by BBG

The Hold Steady inject another 1.21 jigowatts of electricity into "The Power of Love", the 80s Back to The Future soundtrack fave by Huey Lewis & The News. Check out an AV Club video of The Hold Steady's doing a boozy, Stones-influenced version below, and look for The Hold Steady on the road in late September, including at the Popped! festival in Philadelphia.

The Hold Steady just finished a run of dates with The Donkeys who will play Knitting Factory in Brooklyn TONIGHT (9/2) with The Latebirds and Brooklyn's own Dinosaur Feathers. Tickets are still available.

The show is one of a select few dates for The Latebirds, who are touring in support of the US release of their new LP Last Of The Good Ol' Days (out now). If you just take the band's clearly American-sound for granted, you might not realize that The Latebirds are actually from Finland....

Blurt -Online: Americana really informs much of the sound.

Latebird Markus Nordenstreng: My first introduction to rock music came from Bruce Springsteen when I was eleven years old and that's when I got plugged into the great amp of life, as they say. I became a big fan of American popular culture, from Jack Kerouac to John Coltrane, from Hank Williams to Bob Dylan, from Paul Auster to Patti Smith, from Peckinpah to Scorsese, from the MC5 to Snoop Dogg, from Mother Maybelle to Marlon Brando. I think there is a common thread all along.
In the past ten years I've spent lots of time in the U.S. - not only touring or recording with the Latebirds, but on my own as well. I prefer spending my winters in Southern California instead of Southern Finland for sure...

Continue reading "The Hold Steady covered Huey Lewis (video), The Latebirds are on tour (play Brooklyn w/ The Donkeys tonight)"

Lucero @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin)

Black Mountain @ Knitting Factory in Sept. (more by Benjamin Lozovsky)

Rain Machine @ BAM in Feb. (more by Vincent Cornelli)

today in NYC
* Heaven @ Mercury Lounge (free late show)
* Best of Whiplash @ UCB
* Roger Waters @ Izod Center
* G. Calvin Weston @ The Stone
* Aki Onda, MV Carbon @ Roulette
* Howard Fishman @ Abrons Arts Center
* Bob Mould, Lenny Kaye @ City Winery
* The Black Crowes @ Best Buy Theater
* The Dears, Himalaya @ Knitting Factory
* Matt Costa, Everest, Blair @ Bowery Ballroom
* Blonde Redhead, Rain Machine @ Webster Hall
* Lebowski Fest w/ Diamondsnake @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Yelle, French Horn Rebellion @ Highline Ballroom
* Social Distortion, Lucero, Frank Turner @ Roseland Ballroom
* The Black Angels, Black Mountain @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Shark?, Roo, Byrds of Paradise, Dinosaur Feathers @ Bruar Falls
* Keepaway, The Big Sleep, Headless Horseman, Ramona Cordova @ Pianos
* CSC Funk Band, Lord Jeff, Silver Summit, Guardian Alien @ Union Pool
* Daedelus, The Gaslamp Killer, Free the Robots, Samiyam @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Zara Terez & The Barnstormers, Ge-Ology, Rage Johnson @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Translations, True Womanhood, Night Manager, We Are All Romans @ Glasslands
* Brute Force, R. Stevie Moore, Ryan Sawyer, Predator Prey @ Secret Project Robot
* Video Daughters, Lost Coves, Binary Marketing Show, Phone Home @ Rock Shop
* Eytan & The Embassy, Soft Black, Brick+Mortar, Atlantic Atlantic, The Obvious @ Bowery Electric

For more, check out This Week in Indie

The Big Sleep's current drummer Mikey Jones in the band Heaven who are playing a free late show at Mercury Lounge tonight after The Big Sleep play a show at Pianos with Keepaway.

If things seem off on the site at all today and tomorrow it's because BBG and I are working in Austin where we'll be through Monday for Fun Fun Fun Fest which sort of kicks off tonight with a Toyota Antics-presented pre-party featuring a headlining set by the Helio Sequence. If things seem normal, forget I said anything.

Guided by Voices were supposed to play Fallon tonight, but they cancelled their TV appearance.

Huey Lewis just played on, and was interviewed by, Jimmy Kimmel. Videos below...

What else?

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Wait, what year is it?

Crowded House is going on a tour (to support a new album) that brings them to Bowery Ballroom for three nights (7/19-7/21) (tickets on sale) and one night (7/23) at The Wellmont Theater in NJ (tickets).

Huey Lewis & the News plays a show at Wellmont too (7/13). Tickets are on sale.

Same with Tears for Fears (8/21). Tickets are on sale.

Tickets are also on sale for the Concrete Blonde show happening at Webster Hall.

Continue reading "Crowded House, Huey Lewis & the News, Concrete Blonde, & Tears for Fears tickets "

photos by Abbey Braden for atp 2008

comedian Eugene Mirman @ ATP NY, Friday night

The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival kicks off at the Bell House on Thursday. More pictures from ATP NY, days one and two, below....

Continue reading "two days to Mirman Fest, more pics from ATP day one & two"

Huey Lewis & the News in Coney Island - Aug 21, 2008 (Taylor T-Sides)

today in NYC
* FREE
* DANCE
* Nas @ Webster Hall
* Ben Lee @ Joe's Pub
* Passion Pit @ Pianos
* Billy Idol @ The Stone Pony
* a tribute to Huey Lewis @ Union Hall
* The Virgins @ Santos Party House (upstairs)
* NIN & Does It Offend You Yeah? @ the Izod Center
* Caithlin De Marrais of Rainer Maria @ Mercury Lounge
* Special Disco Version @ Santos Party House (downstairs)
* Dr. Dog, Senator R. Stevie Moore & Alberta Cross @ Bowery Ballroom

@ Union Hall: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE? Brooklyn salutes HUEY LEWIS with performances by GRAHAM SMITH / THE GIMME 5 / THE HECKLERS / MICHAEL LEVITON / THE STRUNG OUT STRING BAND and more! $7 : tickets available at the door

Graham Smith is also playing with Passion Pit tonight.

Does it Offend you, yeah? open for NIN tonight in NJ and headline Bowery Ballroom on Saturday. Boy Crisis and Zambri are also on that NYC bill (which means that Amazing Baby must have dropped off)

What else?

The 30th Annual Seaside Summer Concert Series performances are held Thursday nights 7:30 pm Asser Levy/Seaside Park at West 5th Street and Surf Avenue in Coney Island/Brighton Beach, across the street from the New York Aquarium.

2008, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
July 10 - an evening with Michael Bolton
July 17 - an evening with Brian Wilson
July 24 - Smokey Robinson, Russell Thompkins Jr. & the New Stylistics
July 31 - classic rock night w/ "mystery guest" and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
Aug 07 - an evening with Liza Minnelli
Aug 14 - Salsa by the Sea w/ TBA
Aug 21 - Huey Lewis & The News w/ special guest Paul Thorn

Brian Wilson is playing Hammerstein Ballroom six days earlier. He also has a new album coming out.

A Huey Lewis (!?) video, and Coney Island map below....

Continue reading "2008 Seaside Summer Concert Series lineup (Brian Wilson)"

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