Big Apple Music Scene

July 25th, 2008

Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts for Free

Atlas Sound @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
Bradford Cox’s other band besides Deerhunter, Atlas Sound, will be at South Street Seaport tonight at 7 p.m. for free. El Guincho was originally supposed to open but canceled, so now Brooklynites Crystal Stilts are.
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July 24th, 2008

McCarren Park Pool Shows That Aren’t Free

While McCarren Park Pool has lots of great free shows, they also have some pretty good ones that cost money. Here’s the upcoming schedule:
Friday, July 25: Ween. Tickets here.
Thursday, August 7: The Black Keys and Tapes ‘n Tapes. Tickets here.
Wednesday, August 13: Wilco. Tickets here.
Friday, August 30: Sonic Youth with special guests. Tickets on sale […]

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July 24th, 2008

Free McCarren Park Pool Show Added

Another free show was announce for August 10 at McCarren Park Pool. The Felice Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, The True Loves, Deer Tick, and DJ Kool Kear will all be there. Here’s the rest of the free pool parties this summer:
July 27: MGMT, Black Moth Super Rainbow,  and Ting Tings
August 3: Black Lips, […]

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July 24th, 2008

Lou Reed and John Zorn

Legends Lou Reed (of Velvet Underground) and John Zorn will be playing at the very small (le) Poisson Rouge on September 2. $75 tickets are on sale now.
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July 24th, 2008

Upcoming Knitting Factory Shows

I feel like the Knitting Factory sometimes has some awesome shows (Stephen Malkmus, Irving with Beirut), but more often than not their schedule is lackluster. However, they do have a few good ones coming up:
Friday, July 25, 6:30 p.m.: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog CD release with special guest Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor). Tickets […]

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July 24th, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part II

Finally, here is my last installment on the Pitchfork Festival. Although it got rather hot toward the late afternoon, the crowd was eager to see the last few bands, and the definitely did not disappoint.
Tags: Dinosaur Jr., Ghostface, M. Ward, Pitchfork Music Festival, Raekwon, She & HIm, Spiritualized, spoonRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part I

After getting some rest, the day finally started with some sun. Yeah!

Tags: Dirty-Projectors, High Places, King Khan and his Shrines, Mercury-Lounge, Pitchfork Music Festival, South STreet Seaport, The DodosRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday Part II

Pitchfork Tree Love
As the day wore on, the music only got better.
Tags: !!!, Animal-Collective, Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox, chik chik chik, deerhunter, Jarvis Cocker, Pitchfork Music Festival, Pulp, Ruby SunsRate this: 2.5Share This

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday, Part I

Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL July 19-20, 2008

The rain finally stopped at around 2 p.m. and although the sun didn’t exactly come out, at least it was cool and dry. There was plenty of mud to go around though. Saturday at the Pitchfork Music Festival saw some excellent musicians ply their trade. It’s pretty […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Dr. Dog Cancels Sound Fix Show

Dr. Dog has canceled their free show at Sound Fix tonight because the lead singer lost his voice. They were also supposed to play at the Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg Wednesday and Thursday and those have been move to August 26 (MHOW) and August 27 (Bowery).
Tags: bowery-ballroom, cancellation, Dr. Dog, free, free […]

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