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Archive for February 2008

February 21st, 2008

Brooklyn Museum Vs. MoMA

Both the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) are having parties Saturday March 1, and both sound pretty great. Which one will you go to? Here’s a handy-dandy comparison to help you decide:
PopRally presents at the MoMA:
Hours: 9 pm to 1 am
Cost: $12 advance, $15 at the door
Exhibit: Color Chart: Reinventing […]

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February 20th, 2008

New Venue, Handsome Furs to Play There

None other than Andrew WK is opening a new venue downtown at 100 Lafayette St. called Santa’s Party House. Kinda a great name. And, if the first show is anything of a harbinger of things to come, should be a great venue. It will be Handsome Furs (who had one of my top albums of […]

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February 20th, 2008

More Great Brooklyn Masonic Temple Shows

Wow, they just keep adding more awesome shows! In addition to all these, check out what else is coming up:
Sunday, April 6, 2 pm: boomBoom presents: Baby Loves Jazz with Sharon Jones singing kids songs! Tickets are on sale.
Friday, April 11: boomBoom, Boost Mobile, and JellyNYC present: Man Man with Yeasayer–even better than just seeing […]

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February 19th, 2008

Free RZA Show on Friday

The RZA will be playing a free show at Studio B this Friday, along with a host of other performers. See the press release below:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22ND FREE FUN THE STUDIO B WEBSITE LAUNCH PARTY sponsored by FRANK 151
with live performances by
RZA - wu-tang clan
TEAM FACELIFT
THE STATIONARY SET
BLOOD RED SUN
MURDER MYSTERY MUSIC
PAUL HOLMES AND THE […]

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February 19th, 2008

Foo Fighters on Fuse TV

 
Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters will be playing  a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden tonight. If you don’t have tickets, don’t despair–Fuse TV is launching its new live concert series, Fuse Rocks the Garden, with a special broadcast of the show tonight! The show will be the first in a series of concerts […]

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February 18th, 2008

South Street Seaport Having Winter Shows

South Street Seaport has had awesome shows in the summer (Menomena, Animal Collective, Hot Chip, etc.) and now they’re trying their thing with some winter indoor shows called “On-the-Side” at a venue called @Seaport.
The first show is this Friday, February 22 with Beat the Devil at 7 p.m. Also slated for the evening is the […]

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February 18th, 2008

New York to Get Good Radio Station!

KEXP is coming to New York! That’s right, Seattle’s awesome, independent radio station will be broadcasting in New York on 91.5 FM, the city’s public radio station. Check out the press release below:
KEXP and Radio New York liberate listeners from the norm
SEATTLE - KEXP, Seattle’s listener-supported radio station, and Radio New York 91.5 FM, the […]

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February 18th, 2008

Sharon Jones, Soul Sister Extraordinaire

Friday night the Beacon Theater was a funkalicious place. The Budos Band, with its fifteen-or-so members started off the night right with their soulful grooves. Then, the Dap Kings took the stage and introduced Sharon Jones, who was dressed for the occasion in a sparkly, flirty dress. Her amazing voice ruled the stage, even […]

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February 15th, 2008

Tapes ‘N Tapes Return

Remember blog-hyped band Tapes N’ Tapes from 2006? Well, the follow-up to The Loon is coming out on April 8 and it’s called Walk It Off–a pretty good title for a possible sophomore slump. That’s the cover art up there. Snazzy.
And, because they are so nice, they released an mp3 track from the album already! […]

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February 15th, 2008

Kanye West Going on Tour

 
Hip-hop superstar is going on tour to support his latest album, Graduation. But it won’t only be Kanye, he will be joined by the excellent Lupe Fiasco, Rhianna, and N.E.R.D. Sounds like an excellent lineup to me. Check out the dates below:
April 2008
16 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
18 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
19 - […]

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