Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

today in NYC
* Var @ Weird
* Judith Sloan @ Joe's Pub
* Bootsy Collins @ BB King's
* Spank Rock, MNDR @ Le Bain
* Dan Bern @ Beekman Beer Garden
* Big Terrific @ Cameo Gallery
* Blu, Anthm, Bryant Dope @ SOB's
* Yvette Perez @ The Manhattan Inn
* Metric @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Skaters, SINKANE @ Mercury Lounge
* Maryanne De Prophetis Trio @ Barbes
* The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
* Jonathan Richman @ Bowery Ballroom
* Two Man Gentlemen Band @ Joe's Pub
* The Maccabees, Wild Belle @ Webster Hall
* Reigning Sound, The Baxx Sisis @ Maxwell's
* Melvin Van Peebles Wid Laxative @ Zebulon
* Anthony Wilson and Julian Lage @ The Stone
* Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ Symphony Space
* Michael Kiwanuka, Bahamas @ Highline Ballroom
* Wavves, J2K, DJ Nick Catchdubs @ 446 Broadway
* Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens @ Littlefield
* Jim Campilongo and Steve Cardenas @ The Stone
* Ramona Falls, The Darcys, Dru Cutler @ Glasslands
* Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Yvette @ Mercury Lounge
* Dave Matthews Band, Fitz & the Tantrums @ Jones Beach
* Matt Skiba & The Sekrets, Smoking Popes @ The Bell House
* Cool Serbia, Ski Lodge, Beach Day, The Hudson Branch @ Pianos
* Primitive Weapons, Whores, Family, Tiger Flowers @ Saint Vitus
* Philip Glass, Nate Wooley, Stephin Merritt @ Issue Project Room
* Not Blood Paint, Eula, Beast Make Bomb, Indian Rebound @ Public Assembly
* Carnivores, Dinosaur Feathers, Ava Luna, Leapling @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
* Royal Headache, Home Blitz, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, Lame Drivers @ Cake Shop
* Unstoppable Death Machines, Graffiti Monsters, Respect, Female Demand @ Shea Stadium

Prodigy, whose upcoming Irving Plaza show was cancelled, Ghostface, and others play a private Rock the Bells media event tonight. Ghostface has public shows coming up as well.

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Joe Jackson teamed up with Iggy Pop for a cover of Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," off Joe's upcoming Duke Ellington tribute album titled The Duke (out 6/26 via Razor & Tie). Check out a video of Joe and Iggy discussing that collaboration with some clips of the recording session below.

Radiohead, whose tour brought them to NJ for two Prudential Center shows two weeks ago, brings them back to NJ tonight for a Camden show at Susquehanna Bank Center.

The Northside Festival kicks off on Thursday (6/14) and the official BV showcase is on Friday (6/15) at MHOW with Caveman, Frankie Rose, Hume, and Fort Lean. We're giving away tickets to that on facebook.

Death Grips were supposed to play MHOW tonight but cancelled.

What else?

Continue reading "What's going on Wednesday?"

DOWNLOAD: Joe Jackson - I'm Beginning to See the Light (MP3)

Jazzy new wave icon and legendary piano man Joe Jackson releases his new album The Duke on June 24 via Razor & Tie. As the album title suggests, it's a tribute to Duke Ellington. You can download "I'm Beginning to See the Light" from it at the top of this post.

Jackson will be touring in support of the record, including two dates at Town Hall on September 21 and 22. Tickets for those shows go on sale TODAY, 5/11, at 11AM.

He also stops in Red Bank, NJ. All Joe Jackson tour dates are listed below.

Continue reading "Joe Jackson releasing 'The Duke,' touring (MP3, dates)"

The Dodos @ Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Greg Cristman)

