photos by Chris Graham

Mavis Staples @ Beale Street Music Fest

Earlier this month, soul legend Mavis Staples made her way over to Memphis for the Beale Street Music Festival, which she played day 2 (5/4) of. Pictures and a video of her set are in this post.

Mavis has other dates coming up this year, including a free Celebrate! Brooklyn show on June 14 at Prospect Park with Cody Chestnutt. Then the next day (6/15) she heads a bit north for the Clearwater Festival in Croton, NY, which she plays along with Antibalas, Judy Collins, Hot Tuna, Nicole Atkins, Sharon Jones, and more. Tickets for that festival are still available.

Mavis is also working on a new album, One True Vine, which is due out on June 25 via Anti-, and one again being produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. You can listen to the track "I Like The Things About Me" from that album below (via Complex).

Mavis isn't the only living legend Jeff Tweedy is hanging with this year. As mentioned, Wilco is touring as a support act for Bob Dylan, and that tour hits the NYC-area for a few shows in July (some with My Morning Jacket, one with Beck).

All upcoming Mavis Staples dates are listed, along with the song stream and more pictures and video from Beale St., below...

Continue reading "Mavis Staples played Beale St, playing Prospect Park before Clearwater, releasing new Jeff Tweedy-produced LP (pics, dates)"

photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Jim James @ Stubb's - 5/6/2013

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James brought his tour in support of his new solo LP, Regions of Light and Sound of God, to Austin for a show at Stubb's on May 6. For his pre-encore set, he relied entirely on that new album, and then during the encore, he played material from his other projects, including MMJ, Monsters of Folk, and New Multitudes. Support at the show came from his tourmate, Canadian singer/songwriter Cold Specks.

More pictures of both artists and Jim's setlist below...

Continue reading "Jim James and Cold Specks played Stubb's (pics, setlist)"

Tickets to see Squarepusher at Le Poisson Rouge go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets for The Monkees show at NYCB Theatre at Westbury go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for their shows at Capitol Theatre and Count Basie Theatre go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for The Pet Shop Boys shows at Beacon Theatre go on sale today at 11 AM.

Tickets to see El-P and Killer Mike's new Run the Jewels project at Webster Hall with Despot and Kool A.D. go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Tricky at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Mad Decent Block Party in Williamsburg Park with Major Lazer, Flosstradamus, Rockie Fresh and more are on sale now.

Though Lower Dens were just added to the Liars show at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, they have quickly dropped off of it. Tickets for the show are still available, and we're also giving away two pairs.

Small Black and Heavenly Beat are playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 30. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon. You can stream Small Black's new song, "No Stranger," from their upcoming album, Limits of Desire (due out 5/14 via Jagjaguwar) below.

Tickets for The Rosebuds show at Mercury Lounge, which will in fact feature them performing Sade's Love Deluxe in full, go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Laura Marling at Roulette go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see John Grant at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Polyphonic Spree at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Gaslamp Killer at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Medicine at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Dirty Beaches shows at Mercury Lounge and Glasslands go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Pere Ubu at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Bronx aboard a Rocks Off Cruise go on sale today at 11:55 AM.

Tickets for the Shugo Tokumaru and Mirah show at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the PAPA show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Old Crow Medicine Show are playing The Capitol Theatre on June 7. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Wheatus are playing Gramercy Theatre on August 16. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Cayucas show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Chief Keef at Best Buy Theatre with DJ Sinatra and Vinny Cha$e go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Counting Crows and The Wallflowersshow at Hammerstein Ballroom go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Vampire Weekend at Barclays Center go on sale Saturday at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Lil Wayne and T.I. at Jones Beach and PNC Bank Arts Center with 2 Chainz and Comcast Theatre with Tyga go on sale Saturday at 10 AM.

And lastly, the newest ticket info on those Bob Dylan shows: Tickets for Jones Beach with Wilco and Beck, Pier A Park with Wilco and My Morning Jacket, and The Ballpark at Harbor Yard with Wilco and My Morning Jacket go on sale to the general public Saturday (5/4) at 10 AM. A bobdylan.com presale (password: "TENACIOUS") is still running for all three shows, and a Live Nation/LN Mobile App presale starts today at 10 AM for the Jones Beach show. Tickets for the Susquehanna Bank Center show with Wilco and My Morning Jacket are already on sale.

