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May 16, 2008

win tix to tonight's Mountain Goats benefit show

I have two pairs of tickets to tonight's benefit show at the Masonic Temple. They go to the first and tenth people that email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: benefit). Include your first and last name (thanks to the Musebox for the contest).

PREVIOUSLY
* John Darnielle, Black Sabbath, a book reading & stuff
* Rock Plaza Central & Dave Hill added to benefit show
* Doug Gillard, John Oliver, Dave Hill, Demetri Martin, etc..
* Mountain Goats - cancel Australia. add a Brooklyn benefit

P.S. I have no idea what the above photo means.

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May 9, 2008

Zombieville Friday (tonight), Tippy Toes play again Saturday

Reggie Watts @ Pianos (more by Ryan Muir)

What does tonight's Zombieville show at Soutpaw (May 9) have in common with the Saturday night show at the Lucky Cat?...

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May 5, 2008

free Channel 101 screenings before Rock 'n' ROFL tonight

DOWNLOAD: The Acorn - Crooked Legs (MP3)

What is Channel 101?

Every month, five-minute TV shows are screened for a live audience in New York City. The audience votes to renew some shows and cancel others.

The top five shows become the new "prime time" lineup; losing shows are banished forever.

The next month, prime time shows return with new episodes, pitted against each other and a crop of fresh new pilots.

At Channel 101, your entertainment destiny is in your hands. If you like a show, nurture it with your votes and it will bloom into a series. If you don't like a show, it goes away. Wouldn't it be great if "real" television worked this way?

The monthly screenings happen the first Monday of every month at Pianos. They are the reason we aren't starting Rock n ROFL until 9pm tonight.... make that a bit after 9:00 (May 5, 2008). Their first screening starts at 7:00. Their second screening starts at 8:30 tonight (which I didn't know when we started planning). The screening runs "less than an hour" though, and they'll already have the chairs set up so we can go right into the comedy hour with our host Max Silvestri. The even better news is that you can ALSO come for the screenings, AND that we'll have $2.00 Svedka vodka drinks. So, tonight now looks something like this:

tonight - May 5, 2008 @ Pianos
8:30 - free Channel 101 screening
9:?? - Greg Johnson & 4 other comedy acts (including the Perfect Storm) (ROFL)
10:?? - The War on Drugs (rock)
11:?? - The Acorn (rock again)

First person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: rofl) right now (include your first and last name) will win a pair of tickets to the show. $10 tickets will be available at the door. $2.00 vodka drinks. See you there.

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May 2, 2008

Yelle - Highline Saturday, Coachella, Hiro Ballroom, pics, etc

photos by Bao Nguyen

I tried to like Yelle by staying up late to watch her streaming Coachella performance (she was on after Portishead). Maybe it was just that I was missing Prince at the time, but watching her play only made it worse. Like her or not, she seems here to stay. Her show at Highline Ballroom in NYC this Saturday night (May 3, 2008) is even sold out.

I can't escape her, for now anyway. Finger on the Pulse (sometimes BV contributors) will be opening the Saturday night show with a DJ set, and they've have been kind enough to offer two pairs of tickets to giveaway. To win, email music@fotpnyc.com (subject: yelle contest). Include your first and last name. They'll pick two winners and put them on the list.

Last time Yelle was here (in February), she played Knitting Factory and Hiro Ballroom. Bao was at the Hiro one and he took some pictures. More of them below....

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Rock n ROFL is Monday. The War on Drugs. Win tickets.

