Big Apple Music Scene

November 21st, 2008

Dance Parties Tonight

Feel like dancing tonight? Well you have a few options to choose from:

There will be great dance music in all rooms at Webster Hall. The Main Room has Switch, D.I.M., A.C. Slater, and  The Captain. The Marlin Room has Grandmaster Flash and Dimitry!!!. The Studio has The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (11:30), The Mood (10:30), and […]

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October 7th, 2008

Diesel Part with M.I.A., Hot Chip, and More

Diesel is celebrating their 30th anniversary with concerts in 17 cities simultaneously this Saturday, October 11. Luckily, we live in a huge metropolis so there is of course one in New York. The NY lineup is M.I.A., N.E.R.D., Hot Chip, and O Fracas and it’s at Pier 3 in Brooklyn. To get tickets (which I […]

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April 4th, 2008

More McCarren Shows

Deerhunter at Pitchfork Festival ‘07. Photo Credit: Devorah Klein
McCarren Pool is home to some of the best shows this summer. So far, only ticketed shows have been announced, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the free ones. So far we know M.I.A. and Death Cab for Cutie are playing there, and now we […]

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March 26th, 2008

First McCarren Pool Show Announced

Photo by Chad Nicholson, licensed under CC by SA.
McCarren Pool is back for another summer as a concert venue–woohoo! Last year I saw many excellent bands there, including Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Ghostland Observatory, Spank Rock and friends, and the Thermals. This year, the first show they announced is not a free one (boo), […]

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December 28th, 2007

Top 30 Albums of 2007

The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke […]

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