Small Black song stream below...

Continue reading "tix on sale: El-P/Killer Mike, Tricky, Pet Shop Boys, John Grant, Mad Decent Block Party, Small Black, Dirty Beaches & more"

photos by Amanda Hatfield

Jim James @ Webster Hall, 4/29/2013

It's a strange juxtaposition going from witnessing a caped James fronting My Morning Jacket at a packed Madison Square Garden, which holds roughly 20,000 during concerts, to seeing his dancing, up-close in a Blues Brothers-themed suit, 20 blocks south at Webster Hall, which fills with a little more than 1,400 at the main stage. But last night proved that venue has little influence and Jim James can and always will beguile an audience of any size. - [Baeblemusic]

Jim will be back in town this summer for a collaborative show with The Roots in Prospect Park, and also with My Morning Jacket when they open for much of Bob Dylan and Wilco's Americanarama tour (though not at Nikon @ Jones Beach, where Beck will open). More shots from Webster Hall are below.

Continue reading "Jim James played Webster Hall with Cold Specks (pics)"

Tickets for the Beck Celebrate Brooklyn! show at Prospect Park go on Beck Fan Club, Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn, and Live Nation/LN Mobile App presales today at 11 AM ("BECK2013" is the password for the fan club presale). General on-sale starts Friday, May 10 at 11 AM.

As mentioned, Beck also opens the Bob Dylan/Wilco show that My Morning Jacket aren't on, and tickets are going on sale at 10 AM for those.

Jimmy Eat World are playing Central Park Summerstage on August 7. Tickets go on Summerstage Member, Jimmy Eat World Fan Club, and Live Nation/LN Mobile App presales today at 11 AM (Fan Club password: "DAMAGE"). General on-sale starts Friday, May 10 at noon.

Head HERE to see other Summerstage shows happening this summer.

Tickets for the Giraffage and Mister Lies show at 285 Kent are on sale now. You can stream a new Giraffage track below.

Total Slacker, Eat Skull, Vaz, and Call of the Wild are playing 285 Kent on May 22. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

Ninjasonik are playing a video premier party The Studio at Webster Hall on May 13 with The Skins and special guests. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

Ladyhawke is DJing the PopGun Northside party on June 15 at Glasslands. Flying Horse DJs too. Tickets for that party are on sale now.

Giraffage song stream below...

Continue reading "tix on sale: Beck, Giraffage, Mister Lies, Jimmy Eat World, Total Slacker, Eat Skull, Ninjasonik and more"

Wilco @ Prospect Park 2012 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin)

As mentioned a couple times, the AmericanaramA tour with Bob Dylan and Wilco is coming to the NY area this summer with five shows, including Nikon at Jones Beach on July 27 with opener Beck. The other four area shows have My Morning Jacket as opener and are July 19 The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT, July 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, NY, July 26 at Pier A Park in Hoboken, NJ, and July 28 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

Tickets to four of these shows go on presale today (4/30) at 10 AM. (Jones Beach and Sartoga PAC are here; Harbor Yard are here; Pier A Park are here; Susquehanna Bank Center are already on sale.) For these and all presales happening today, the password is ""TENACIOUS."

Beck at Outside Lands 2012 (more by Amoreena Lucero)

We just mentioned that Beck is going on a solo acoustic tour this Summer which hits NYC on August 4 at Prospect Park (tickets go on sale 5/10). But what we didn't realize at the time is that Beck was also added to the Jones Beach (7/27) stop on Bob Dylan's tour. That's one of three NYC-area dates on that tour, and it's the show that My Morning Jacket isn't playing. Wilco and Ryan Bingham are both on it though. Tickets for the Jones Beach show go on sale Saturday (5/4) at 10 AM with a bobdylan.com presale starting Tuesday (4/30) at 10 AM and a Citi Cardmember presale starting Thursday (5/2) at 10 AM.

Updated Beck dates are listed below...

Continue reading "Beck added to Bob Dylan & Wilco's NY show (updated dates)"

photos by James Richards IV

Jim James at the Vic Theatre on 4.20.2013

On Saturday night (4/20; Record Store Day), Jim James came through Chicago in support of his triumphant new solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, for a sold-out show at the Vic Theatre with tourmate Cold Specks (aka Al Spx). James performed the LP in its entirety (and in order), and used his encore to dabble in My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk, and New Multitudes tunes. Were you there? If so, what did you think? A set of pictures, some videos, and the full setlist from the 4/20 show are in this post.

