Cross Record @ Schubas, January 2012 (more by Matt Ziegler)

today in Chicago
* Todd Barry, C.J. Toledano @ Schubas
* Like Pioneers, Soft Speaker @ Hideout
* Trampled By Turtles, Carl Broemel @ the Vic
* Cross Record, Great Life, Nat Brooke @ Township
* José Feliciano, DJ Sound Culture @ City Winery Chicago
* Blizzard Babies, Bike Cops, Warsaw Vices @ The Burlington
* Buddy Guy, Jimmy Johnson, The Black Oil Brothers @ Legends
* Gringo Star, John Carpenter, The Nothingheads @ Empty Bottle
* Chrome Sparks (DJ set), Push Beats, Technomuseum @ Beauty Bar
* Meat Wave, Bully In The Hallway, Nervous Passenger @ Subterranean

Trampled By Turtles and Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) play a sold-out show at the Vic tonight.

Cross Record play Township with Great Life and Nat Brooke.

Gringo Star headline the Empty Bottle.

Chrome Sparks plays a DJ set at Beauty Bar, which is free with RSVP.

Foals have a new video for "My Number." Check it out below.

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Jim James w/ MMJ at Capitol Theatre in December (more by Greg Cristman)

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will release his first solo album, Regions of Light and Sound of God, on February 5 via ATO. He's revealed two tracks off that album, "A New Life" and "Know Til Now," which you stream below. Also below is the album's cover art and tracklist.

As mentioned, Jim James will be in NYC for the Tibet House 23rd Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on February 21 with Philip Glass, tUnE-yArDs, Rahzel, Patti Smith with Jessie Smith, and more TBA (tickets and special packages are available). Jim James has added a few other club dates happening around that same time, including a Philly show and another NYC date on February 19 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (1/18) at noon. There's also a roll call presale for the Philly show and the MHOW show that starts today (1/16) at 3 PM and on Thursday (1/17) the presale will be opened up to the entire MMJ mailing list. He also plays an intimate Rdio-presented show at The McKittrick Hotel on February 20 (sold out).

A list of all dates, song streams, cover art, and tracklist are below...

Continue reading "Jim James releasing solo LP, playing shows (dates, streams)"

today in NYC
* Big Terrific @ Cameo
* Darnaa @ Joe's Pub
* String Noise @ The Stone
* The Palimsetic Series @ Barbes
* Conor Hanick plays John Cage @ The Stone
* Mondo Generator, Saviours, Wino @ Saint Vitus Bar
* Leela Holt, Piper Hayes, Aisha Eustache, Calling August @ Cake Shop
* The Eggs, The Finks, The Neighbors, Linus in the Sapphire @ Glasslands
* NY Funk Exchange, Jane Lee Hooker, Jahn & The Bowerytones @ Mercury Lounge
* WIERD w/ DJs Frankie Teardrop, Christian Kount, Nick Mariano @ Home Sweet Home
* My Morning Jacket, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins, River City Extension, Tangiers Blues Man @ Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park)

New York is still in New Year's hangover/break mode with not a lot of shows going on. Maybe time to catch up on your holiday movies?

The biggest show of the night is the Hurricane Sandy relief benefit at Asbury Park, NJ's Paramount Theatre, featuring My Morning Jacket, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur, RNDM, Nicole Atkins, and more. Tickets are still available.

WIERD tonight at Home Sweet Home is free.

Tonight's Big Terrific comedy show at Cameo will be the last to feature host Gabe Leidman who is moving to Los Angeles. Guests include Michael Showwalter, Jessi Klein, Eli Yudin and "a secret guest or two." As always, it's free. 8:30 PM.

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Mondo Generator, Wino and Saviours hit Saint Vitus tonight (1/2). Though tickets are still available, you can also try your luck at winning a pair! Details on how to enter are below

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photos by Greg Cristman

My Morning Jacket / Jim James @ the Capitol Theater

My Morning Jacket play Boston tonight for New Year's Eve, followed by a Sandy benefit in NJ on Wednesday (1/2), and Jim James will be part of the next Tibet House benefit concert in 2013.

MMJ kicked off their three-night run at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on Thursday (12/27) and continued the following two nights. As previously mentioned, each night got an entirely different setlist and a different band opened each night too, with Friday (12/28) getting Antibalas and Saturday (12/29) getting Floating Action. Friday's show got "Holdin' On To Black Metal," their cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man," "Golden," and others; while Saturday got "Circuital," "Evil Urges," "Wordless Chorus," and others.

Pictures and the setlist from night 1 are HERE. Pics of night 2 and the setlists and some videos from night 2 and 3 are below...

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Jane's Addiction at Williamsburg Park in August (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

