Big Apple Music Scene

November 11th, 2008

Ting Tings, David Byrne, Passion Pit, and More

Lots of exciting shows have been announced recently. Yay!
Lissy Trullie + special guests Adam Green, Mark Ronson + Harley & Cassie on November 17 @ Santos Party House. Tickets on sale now.
Switch, D.I.M., Grandmaster Flash, and the Asteroids Galaxy Tour on November 21 @ Webster Hall. No advance tickets yet.
Gang Gang Dance and Marnie Stern […]

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October 6th, 2008

What Are You Doing On Halloween?

Matt & Kim and Marching Band @ McCarren Park Pool July 2008
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
There is always a plethora of musical performances on Halloween and 2008 is no different. If you want to go to any of these shows, you should get your tickets now…hell, some New Year’s Eve shows have already been announced!
Portugal the […]

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July 14th, 2008

Matt & Kim and the Breeders at McCarren

 
Yesterday was a beautiful day at McCarren Park Pool for one of JellyNYC’s Pool Parties. Matt & Kim were awesome and enthusiastic as always, bringing out Rude Mechanical Orchestra to play with them on their last few songs, ending with “Yea Yeah.”

The Breeders finally came on around 5:30 p.m. and were great as well. They […]

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July 11th, 2008

Free Shows This Weekend

Ah summer. Another weekend, another long list of free shows. Here’s this weekend’s schedule:
Friday:
Brazilian Girls @ Prospect Park Band Shell
No Age @ South Street Seaport
The Breeders @ Other Music (must have tickets)
Rennie Harris Puremovement (hip-hop dance) @ Central Park Summerstage
Saturday:
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival @ the Bodega
Afro-Punk Festival @ Ft. Greene Park
Beth Orton @ Prospect Park Band […]

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June 25th, 2008

Mobius Band Playing Free Show

Mobius Band are playing a free show with Amazing Baby at Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 13. According to their Myspace page it’s for an after party for the Breeder’s show earlier that day at McCarren Park Pool with Matt & Kim.
Tags: Amazing Baby, free, free concert, Matt-&-Kim, McCarren Park Pool, Mobius Band, Music-Hall-of-Williamsburg, […]

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June 18th, 2008

Upcoming Todd P BBQ and More

Ponytail - The Knitting Factory, NYC - May 31st, 2008
Photo Permission by Chris LaPutt
Todd P says:
Sunday June 29th @ SOUTHERN TIP OF ROOSEVELT ISLAND
:: (SUMMER)TIME UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ
:: an afternoon of folks playing songs lackadaisical-like
:: 4TH ANNUAL BBQ!
:: Extra Life —————> duo version
:: Aa aka BIG A little a
:: Warmer Milks
:: Pink […]

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June 11th, 2008

The Breeders Add More NYC Shows

The legendary Breeders played Webster Hall last night to a sold out crowd. Too bad for me I wasn’t there but I am super-psyched to report that they apparently announced at the show last night that they will be playing a free show at Other Music on July 11 and will be joining Matt & […]

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May 28th, 2008

McCarren Released Free Pool Party Schedule

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 […]

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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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