The extraordinarily talented Jamie Lidell will be releasing his new album, Jim, on April 29. Lidell is known for his very funky beats and his very soulful, R&B pipes–pretty impressive for a white guy from England. His shows are pretty much always a party, so check him out when he is in NY for […]
Israeli/gypsy/hip-hop/funkmasters Balkan Beat Box will be at Brooklyn’s Masonic Temple tonight, getting their groove on. For details about tonight’s show and other upcoming shows at the temple, click here. For tickets to tonight’s show, click here. Come dance!
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“The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announces the artists who will induct this year’s honorees at a ceremony on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City:
Leonard Cohen will be inducted by Lou Reed
The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith) will […]
Emmy the Great (real name Emma-Lee Moss) was born in Hong Kong but now lives in London, writing and singing beautiful songs. She’s partnered up with Lightspeed Champion and has supported Martha Wainwright, Kimya Dawson, and Jamie T, among others. Check out her myspace to hear some tunes, and she will be playing the Rock […]
Here are a couple of awesome new videos…first, check out the video for the upcoming Hercules and Love Affair single “Blind” which will be released March 3, and the album comes out March 10. Check out the video here or here, and for more info on pre-orders.
And, thanks to my friend Lindsay for alerting me […]
The Magnetic Fields just wrapped up four shows at Town Hall last night. I was lucky enough to attend the Friday show and it was wonderful. Surprisingly, the group played an acoustic set, which was in direct contrast to their feedback-heavy rock-infused latest album, Distortion. It was actually really nice to hear those songs dressed […]
French electronic artist M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez) is releasing a new album called Saturdays = Youth on April 15 and the first single, “Couleurs,” is streaming on the myspace page. North American tour dates below:
Tue 5/20 Los Angeles @Echoplex
Wed 5/21 San Francisco @Great American Music Hall
Fri 5/23 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Sat 5/24 Vancouver […]
The hip-hop king and queen will be going on tour together and stopping at Madison Square Garden on May 6. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 29.
Other dates below:
3/22 - American Airlines Arena Miami,FL
3/26 - 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore,MD
3/27 - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale,NY
3/28 - Izod Center East Rutherford,NJ
3/30 - Wachovia Center Philadelphia,PA
4/2 - […]
Coachella East aka All Points West has announced its initial lineup for its three-day festival taking place in Liberty Park Aug. 8-10.
Radiohead is headlining Friday and Saturday while Jack Johnson (ugh, I know) is on Sunday. The rest of the lineup so far is:
Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The […]
As I go off to see the illustrious Magnetic Fields tonight at Town Hall, I think we should all take a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Magnetic Field, the great club in Brooklyn on Atlantic Ave. that will be closing its doors at the end of next month. After hosting such great […]
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