BREAKING NEWS: Bloc Party have two New York dates going on sale this Friday, 5/2. Catch 'em at Webster Hall on 8/6 and 8/7! They're one of my fave live bands. High energy fun for all. Check out their performance of "Flux" live at the WAMU Theater at Madison Square Garden last October:
Omigod: Gogol Bordello playing McCarren Park Pool 6/20. Tix went on sale 4/25, so there should be plenty left... for now. They're huge in New York, so you better act fast!
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds put on an unforgettable show at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu for the first night of the Kokua Festival, Jack Johnson's annual Earth Day celebration festival on Oahu. Tim Reynolds' unusual sound was a true jaw-dropper, but as expected, it was Dave Matthews who stole the show.
Continuing
the ticket buying spree, bought tix to see closing night of Macbeth on
Bway with Patrick Stewart! Mackers! Bway! Jean-Luc Picard! 8 minutes ago
Got
my Yaz tickets at Terminal 5 for July 16! Can't wait to see them.
Actually, I guess you could say I've been waiting since 1984. about 15 hours ago
VA Friends, see Elana James &Hot Club of Cowtown at Vienna's Jammin Java 5/23. Why? http://tinyurl.com/5aarmm about 16 hours ago
Just
got my tix to the 6/1 Raconteurs show at Terminal 5. Get tix before
it's too late! The other two nights are already sold out. about 16 hours ago
Hallelujah, The Roots' new album drops 4/29! Lots o' guests on this album, but it's ?uest that keeps me coming back every time. 2 days ago
Because I love to support this independent hip-hop fest, and because Gza's gonna be there...
Wu-Tang Clan at Rock the Bells, Randalls Island, NY 7/28/07
Courtesy of their lovely publicity folks:
Paid Dues Independent
Hip Hop Festival STARRING Rakim, GZA, Blackalicious,
Murs & 9th Wonder,
Buckshot of Boot Camp Clik, Supernatural & Scratch,
Kidz in the Hall, & Yak Ballz June 4 6:00PM DOORS/7:00PM SHOW On Sale Sat. April 19th at Noon!
A trippy night, a trippy band, trippy chill-out music for a sold-out crowd.
New York's new uber-club, Terminal 5, was a far cry from the barely 50-member-strong audiences in the dimly lit clubs of Austin for Explosions in the Sky, as those in the know fondly recall. And a far cry even from the Warsaw, that Williamsburg haven of indie discoveries in waiting. No, New York wasn't offering a kielbasa with a side of spacey guitar freak-outs, this time around.
I'm happy for Explosions in the Sky, with their hard-earned notoriety and well-deserved place in the pantheon of indie rock. You've come a long way, baby.
Give Explosions in the Sky's show tonight a listen and you'll understand why so many made their way to the Westernmost reaches of NY's known universe to hear what would normally be a soundtrack at an NYU smoke-fest. They created atmospheres, vibes and energies. If only I could think of any less bohemian adjectives, I'd certainly use them. But, well, listen and you'll get the idea.
P.S. My dream Central Park Summerstage lineup for summer '08: Devendra
Banhart, Grizzly Bear and Explosions in the Sky. Now that would be a
night. Explosions in the Sky, with their heady soundscapes and an
absolute lack of any kind of vocalization, would be a perfect
counterpoint to Grizzly Bear's harmonies and Banhart's freak folk fuzz. And all under a starry night sky. (*sigh*) What do you say, Kara, can you make it
happen?
Fans of Modest Mouse and The National, rejoice! They're heading back to New York. And guess who they'll be touring with...
R.E.M.?
OK, yeah, that sounds odd to me, too. Then again, Modest Mouse has been known to engage in a little hero worship from time to time (read: Johnny Marr of The Smiths, now in the band). So maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. The important stuff: Tickets go on sale this Saturday, 4/5! >>Buy REM / Modest Mouse / The National tickets here<<
R.E.M. tour dates
with Modest Mouse & The National:
May 23
Vancouver
Deer
Lake Park 29
Los
Angeles
Hollywood Bowl 31
Berkeley
The Greek Theatre
June 03
Denver
Red Rocks Amphitheatre 06
Chicago
United Center 08
Toronto
Molson Amphitheatre 10
Raleigh
Walnut Creek
Amphitheatre 11
Washington, DC
Merriweather Post Pavilion 13
Boston
Tweeter
Center for the Performing
Arts 14
Wantagh
Jones Beach Theater 18
Philadelphia
Mann
Center for the Performing
Arts 19
New York City
Madison Square
Garden 21
Atlanta
Lakewood
Amphitheatre
The National accepting their Song of the Year Award for "Fake Empire" at the Plug Independent Music Awards, Terminal 5, NY 3/6/08.