Speaking of My Morning Jacket, they'll hit the Chicago area on Bob Dylan's AmericanaramA: Festival of Music tour for a pair of shows in July. Those shows happen at Chiefs Stadium on July 11 and Toyota Park on July 12. Presale tickets for the Toyota Park show are on sale now; the password is festival. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday (4/27) at 10AM CST. Presale tickets for the Chiefs Stadium show will be available starting on April 30 at 10AM.

More pictures, some videos, and the setlist from Jim James' performance at the Vic are below...

Continue reading "Jim James & Cold Specks played the Vic (pics, setlist, videos)"

Tickets to see Death From Above 1979 and Fucked Up play a Governors Ball After Party at Irving Plaza go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets for the The Allman Brothers Band, Grace Porter and the Nocturnals show at Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa with Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$ and others at PNC Bank Arts Center, Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre and Comcast Theatre go on LiveNation presale today at 10 AM. General on sale starts Saturday at 10 AM. And despite what was initially announced, Smoke DZA is now listed on the PNC Bank Arts Center and Jones Beach dates.

Tickets for the MGMT show at The Wellmont Theatre go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Disclosure and TNGHT at Central Park Summerstage go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see King Tuff at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Father John Misty and Wild Nothing show at Terminal 5 go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Polica and Solid Gold play a Governors Ball afterparty at Brooklyn Bowl go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Girls Against Boys at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Robert Plant & Sensational Space Shifters at a Celebrate Brooklyn! show in Prospect Park go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Julian Lynch and The Luyas at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon. Tickets to their 285 Kent show are on sale now.

Tickets to see Philip Glass and Van Dyke Parks at Music Hall of Williamsburg, as part of Big Sur Brooklyn Bridge, go on sale today at noon.

Herbie Hancock is playing The Capitol Theatre on October 4. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Cyndi Lauper and Hunter Valentine are playing Beacon Theatre on July 10. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 11 AM.

Tickets for both nights of Stones Fest 2013 at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Pure Bathing Culture and Monogold show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Syd Arthur and Celestial Shore show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Snowmine are playing Mercury Lounge on May 20. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Revivalists, Roadkill Ghost Choir and Swear & Shake play a Governors Ball afterparty at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Haim and Kate Boy play a Governors Ball afterparty at Brooklyn Bowl go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Griz and Cherub play a Governors Ball afterparty at Gramercy Theatre go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Hollis Brown and Shakey Graves play a Governors Ball after party at Brooklyn Bowl go on sale today at noon.

Counting Crows and The Wallflowers are playing Hammerstein Ballroom on June 27. Tickets for that show go on LiveNation and Ticketmaster presale today at noon. General on-sale starts May 3 at 10 AM.

Mina Caputo (formerly known as Life of Agony frontman Keith Caputo) plays Joe's Pub on May 17. Tickets are on sale.

Tickets to see Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket at Susquehanna Bank Center go on sale Saturday at 10 AM. Tickets for the Jones Beach (MMJ not included) and Pier A Park shows go on sale the following Saturday, May 4.

Jim James of MMJ at MHOW in February (more by PSquared Photography)

As mentioned, Bob Dylan is going on a big tour this year for which he's taking out Wilco and My Morning Jacket for support. That tour hits the NYC area on July 17 The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT, July 26 at Pier A Park in Hoboken, NJ, July 27 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY, and July 28 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. Since first posting that tour, we've learned that My Morning Jacket will not be on the Jones Beach show, but they will play all three other NYC-area dates.

UPDATE: Beck is playing the Jones Beach show instead of MMJ.

Tickets for the Jones Beach, Pier A, and Ballpark at Harbor Yard shows go on general sale Saturday, May 4 at 10 AM with Citi Cardmember presales starting Thursday, May 2 at 10 AM. Tickets for the Susquehanna Bank Center show are on bobdylan.com presale now (password: "TENACIOUS"), a Citi Cardmember presale starts today (4/25) at 10 AM and general sale starts Saturday (4/27) at 10 AM.

All dates are listed below...

