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Posted in music | tour dates on May 4, 2007
Duran Duran & Sage Francis playing special NYC shows
Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren't the only ones that just announced a very special NYC show. Sage Francis plays a free acoustic one this Saturday, and Duran Duran is playing one that requires getting tickets this weekend. Details below....
SAGE
Rapper/Poet Sage Francis To Perform Free NYC Acoustic Show May 5thOther tour dates HERE.Intimate Gig This Saturday To Celebrate Exhibition By Rising ArtistInkymole Human The Death Dance Out Tuesday, May 8th
Sage Francis - poet, activist, humorist and cultural provocateur - willperform a free, 300 capacity show this Saturday (May 5) at ChelseaMarket's Old Portico Space at 6 p.m. Open to the public, the first-come,first-serve acoustic performance with guitarist Tom Inhaler precedes Tuesday's (May 8th) release of Francis' hotly anticipated Anti-/Epitaphdisc, Human The Death Dance and will feature a special guest appearance by Def Poetry Jam's Taylor Mali and Bernard Dolan as "Evel Kneviel."
The event is in celebration of "If A Girl Writes Off The World,"the ongoing Stateside debut exhibition of British illustrator and lettering artist Inkymole which wraps May 7th. Born Sarah Coleman, Inkymole's project was inspired by the world-renowned rapper. With their mutual respect and appreciation in place, Sage wound up asking Inkymole to create artwork for Human The Death Dance. "I couldn't wait," Coleman says, "but I was suddenly terrified of this new client I was also a mad fan of." The resulting album art will be in tow at the nyc exhibition. In a 5-star review of the disc, URB writes, "Teeming with the kind ofpersonality a live show begs for, Human the Death Dance comprises of 16tracks that prove Sage can still spit that wry wit," adding, "its trackswork together to form a cohesive, incredibly personal whole." In a related note, Francis' stellar new video, "Got Up This Morning" featuring performance by Jolie Holland and cameos from Brother Ali, Slugfrom Atmosphere and Buck 65 can be seen here:
Duran Duran
DURAN DURAN TO PERFORM(Thx Thighs)
‘MEMBERS ONLY’ CONCERT IN NEW YORK CITYSpecial Concert for DuranDuranMusic.com
Speaking from the studio in London, where they are currently mixing their upcoming album (Epic Records), Duran Duran today announced a special ‘one night only’ New York City performance for members of their official fan community. Open exclusively to members of DuranDuranMusic.com, the band will perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom, in Manhattan, on June 17th. Tickets will go on sale via a Reservation Request System at www.DuranDuranMusic.com.
In what is guaranteed to be a memorable evening, the four band members are excited to do a concert just for community members. "We're all very excited to get back to the stage after being in the studio for so long! I can't think of a better place to come back to than New York City and a fan community only show. Get ready for a great night, it's gonna be a party!" said John Taylor.
The band will be performing a full set, with one song chosen by members of the fan community. Members will have the opportunity to vote for the fan favourite that they would like to see the band play before purchasing tickets.
The Hammerstein Ballroom, located at 311 West 34th Street, will provide an intimate venue for Duran Duran and their fans. In anticipation of extremely high demand, DuranDuranMusic.com will be allocating tickets by a Reservation Request System, to ensure that everyone gets a fair opportunity to purchase for the concert and to minimize ticket re-sales. VIP packages will also be available via this system. Registration for the chance to purchase two tickets or VIP packages per person will be done online. The Reservation Request System is NOT first come, first served and fan community members will have until 9pm Sunday, May 6th to enter. Full details are available at DuranDuranMusic.com. Ticket prices are $98.50 and $88.50. Doors are at 8PM, performance at 9PM.
Posted on May 4, 2007 12:12 PM
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"Ticket prices are $98.50 and $88.50."
Yikes...that's a hell of a way to thank your "fan community".
Posted by Bob F. | May 4, 2007 12:28 PM
Plus $35 to join said "fan community". Damn.
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 12:33 PM
eyeline doesn't buy itself, my friends.
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 12:46 PM
Didn't one of the Taylors leave? Those prices aren't steep considering the band and the venue.
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 12:54 PM
useless without the whole original lineup. I'll pass
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 1:02 PM
Wow, the Duran Duran guys sure got younger or something.
Posted by Marlon | May 4, 2007 1:12 PM
WTF? i guess duran duran are BROKE!!!
Posted by MJ | May 4, 2007 2:14 PM
The poor kids today - what a sham! Glad I'm in my late 30s and got see them when they were a five piece and a ticket was actually worth it.
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 2:20 PM
So I am 21 and my little sister is only 11. Anyways she gets in the shower and a little while later gets out and goes into her room to dress.