today in NYC
* Phish @ MSG
* Kanye West @ Revel
* The Fab Faux @ City Winery
* Les Chauds Lapins @ Barbes
* Gordon Voidwell @ 92YTribeca
* Chrisette Michele @ BB King's
* Bill Carney's Jug Addicts @ Barbes
* Lucero, Hollis Brown @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Coldplay, Naturally 7 @ Mohegan Sun (CT)
* Juan Atkins, Brooklyn Bass @ Cameo Gallery
* Jane's Addiction, TAB The Band @ Terminal 5
* The Golden Palominos, Ida @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Punch Brothers, Jeffrey Lewis @ Bowery Ballroom
* Internet Xplorer, Getawolfpup, FAITH @ Glasslands
* Sandra Bernhard @ Joe's Pub (early and late shows)
* Tiny Tusks, Clinical Trials, Aye Nako @ The Rock Shop
* Sky Picnic, Zoned Out, Spectral Radiation @ Glasslands
* The Disco Biscuits, Phutureprimitive @ Best Buy Theater
* My Morning Jacket, Floating Action @ The Capitol Theatre
* They Might Be Giants, Corn Mo @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Prawn, Gifts From Enola, Gates, Caravela @ Public Assembly
* Trin Tran, Xaddax, Radioshock, Gila Monster @ Death By Audio
* Cinema Cinema, Hounds Basket, No Shoes, Bloom @ Muchmore's
* The Felice Brothers, Spirit Family Reunion @ StageOne (CT)
* John Zorn's Annual End of the Year Improv Festival @ The Stone
* Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, Prince Rupert's Drops @ Mercury Lounge
* Resolution 15, Car Bomb, Bangladeafy @ The Studio at Webster Hall
* Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Ami Dang, Eola, Psychobuildings @ Shea Stadium
* Stumblebum Brass Band, Austin Thomas & The Loverboys @ Mercury Lounge
* Merchandise, Night Sins, Pharmakon, Shoxx, Herzog Rising @ 285 Kent Avenue
* Christopher Sheard, The Karma Exchange, Carl Banks, Sarah Fleck & the Palpitations @ Union Hall
* The Bouncing Souls, Barstool Prophets, Forgetters, Make Do and Mend, Wet Witch @ The Stone Pony
* Andrew WK, Raw Law, The Indecent, Atlas, Namesake, Kicking Spit, Policemen in Pickups @ Stanhope House (NJ)

Coldplay begin their three-night NYE run at Mohegan CT tonight, which hits Barclays Center on 12/30 and NYE, the latter of which is also with Jay-Z.

Kanye is on night 2 of his three-night run in Atlantic City.

Punch Brothers begin their three-night run at Bowery Ballroom tonight with Jeffrey Lewis opening.

The Felice Brothers begin their three-night NYE run in CT tonight, hitting Maxwell's on 12/30 and Mercury Lounge on NYE.

My Morning Jacket wrap up their three-night run at the Capitol Theatre tonight with Floating Action opening.

Merchandise play an $8 show at 285 Kent tonight before their $20 show at 285 Kent on NYE.

The Bouncing Souls wrap up their annual holiday shows at the Stone Pony tonight. Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil frontman Blake Schwarzenbach's band Forgetters opens, along with Barstool Prophets, Make Do and Mend, and Wet Witch.

They Might Be Giants begin their three-night run at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight.

Lucero wrap up their 2-night stand at Brooklyn Bowl tonight. They play NYE at Wellmont Theatre with The Hold Steady.

Jane's Addiction plays Terminal 5 tonight before their NYE show in Atlantic City.

Phish and The Disco Biscuits both continue their respective runs tonight too, and there are other NYE and NYE-related shows which you'll find in our New Year's Eve guide.

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Around this time last year, when thinking about anticipated records for 2012, we thought we'd be getting one from Kathleen Hanna's new band The Julie Ruin (named after her 1998 solo album) and though it never happened, it's looking like 2013 might be the year it does. Kathleen just revealed The Julie Ruin's first new song, "Girls Like Us," which features lead vocals by Vaginal Creme Davis. You can stream that track below or download it for free at The Rumpus (via Pitchfork). This version was recorded to accompany T Cooper's book Real Man Adventures, but SPIN reports that a version with Kathleen's vocals will appear on the band's debut.

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photos by Tracy Allison

Deer Tick & friends @ Brooklyn Bowl

Deer Tick have been up to a lot this month, and after just posting pics from their set at the Capitol Theatre last night (12/27), where they were supporting My Morning Jacket, we've got a slightly belated set of pics of the third and final night of their Brooklyn Bowl residency, where they performed an album and an EP in its entirety each night. Night 3 (12/19) saw the band, who were joined by a horn section, playing Divine Providence and the Tim EP. Here are those pictures.

Pics of night 1 when they performed Born on Flag Day and More Fuel for the FIre EP are HERE and pics of night 2 when they performed The Black Dirt Sessions and Holy Shit it's Christmas EP are HERE.

Like the first two shows, Deer Tick's Ian O'Neill opened the show (no pics of his set), and for this one he was followed by Real Estate side project Alex Bleeker and the Freaks whose bluesier (than Real Estate) sound had them fitting in with Deer Tick a lot better than Real Estate or Ducktails would have. Then Yaps (whose Top 10 Albums of 2012 list is below) introduced author/comedian Dave Hill (who just gave us his Best of 2012 list) who introduced Deer Tick (shirtless, obviously) before they went on to play a booze-soaked set of Divine Providence, Tim and covers of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," Paul Westerberg's "Mr. Cigarette," Elliot Smith's "Between the Bar," Jim Croce's "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your RIght (To Party!)," plus a few other original tunes worked in. Members of Delta Spirit also joined for the encore.

As mentioned, Deer Tick play a sold out show at Maxwell's tonight (12/28) and NYE in Boston with Two Gallants.

More pics and Deer Tick's setlist from the third show at Brooklyn Bowl, and Yaps' Top 10 list, below...

Continue reading "Deer Tick Brooklyn Bowl residency recap (night 3 pics, setlist)"

tUnE-yArDs at Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)

The Tibet House Annual Benefit Concert will return for its 23rd year at Carnegie Hall on February 21. Like in past years, artistic director Philip Glass will perform and he's brought along a typically awesome and diverse lineup of Jim James (whose band My Morning Jacket just kicked off a 3-night run at the Capitol Theatre), tUnE-yArDs, Rahzel, Patti Smith with Jessie Smith, and more TBA. Tickets for the concert are on sale now via Carnegie Hall and special packages that include a dinner reception with the performers can be purchased via Tibet House US. Proceeds from ticket sales will support Tibet House US, the Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation, and the TIbet Community of New York & New Jersey.

Rahzel also took part in the 2012 Tibet House Benefit Concert. Check out pictures from that.

In related news, Patti Smith recently announced that she's working on a sequel to her memoir, Just Kids.

photos by PSquared Photography

My Morning Jacket kicked off their three-night run at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre last night (12/27). They've got a different opener each night, and last night it was Deer Tick (pics from their set HERE). Tonight (12/28) it's Antibalas and on Saturday (12/29) it's Floating Action. All three nights are sold out.