Continue reading "ticket info posted for the Bob Dylan, Wilco & My Morning Jacket shows; MMJ not playing the Jones Beach date"

As discussed, Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, and the Richard Thompson Electric Trio will play two Chicago area shows on their AmericanaramA: Festival of Music tour: Chiefs Stadium on July 11 and Toyota Park on July 12. Presale tickets for their Toyota Park show go on sale TODAY (Wednesday, April 24) at 10AM CST; the password is TENACIOUS. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public this Saturday (4/27) at 10AM; stay tuned for a possible JAM Productions presale. Presale tickets for their Chiefs Stadium show will go on sale on April 30 at 10AM CST. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public on May 4 at 10AM.

All dates and a tour poster can be found below...

Continue reading "Bob Dylan // Wilco // MMJ tickets go on presale this morning"

As seen on BrooklynVegan, Bob Dylan, who's currently on tour throughout the U.S. with Dawes, has announced that he'll be embarking on the AmericanaramA: Festival of Music tour with Wilco, My Morning Jacket, and the Richard Thompson Electric Trio this summer. That tour includes two Chicago area shows: Peoria's Chiefs Stadium on July 11 and Bridgeview's Toyota Park on July 12. Presale tickets for the Chiefs Stadium show will go on sale on April 30 at 10AM CST. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public on May 4 at 10AM. Presale tickets for the Toyota Park show will go on sale this Wednesday (4/24) at 10AM CST. Tickets will then go on sale to the general public this Saturday (4/27) at 10AM; stay tuned for a possible JAM Productions presale.

All 2013 Bob Dylan tour dates can be found below...

Continue reading "Bob Dylan playing two Chicago area shows on his 'AmericanaramA' tour w/ Wilco, MMJ & Richard Thompson"

Bob Dylan, who is currently on tour with Dawes, just announced his AmericanaramA: Festival of Music tour, which he'll be going on this summer. And he's tapped some pretty incredible support to go along with him: Wilco and My Morning Jacket. That tour hits the NYC area on July 19 The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, CT, July 26 at Pier A Park in Hoboken, NJ, July 27 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY, and July 28 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. Ryan Bingham is also on all three of those dates and several others as well, and Richard Thompson is supporting on some of the other shows, but none in the NYC area. A ticket presale begins on Bob Dylan's site this Wednesday (4/24). Stay tuned for more ticket info. All dates are listed below.

UPDATE: My Morning Jacket are not playing the Jones Beach show, but they will be on the other three NYC-area dates.

As mentioned, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is also on his own tour that hits NYC for a sold out show on April 29 at Webster Hall with Cold Specks and for a Celebrate Brooklyn! show at Prospect Park on June 18, where he'll be playing a collaborative set with The Roots. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

All Bob Dylan dates are listed, along with a video of him playing "Tangled Up In Blue" with Mark Knopfler at their 2012 Barclays Center show and the tour flyer, below...

Continue reading "Bob Dylan announces 'AmericanaramA: Festival of Music' tour w/ Wilco & My Morning Jacket (dates)"

Jim James at MHOW in February (more by PSquared Photography)

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is on a tour this year which hits Newport Folk Festival and NYC for a sold out show at Webster Hall (4/29) with Cold Specks.

Meanwhile, hip hop renaissance men The Roots have their own dates scheduled, including one in NYC on April 25 at BAM for day 1 of the Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival with Julia Holter, Parquet Courts, Solange, David Longstreth, TV on the Radio, Phosphorescent and others (4/25 tix and 3-day passes) and Philly on June 1 Penns Landing for The Roots Picnic with Grimes, Solange, Joey Bada$$, How to Dress Well, Hit-Boy, Araabmuzik, and others (tickets).

These two tours will cross paths in Brooklyn on June 19 18 at Prospect Park with The Roots and Jim James play a collaborative show at the outdoor venue as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn! 2013 season. (UPDATE: The show was moved to June 18.) Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (4/19) at noon with AmEx and venue presales starting Wednesday (4/17) at 10 AM. Other currently announced Celebrate Brooklyn! shows include a free Patty Griffin show on 6/5, a Belle & Sebastian and Yo La Tengo show on 7/11 (tickets), and a Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, and Guster show on 7/30 (tickets).

In related news, Roots members Captain Kirk Douglas and Mark Kelly are playing a show with their other band, The Dust Rays, on April 22 at Mercury Lounge with The Juggs and The Veldts. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

Updated Jim James and Roots dates are listed below...

