AC Newman @ the Virgin Store (more by Chris La Putt)

8PM - Midnight at Stanton Public
(17 Stanton b/w Bowery and Chrystie)

8PM - 10PM = Dark Was the Night Album Play + Open Bud Bar (while supplies last)
10PM - 11PM - Members of The National DJ
11PM - 12AM - Members of Blonde Redhead DJ
12AM - 1AM - Members of Yeasayer DJ

The above party is happening TONIGHT (2/6). AC Newman won't be there in the flesh, but you will hear his voice coming through the speakers some time between 8 & 10 PM when Track 8 on 'That Disk' of the 2-CD Dark Was the Night is playing. Get there early if you want the free Bud.

For a taste of AC Newman in person, in NYC, you can catch him and band at Bowery Ballroom on March 15th (tickets still on sale) and/or at The Bell House on March 29th (tickets recently went on sale). All tour dates HERE.

AC's new album Get Guilty is out now on Matador Records. Track #7 on that album is called "The Palace At 4 a.m.". And that is the very track you'll hear AC play in the latest episode of the A.C. Newman D.U.M.B.O. Sessions. Video premiere below...

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Flaming Lips, New Years Eve setlist (Dec 31, 2008) (by Ruharvey)

Wayne Coyne was born on January 13, 1961 in Pittsburgh, the fifth of six children of Thomas and Dolores Coyne. Relatively uninterested in school, Coyne preferred music, painting, and football to his assignments. His brothers and other friends played in a backyard football team named the "Fearless Freaks." He continued making art for many years, and designed many of the early graphics for The Flaming Lips himself (in recent times, he has also provided the artwork for both Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and At War with the Mystics).

Coyne worked as a fry cook at a Long John Silver's restaurant for 11 years, and was awarded a special badge to honor his service. Although he had been toying with an acoustic guitar since he was fourteen, it was this job which enabled him to purchase an electric guitar, a Les Paul, which he did after eight months of employment. Wayne was a senior in high school at the time. [Wikipedia]

today in NYC
* Ben & Vesper (Sounds Familyre) & others @ Cake Shop
* City and Colour & William Elliot Whitmore @ Bowery Ballroom
* The Golden Error, Puffy Areolas & Drunkdriver @ Monster Island Basement
* Hearts of Darknesses, Living Days, Ed Schrader & The Electric Tickle Machine @ Santos Party House

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips was born today in 1961.

VBS.TV chatted with Wayne.

Flaming Lips are curating and playing ATP NY 2009.

The Wrens are playing SXSW.

Some albums came out today.

AC Newman plays "Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer" in the DUMBO Session video below...

What else?

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Little Joy @ Mercury Lounge (more by Zach Stern)

today in NYC
* DANCE
* Les Paul @ Iridium
* Steely Dan @ Wellmont Theater
* Devin the Dude @ Highline Ballroom
* Little Joy @ Virgin Megastore Union Square
* Iron and Wine & Blitzen Trapper @ Terminal 5
* Eagles of Death Metal & The Duke Spirit @ Bowery Ballroom
* Brightblack Morning Light & Fursaxa @ (le) poisson rouge
* Melissa Mosche & Jason Anderson @ Pete's Candy Store
* Tigercity, Glint, Apache Beat & Mixel Pixel @ Gramercy Theatre
* Lissy Trullie, Adam Green & The Rumble Strips @ Santos Party House
* Centro-Matic, The Baptist Generals & South San Gabriel @ Mercury Lounge

Santos is advertising that Lissy Trullie and Adam Green will duet tonight (in case that seems exciting). Mark Ronson is also DJing the afterparty at the same venue. Paper Magazine says Lissy is beautiful.

Tickets are still on sale for the show Kimya Dawson is playing at Bowery Ballroom.

Regina Spektor's Bowery Ballroom show goes on sale Wednesday.

Jef Buckley was born today in 1966.

Little Joy recorded a Dumbo Session. The video for "Unattainable" is below...

What else? What are you doing?

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Jack Penate @ Fontana's, NYC, CMJ 2007 (Leia Jospe)

Jack Penate is in town to play Mercury Lounge tonight (Jan 21) (sold out), and Union Pool tomorrow (first come, first served). The British singer-songwriter is signed to XL Recordings which makes him the labelmate of Radiohead and Vampire Weekend. Last time he was here was for CMJ.

Remember those DUMBO Session videos St. Vincent recorded? Well, Jack did some too, and you can watch the first one, below...

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