MMJ, whose member Tom Blankenship recently told us his Top Albums of 2012, promised not to repeat songs at any of the three nights so if you're going tonight or Saturday you can at least expect not to hear any of last night's setlist which included songs like "Off the Record," "Outta My System," "Magheetah," and many more (the full setlist is below). However, you might have some idea what you will hear if you participated in the band's Spontaneous Curation Series, where you got to help pick the songs they'll play.

After the Capitol Theatre run concludes, MMJ will celebrate New Year's Eve with a show at Boston's Agganis Arena. They then play a Sandy benefit in NJ two days later. Jim James is also part of the next Tibet House benefit concert in 2013.

More pics of MMJ, the setlist, and a few videos from Thursday's show below...

Continue reading "My Morning Jacket began their 3-night run at The Cap (night 1 pics, setlist, videos)"

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Deer Tick @ The Cap

Deer Tick, who recently finished up a residency at Brooklyn Bowl (night three pics HERE), opened for My Morning Jacket on night 1 of their three-night run at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre last night (12/27). Pictures from their set are in this post and pics of MMJ are HERE.

Deer Tick are continuing to tour and will play Maxwell's in Hoboken TONIGHT (12/28) with Two Gallants, one of a few shows the two bands are playing together in December (and they'll tour Australia together in February). Tonight's show is now sold. If you didn't manage to get tickets, you can still get tickets to Deer Tick's friends Lucero's shows at Brooklyn Bowl tonight and Saturday (tickets for for night 1, night 2, or both nights).

Both Deer Tick/Two Gallants and My Morning Jacket will be heading to Cambridge/Boston for New Year's Eve (separately). Deer Tick/Two Gallants play The Sinclair while MMJ will take over the Agganis Arena with Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

More pics from the Cap and a list of updated Deer Tick dates below...

Continue reading "Deer Tick played Capitol Theatre, play Maxwell's tonight & Cambridge on NYE w/ Two Gallants (pics, updated dates)"

Kanye West at ACL 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)

today in NYC
* Phish @ MSG
* Rob Curto @ Barbes
* Trio Hornito @ Barbes
* Howie Kenty @ The Stone
* Kanye West @ Revel (Atlantic City)
* Deer Tick, Two Gallants @ Maxwell's
* Lucero, Nude Beach @ Brooklyn Bowl
* The Fab Faux (Beatles Tribute) @ City Winery
* Shoko Nagai and Satoshi Takeishi @ The Stone
* The Disco Biscuits, Abakus @ Best Buy Theater
* Strawberry Fields (Beatles Tribute) @ BB King's
* The Kickdrums, Scroll w/ TOC @ Knitting Factory
* The Starting Line, Fake Problems @ Irving Plaza
* Lemonade (DJ set), Rewards (DJ Set) @ Glasslands
* My Morning Jacket, Antibalas @ The Capitol Theatre
* Sandra Bernhard @ Joe's Pub (early and late shows)
* Old Monk, Island Twins, Acrobat Twin @ Cameo Gallery
* The French Kings, Christian Peslak, True Key @ Glasslands
* ToothAche, Lifemusik mit Andre, DJ Whimsy Lohan @ Muchmore's
* Madeon, The Knocks (DJ Set), Alex English, rekLES @ Webster Hall
* The Marshall Tucker Band, Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos @ BB King's
* Alan Watts, Gem Trails, Doron Sadja, Lazurite, Future Shuttle @ Big Snow
* The Bouncing Souls, The Casualties, Grey Area, Team Vibes @ The Stone Pony
* Grand Resort, Slonk Donkerson, Butter The Children, Spires, Sham-Poo @ Pianos
* Andrew WK, The Wonder Years, Far From Proper @ The Chance (Poughkeepsie)
* French Horn Rebellion, Chrome Canyon (DJ Set), Haerts (DJ Set) @ Cameo Gallery
* Dope Body, PC Worship, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, KNTRLR, Beach Cops @ Shea Stadium
* Madison LST, Najee the 1, DB2, Bobby Generic, Stephanie Todd, Quincy Vidal, Swift Voltaire and Benwa Rebel @ Mercury Lounge

Kanye West kicks off his three-night run at Revel in Atlantic City tonight.

My Morning Jacket are on night 2 of their three-night run at the Capitol Theatre. They've got a different opener each night. Last night, it was Deer Tick, who plays Maxwell's with Two Gallants tonight. And tonight it's Antibalas.

Deer Tick's pals Lucero kick off their two-night run at Brooklyn Bowl tonight with Nude Beach opening.

The Bouncing Souls are on night 3 of their four-night run at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park. They've also got different openers every night, and tonight it's The Casualties, Grey Area, and Team Vibes.

Andrew WK begins a three-night run of the NYC area tonight at The Chance in Poughkeepsie. On Saturday (12/29) he plays Stanhope House in NJ and on Sunday (12/30) he plays Ollie's Point in Amityville.

Other multi-night runs are going down as we near NYE, like Phish, The Disco Biscuits, and more that you can find in our New Year's Eve guide.

