today in NYC
* Whiplash @ UCB
* Chicha Libre @ Barbes
* Matt Pavolka Band @ Barbes
* Matisyahu, Dub Trio @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Buoyant Sea, I Love You @ Bruar Falls
* Vorhees, The Present, New Moods @ Zebulon
* Adam Rudolph's Go Organic Orchestra @ Roulette
* Braids, Arms, Neighbors, Emil & Friends @ Mercury Lounge
* Twin Shadow, The Beets (Kidrockers) @ The American Bible Society
* Caulfield Sisters, Sounds Like Funeral Music, Speaker For The Dead @ Cake Shop
* Lorenza Ponce, Tony Scherr Trio, The Bowmans, Jim Campilongo Electric Trio, Tony Mason @ The Living Room
* The Universal Thump, John Wesley Harding, Rick Moody, Oren Bloedow, Chris Moore, Dayna Kurtz, Lee Feldman, Amy Correia, Pete Galub @ The Bell House

ABOUT THE SHOW AT THE BELL HOUSE TONIGHT

"George Harrison's first solo (triple) album, released on November 27, 1970, "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" is much-adored throughout the world. The highest-selling album of any solo Beatle, it was co-produced by Harrison and the legendary Phil Spector. It ranges from deeply spiritual songs such as "My Sweet Lord" to intimate country-inflected ballads such as "Behind That Locked Door" to 'wall-of-sound' pop masterpieces such as "What is Life?"

This year marks the 40th Anniversary of its release. Out of love for the album, THE UNIVERSAL THUMP, a Brooklyn-based orchestral pop collective, led by singer-songwriter-pianist, GRETA GERTLER & ADAM D GOLD will perform "All Things Must Pass" in 15-piece, expanded 'wall-of-sound' mode including: 2 drummers, 2 bass players, strings, horns, guitarists, keyboardists and more with the guest vocalists listed above.

Rick Moody will also write a short literary piece for the program, which will be available only at the show.

This night will be a BENEFIT CONCERT for The George Harrison Fund for UNICEF

Sadly, November 29 is also the day that George Harrison passed away in 2001. We hope you will join us in honoring his music and life with this extraordinary event at The Bell House."

Tickets are still on sale.

Memoryhouse has a new video for "Heirloom". Check it out below...

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DOWNLOAD: Yim Yames - Behind That Locked Door (MP3)

1 of 4 Monsters of Folk @ Battery Park 7/4 (more by Chris La Putt)

Monsters of Folk - comprised of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer/songwriter M.Ward - will be releasing their first collaborative album on September 22nd. The self-titled effort was recorded in Malibu, CA and Omaha, NE, and produced by Mike Mogis. Although these critically acclaimed artists have shared the stage before, this album marks their first recorded output as a band. The record will be released in North America on Shangri-La Music, and internationally on Rough Trade (UK/Europe), Spunk Records (Australia/New Zealand) and P-Vine Records (Japan). All four members play every instrument on the album, supplying everything from drum kills to cascading backing vocals.

Of the group, Conor Oberst is one of the members who's touring this summer. That includes some dates with AA Bondy. As you can see above (and we've mentioned a few times already), Oberst just played 4th of July in NYC's Battery Park. He also played Friday at Toad's Place in CT.

"There's nothing that the road cannot heal," Oberst sang Friday night at Toad's Place in New Haven, leading his backing quintet, the Mystic Valley Band, through a spirited version of "Moab."

Clad in a traditional Mexican shirt, necklace and black sombrero -- a gigantic hat nearly as large as the UFOs often spotted in Tepoztlan -- the singer and guitarist strummed hard and made wild gestures, sometimes pointing off into the distance." [Hartford Courant]

M. Ward is also on the road. His summer stops include XX Merge in July and a free Central Park Summerstage show (with the new Yuka Honda/Dougie Bowne/Nels Cline/Mike Watt band opening) on August 1st.

Jim James Yim Yames and My Morning Jacket are currently taking some time off. This summer James will be releasing a George Harrison tribute EP called Tribute To, which is available now for download and presale through his site. The record is under the name "Yim Yames" and hits stores on August 4th. A portion of the proceeds of this album will go to Woodstock Animal Sanctuary.

A widget to preview Tribute To, with both album tracklists, below...

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