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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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September 24th, 2008

Shugo Tokumaru with Impeccable Band

 

Last night Japanese indie popster Shugo Tokumaru made his NYC debut at the Mercury Lounge. The place was packed and the anticipation was palpable. Shugo didn’t talk much, but the music was splendid. With a back band made up of Jon Natchez (Beirut), Bryan Devendorf (The National), Perrin Cloutier (Beirut), and Lawson White (So […]

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September 23rd, 2008

Shugo Tokumaru at Mercury Tonight

Japanese indie pop musician Shugo Tokumaru makes his U.S. debut tonight (finally!) at Mercury Lounge. He is celebrating the release of his latest album, which is the first to be released in the U.S. It’s called Exit and it is marvelous. Full of joyful hooks and bouncy melodies it puts a smile on my face […]

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September 4th, 2008

Tickets On Sale Today

Lots of stuff going on sale this week. Today gets:
Billy Bragg on October 25 @ the Grand Ballroom
The Shaky Hands on November 8 @ Mercury Lounge
The Sea and Cake on November 10 & 11 @ Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg 
Tags: Billy Bragg, bowery-ballroom, Grand Ballroom, Mercury-Lounge, Music-Hall-of-Williamsburg, the Sea and Cake, the Shaky […]

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July 25th, 2008

Sunset Rubdown in September

Spencer Krug and Sunset Rubdown will be in New York for two dates this fall: Sept. 16 at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Sept. 17 at the very small Mercury Lounge. Tickets on sale now.
Spencer’s other band, Wolf Parade, will be at Terminal 5 on July 31 and Aug. 1. July 31 is sold out, […]

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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 16th, 2008

Metric, Willie Nelson, Shudder to Think, and More

The rest of the summer and fall concerts are starting to come through en masse now, and many shows are going on sale this week. Those include:
Metric and Mates of State, August 7 @ Highline Ballroom. Tickets on sale Friday at noon.
Willie Nelson and Jakob Dylan, September 25 @ Radio City Music Hall. On presale […]

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July 8th, 2008

Paper Route

A new band called Paper Route releases their debut EP today, Are We All Forgotten.

They are head out on tour today and will be at Mercury Lounge on August 18 and Summerstage with the Final Riot Tour, along with Phantom Planet, Jack’s Mannequin, and Paramore on August 28. See below for all dates. Also, […]

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July 7th, 2008

Free Crystal Antlers

The latest blog-buzz band Crystal Antlers will be playing a free show at Other Music tonight at 8:30 p.m. for their first ever show in NYC. Then they will be at Mercury Lounge tomorrow (Tuesday) night with Chair Lift and Religious Knives. They will also be at the big Todd P show on July 12 […]

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July 3rd, 2008

July 4 Weekend

While many people are going away, including me (I’m hitting up the Jazz Festival in Montreal!), there is tons going on in NYC for your listening pleasure:
July 4
1:00: Ponytail, The Apes, Indian Jewelry, Marnie Stern, Double Dagger, Power Douglas at The Yard, part of a Todd P Party. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
3:30: […]

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