a ticket to see Jeff in Jersey City (via Deanna Cannonball)

"Jeff Mangum's two sold-out shows at the Loew's Jersey theater in Journal Square on November 5 and 6 resembled a church service more than a rock concert.

The 1,500-strong audience sat quietly throughout both performances; the artist sat too, lit from above, on a bare stage flanked by four acoustic guitars. The audience applauded politely after each song; sometimes they clapped as the familiar chords of some cherished old favorite began, too. Once or twice -- following Mangum's earnest entreaties -- the crowd attempted to sing along, although even that sounded more like hymns in a cathedral than generational anthems at a big rock show.

Worship may be too strong a word to describe the relationship between Mangum and his fans, but barely so." [Jersey City Independent]

The rebirth of Jeff Mangum continues. After playing two sold out shows at Loew's in Jersey City over the past two nights, even more dates have been announced for the Neutral Milk Hotel frontman, and they include New Haven, Brooklyn, Philly, and a rescheduled UK ATP. All dates, with on-sale info, below...

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Jeff Mangum on stage recently (by sfdrago)

The new show happens on Saturday, November 5th, one day before his sold out show at the same venue. Tickets are on sale!

Jeff's most recent live show was down at Wall St. Right before that it was 3 days in Asbury Park.

Thanks to some tweets back on 2/16 while they were filming, we know that the extravagent surroundings in the new "Under Cover Of Darkness" video are in fact Loew's Theater in Jersey City (where maybe you're seeing Jeff Mangum play later this year). Check out the new Strokes video for "Under Cover Of Darkness", and listen to "You're So Right" from the new album (the 2nd Angles song they've released), below...

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The mysterious Wordless show will NOT be in NYC (it's in Cambridge, MA), but Jeff Mangum will in fact play NYC's Town Hall on October 29th AND Loew's Theatre in Jersey City (where the Strokes are filming a video today) on November 6th. Tickets TBA. All dates (Toronto in AUGUST included), below...

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Photos by Chris La Putt

Shugo Tokumaru opened for the Magnetic Fields at the Loews Theater in Jersey City, New Jersey last night (10/23). The headliner's setlist and more pictures from the show below...

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