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My Morning Jacket at Williamsburg Park in August (more by David Andrako)

today in NYC
* Mireya Ramos @ Barbes
* Trio Tritticali @ The Stone
* Steve Aoki, Nervo @ Pier 94
* Leah Paul Quintet @ Barbes
* Du Yun Quartet @ The Stone
* Alberta Cross @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Biz Markie (DJ set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Dar Williams, The Neilds @ The Bell House
* The White Panda, Cash Cash @ Webster Hall
* The Disco Biscuits, Ott @ Best Buy Theater
* The Machine performs Pink Floyd @ BB King's
* The Fab Faux (Beatles Tribute) @ City Winery
* Strawberry Fields (Beatles Tribute) @ BB King's
* My Morning Jacket, Deer Tick @ Capitol Theatre
* Porches, Bad Cello, The Rotaries @ Shea Stadium
* Sandra Bernhard @ Joe's Pub (early and late shows)
* Small Change (Tom Waits Tribute) @ Lucille's at BB King's
* Led Blimpie (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ Lucille's at BB King's
* A$AP Twelvyy & friends, Chase N Cashe @ Highline Ballroom
* Nicos Gun, Reputante, Band Antenna, Shiksa @ Cameo Gallery
* The Infamous Stringdusters, Lake Street Dive @ Bowery Ballroom
* Allies For Everyone (DJ Set), Headband, Sean Glass, Alex English @ The DL
* Butter The Children, Advaeta, In Buenos Aires, The Hot Flood @ Glasslands
* Grapefruit, Birds In Weather, Walter Salas-Humara, Tom Freund @ Cake Shop
* The Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Felicia Collins, Janet LaBelle @ Mercury Lounge
* H20, Wisdom In Chains, Stigma, Well Excuse Me, Princess @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* The Bouncing Souls, Man Overboard, Trapped Under Ice, Born Annoying @ The Stone Pony
* Outernational, Escarioka, Harasssarah, Blayer Pointdujour and the Rockers Galore, Chico Selekta vs Minimum Tek DJ Battle @ Bowery Electric

Sandra Bernhard begins a 5-night run at Joe's Pub tonight which includes an early and late show each night, and culminates on New Year's Eve.

Tonight's Bowl Train at Brooklyn Bowl, which Questlove usually DJs, is a special edition with Biz Markie DJing. You can catch Questlove at his holiday party at SOB's on New Year's Day and he'll resume DJing Bowl Train the following Thursday (1/3).

My Morning Jacket begin their three-night run at the Capitol Theater tonight. Check out what Tom told us were his favorite albums of the year.

Deer Tick, who just played three nights at Brooklyn Bowl, open the MMJ show tonight. Check out what Ian O'Neil told us his favorite albums of the year were.

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Love it or loathe it, New Year's Eve is coming. Here are some of this year's NYC concert options, of which there are many.

One of the biggest shows of the night is Coldplay and Jay-Z at Barclays Center. If you've seen pictures of Coldplay's tour this year, you know they have this bluetooth controlled, light-up wristbands that (no matter how you feel about their music) makes for a spectacular interactive experience. And certainly Jay-Z will throw a good party at his own house.

Jay-Z's pal Kanye West is doing a three-night run in Atlantic City right before NYE (12/28-30) at Revel. Tickets for those shows are still available.

Another hip hop option includes Nas at Radio City Music Hall that also features Elle Varner. Tickets are still available.

Azealia Banks is playing a black tie party on top of The Standard Hotel (aka Boom Boom Room). More info is at the facebook event. You can RSVP for tickets ($250 minimum) by emailing unifiedpromo@unifiedpromo.com.

Also in the biggest NYE show race there is also Phish's sold-out night at MSG, part of a four night run at the venue.

If jam bands are your thing, you might also want to catch The Disco Biscuits, who kick off their four-night run at Best Buy Theater tonight (12/26) and then play NYE at The Theatre at MSG (tickets).

Another jammy option is Gov't Mule's two-night run at Beacon Theatre (12/30-31). Tickets for both nights are on sale.

If you're more into dancing, RJD2 will be DJing at Gramercy Theater with Com Truise and Chrome Sparks; and Moby and many others will be DJing at an as-yet undisclosed location (tickets).

Pretty Lights is also doing two sold nights at Roseland Ballroom (12/30-31). Another dance option that you might want to avoid is Afrojack is playing two nights on Pier 94 (12/30-31), but it's worth mentioning that if you get there early on night 1, you can catch opening sets by Diplo and Rusko. Night 2 (aka NYE) is sold out but night 1 is still on sale.

Brooklyn dance party The Bunker is throwing an event at the 70 N 6 St loft (above Public Assembly) with John Roberts, Mike Parker, Bryan Kasenic, and Mike Servito. Tickets for that party are on sale now.

Downstairs at the actual Public Assembly, Gaze 4 Daze is throwing two queer parties. Room 1 has DJ sets by Rizzla, Sebastian, and D'Hana, along with Emcee Ryann Supamakenzi and host Cherlyn. In room 2, they've got MIchael Magnan, Amber Valentine, Telfar, Mursi Layne, host Helen Harris, and live performances by House of Ladosha, Cakes Da Killa, and Abdu Ali. $10 at the door gets you into both parties.

Brooklyn warehouse party group Rubulad is presenting "Party-Go-Round" in three separate secret Bushwick locations near the Jefferson L stop. There will be live music by Friend Roulette, Not Waving but Drowning, Viva, and more; dance parties with music by DJ Shakey, Ol' Stark, DJ Mojo, $mall ¢hange and more; a puppet show, a midnight champagne toast, and more. Admission is $20, the events start at 9 PM, and there will be a party bus to navigate between the three locations.

Matthew Dear and Superpitcher are at Le Bain (tix); Ian Pooley, Pat Mahoney and more at Cameo; Onra, Nick Catchdubs, and Samo Sound Boy are at Williamsburg's Villian (tickets).

Holy Ghost! and Midnight Magic are at Brooklyn Bowl (sold out) and after that, Holy Ghost!'s DFA labelmate Juan Maclean will DJ an afterparty at the same venue (tickets).

Chris Keating of Yeasayer is DJing a BangOn!NYC-presented party at a secret warehouse location in Williamsburg near the Montrose L stop with Felix Cartal, Chordashian, Alex English, Sean Glass, and many others. There will also be live music by Carousel, Suntalk, and more TBA, art installations, an inflatable obstacle course, food trucks, and more. Tickets (more info at that link) are on sale and RSVP is open. Location will be revealed with the purchase of tickets or an RSVP.