Continue reading "Jim James & The Roots playing collaborative Celebrate Brooklyn! show at Prospect Park (updated dates)"

Cold Specks at Polaris Music Prize 2012 Gala (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

As mentioned, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is going on a tour which hits NYC on April 29 at Webster Hall (now sold out). Since we first mentioned that tour, Cold Specks has been added as an opener, and while she's in NYC for the Webster Hall show she'll play her own show at Pianos later that night with Prince Innocence. Tickets for that show are on sale now.

All dates are listed, along with a stream of her 2012 LP, below...

Continue reading "Cold Specks schedules NYC show during Jim James tour"

by Andrew Sacher

Australian production duo Flight Facilities (aka Hugo & Jimmy) have been releasing singles with different guest lead vocalists for the past few years. In 2010, they surfaced with "Crave You," a Bird and the Bee-esque indie pop tune with vocals from Giselle Rosselli, followed by 2011's disco-y "Foreign Language" with vocals from Jess Higgs. Then last year saw two more tracks from the band, the poppy "With You" with vocals from Grovesnor, and the darker, expansive cut, "Clair De Lune," which features vocals from Christine Hoberg (that one made a fan out of My Morning Jacket's Tom Blankenship). You can watch the videos for all four singles below.

The duo are on a North American tour now which passes through NYC this week for a show at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday (3/27) with Baio (of Vampire Weekend) and Friendly Greg, and again for a FIXED/Verboten party on Saturday (3/30) at SRB Brooklyn (177 2nd Ave) with Tensnake, Light Year and FIXED regulars JDH & Dave P on the boards. Tickets for the LPR show and the FIXED show are on sale now.

All dates are listed, along with those videos, below...

Continue reading "Australian duo Flight Facilities playing shows (dates, videos)"

photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Vampire Weekend @ The Moody Theater - 3/17/2013

As we recently mentioned over on Brooklynvegan, Vampire Weekend have released the details of their upcoming new album, Modern Vampires Of The City. They head out on the road in April, and you can stream two of their new tracks now.

During their visit to Austin for SXSW, they stopped by The Moody Theater to help kick off Season 39 of Austin City Limits with VW's first-ever taping for the show.

Speaking of Austin City Limits, they have big things in store for Season 39 - rumored to include live streaming of performances. So far there are some great tapings to look forward to, including Grizzly Bear, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Lumineers and Phoenix.

More pics of Vampire Weekend's ACL taping are below.

Continue reading "Vampire Weekend taped an episode for Austin City Limits' Season 39 (pics)"

We haven't had a new Camera Obscura record since 2009's My Maudlin Career but that drought will end soon. The Glaswegians will release Desire Lines on June 4 via 4AD. The record was mostly made in Portland, OR last year with producer Tucker Martine (R.E.M., Spoon, My Morning Jacket). Says singer Tracyanne Campbell:

Of all our records this was pretty much the most challenging to write, partly because of the situation we found ourselves in with having to take such a long and uncertain amount of time out, but also because it would be record number five and we were getting harder and harder to please. Working in the US with southern gentleman Tucker Martine was a positive experience. He brought a certain calmness to recording that wasn't there before. We were also delighted to have Neko Case and Jim James sing on the record too. What a treat.

All 2013 Camera Obscura tour dates are below...

Continue reading "Camera Obscura announce 'Desire Lines' ++ 2013 dates"

Wayne Coyne will own SXSW once again (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

We told you we heard Flaming Lips were playing at least one more big SXSW show, but it's even greater than we imagined. SXSW reports:

We are excited to announce that the one and only Flaming Lips will mark their return to SXSW by playing the Town Lake Stage at Auditorium Shores on Friday, March 15. The band has delivered some of the most notable performances in SXSW history, including 1997's Parking Lot Experiment and 2006's secret shows. The Flaming Lips 13th studio album entitled The Terror, will be released on April 2nd through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by the band's long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann and The Flaming Lips at Tarbox Road Studios. It's comprised of nine original compositions that reflect a darker-hued spectrum than previous works.

Also on the bill are Jim James and Divine Fits. Jim is the lead singer and guitarist of Louisville's My Morning Jacket, and recently released his first solo record Regions of Light and Sound of God on ATO Records. Divine Fits released their debut record A Thing Called Divine Fits on Merge Records last year and will be playing the Coachella, Sasquatch and Governors Ball festivals in the coming months.