DOWNLOAD: War on Drugs - Taking the Farm (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: War on Drugs - Barrel of Batteries EP (6 FREE MP3s in a ZIP file)
DOWNLOAD: The Acorn - Spring Thaw (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Acorn - Brokered Heart (MP3)

War on Drugs - Wagonwheel Blues (out June 17 on Secretly Canadian)

"it's not often that we totally nerd out and say things like: This album is so well sequenced, because, like, what does that even really mean? It turns out that it means The War on Drugs' upcoming Wagonwheel Blues is JAMMING and also totally Springsteeny and Dylany without getting caught up in all the nostalgia that comes along with taking cues from those dudes. The War on Drugs made a totally serious album, shimmering and sprawling--it's as inspiring as it is exhausting and dense." - Fader

May 5, 2008 @ Pianos: 2 bands (War on Drugs & The Acorn) + 5 comedic acts = $10

WIN TICKETS: We're giving away two pairs of tickets to the Monday show. To win, email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: rock). Include your first and last name. Two winners will be picked at random and contacted.

Check out the video for The Acorn's 'Flood Pt. 1' below....

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May 1, 2008

the Budos Band - 2008 Tour Dates (tonight, win tix)

The Budos Band (the group that shares many members and a record label with Sharon Jones' Dap Kings who also played with Amy Crackhouse) have three NYC shows coming up. One is this summer on a boat. One is in their home borough of Staten Island. And one is at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn TONIGHT (May 1, 2008). First person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: budos) wins a pair of tickets (for tonight). Include your first and last name in the email. All dates below...

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I'm From Barcelona played Maxwells, Brooklyn tonight, win

I'm From Barcelona @ Maxwell's, NJ - Apr 25, 2008 (Ear Farm)

Ear Farm: And then you guys are playing the Brooklyn Masonic Temple next Thursday...

I'm From Barcelona: Yeah, I'm kind of excited about it. As I told you I like to read about stuff, brotherhood and societies, it's always fascinating, I'll probably sneak around finding weird symbolic stuff and building my own conspiracy theories. We did the pool parties with the same promoter last year and it was amazing[...] Another thing I'm looking forward to is we're doing a show Yo Gabba Gabba, it's a children's program on Nickelodeon, it's an amazing music program (ed note: see recent Shins performance on the program HERE). They want to pick good music for young people, they write their own music and we did a cover of it and are going to perform it there. I think it's going to be amazing because I've been thinking of doing a children's record.

Thao Nguyen with The Longest Band Name Ever opens the show in Brooklyn tonight (May 1, 2008). $10 tickets are still available AND I have one pair of tickets to give away (courtesy of show sponsor Boost Mobile Community) to the fifth person who emails BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Barcelona) right now.

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April 29, 2008

South - 3rd NYC show tonight, win tix, stream their album

South @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, April 26, 2008 [Sound bites]

In March 2002 I saw Elbow open for South at Bowery Ballroom... the first time I'd seen either band live. All I remember about that show is it was Guy Garvey's birthday and that I thought South suffered a bit from having to follow Elbow. I've seen both bands since, each has gotten better, but that certainly crossed my mind as I hopped into a cab right after Elbow's Webster Hall show Saturday and raced across the Manhattan Bridge to catch South at Union Hall. [Sound Bites]

South's new album "You Are Here" is streaming in its entirety at Spinner. South plays their third of three NYC shows at Mercury Lounge tonight (April 29, 2008). The third person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: South) right now, wins a pair of tickets. Include your first and last name.

more South dates HERE

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April 24, 2008

win tickets to Friday's One Step Beyond museum party

Matthew Dear & Ambivalent play the Museum of Natural History this Friday. The 10th person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: dear) right now wins a pair of tickets. Include your first and last name.

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Shearwater - 2008 Tour Dates (NOW with Brooklyn) (win tix)

DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - Rooks (new MP3)

Shearwater were supposed to be playing Music Hall of Williamsburg with Clinic (who they are touring with) in May, but instead they're playing Music Hall of Williamsburg with Frog Eyes & Evangelicals on June 19th. Tickets for that are now on sale. They're also playing Florence Gould Concert Hall at Manhattan's French Institute in NYC on May 5th. Their new album "Rook" is out on Matador on June 5th (and they'll actually be performing the album at the May show).

I have a pair of tickets to give away to the Florence Guild show. To win, email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: shearwater). Include your first and last name. One winner will be picked at random and contacted.

All dates below.....

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