If you'd rather dance to classic soul and R&B, there's New York Night Train Annual Dusk Till Dawn New Year's Ball at Home Sweet Home featuring a live performance from Kid Congo and the K-Holes, plus Jonathan Toubin and a crew of DJs.

For the indie rock inclined, you could go see Titus Andronicus at Glasslands which is a pretty small venue for them these days. While So So Glos were originally on the bill for this, they have since dropped off. Dapwell, formerly of Das Racist, is your MC for the evening and tickets are still available.

Right next door at 285 Kent, Florida's (awesomely) mopey Merchandise will visit,  plus Blanche Blanche Blanche, Tonstartssbandht and "speciial guests" (note the two ii's is "speciial") will surely be a wild night. Dive in, tickets ($20) are on sale now.

After that, DJ Rashad, DJ Manny, Sasha Go Hard, and others will play an afterparty at 285 Kent (tickets).

Psychic Ills and Herb Craft are playing Saint Vitus. Tickets for that show are on sale.

Also happening in Williamsburg, They Might be Giants play a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg (one of three shows there that week; Reverend Vince Anderson and His Love Choir will be at Union Pool (free); and at Knitting Factory it's a night of cabaret hosted by the great Murray Hill (tix).

More indie rock: Blonde Redhead and Beach Fossils are at Irving Plaza. Tickets are still available and you can also win a pair from us.

Swimming Cities and Gowanus Ballroom (55 9th St) are presenting The First Party Ever: Primal Reset for the Year Zero with dance parties by Barney Iller, DJ Shakey, and DJ Tinseltown; live music at midnight by Stumblebum Brass Band; an open bar from 11:30-12:30; visuals; "Serret's patented coal fire hot tub time machine"; "Live birth of the antichrist, according to Doctor Adventure"; and more. $15 tickets are on sale now (or $20 at the door, cash only) and all proceeds go to recovery at Serret Metal Works and the "BOATEL" art hotel project in Far Rockaway that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

Meanwhile across the Hudson, The Hold Steady will ring in 2013 with Lucero at The Wellmont Theatre in NJ. Tickets are still available.

Before that, Lucero will do a two-night run at Brooklyn Bowl (12/28-29) with Nude Beach supporting on night 1 and Hollis Brown on night 2. Tickets for night 1, night 2, or both are still available.

Amanda Palmer will be at Terminal 5, playing Prince's Purple Rain in its entirety which will surely be a spectacle. She'll play a set of originals too. Tickets are still available.

If you'd like to party like it's 1929, Spirit Family Reunion are bringing the old time religion to Pianos. Tickets are still available, includes a champagne toast.

More rootsy options include The Punch Brothers and Michael Daves at Bowery Ballroom (sold out); and The Felice Brothers, Yellowbirds, and Mail the Horse at Mercury Lounge (sold out).

The Felice Brothers also play Maxwell's (12/30) a day earlier (sold out), and on New Year's Eve, the Hoboken venue will host "Maxwell's Rockin' & Rollin' Ass Kickin' New Year's Eve Dance Party feat. The Two Giants: Todd-O-Phonic Todd & Mono-O-Phonic Matt Porter." They get their name from being big San Francisco Giants fans, and they'll be spinning "some of the greatest soul, r'n'b, garage, rock'n'rol etc" all night. Admission is totally free, no cover.

My Morning Jacket is doing a sold out pre-New Year's Eve three-night run (12/27-29) at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.

After that, Capitol Theatre will host Steve Miller Band on 12/30 (tickets) and funky METERS with Dumpstaphunk on NYE (tickets).

For some old school punk, Manitoba (the project of Dictators frontman Dick Manitoba) and Sylvain Sylvain (of New York Dolls) will play Bowery Electric with The A-Bones and Daddy Long Legs. Tickets for that show are on sale.

To keep the party going the next day, head to SOB's for Questlove's holiday party.

Whatever you end up doing, be safe!.

What did we miss?

Heading to Austin? We have a list of shows happening there too. Update: And Chicago too.

Continue reading "A guide to New Year's Eve shows and parties in NYC"

"My Morning Jacket was formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky by singer, songwriter and guitarist Jim James (real name: James Olliges Jr). The original line-up also included three members of the Shelbyville emo-punk band Winter Death Club; namely John McQuade (later known as Johnny Quaid - guitar and vocals), Tom Blankenship (later known as Two Tone Tommy - bass) and J. Roberts (later known as J. Glenn - drums)." [Wikipedia]

MMJ bassist Tom Blankenship (who also recently helped out with Brooklyn Rock Lottery) gave us his list of Top 10 LPs of 2012. While it includes year-end list mainstays Frank Ocean and Alt-J, there are some surprises as well. You can check out his year-end picks below.

Continue reading "My Morning Jacket's Tom Blankenship lists his Top 10 albums of 2012"

My Morning Jacket will join Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins, River City Extension, Tangiers Blues Band and special guests for a Hurricane Sandy Benefit at Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, NJ on January 2, 2013:

"Following Hurricane Katrina, the response from around the world was overwhelming," say Ben Jaffe, creative director of Preservation Hall Jazz Band. "Now it's our time to give back to a devastated community where many of our friends, family and supporters call home. In New Orleans, we turn to our music during hard times. It offers us hope and the feeling that things will be better. We are doing what we always do during hard times: celebrate life. Hopefully this will bring some joy to the residents of the devastated region at a time of great heartache."

In other news, Jim James is preparing to release his solo LP Regions of Light & Sound of God, due on February 5. Check out "Know Til Now" below, and preorder your copy if so desired.

Tom Blankenship of MMJ recently participated in the Rock Lottery at Knitting Factory (pictures).

Nicole Atkins is also trying to raise money for Neptune City with a new track.

Jim James track is below.

