Entries tagged with: Coney Island
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an interview w/ BOAT (and videos from Coney Island)
words by Bill Pearis, photos by Ryan Muir Seattle band BOAT were in town over the weekend playing Friday (11/13) at Union Hall and Saturday (11/13) at Bruar Falls. The band were on at both shows, probably due in part...
Posted on November 20, 2009 9:15 AM
What's going on Monday? (Labor Day)
Deer Tick @ Prospect Park in August (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * Skeletons Big Band @ Roulette * Rockabilly Fest @ Coney Island * Reverend Vince Anderson @ Union Pool * My Teenage Stride, Boy Genius...
Posted on September 7, 2009 12:03 PM
1911 bell recovered & Dreamland reopens in Coney Island this (Rockabilly) Labor Day Weekend
The bell underwater (Gene Ritter via NYTimes) Visitors to Coney Island this weekend will once again be able to visit Dreamland amusement park. A representative for Thor Equities, Dreamland's landlord, says the park will reopen tonight. Thor shuttered the amusement...
Posted on September 4, 2009 12:02 PM
Coney Island Rockabilly Festival runs through Monday
The annual Coney Island Rockabilly Festival is taking place this year from September 4th to September 7th (Labor Day weekend). The four-night fest, put on by Cockabilly Records, will feature "over 100 psychobilly, burlesque and sideshow acts from all around...
Posted on September 4, 2009 11:13 AM
Blondie Benatar show tonight in Coney Island - rain or shine
Set times for tonight's free show (8/13), below......
Posted on August 13, 2009 5:04 PM
Built to Spill - NYC tickets, two-day passes, more Siren pics
photos by Tim Griffin Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the four upcoming NYC Built to Spill shows. That includes the two at Webster Hall, the two at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and two-day passes for each venue. Built...
Posted on July 23, 2009 11:24 AM
A Place to Bury Strangers - new Mute album (tracklist), 2009 tour dates (Bowery) & more pics from the Siren Festival
photos by Tim Griffin "A Place To Bury Strangers release their sophomore album, "Exploding Head" via Mute October 6, 2009. The band had one simple goal during the recording process: "The original idea," says vocalist/guitarist Oliver Ackermann, "was to create...
Posted on July 21, 2009 3:33 PM
The Raveonettes - updated 2009 tour dates (Webster Hall w/ The Black Angels) & more pics from Siren Fest
photos by Tim Griffin The Raveonettes' new album In & Out Of Control will be available via Vice Records on October 6th. And they aren't just playing one NYC show with The Black Angels, they're playing two. Tickets for October...
Posted on July 21, 2009 3:07 PM
Grand Duchy (Frank Black) @ Maxwells (setlist) & Siren (pics)
photos by Tim Griffin Village Voice: When's the last time you were at Coney Island? Frank Black: The only time I was at Coney Island, I was filming an Electronic Press Kit. Remember those? VV: Yeah. FB: The record companies...
Posted on July 21, 2009 2:53 PM
Frightened Rabbit played the Siren Fest, Pitchfork & Maxwell's w/ Oxford Collapse (pics, setlists & video)
photos by Tim Griffin Frightened Rabbit @ the Siren Festival "Before starting their encore, Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit admitted to the crowd, "We had such a crazy year of touring last year that it was like 'Oh fuck, touring...
Posted on July 21, 2009 9:17 AM
Spank Rock, Ninjasonik & Amanda Blank @ Siren Fest - pics
photos by Tim Griffin "Spank Rock's set at Siren wasn't a concert. It was a dance party. A couple songs in, MC Spank Rock (Naeem Juwan) invited the crowd behind the barrier to come dance in the pit. Mind you,...
Posted on July 21, 2009 9:02 AM
the 2009 Siren Music Festival in Coney Island - pics (part 1)
photos by Chris La Putt Thee Oh Sees "Largely unfamiliar with the bands on the roster, my husband and I went to Coney Island on Saturday to see Built to Spill headlining on the main stage of the annual Siren...
Posted on July 20, 2009 9:19 AM
Built to Spill played Pitchfork, Siren Festival & Maxwell's (pics, setlists, & videos)
Siren photos by Chris La Putt, Pitchfork photos by Joseph Juechao Xu "Even if you weren't a big fan of Built to Spill--and I was never converted by their postmodern updates of classic Neil Young and Crazy Horse guitar jams--you...
