Big Apple Music Scene

August 14th, 2008

CMJ Announces Initial Lineup

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CMJ, the annual music conference in New York akin to SXSW in Austin, has announced its initial lineup, which includes some previously announced shows. You can usually buy tickets to individual shows, or get a badge and hope to get in. If you register by August 19 you get […]

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August 13th, 2008

B-More Musicians Bringing Round Robin on Tour

This may be the coolest, most innovative music event to come around in a while…Dan Deacon and friends from Baltimore are touring the country to play two nights in various city of a “Round Robin” concert. This means that all the musicians, including the likes of Beach House, Jana Hunter, Adventure, and of course Dan […]

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July 18th, 2008

This Weekend

While I am in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival I’ll be missing plenty great shows in NYC:
Friday
Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las @ South Street Seaport (free)
Matmos @ (le) Poisson Rouge
Deerhoof @ Prospect Park Bandshell (free)
Dizzee Rascal @ Highline Ballroom
Chris Garneau @ Joe’s Pub
Saturday
Village Voice Siren Music Festival with Broken Social Scene, the […]

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July 4th, 2008

CDs You Should Have Heard By Now

Happy Independence Day! Since it is halfway through the year I thought I would do a roundup of my favorite releases so far. These are in no particular order…
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
The ultimate dance party album, the samples Greg Gillis uses this time around are out of control.

Sam Sparro: Black and Gold
New electro-soul master […]

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May 7th, 2008

Siren Lineup Announced

Artwork: Village Voice by Paul Antonson
“The Village Voice Announces Initial Lineup for the 8th Annual Village Voice Siren Music Festival™ at Coney Island Saturday, July 19, 2008
STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE HELIO SEQUENCE, BEACH HOUSE, TIMES NEW VIKING, JAGUAR LOVE, THE DODOS, ANNUALS, FILM SCHOOL, PARTS & LABOR, DRAGONS OF ZYNTH, […]

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December 20th, 2007

Best NYC Shows of 2007

Okay, I know I just did a list yesterday…but things are slow here around the holidays and lists are all the rage at the end of the year…So, I present my 2007 Top 15 Best Shows in New York (that I saw…which obviously makes this a very biased list:)
Honorable Mention ( It was hard to […]

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December 13th, 2007

More 2008 Shows

Here’s some info on some more upcoming 2008 shows. Nothing like planning ahead!
The Fiery Furnaces will be at Maxwell’s in Hoboken on January 17th. Tickets are on sale now.
The Rosebuds are playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 18th and at Maxwell’s the following night. Tickets are on sale now.
Liars and No […]

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