today in NYC
* DANCE
* David Grubbs @ Cake Shop
* Frida Hyvonen @ The Zipper Factory
* Neva Dinova & McCarthy Trenching @ Mercury Lounge
* Thao Nguyen (Hotel Cafe tour) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* The Rumble Strips, Birdmonster & The Dig @ Bowery Ballroom
* Chinese Stars, Attractive and Popular & Fang Island @ Cake Shop
* B-52's, Special Disco Version & Hercules & Love Affair @ Hammerstein Ballroom

Anthony Kiedis was born today in 1962.

Happy World Vegan Day!

Video from "Garrett's Halloween concert" below...

What else?

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Anthony Kiedis in a Justice T-Shirt w/ Diddy at a Lakers game

today in NYC
* CITYSOL
* Waterfalls
* FREE STUFF
* DANCE STUFF
* Twee as F*ck @ Cake Shop
* Patton Oswalt @ Carolines
* Liz Phair @ Hiro Ballroom
* Delta Spirit @ Mercury Lounge
* Stars Like Fleas at Union Hall
* Peter Murphy @ Gramercy Theatre
* Grails & Nadja @ Knitting Factory
* The Juan Maclean and Moby DJing @ Santos
* Luke Temple & Jones Street Boys @ Housing Works
* Devo, Tom Tom Club & Dan Deacon @ McCarren Pool
* Carolina Chocolate Drops & Dixie Hummingbirds @ Prospect Park
* Thievery Corporation, Bebel Gilberto, Federico Aubele & Seu Jorge @ Summerstage

Toadies at Bowery Ballroom?

Kanye West hates hippies?

Justice producing the next Red Hot Chili Peppers album?

Sia and JD Samson of Le Tigre getting all hot and heavy on the dance floor? Madonna getting divorced?

Gay Pride week.

What else?

Did you run into any other major problems during the booking?

Anthony Kiedis: For some reason, this is the summer of bands getting married. I ran into that twice. I'm very keen on M.I.A., I think she's a rocking live performer. She wanted to play, she was very into it and it seemed like a great deal and suddenly she's getting married. Same with Hot Chip. They have a real groove; they write good songs and have an interesting personality. Except for the fact that they're getting married. Undone by matrimony, but not really undone. [Rolling Stone]

The bands that ARE playing Anthony Kiedis' "New American Music Festival" (August 8 & 9 at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh) are listed below....

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