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August 5th, 2008

Beck Adds Second Night

The Beck and MGMT show at United Palace on October 9 sold out so they added a second show on October 10. Tickets go on sale on Thursday August 7 at 10 a.m.
Thanks Brooklynvegan.
Tags: Beck, MGMT, United Palace

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July 29th, 2008

Beck, TV on the Radio, and BSS, Oh My!

Some pretty great tours have been announced recently and tickets are going on sale very soon.
Beck and MGMT will be at United Palace on October 9. A presale (PASSWORD = modern) starts Friday August 1st at 10:30am. Tickets are $49. (Thanks Brooklynvegan)
TV on the Radio, who I had sort of forgotten about, will be at […]

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July 25th, 2008

What To Do This Weekend

Spiritualized @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Lots going on and lots for free. Check it:
Friday
Atlas Sound, Crystal Stilts @ South Street Seaport. Free.
Ween @ McCarren Park Pool. $37.50.
Sound of Urchin, Tragedy @ Music Hall of Williamsburg. $10.
Valient Thorr, Early Man, Monotonix, The Golden Error @ Bowery Ballroom. $15.
Black Kids, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Zambri @ Santo’s […]

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July 24th, 2008

Free McCarren Park Pool Show Added

Another free show was announce for August 10 at McCarren Park Pool. The Felice Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, The True Loves, Deer Tick, and DJ Kool Kear will all be there. Here’s the rest of the free pool parties this summer:
July 27: MGMT, Black Moth Super Rainbow,  and Ting Tings
August 3: Black Lips, […]

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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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March 10th, 2008

NY Times Reports on Brooklyn Scene

Following in MTV’s footsteps, The New York Times had a piece yesterday about the Brooklyn music scene. Check it out in full here, but here are some highlights:
A nice little recap of why music out of Brooklyn is cool:
“For rock bands this is a great time to be weird and independent in Brooklyn. After years […]

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March 3rd, 2008

Top 10 Songs I’m Listening to Right Now

As the headline suggests, here is a list of the top ten songs by New York bands that I’ve been listening to lately:
“Time to Pretend” by MGMT
“2080″ by Yeasayer
“Hands in the Dark” by Chromatics
“Hey! Mr. DJ” by Tiny Masters of Today
“One More Time” by the French Kicks
“California Girls” by the Magnetic Fields
“LES Artistes” by Santogold
“Blind” […]

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February 14th, 2008

Valentine’s Day Shows

Whether it’s with someone you love, like, or even hate, these shows are sure to entertain you this evening:
The Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan) at Bowery Ballroom. Get tickets here.
The Duke Spirit and The Jaguar Club at Union Hall. Get tickets here.
Tonic Events presents: Jennifer Charles (of Elysian Fields)–Valentine Duets
with Marc Ribot, Jim […]

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February 14th, 2008

Yeasayer to Tour with Man Man

 
Newest local-hype band Yeasayer (playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight with MGMT–but it’s sold out) will be touring with Man Man to support the latter’s new album release in the spring. As reported earlier, Man Man will be at Bowery on April 10 and while that date has not been announced as one that […]

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January 14th, 2008

MTV News Highlights Brooklyn Music Scene

MTV News is trying to reach out to the little people it seems, by doing an article on the “new” Brooklyn DIY music scene. As usual MTV are a bit late in reporting on bands like Yeasayer, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Dirty Projectors, but I guess they get points for trying? Maybe? Also […]

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