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Timothy S. Griffin

What's going on Wednesday? (Spoon, Karen O, Bob Mould, Cymbals Eat Gtrs, Tom Petty, Naomi Punk, The Stevens, more)

Spoon at FFF 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Spoon

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Spoon, !!! , Operators (ex-Wolf Parade) @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield
Having released the terrific They Want My Soul earlier this summer, Britt Daniel and the new line-up of Spoon play this sold out show tonight. (They were great at the McKittrick secret show back in August.) In addition to punk-funk exclamationists !!!, Dan Boeckner’s new band Operators open tonight… and between them and Spoon, the entire lineup of Divine Fits will be there tonight, so it’s not out of the realm of possibilities that we might bet a song or two from that.

Karen O @ McKittrick Hotel
Karen O’s first (but recorded 7 years ago) solo album, Crush Songs, is out now, and unlike Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ increasingly bigger sounding music, it’s raw introverted bedroom folk. This week’s four intimate shows (tonight’s being the second) should fit the sound well.

Bob Mould, Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Bowery Ballroom
Between his time in Husker Du, Sugar, and a prolific solo career, the legendary Bob Mould has over three decades of great material to pull from for this week’s 3 NYC shows, this being the first. Openers Cymbals Eat Guitars are not to be missed either. This year’s LOSE is one of the year’s most powerful indie rock albums.

Dead Rider, Dan Friel, Advaeta @ Baby’s All Right
Chicago’s Dead Rider (ex-US Maple) headline this night of experimental music, noise and general out-there vibes.

Philip Glass & Steve Reich @ BAM (Howard Gilman Opera House
Nonesuch Records’ 50th anniversary at BAM continues with the second of three collaborative nights of contemporary composer greats Philip Glass and Steve Reich, their first live collaborations in over thirty years.

Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile @ BAM (Harvey Theater)
Contemporary jazz composer Brad Mehldau is on his second of two nights at BAM for the Nonesuch anniversary, and this one’s extra special because he’ll be joined by Nickel Creek/Punch Brothers’ Chris Thile.

Man or Astro-Man?, The Pack A.D., Wray @ Brooklyn Bowl
Everyone’s favorite sci-fi surf punk band Man or Astro-Man? are back in town for two NYC shows this week, tonight’s being the first.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers @ Madison Square Garden
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers put out their 13th album this year, Hypnotic Eye, and they’re also responsible for some of the most massive heartland rock hits dating back to the 1970s. We should get a little of everything tonight.

Naomi Punk, PC Worship, Laced, Psychic Blood @ Palisades
This bill is loaded with raw DIY-minded rock with the grungy Naomi Punk, the noisy PC Worship, the Beach Fossils/Nude Beach-related Laced, and more noise/grunge from Psychic Blood.

Nick Waterhouse, PEP @ Rough Trade
LA classic soul/R&B lover Nick Waterhouse, who has made his way through NYC twice this year already, is back to lay down some live grooves, many of which are from his new album, Holly.

White Denim, Clear Plastic Masks @ MHOW
Austin’s jam scene-approved rockers White Denim kick off a three-night at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight. Their current tour is continuing to support last year’s Jeff Tweedy-produced Corsicana Lemonade.

“ASK ANDREW LIVE” w/ Andrew WK @ Santos Party House
This is billed as “a night of in-person intimate advice on life, love and” — yep, you guessed it — “partying.”

The Stevens, Free Time @ Cake Shop
Melbourne’s The Stevens pull from a variety of landmark indie rock — The Clean, Guided by Voices, Pavement — but don’t sound quite like any of them. The band’s debut album,The History of Hygiene, is 24 tracks of lo-to-mid-fi shambly pop perfection. No doubt there is a lot of this type of stuff out there, but The Stevens make superior product

Jason Lescalleet, Decimus @ Body Actualized Center
Drone/sound collage master Jason Lescalleet just played a collaborative show at Trans-Pecos with Kevin Drumm, and tonight he’s back in solo mode for this show at Body Actualized Center.

Interpol signing @ Other Music (5 PM)
Interpol played three NYC shows last week in celebration of new album El Pintor which is out this week. Buy it and get the band to deface it with Sharpies at Other Music tonight.

Sweet @ The Slipper Room
Seth Herzog’s comedy night Sweet is celebrating its 10th anniversary with three guest-filled shows this week, this is the final night. Herzog has promised appearances by Colin Quinn, Hannibal Buress, Vanessa Bayer, Dave Hill, and Questlove at some point during the week, and folks like Jim Gaffigan, Todd Barry and more have appeared as unannounced guests. Who will show up tonight?

Big Terrific Comedy Show @ Cameo Gallery
Max Silvestri hosts the free weekly comedy show in the back of Williamsburg’s Lovin’ Cup. No word on who’s performing tonight, but Max usually lets us know via his Twitter.

For all of tonight’s shows, and tomorrow’s, check out our NYC concert calendar.

For laughs, check out the NYC Comedy calendar too.

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