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August 13th, 2008

Yeasayer Going on Tour

Yeasayer @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Photo Permission: Devorah Klein
Yeasayer are heading out on tour and will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg for two nights: December 5 and 6. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) at noon.
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May 28th, 2008

The National, She & Him, Ratatat On Sale Friday

Yeasayer @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
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The National, Yeasayer, and Plants and Animals (whose debut album I happen to really like) have been added to the SummerStage lineup and will be there on August 4. She & Him (M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel) are returning to NYC to play a show at Terminal 5 […]

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April 14th, 2008

Soundtrack of My Day

Some people might be wondering what I listen to on any given day…well probably not, but just in case here’s a sampling of what I listened to this weekend:
1. “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” -Paul Simon
2. “Sunrise” -Yeasayer
3. “Blind” -Hercules and Love Affair
4. “Shove It” -Santogold
5. “That’s My DJ” -Girl Talk
6. “Engwish Bwudd” […]

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April 13th, 2008

Yeasayer and Man Man at Brooklyn Masonic

Two stellar bands played the ornate Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Friday night: Brooklyn locals Yeasayer and Philly’s extravagant Man Man.

Yeasayer are a tight, pulsating band that easily got the crowd pumped up. They played excellent songs like “2080″ and “Sunrise.”

Man Man came out in full mustachioed force to rock the room. Playing songs from new […]

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March 24th, 2008

My Most Favorite Concert

I know it’s only 3 months into the year, but us here at the Music Channel at b5 were talking about our favorite concert this year so far…so here’s mine:
 The Magnetic Fields at Town Hall.
Of course, in a few weeks from now I’ll have seen Caribou, Man Man and Yeasayer, Hot Chip, and Paul Simon […]

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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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