today in NYC
* Sketchfest @ UCB
* Brain Cloud @ Barbes
* The Quavers @ Barbes
* Keir Neuringer @ Sycamore
* Questlove @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Margaret Lancaster @ The Stone
* Ma'am, Resistor, Cholo @ Union Hall
* The Stooges Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Andrea Marcovicci, Jeff Harnar @ Town Hall
* The Cloud Room, Washington @ Mercury Lounge
* The Dodos, Gauntlet Hair @ Bowery Ballroom
* Brian Seymour, Alessi's Ark @ The Living Room
* Cults, Guards, Writer @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Pillars and Tongues, Fazer, Daniel Higgs @ Zebulon
* DJ Quik, BFUNK, D-Money, Medefi @ Knitting Factory
* Alina Simone w/ guest Amanda Palmer @ Joe's Pub
* Bedouin Soundclash, Echo Movement @ Mercury Lounge
* Sean Bones, Yellowbirds, Hospitality @ Cameo Gallery
* Omegas, Burning Love, Dry Spell, DBCR @ The Acheron
* Ed Askew, The Black Swans, Zachary Cale @ Bruar Falls
* Zeelab, IKTUS Percussion Quartet @ Issue Project Room
* Heresy of the Human Spirit, Paul Metzger @ Other Music
* Chris Mills, Bird of Youth, Niall Connolly @ The Rock Shop
* Ikebe Shakedown, Bio Ritmo, Colin Brown Band @ Southpaw
* Peewonder-z, Ken South Rock, Blackcherry @ Death By Audio
* Brian Wilson (re-imagines Gershwin) @ The Wellmont Theatre
* Radical Dads, EULA, Gross Relations, Electric People @ Cake Shop
* Flower Orgy, The Hairs, Chains of Love, Teen Witch @ Shea Stadium
* Cowboy Mouth, Jonathan Batiste, Sharon Little @ Highline Ballroom
* big crazy free show in Central Park that Blondie (Debbie) is playing!
* Hop Along, Dead Ringer, Dangerous Ponies, Brick Mower @ Silent Barn
* Super Hi-Fi, The Young Things, Wormburner, Ume, House Bat @ Pianos
* Dayglo Abortions, Verbal Abuse, 80HXC, Sexual Suicide, Runny @ Europa
* Steven Gosling, David Shively (The Music of Andrew Byrne) @ The Stone
* The Dead Exs, Golden Animals, The Fieros, Only Living Boy @ Bowery Electric
* Jay and The Birds, The Brew, My Pet Dragon, Matt Schofield @ Rockwood Music Hall
* B.T. Express, Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez @ Betsy Head Memorial Playground
* Tombs, A Storm of Light, PanzerBastard, Bastard Sapling @ The Studio
* In One Wind, The Building, Names of War, Pony of Good Tidings, Gym, Dear @ Littlefield
* Talib Kweli (DJ), Jamie Biden (DJ), Game Rebellion (LIVE), Amanda Diva (DJ), Ahficionados (DJ) @ Public Assembly

'This Week in Indie' coming soon.

Tonight's Figurines show at Mercury Lounge has been moved to August 18 and their 6/11 show at Knitting Factory to August 17. All tickets will be honored. Refunds available at point of purchase.

Jonny and Apex Manor @ Le Poisson Rouge @ is cancelled, though you can catch Apex Manor tomorrow.

Chris Bathgate plays with Apex Manor at the Rock Shop tomorrow. Chris Mills plays the Rock Shop tonight. Chris Garneu just played The Bell House with Keren Ann. Too many Chris's.

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe @ Brooklyn Bowl is cancelled.

John Grant at Joe's Pub tonight is cancelled.

TONIGHT AT OTHER MUSIC:

HERESY OF THE FREE SPIRIT & PAUL METZGER: TONIGHT, THURSDAY, JUNE 9 @ 8:30PM
Featuring Dutch lutenist Jozef Van Wissem and Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalists Robbie Lee and Che Chen, Heresy of the Free Spirit plays Van Wissem's arrangements of lute compositions and improvisations that draw on early music, folk traditions, modern composition and noise. This special performance will be in support of the trio's new LP A Prayer for Light and Van Wissem's new solo album The Joy That Never Ends, followed by a set from Paul Metzger, whose singular brand of solo banjo music is equally influenced by American primitive, Indian raga, and Middle Eastern tonality.

DJ Quik plays his first of two Knitting Factory shows tonight. He's also got a new video for the song "Nobody" ft. Suga Free and Ty$. Check it out below.

Bonnaroo has begun, but it doesn't start streaming until Friday.

Bon Iver's new album is streaming now though.

BrooklynVegan presents Tombs & A Storm of Light at The Studio tonight. Flyer below...

Broken Social Scene have a new video for "Sweetest Kill." Check it out below.

Joe Jackson played "Steppin' Out" on Fallon last night with The Roots. Watch the video below.

Death Cab For Cutie played "You Are A Tourist" on Conan last night. Watch the video below.

What else?

Continue reading "What's going on Thursday?"

Joe Jackson is going on a big tour in support of "Rain" - his new album that comes out January 29th. Tickets go on sale today for shows at the Apollo Theater and Town Hall. All dates below....

Continue reading "Joe Jackson - 2008 Tour Dates"