New York almost always gets the best of the best, and that will be no different in 2008. Numerous musicians have announced dates in NYC in 2008. Here are some of the most recent announcements:
Chromeo: January 28 (January 27 is sold out) at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on sale now.
Explosions in the Sky: April […]
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Swedish-by-way-of-Argentina singer/guitarist extraordinaire Jose Gonzalez graced New York with his presence last night at Webster Hall. The packed venue was filled with the brilliant songwriter’s fans who listened attentively as he played such favorites as “Crosses,” “Down the Line,” and of course his unique version of The Knife’s “Heartbeats.” With a mix of old and […]
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The story of Ben’s former band Radish is another story for another day. For this episode, we’re going to focus on Ben and his New York years - his rise as a solo artist.
At the age of 19, Ben Kweller moved to New York with his girlfriend to peruse a career as a solo musician. […]
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The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday and Amy Winehouse cleaned up. She is nominated in seven categories: Best Record, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Producer of the Year (Mark Ronson).
Feist will give her some competition in three categories (Best […]
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The New Pornographers
Free In-store Performance
Tuesday, December 11th
8:00 pm
Apple Store SoHo
103 Prince St. - NYC
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Leslie Feist is blowing up. Her work with Broken Social Scene and her solo albums (including this year’s excellent The Reminder), have all led up to one thing: an iPod commercial featuring her catchy new single “1234.”
She’s gotten so huge that the New York Times has even jumped on the bandwagon. Music critic Jon […]
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Goth inspired rockers, Evanescence, will no doubt rock the IZOD Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena) tonight. The band is still supporting the 2006 release The Open Door. The band has come a long way from small theatre shows to filling massive arena’s around America and the world.
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The Manic Street Preachers are planning to release a free download of The Ghosts of Christmas throughout December. The Welsh rockers felt it was appropriate to give something back to their loyal fans.
The songs are available at the band’s website.
Here is where you can catch the band in December…
3rd Edinburgh Corn Exchange
5th Manchester Central
6th Cardiff […]
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Nirvana Unplugged was (and is) the most successful Unplugged to date. The performance, and subsequent CD, introduced audiences to a different side of the grunge rockers. It also created a whole new Nirvana fan base. Parents that used to yell, “turn that grunge crap down” were now listening to the same band unplugged in their […]
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