Big Apple Music Scene

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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May 14th, 2008

Built to Spill, Spiritualized, Tilly and the Wall, and More On Sale This Week

Across the Narrows - Built to Spill
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A bunch of awesome shows are going on sale this week, but the one I’m most excited about has got to be the ATP Presents: Built to Spill, Dinosaur Jr., and Meat Puppets show on Sept. 25 and 26 t Terminal 5. What […]

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April 22nd, 2008

Lots of Shows Tonight!

So there are a ton of great shows happening tonight–what are you going to??
Bowery Ballroom: Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh
Europa: Jay Reatard
Gramercy Theatre: Mum
Hiro: She & Him
Mercury Lounge: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Music Hall of Williamsburg: Destroyer
Whew, that’s a tough one!
Tags: bowery-ballroom, Destroyer, Europa, Gramercy Theater, Hiro, Jay Reatard, Mercury-Lounge, Mum, Music-Hall-of-Williamsburg, She & […]

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April 20th, 2008

Peter of Peter, Bjorn, and John Goes Solo

Peter Moren has played some solo shows in the past, but now he actually released his own album, and will be at Mercury Lounge tomorrow night…interesting. I hope this doesn’t mean the end of PB&J!!
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March 24th, 2008

The Dodos in NYC

New buzz band The Dodos from San Francisco will be playing some shows in our fair city to celebrate the release of their new album Visiter, awarded Best New Music by Pitchfork.
Mar 31 - Sound Fix in Brooklyn
Mar 31 - Death By Audio in Brooklyn
Apr 06 - Mercury Lounge w/ No Kids & Silje
Tags: Death-By-Audio, […]

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February 26th, 2008

Emmy the Great and other Brits

 
Emmy the Great (real name Emma-Lee Moss) was born in Hong Kong but now lives in London, writing and singing beautiful songs. She’s partnered up with Lightspeed Champion and has supported Martha Wainwright, Kimya Dawson, and Jamie T, among others. Check out her myspace to hear some tunes, and she will be playing the Rock […]

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January 23rd, 2008

What To Do This Weekend

Wondering how to celebrate not being at work? Here are a few ideas:
Fri 1/25
Nicole Atkins & The Sea, Craig Wedren (ex-Shudder to Think), The Parlor Mob
Bowery Ballroom 18+ $13a/$15d Sold Out
Kid Sister, Cool Kids, A-Trak
Museum of Natural History 21+ $20 Buy Tickets

Neurosis, […]

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