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Ian O'Neil of Deer Tick @ Carnegie Hall (more by Chris La Putt)

Deer Tick's three-week Brooklyn Bowl residency begins TONIGHT (12/5). As mentioned, they'll be performng different albums and EPs in full at the three shows. Unfortunately no War Elephant (which they recently performed at a Newport Folk Fest afterparty), but we will get:

12.05.12 Born on Flag Day + More Fuel for the Fire EP
12.12.12 The Black Dirt Sessions + Holy Shit it's Christmas EP
12.19.12 Divine Providence + Tim EP

Ian O'Neil, like many of our favorite artists before him, told us what his favorite albums of 2012 were. His list includes his recent tour-mates Turbo Fruits, his old band Titus Andronicus (who headlined Webster Hall this week), and legends Neil Young & Crazy Horse (who played Barclays Center this week). Check it out in full below...

Continue reading "Ian O'Neil names his Top 10 of 2012; Deer Tick kick off full-album residency (Ian opens & headlines all of them)"

photos by Greg Cristman; words by Bill Pearis

Jeff Goldbloom / fish. @ Brooklyn Rock Lottery 3

The third annual Brooklyn Rock Lottery happened at Knitting Factory on Saturday (12/1). Musicians of varying styles and ages met at 10 AM and put their names in a hat and the five drummers picked their bandmates at random out of it. They then spent the day coming up with a name, writing original songs and practicing and made their stage debut that night. Proceeds from tickets and merch went to Hurricane Sandy relief. It was a lot of fun.

Even though the members were chosen at random, it seemed like the bands formed kind of naturally and had a cohesive sound. First up for the night was Jazz Karate, which featured Kenny Bernard (Ra Ra Riot), Franz Nicolay (ex Hold Steady / Against Me!), Pamela Martinez (Teletextile), Matt Singer, and Tom Blankenship (My Morning Jacket). With a harp and an accordion onstage, their music veered towards gypsy jazz and included a song about Tony Danza.

Next was Jeff Goldbloom whose members were Lua Rios (Gold Lake), Nick Sylvester (Mr. Dream), Noah Kardos-Fein (YVETTE), and Craig Lulada Pfunder (VHS or Beta). With a distinct sound -- heavy, shoegazy guitar epic-ry -- they were definitely the one group of the night that I'd actually want to see again. Good!

Then came the band I was most looking forward to, that had Yuck drummer Jonny Rogoff, Hospitality bassist Brian Betancourt, and Spanish Prisoners main man Leo Maymind, not to mention Dave Harrington from Nicholas Jaar's band and Gang Signs' Bryan Quackenbush. I was expecting melodic pop, but their name -- fish. -- shoulda been a giveaway. They played one 12-minute "jazz odyssey" type jam that showed just how good their collective musicianship was, but this has never been my thing.

Hardcore Lørd were next and it was almost entirely electronic, with tons of gear and lots of wires onstage. The band was Oliver Chapoy (Certain Creatures / ex Warm Ghost), Michael Sheffield (Sweet Bulbs / Heaven's Gate), Sara Lucas (Callers), and Christopher Puidokas (who toured with Blonde Redhead / The Silent Years). They took forever to set up but were probably my second favorite of the night, warm and ethereal.

The last band of the night was Nylon Guy and easily the most odds-n-sods, with Tyler Villard (Bezoar), Ian Young (touring saxophonist of M83), George Langford (Javelin), Jen Goma (People Get Ready / Sunny Day in Glasgow), and David Sheinkopf (The Subjects). No concessions were made to have a cohesive sound and everybody got to do their thing -- Villard doing a lot of hammer-on soloing, and Young smnoothing things out with his horn, and everyone else just kind of filling in the gaps. They did do a decent cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark," though.

ANIMAL New York were there too and got straight-off-the-board recordings of everybody except Nylon Guy. Check out streams of the other bands, as well as more pics from Brooklyn Rock Lottery 3, below.

Continue reading "members of My Morning Jacket, Yuck, Hospitality & more joined forces for Rock Lottery 3 (pics, streams)"

Dinosaur Jr. @ T5, June 2011 (more by Tamara Porras)

today in NYC
* Nass Gwana @ Zebulon
* Martha Redbone @ Joe's Pub
* Hot Tuna @ Beacon Theatre
* Kevin Devine @ Webster Hall
* Avan Lava @ Brooklyn Museum
* Gordon Voidwell @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Scott Amendola Trio @ The Stone
* Rock Lottery @ Knitting Factory
* Emanuel And The Fear @ Joe's Pub
* Porches, Crinkles, Krill, LVL UP @ Big Snow
* Swedish Energies @ Issue Project Room
* X, Reverend Horton Heat @ Irving Plaza
* Titus Andronicus, Ceremony @ Maxwell's
* Yo Gabba Gabba! @ Madison Square Garden
* Banda Sinaloense De Los Muertos @ Barbes
* Balam Acab, Kuhrye-oo, Rimar @ Glasslands
* Black Dice, Oneida @ Secret Project Robot
* Simone Felice, Simi Stone @ Mercury Lounge
* Sumsun, Octo Octa, Obey City @ Shea Stadium
* Graham Parker & The Rumour @ The Concert Hall
* Naam, Pinkish Black, Soft Spot @ Saint Vitus
* Bedroom Eyes, Suturee, Great Ghost @ Cameo Gallery
* Pearl & The Beard, Lucius, You Won't @ The Bell House
* Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander @ Eastville Comedy Club
* Hard Nips, Animal Tropical, The Roulettes @ The Gutter
* Anoraak (DJ Set), Headband & Hooligan @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Six Organs of Admittance, Blues Control @ Mercury Lounge
* Moon Taxi, The Ludlow Thieves, Great Elk @ Bowery Ballroom
* Greg Ashley, Prince Rupert's Drops, Yea-Ming Chen @ Cake Shop
* Toys and Tiny Instruments, Sky-Pony, Twin Danger @ The Rock Shop
* The Indecent, Supercute!, Kay Kasperhausen @ The Bowery Electric
* Fatima Al Qadiri, CFCF, Zoovox, Steve Summers @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar
* BAM, Night of the Living Funk, Mad Satta, Afrika Bambaataa, HEAVy @ Paper Box
* High on Fire, Goatwhore, Primate, Lo-Pan @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* A Place to Bury Strangers, Liturgy, Total Slacker, Royal Baths @ 285 Kent
* Kitten Berry Crunch, In Like Lions, The Backporch Smokers , Airacuda @ Matchless
* Dinosaur Jr. (25th anniversary of "You're Living All Over Me"), Kurt Vile @ Terminal 5
* Silent Drape Runners, Leda, Schaffer the Darklord, Adam Schatz (of Landlady), Jean Grae @ Public Assembly
* Unstoppable Death Machines, NinjaSonik, ZZZ's, Big Ups, Youth Quake, Cousin Brian @ Brooklyn Fireproof East
* Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (a tribute to the Beastie Boys), Slightly Stoopid (Kyle, OG and Dela) @ Best Buy Theatre