Shows at Auditorium Shores are FREE and open to the public. Gates open at 3:30 pm. See you there!

photos by PSquared Photography

Jim James @ MHOW, 2/19/2013

My Morning Jacket's Jim James, who released his first solo album earlier this month, played a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (2/19) with Dean & Britta opening. It was the first of two NYC area dates (a sold-out McKittrick Hotel gig goes down tonight, 2/20). In addition to the songs from Regions of Light and Sound of God, he threw in a few MMJ songs too, like "Wordless Chorus" and finale "Victory Dance" which featured an appearance from that band's Tom Blankenship. Photos from the show, including ones of both Jim and Dean's setlists, are in this post.

The shows were a teaser for a larger set of dates set to go down in April which will include a stop at another sold-out show, Webster Hall on April 29.

In other news, Jim James was recently added to Bonnaroo and also released a video for "A New Life", a new single culled from his recent solo effort Regions of Light and Sound of God. Check out that video as well as more pics from MHOW below.

Continue reading "Jim James played Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Dean Wareham (pics, setlist), plays McKittrick Hotel tonight"

A$AP Rocky @ FFF Fest 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

Jim James @ The Cap, Dec. 2012 (more by PSquared Photography)

today in NYC
* Slap @ Barbes
* Henry Butler @ The Stone
* Jim James @ McKittrick Hotel
* Tegan & Sara @ Beacon Theater
* Solange Knowles @ Webster Hall
* SKYE (of Morcheeba) @ Joe's Pub
* Jonathan Richman @ The Bell House
* Alexa Wilding @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Prince Rama @ Three Legged Dog
* The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
* Caterwaul of Sound, Deadzone @ Grand Victory
* Gia, Tin Oak, grinning, Freecare @ Muchmore's
* Bonaparte, Tim Fite, .357 Lover @ Knitting Factory
* LORDO, Advaeta, Night Visions, Spires @ Big Snow
* Atlas Genius, Gospels @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Nick Turner, Wyatt Cenac, Nikki Glaser @ Union Hall
* Weeknight, Riverwild, The Never Evers @ Union Pool
* Vandana Jain, Brother Tiger, Sparxx @ The Rock Shop
* A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Bodega Bamz @ Public Assembly
* Deerhoof, Dal Niente, Marcos Balter @ Merkin Concert Hall
* Sheng Wang, Ross Parsons, Mike Lawrence @ Shea Stadium
* Earthy Babes, The Suzan, Chalk and Numbers @ Mercury Lounge
* Graham Brice and The Hidden Wool, Bliss Blood @ Pete's Candy Store
* Silent Drape Runners (DJ Set), Butter Team (DJ Set) @ Cameo Gallery
* Norman Vladimir, Chris Riffle, The Ballroom Thieves @ The Living Room
* WIERD w/ Genesis Breyer P-Orridge with Aaron Dilloway @ Home Sweet Home
* My Midnight Heart, Sky White Tiger, Railbird, Desert Stars @ Glasslands
* The Mary Onettes, The Hairs, TSINGTAO, Little Band of Sailors @ Cake Shop
* Alan Merrill Trio, Sean Yox & The Streamers, Kath Buckell @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Ludwig Persik, The Drowners, King Holliday, Cascading Slopes @ Pianos
* Big Terrific w/ Mike Lawrence, Seth Herzog, James Adomian, Adam Newman @ Cameo
* Bad Books w/ Kevin Devine &amp Manchester Orchestra, The Front Bottoms, Weatherbox @ Bowery Ballroom

Charming Brooklyn indiepop band Chalk & Numbers play Mercury Lounge tonight with The Suzan and Earthy Babes. The band has a new EP, Parade, on the way and you can stream its first single, "Boy," below.

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Portland band Eat Skull have a new album, III, out now and you can check out the video for album track "How Do I Know When to Say Goodnight" below.

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Jim James w/ MMJ at Capitol Theatre in 2012 (more by PSquared Photography)

My Morning Jacket frontman JIm James, who was just announced for Bonnaroo, is currently on his previously discussed tour in support of his new solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, which hits NYC for multiple shows. Those shows include tonight's (2/19) sold out MHOW show with Dean Wareham, and Wednesday's super intimate sold out show at McKittrick Hotel (2/20). However, if you'd like to get into tomorrow's McKittrick show, you've still got a chance because we are giving away a pair of tickets, courtesy of show sponsor RDIO. The tickets only grant access to Jim's set, not the "Sleep No More" show, which happens right afterwards.

