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So many venues host (mostly) free shows in the summertime, it’s hard to keep up. There’s McCarren Pool, Central Park, and Prospect Park. But then there’s also Castle Clinton in Battery Park, the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, and the South Street Seaport. Here’s an update to […]
Fuse TV is giving away VIP tickets to The Verve’s upcoming concert at The Wamu Theater at Madison Square Garden on April 28. The winner will win 2 tickets to the show, round trip airfare from the closest major airport to New York City, hotel accommodations for 3 days and 2 nights, $500 in […]
The almost definitely last-ever Siren Festival at Coney Island will be on July 19 this year. That’s the same weekend that Pitchfork has its festival in Chicago, and I must say I’ve always had an awesome time at Pitchfork, while Siren is often overcrowded and has horrible sound. Of course, it is free…and in New […]
Following in MTV’s footsteps, The New York Times had a piece yesterday about the Brooklyn music scene. Check it out in full here, but here are some highlights:
A nice little recap of why music out of Brooklyn is cool:
“For rock bands this is a great time to be weird and independent in Brooklyn. After years […]
Public radio station WFMU (91.1 FM in New York) is having their pledge drive right now and boy do they have some great ways to raise money.
Tonight, Ted Leo, Ben Gibbard, and comedian Patton Oswalt will be on The Best Show Ever from 8 pm to 11 pm. Ted Leo will play requests for donations […]
“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 […]
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 […]
The owners of Union Hall in Park Slope are working on setting up a new venue in Park Slope/Gowanus on 3rd Ave. and 7th St.
According to Brooklynvegan, the owner said this:
“Yes, it’s true, we will have a new music venue opening sometime later in 2008. We are JUST beginning construction which should last well into […]
In an effort to keep you updated of all music festivals coming to the NY-area, here is more news about Coachella East–or “All Points West.” From nj.com:
“In April 2007, Ken Tesler attended the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., and met that event’s producer, Paul Tollett, for the first time.
The conversation turned […]
Check this out from the New York Times:
“In the latest shift in the competition for music fans this summer, the concert promoters behind the popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California will stage a three-day event in Liberty State Park, according to people briefed on the plans. The new festival, tentatively scheduled for […]
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