Tonight at Knitting Factory it's the annual Rock Lottery where Holly Miranda, Beans, members of My Morning Jacket, M83, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hold Steady, Yuck, Hooray for Earth, Ra Ra Riot and more will form impromptu bands (with members being chosen out of a hat). They will write and rehearse original material to be performed tonight. Proceeds from the show go to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief. Sounds like fun.

Meanwhile, A Place to Bury Strangers, Liturgy and more are at 285 Kent tonight for a Hurricane Sandy relief benefit.

Dinosaur Jr. are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their album You're Living All Over Me with a star-studded (Johnny Marr! Kim Gordon!) show at Terminal 5 where they'll play the album in full.

And don't forget that BrooklynVegan is presenting advance screenings of Only The Young andTchoupitoulas (a double feature!) at the Knitting Factory this Sunday (12/2) starting at 7 PM and is free (first come, first served). Do come out!

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Deer Tick at Carnegie Hall, 10/27/2012 (more by Chris La Putt)

Deer Tick, who just performed at Carnegie Hall as part of singer John McCauley's big night there, are going to be busy next month, including the previously announced opening slot for My Morning Jacket at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on 12/27 (tickets). But before that, McCauley and the rest of the band will have a three-week Wednesday residency at Brooklyn Bowl beginning December 5. The shows are special beyond that too as they'll be performing an album and EP in full at each show:

12.05.12 Born on Flag Day + More Fuel for the Fire EP
12.12.12 The Black Dirt Sessions + Holy Shit it's Christmas EP
12.19.12 Divine Providence + Tim EP

After the Brooklyn Bowl shows (and one day after their Cap show with MMJ), Deer Tick will play Maxwell's in Hoboken on 12/28 and those tickets are on sale too. Right after that, Deer Tick the band are going on the road for a tour with Two Gallants that includes dates in the Northeast and Australia. All upcoming Deer Tick dates are listed at the bottom of this post.

Continue reading "Deer Tick playing Brooklyn Bowl residency in December, playing Maxwell's too, touring w/ Two Gallants (new dates) "

WFUV is putting on their annual Holiday Cheer show at Beacon Theatre on December 5, which is a benefit for WFUV. So far the only announced artist for this year's show is Lucinda Williams, but more artists TBA. Tickets for the show go on WFUV Member and MSGE presale today (11/8) at 11 AM with a general on-sale starting Friday (11/9) at 11 AM.

Lucinda's last show in the NYC area was the Levon Helm tribute concert, which went down at Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ last month (10/3) with a huge cast of artists including My Morning Jacket, Ray LaMontagne, Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Jorma Kaukonen, Mavis Staples and more. A video of Lucinda performing "Whispering Pines" and a list of all of her upcoming dates is below.

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Beach Fossils at Mercury Lounge in 2011 (more by Diana Wong)

Beach Fossils have been added as the opener to the previously discussed New Year's Eve show with Blonde Redhead at Irving Plaza. Presale tickets (Live Nation Mobile App, Live Nation, and Music Geeks) start today (11/8) at 10 AM and general on-sale begins Friday (11/9) at 10 AM. VIP tickets include "front of the line access, VIP area in the balcony, poster, and champagne toast."

You can also find Chris Puidokas of Blonde Rdhead at the third annual Rock Lottery at Knitting Factory on December 1 along with members of My Morning Jacket, Against Me!, Yuck, Hospitality, and more.

A list of all Beach Fossils dates and a video below.

Continue reading "Beach Fossils opening Blonde Redhead's New Year's Eve show at Irving Plaza (tickets on sale now)"

Please welcome the third annual Rock Lottery to Knitting Factory on December 1st:

The premise is simple, but effective. Twenty-five hand picked musicians meet at 10:00AM at the evenings performance venue. These volunteers are organized into five groups through a lottery-based chance selection. The five separate groups are then released to practice at different locations. The musicians have twelve hours to create a band name and three to five songs (with a one cover-song limit). The groups will then perform what they have created that evening in front of a waiting audience.

2012 lineup for Rock Lottery and video from previous events are below.

Continue reading "Members of My Morning Jacket, Against Me!, Hospitality and more participating in third-annual "Rock Lottery""

photos by Chris La Putt

John McCauley w/ Diamond Rugs @ Zankel Hall 10/27/2012

It was an evening with "John McCauley and Friends" on Saturday (10/27), the kickoff event to WFUV's 2012/2013 Live at Zankel Hall series that takes place in the downstairs listening room of Carnegie Hall. As the show's title implies, the night was hosted by the Deer Tick / Diamond Rugs frontman who brought out a variety of guests (Jason Isbell, Mark Sultan, Langhorne Slim, comedian Adam Cayton-Holland) for short sets, including ones from both of McCauley's bands, culminating in a group jam. Pictures from the show -- including a few from backstage -- are in this post.

