Francis & the Lights @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Natasha Ryan)

Hopefully you had fun getting down on Friday. I am in a weird rut and did not go out! A lot of things I am really excited about are happening tonight/Saturday (4/11), but I won't be here. Have a good dance for me and let me know what I missed in the comments. Here's what's going on Saturday night along with some events happening next week:

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today in NYC
* DANCE
* Tom Jones @ Terminal 5
* Mystery Jets & The Dig @ Bowery Ballroom
* Winter Gloves, Josh Reichmann & Slim Twig @ Pianos
* A Fat Tuesday party with The Sugartone Brass Band at the Bell House

New Yorker Films, RIP

"The Academy Awards were taking place on Hollywood Boulevard on Sunday night, but the real action was on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. That's where Jim Moore, part of the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "Man on Wire," watched the Big Show from Los Angeles."

23 New York Teenagers You Ought To Know About (maybe).

"Alice Tully Hall, closed for nearly two years, opened its grand, airy and people-friendly new lobby to the public and presented a large roster of fine musicians, ranging from living masters to eager students, who played a program aptly titled "First Look.""

New Orleans Ready for Final Mardi Gras Fling

"Listening to music with degrading sexual lyrics could prompt teenagers to start having sex at an earlier age, a US study suggests."

Tickets are still on sale for the April Neko Case shows at Nokia Theatre. Neko's new album is streaming in full at NPR.

Torche is touring in April.

If and when Faith No More reunites, it better not just be for Europe.

Pavement Nearly Reunites At Nashville Wedding Party

Radiohead let one of their songs be used by Shelter, a for homeless and housing charity.

Late of the Pier are returning in March and April. Check out their video for "Heartbeat" below...

What else?

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