Posted on July 20, 2009 2:58 AM
The Raveonettes played Siren (pics, setlist), playing MHOW
"Wormed all the way up to the front, hoping to hear some of the new songs the Raves have been working on for their new album, which didn't happen... a few songs in Sune mentioned that since the new album...
Posted on July 20, 2009 2:19 AM
Wilco & Yo La Tengo (and Feist & Ed Droste) @ Keyspan Park in Coney Island - pics & video
photos by Eric Townsend Jeff Tweedy & Leslie Feist "Some of us got to see Wilco play at Coney Island last night. I'm happy to report that they remain one of the best live acts out there, deftly combining jaw-dropping...
Posted on July 14, 2009 2:37 PM
Ed Droste, Feist (who just played w/ BSS) & Yo La Tengo played w/ Wilco (& rode the Cylcone) in Coney Island (setlist)
Leslie Feist & Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste on the Cyclone - July 13, 2009 Like she will Tuesday on Letterman (tonight, 7/14), Leslie Feist joined Wilco on stage at Keyspan Park in Coney Island on Monday night (7/13) for a...
Posted on July 14, 2009 12:35 AM
2009 Siren Fest set times ++ cops messed w/ people @ Thee Oh Sees Glasslands show ++ Mercury tickets on sale
Thee Oh Sees @ 979 Broadway Backyard (more by Tim Griffin) San Francisco pals Thee Oh Sees and The Fresh & Onlys, who both made an appearance at the Woodsist/CT Fest on July 4th, are touring this fall. Their tour...
Posted on July 8, 2009 5:29 PM
What's going on Sunday?
Coney Island - July 3, 2009 (setusthebomb) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Deicide @ BB King's * Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub * BLK JKS @ Weeksville Heritage Center * Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians, Asa @ Summerstage * The...
Posted on July 5, 2009 2:42 AM
Independence Day 2009 - 4th of July events in NYC (Conor Oberst, Woodsist Fest, Japanther, Feelies, fireworks, more)
Advice for attending July 4th fireworks: arrive early and expect crowds [Everything Hudson]Another piece of advice -- be in New Jersey or Manhattan. This year's Macy's 4th of July fireworks are going to be located in the Hudson River only,...
Posted on July 1, 2009 8:20 AM
Coney Island Rockabilly Festival - 2009 dates & lineup
The annual Coney Island Rockabilly Festival is taking place this year from September 4th to September 7th (Labor Day weekend). The four-night fest, put on by Cockabilly Records, will feature "over 100 psychobilly, burlesque and sideshow acts from all...
Posted on June 23, 2009 10:30 AM
2009 Seaside Summer Concert Series lineup (free shows in Coney Island - Hall & Oates, Donna Summer included)
Hall & Oates, Halloween 2007 (more photos) As previously reported the national Blondie/Pat Benatar/Donnas tour will be making a free stop at Coney Island's Asser Levy/Seaside Park on Thursday, August 13th. That's one of the free shows at this year's...
Posted on June 22, 2009 4:31 PM
pictures from the 2009 Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
photos by Barry Yanowitz "The tradition of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade began in 1983, when the first event of this kind was conceptualized and organized by Dick Zigun, who is sometimes dubbed the "Mayor of Coney Island", and who...
Posted on June 21, 2009 3:12 AM
Mermaid Parade is happening in the rain ++ afterparty details
Coney Island Mermaid Parade- June 20, 2009, 2PM (cellphone pic by Shawn Lynch) The 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade is going on as planned as we speak... in the rain. If you're there or plan on hurrying up and getting...
Posted on June 20, 2009 2:38 PM
Siren Festival - final 2009 lineup (APTBS), MHOW afterparty
The Village Voice is excited to announce the addition of A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THEE OH SEES, TINY MASTERS OF TODAY, JUSTINE D. and DeadHeat DJs to the line-up for the 9th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL™ at...
Posted on June 17, 2009 2:43 PM
residents oppose Asser Levy amphitheater in Coney Island
Two competing impressions of the new amphitheater planned for Asser Levy Seaside Park -- one fanciful, the other nightmarish -- collided head-on in Coney Island last week at a contentious and often ugly meeting of Community Board 13's parks committee,...
Posted on June 2, 2009 10:53 AM
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