Mirah & Spectratone International at Castle Clinton 2008
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It was a beautiful day outside yesterday, perfect for the inaugural River to River concert at Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Mirah and Spectratone International started things off quite nicely. Mirah is an accomplished singer songwriter and her newer stuff almost has her sounding […]
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This L.A.-based singer songwriter has a beautiful, hushed voice that reveals soft emotions and desire. Her new album, A Good Day, comes out on June 10 and she will be at Joe’s Pub on June 16. Check out her myspace to hear some music and go here for a […]
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The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is throwing an all day Gowanus Goes Green party at the Yard on Carroll Street to celebrate the canal and its watershed. There will be music by the Defibulators at 12 and 2:30 as well as food, educational workshops, and Brooklyn businesses selling environmentally […]
McCarren Park Pool has hosted some pretty amazing free shows in the past, and this year is no exception. Here’s the lineup:
June 29
Hold Steady
The Loved Ones
J Roddy and the Business
July 6
Ronnie Spector
The Rabbit Factory Soul Revue, Featuring:
Roscoe Robinson
Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson
Hermon Hitson
and Wiley & The Checkmates
July 13
Headline: TBA
Matt + Kim
The Whip
July 20
Liars
Fuck Buttons
Team Robespierre
July 27
MGMT
Black Moth […]
XYZ Affair who hail from Brooklyn, and the Action Painters will be playing a free show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 10. It’s a post Death Cab for Cutie at McCarren show. Party!
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Yeasayer @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
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The National, Yeasayer, and Plants and Animals (whose debut album I happen to really like) have been added to the SummerStage lineup and will be there on August 4. She & Him (M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel) are returning to NYC to play a show at Terminal 5 […]
So….I’m feeling a bit lazy and it just so happens that Pitchfork has an amazing guide to all the festivals this summer, in New York and around the world. So, check it out here and plan for some awesome music this summer!
Iron & Wine at Pitchfork Music Festival ‘07
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The New York Times Magazine did a photo spread last weekend called “Group Dynamics” on five girl groups: Electrelane, Yo Majesty, Amiina, Au Revoir Simone, and Plastiscines. Check it out here–they all look hot.
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Sonic Youth and the reunited Feelies are playing a free show on July 4 as part of the River to River Festival in Battery Park. BUT, you can’t just waltz in; you need a ticket. And how to get said ticket? On June 12 at noon, hop onto the River to River website to make […]
Super fun and super large group Escort will be partying in Brooklyn next Friday, May 30, along with Herbaliser (DJ Set), Dego from 4Hero, Smallchange, and more at the Lose Your Shit Party at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple, presented by boomBOOM and MeanRedProductions. Get your tickets here.
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