Jim's dates also include other NYC shows on Thursday (2/21) for the Tibet House benefit, and a sold out show at Webster Hall (4/29) with Cold Specks. All other dates are listed HERE.

Contest details below...

Continue reading "Jim James is here, win tickets to the McKittrick Hotel show"

Retribution Gospel Choir @ Chicagos' Schuba's, 2012 (more by Grant MacAllister)

Bleeding Rainbow @ Knitting Factory, June 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in NYC
* Bedroom @ The Stone
* Jeff Garlin @ Caroline's
* Bilal @ Highline Ballroom
* Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes
* Sarah Goldfeather @ Barbes
* Trombone Shorty @ Marquee
* A$AP Ferg, Fat Trel @ S.O.B.'s
* Christopher Merritt @ The Stone
* Dead Kennedys @ Gramercy Theatre
* Two Lights, Edith Pop @ Bowery Electric
* Sunset Guns, Stephen Selman @ Big Snow
* Child Abuse, Radiation, Blackbody @ Saint Vitus
* Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments @ Joe's Pub
* George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars @ B.B. King's
* Silent Draper Runners' "Ritual for Bob" @ Videology
* Marco Benevento, Johnny Vidacovich @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Mumford & Sons, Ben Howard, Haim @ Barclays Center
* Chris Mills, Mary Bragg, Barnaby Bright @ The Living Room
* Relatives, Heart of Darkness, Noble Laureate @ Muchmore's
* The Sea The Sea, Bryan Dunn, Zach Hurd @ Pete's Candy Store
* Bleeding Rainbow, The Neighbors, Census, Spires @ Glasslands
* Brown Bird, Joe Fletcher & the Wrong Reasons @ Mercury Lounge
* Jay Green, Justin Williams, Zachary Lipez, Tim Harrington @ Union Pool
* Face Crimes, Yeah Well Whatever, Hawt Mess, Fuxk Yeah @ Silent Barn
* Thick Wild, Sewing Machines, Thomas Kivi, Wild Leaves @ Cameo Gallery
* Johanna and The Dusty Floor, Salt Cathedral, Hank & Cupcakes @ Pianos
* Gilbert Gottfried, Dave Attell, W. Kamau Bell, Artie Lang @ Gotham Comedy Club
* Retribution Gospel Choir, Alan Sparhawk, BB&C, Nightlands @ The Knitting Factory
* ?uestlove, PitchBlak Brass Band, Cyndi Lauper, Piyali Banerjie, Wendy Brackman @ Le Poisson Rouge

HAIM, who open for Mumford & Sons tonight at Barclays Center, will release their new EP on April 1 and you can stream a track from it, "Falling," below.

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My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James released his solo album Regions Of Light And Sound Of God last week and will be playing NYC later this month. He also recently released the video for single "A New Life" and if you like minotaurs, you won't want to miss this video, which you can watch below.

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Jim James w/ MMJ @ Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)

As seen on BrooklynVegan, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is set to welcome his new solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, on February 5 via ATO Records. You can head to NPR to stream the forthcoming LP in its entirety.

Jim has just revealed a full North American tour in support of Regions of Light and Sound of God, which makes a stop at the Vic Theatre on April 20. Tickets for the Chicago show go on sale this Saturday (2/02) at 10AM CST.

All Jim James tour dates and streams of two LP tracks are below...

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Jim James w/ MMJ at Capitol Theatre in 2012 (more by PSquared Photography)

As mentioned, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James is releasing his debut solo LP, Regions of Light and Sound of God, on February 5 via ATO, and you can now hear the whole thing over at NPR.

Jim has a few previously discussed shows coming up, including a set at the Tibet House 23rd Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall (2/21) (tickets) and two other small NYC shows, MHOW (2/19) and the even tinier McKittrick Hotel (2/20), both of which are sold out. But if you weren't able to get tickets, you've got another chance. Jim just announced a full tour which will happen this April and May and it brings him back to NYC for a show at the larger Webster Hall on April 29. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (2/1) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Thursday (1/31) at noon.

Jim will also perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on February 4 with The Roots and he will return to the show the next day to sit in for the entire episode as a guest performer.

A list of all dates and streams of two tracks off his new album, below...

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