The Luyas did this light show during their set. And the vocalist/guitarist [...]
most photos by Jason House , some photos by Keith Marlowe , words by BBG OFF! at Fader Fort (by Jason House) OFF! completed their NYC invasion with a three-day stint of reportedly raucous shows at a packed out Europa on 10/21 , Generation Records on 10/22 , and at Fader Fort on 10/23 . I attended Europa and caught the tail end of Cerebral Ballzy [...]
most photos by Jason House , some photos by Keith Marlowe , words by BBG OFF! at Fader Fort (by Jason House) OFF! completed their NYC invasion with a three-day stint of reportedly raucous shows at a packed out Europa on 10/21 , Generation Records on 10/22 , and at Fader Fort on 10/23 . I attended Europa and caught the tail end of Cerebral Ballzy [...]
Patti Smith at Carnegie Hall ( more by Chris La Putt ) Park Slope venue Southpaw will host Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers , Outernational , and Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye on November 11th. Tickets for this 21+ acoustic Fortnight Journal Benefit are on sale. The show is one of four upcming dates for Patti [...]
Halloween ( more by Paul Birman ) What are some good Halloween shows happening this year? There's always the parade . And Todd P has his thing . Knitting Factory has all the metal you need . Hippies will be down the shore gambling . The Dresden Dolls are at Irving Plaza . World/Inferno Friendship Society do two shows at Brooklyn Bowl . The Felice Brothers and Adam H. Stephens of Two Gallants play MHOW [...]
DOWNLOAD: The Intelligence - Thank You God for Fixing the Tape Machine (MP3) Sunday October 31st @ RIDGEWOOD MASONIC TEMPLE :: PANACHE + TODD P HALLOWEEN PARTAY :: DAS RACIST :::: PICTUREPLANE :::::: the Intelligence :::::::: the Beets :::::::::: Cassie & Justin from the Babies --- as WHITE STRIPES :::::::::::: Janka Nabay :::::::::::::: Blissed Out :::::::::::::::: more to come!!!! | RIDGEWOOD MASONIC TEMPLE ] 1054 Bushwick Ave @ Gates Ave | Bushwick, Brooklyn J,Z-Gates [...]
by BBG Gogol Bordello at Williamsburg Waterfront ( more by Benjamin Lozovsky ) I don't know about you, but a good number of my New Year's Days are spent crouching over the porcelain throne or zombified in front of the tube. If you're not an idiot like I am, or want to make advance plans to curb said party tendencies, Terminal 5 with throw a circus of sorts to get you into the spirit on the first day of the new year. [...]
My Brightest Diamond @ LPR in 2008 ( more by Kyle Dean Reinford ) Lincoln Center 's acclaimed series American Songbook returns in January for its thirteenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 16 nights of pop, folk, cabaret, country, rock, and show tunes, the series will explore the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today's most dynamic songwriting. The 2011 season - January 12 through February 20 - will bring to the stage some of today's most gifted interpreters of song, starting with [...]
by BBG Coroner, 1991 The Swiss thrash trio Coroner were originally road crew for Celtic Frost . They eventually formed their own group, recording their demo Death Cult in 1986 with Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost on vocals. Their first full-length album R.I.P. , released in 1987, featured bass player Ron Broder on vocals and he assumed the role for the rest of the group's existence. The group released several albums through to 1993, [...]
The Corin Tucker Band Japandroids today in NYC * Yoon-Ji Lee @ The Stone * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Bad Religion @ Irving Plaza * Musette Explosion @ Barbes * Stomu Takeishi @ The Stone * Hugh Cornwell @ Mercury Lounge * Hill Country Revue @ Mercury Lounge [...]
Dee Dee & a Crocodile @ Woodsist Fest 2009 ( more by Tim Griffin ) "SO SAD TO ANNOUNCE WE MUST CANCEL THE REMAINDER OF OUR SHOWS WITH THE VASELINES AS WELL AS OUR OWN. DEE DEE NEEDS TO GO HOME TO BE WITH HER FAMILY. SOMETIMES LIFE IS FUCKED UP. MUCH LOVE & RIP TO ARI UP & ANDY KOTOWICZ AS WELL." - Dum Dum Girls It goes without saying that this news is related to the news that [...]
"Due to a serious family emergency Crocodiles have had to cancel the remaining dates of their U.S. tour . The band would like to apologize for any inconvenience and they look forward to rescheduling these dates. Refunds will be available at point of purchase." Cancelled dates below... Continue reading "Crocodiles cancel tour " at BrooklynVegan.com
photos by Bao Nguyen Local Natives Local Natives played a private SPIN/Ray Ban party (that we gave away a pair of tickets to ) at the Firehouse (87 Lafayette St.) in NYC on October 21st, the same night as the BrooklynVegan showcase at MHOW . Local Natives will be back to play two nights at Webster Hall this week . Titus Andronicus , who played a short set [...]
photos by Diana Wong Surfer Blood @ Stratosphere Sound This can best be described in the words of the person who invited me to this: "we're going to be hosting a private, unofficial CMJ artist lounge here at Stratosphere Sound (James Iha, Adam Schlesinger and Andy Chase's studio in Chelsea) on Thursday, October 21st. We're going to be having [8] bands recording 2-3 stripped-down songs (which will be recorded by [...]
photos by Ryan Barkan , words by Rachel Kowal The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ MHOW " Young Man played a solid, occasionally Dirty Projector-ish 30 minute set; every Suuns song should feature loud wailing from a random dude playing the saxophone; Screaming Females continue to blow away everyone who has seen them this week at CMJ; and the Blow , well, the Blow is a one-woman band with [...]
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