Like 3 seconds later she starts screaming and I am working out in my room doing my third rep of chest curls, so I have no shirt on. I immediately drop my 50 lb weights and barge in and ask her what the fuck is wrong with her and she points up at the ceiling and its just a little stupid spider on the ceiling. Our ceiling is kind of high so I have to jump to get it. So i grab a magazine and jump up to swat it. I hit it a little but it falls and lands right on my fucking sisters head.
she immediately drops her towel and starts swatting at her head screaming "GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF" I notice it crawling down her back and its still alive. I drop the magazine because it wasnt working so well and i grab her shoulder with one hand to get control of her because she is flailing around like a maniac and then I am swatting at it with my only other free hand. and just then my parents burst in and see her naked and me in just my fucking shorts spanking her rear-end while shes crying her fucking guts out.
Most fucking embarrassing day of my life. I tried to explain to them i was like "guys oh no wait there was a spider there was spider and stuff". and my little sister was still crying her guts out and my dad just exploded and told me to "get in your fucking room immediately you sick fucking bastard". It doesnt help that a couple months ago they found a pair of her undies on my floor. I dont know how they got there but probably were stuck in my pants after mom did laundry or something.
i really feel like killing myself right now
Posted by tucker | May 4, 2007 2:27 PM
woah
Posted by re: so i am 21 | May 4, 2007 2:32 PM
I can't believe Duran Duran tickets are seriously that much money. Think how many indie concerts I could attend for that.
Posted by Rochelle Nikita | May 4, 2007 2:37 PM
u sick fck...sure it was a spider
Posted by vc | May 4, 2007 2:53 PM
Wait . . . was Duran Duran ever good?
Oh, I get it! This one of those crazy hipster reverses where you were a loser if you liked Duran Duran in the '80s, but now that it's 2007 the lame '80s bands are somehow super cool.
There must be some sort of hipster handbook that you get if you move to Brooklyn or something. Can someone please post a copy . . . I'm so confused.
Posted by JC | May 4, 2007 2:55 PM
LMAO!!!!! JAJAJAJA NOW THATS FUNNY!!!
Posted by MJ | May 4, 2007 2:57 PM
Tucker you stupid little fecal shit! Why the fuck would you put this up on the internet? On brooklyvegan of all places?! I would castrate you right now if your dick wasn't stuck inside my princess' apple-like buttocks hole. You are a disgrace to our family. I CAN NOT wait to get home from work tonight! When I find you, I'm gonna pull out your eyes and stick 'em down your pants, so you can watch me kick the crap outta you!
Posted by tucker's dad | May 4, 2007 3:01 PM
but ted, you used to fuck me.
Posted by tucker's dad's sister | May 4, 2007 3:06 PM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!!! SLUUUUUUUUT!!!!
Posted by tucker's dad's sister's lezbo lover | May 4, 2007 3:07 PM
For the love of god. Thats the most horrifying thing i have read in a very long time. I thought i was just going to see what people thought of Duran Duran live, but now this.
My heart goes out to you, my friend.
Posted by Ryan J | May 4, 2007 3:14 PM
I hate it when you fight!
Posted by tucker | May 4, 2007 3:16 PM
Fuck you all! We're in love! Come on Tucker! Let's go fuck like rude little pigs! And don't forget the shoe-horn to loosen me up you fucking piece of shit you.
Posted by Tucker's sister | May 4, 2007 3:22 PM
that story was sexy.
Posted by skyler mann | May 4, 2007 3:24 PM
How do I somehow get left out of this? I wouldn't mind the ol' reacharound, just watch out... I bite, HARD.
Posted by Tucker's dog | May 4, 2007 3:37 PM
Hey, I'm old - saw Durannies open for Blondie back in '82 - they were hungry then and made good show.
>>>"Ticket prices are $98.50 and $88.50."
And I'm with Bob F. on this one - fuck the fan community!
Posted by Anonymous | May 4, 2007 3:51 PM
Fuck Duran Duran!
This isn't about them, it's about my insatiable need to butter my sister's cunt like a baked potato! You stupid hipster fucks! I hate you and your tight black jeans!
Posted by tucker | May 4, 2007 3:55 PM
um the re - re reflex?
Posted by dd | May 5, 2007 12:57 AM
Duran Duran are the Shit! Saw them last year in LA at a SOLD OUT Staples Arena. You, they can charge what every they want. They gotz kids to feed and sh_t. And Simon's wife Yazman is da Balm. If a brother needs some cash, give da man some Cash. John, Nick, Simon, Roger, Your boy Glen from Arizona will be in da house!... I've been going to Double D shows since 1986 and the chicks there rock... be them a little older!
Posted by GG | May 10, 2007 1:19 AM