The day before (10/26), McCauley played with Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug as part of JTE's two-day Woody Gutherie tribute.

The remaining shows in WFUV's Live at Zankel Hall series are: Lisa Marie Presley on November 17 (tickets); Loudon Wainwright III on January 26, 2013 (tickets); and The Flatlanders on April 13, 2013 (tickets).

Deer Tick will next play in the general NYC area on December 27 opening for My Morning Jacket at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester and tickets are still available. Diamond Rugs have a few shows coming up as well, though none in the NYC area, and all dates for both bands are below along with more pics from Saturday night's show.

Mark Sultan will also play NYC again on December 7 at Union Pool with Ex Humans and Pampers. Ticket info for that show is TBA.

More pictures from the evening, including a few backstage, are below.

Continue reading "John McCauley and Friends played Zankel Hall (pics); Deer Tick opening for My Morning Jacket at Capitol Theatre"

Crystal Castles @ CMJ 2011 (more by Bryan Buchman)

today in NYC
* Caveman @ Ace Hotel
* Jay-Z @ Barclays Center
* Girls in Airports @ Barbes
* Shahzad Ismaily @ The Stone
* Causing a Tiger @ The Stone
* Ferenc Nemeth Band @ Joe's Pub
* RZA @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
* Moss, ohnomoon, Pony Boy @ Pianos
* Tennis, Wild Belle @ Bowery Ballroom
* Harlan, Lovelife @ The Mercury Lounge
* M83, Sun Airway @ Hammerstein Ballroom
* Pilgrim Surf and Supply Party @ Zebulon
* Heart, Alejandro Escovedo @ Beacon Theater
* Wild Leaves, Nathan Xander @ Cameo Gallery
* Grant Lee Phillips, Glen Phillips @ City Winery
* WIERD w/ Cold Showers @ Home Sweet Home
* Crystal Castles, HEALTH @ Roseland Ballroom
* Glen Phillips, Grant Lee Philips @ City Winery
* Regina Spektor, Only Son @ The Capitol Theatre
* I'm In You, The Flag, Great Caesar @ Union Pool
* Propagandhi, Comeback Kid, After the Fall @ Highline Ballroom
* Michael Pisaro with Julia Holter @ Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral
* Friend Roulette, Howth, Noel Heroux and Paul Holmes, Spirit Animal @ Glasslands
* Rapsody, 9Th Wonder, Kris Kasanova, Josh Baze, Peter Rose @ SOB's
* PC Worship, The Shilohs, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, Ducktails (DJ Set) @ 285 Kent Avenue
* One to grow on w/ Dave Hill, Mandy Stadtmiller, Kerri Doherty, Andrew Bucket @ Pianos
* Love for Leon w/ Roger Waters, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, Ray Lamontagne, Mavis Staples + more @ Izod Center

Crystal Castles headline Roseland tonight with support from HEALTH. Congrats to all who won tickets, and sorry to those who were hoping to catch the bands at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow because that show has been cancelled.

Caveman are performing at Ace Hotel this afternoon as part of their "5at5" which means five songs at 5 PM. It's free.

Tonight is the star-studded "Love for Leon" Levon Helm tribute / benefit at the Izod Center featuring Roger Waters, Gregg Allman, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, John Prine, Warren Hayes, Garth Hudson, Grace Potter and many more. Net proceeds help support "the lasting legacy of Levon Helm by helping his estate keep ownership of his home, barn and studio, and to continue The Midnight Ramble Sessions."

You get two Phillips's tonight at City Winery, with '90s alt rocker / '00s Gillmore Girls troubadour (and all-around good guy) Grant Lee Phillips plus onetime Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips. Tickets are still available.

Florida's gothy Cold Showers, who were pretty good opening for The Soft Moon recently, are back in town, playing WIERD at Home Sweet Home tonight. If you can't make the show tonight (which will be a late one), you can catch them again tomorrow (10/4) at 285 Kent opening for Weekend.

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Kendrick Lamar made his network TV debut last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, performing his single "Swimming Pools (Drank)" with help from The Roots. You can watch that below, along with a new installment of "Freestylin with The Roots" featuring a cameo from Alec Baldwin.

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Roger Waters at Yankee Stadium, July 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)

Roger Waters has been added to the big "Love for Levon" tribute that goes down next week (10/3) at the Izod Center. The onetime Pink Floyd guitarist/vocalist joins the likes of Gregg Allman, John Mayer, My Morning Jacket, John Prine, Warren Hayes, Garth Hudson, Grace Potter and more in the all-star band that will celebrate the life and music of Levon Helm who lost his battle with cancer back in April. A full list of performers for "Love for Levon" is below.

Tickets are still available and please remember that the whole show is a benefit with net proceeds from the concert helping support "the lasting legacy of Levon Helm by helping his estate keep ownership of his home, barn and studio, and to continue The Midnight Ramble Sessions." We are, however, also giving a pair away. Details on how to enter are below.

Continue reading "Roger Waters & others added to all-star 'Love for Levon' tribute with My Morning Jacket & more (win tix)"

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY opened a few weeks back and if you've been curious to check the new venue out -- complete with astral projections on it's planetarium-esque dome -- but have yet to pull the trigger on tickets, today might be the day. It's "Fee-Free Friday" at The Cap, meaning any tickets you purchase online today via Ticketfly are free of service charges.

Some upcoming shows you might be interested in include Tuesday's Dirty Projectors / Lavender Diamond show (9/25), Regina Spector on 10/3, Sleigh Bells and Araabmuzik on 10/5, Fiona Apple on 10/10, Yeasayer on 11/13, and My Morning Jacket's three-day run in December.

The Fee-Free Friday offer runs till midnight tonight.