Big Apple Music Scene

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 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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April 17th, 2008

Stream Albums from Santgold, Jamie Lidell, and More

mtvU is streaming new albums for a week before their official release date, for free! Check it out at mtvU.com, and also click on the Darfur-related STAND stuff as well to do your part! Here’s what they have:
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March 7th, 2008

Plug Awards Were Last Night

Last night I headed out west to Terminal 5 to check out the Plug Awards for independent music and media. Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible won album of the year, Radiohead won artist of the year, French DJ duo Justice won best new artist as well as best electronic/dance album of the year, which they accepted […]

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