Before heading to Coachella, Jarvis Cocker's band Pulp headlines Radio City Music Hall two nights in a row next wee week - on April 10th with Chormatics and April 11th with Jeffrey Lewis.

Meanwhile, Jarvis is already in NYC and preparing for a different kind of performance taking place at the Whitney Museum from April 5-8. As Art In America leaked the other day:

Jarvis Cocker, lead singer of Pulp, will play live on the Whitney Museum's fourth floor, according to a source with knowledge of the event. The British musician will perform Apr. 5-8 with his side project, Relaxed Muscle, alongside Michael Clark's dance company, organized as part of the Whitney Biennial.

Cocker formed Relaxed Muscle in 2002, following Pulp's break up. He performs as "Darren Spooner," using a violent performance style and over-the-top goth costumes and make-up. The group has maintained a relatively low profile since their sole album release in 2003.

Tickets are required to attend, and advance tickets are sold out. A limited number of tickets become available each day of the performance.

A limited number of tickets will be available at the Museum on the day of each performance on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11 am (1 pm on Fridays). The performance is free with Museum admission, but special entry tickets are required. We encourage anyone unable to get entry tickets to join the standby line which forms a half-hour before each performance. Museum admission is required to join the standby line.

Jarvis is also DJing a Kurt Cobain-related party while in town. More details below...

Continue reading "Jarvis Cocker performing at the Whitney this week, DJing Tribeca Grand (and playing Radio City)"

The National played Milk Studios Wednesday. Kanye West didn't play, but he was hanging out at the "Best New Menswear Designers in America Fall 2011 Collections event" at Ace Hotel last night. Creep (with Nina Sky) are playing Tribeca Grand tonight.

We know Arcade Fire won't be playing any Fashion Week shows - not because they're not fashionable, but because they're playing a show in LA tonight. The occasion is that, like Dr. Dre and Bob Dylan, they're in California to play the Grammys on Sunday.

Leave your Fashion Week tips in the comments.

Spank Rock is performing at a Unis & Anna Sheffeild party tonight (2/12) at Chloe (81 Ludlow St) (10pm - 3am)

The Duke Spirit are performing an an Alexander McQueen party on Friday (2/13) at 330 West St (8-11 p.m.) The Duke Spirit also play NYC-area shows on Sunday and Monday.

NY Magazine's Fashion Week party list includes performances and/or DJ sets by The Virgins (acoustic), James Murphy, Mandy Coon (2MANDYDJS), Mike Nouveau, Deakin (Animal Collective) (DJ set), and White Magic (DJ set).

Santos Party House is hosting a Fashion Week party (DOSSIER / NOMIA) on Sunday (2/15) with DJ Holy Ghost and a live set by Lemonade (downstairs 9pm... 21+).

A rumor is going around that Thom Yorke is here and possibly performing, but Men.Style.com says...

I've got some good news and some bad news for all you fashion, music, and fashion music fans. The bad news first: Despite the rumors Twittering around the Interwebs, Thom Yorke will not, in fact, be playing tomorrow's Rag & Bone show. The good news, however, is that the Radiohead singer did "curate" the tunes that'll accompany the models down the runway. Guess he's returning the favor after the nice bomber jacket the lads hooked him up with for the Grammys. (Notably, Lil Wayne also wore the brand last Sunday--who knows, maybe he's hard at work on a playlist for Spring 2010.) In any case, autograph seekers should leave the Sharpies at home, as I'm told Yorke won't even be at the show. (I assume the same's true for Wayne.)

This is the second time Terminator Salvation came up recently. The first was because of Christian Bale freaking out.

Leave more party tips (if you have them) (preferably ones where bands are playing) in the comments.

DOWNLOAD: Streetlab - EP Release Exclusive Mix (MP3)

Friday night, 10/31, Halloween!, is here and boasts an impressive amount of great bands spread all over the city. Have fun trick or treating around to as many as you can or pick one and get down:

Continue reading "the Friday night in dance w/ Showtrotta"

Jimmy Webb, VIP, Jackson & Leigh Lezark @ Misshapes - July 28, 2007 (CRED)

Misshapes (the weekly Saturday night party at Don Hill's in NYC) ended for good this past Saturday night (Sept 8, 2007). David Byrne and the NY Times were among those in attendance.

Where will young, hip tourists looking for a good time on a Saturday night go now? Will they make the trip over to Brooklyn to experience the equally hip dance craze that's been going on over at Studo B? Or are they too glamorous to cross the river to mingle with the less fashion-conscious breed of hipster that I just learned about in an article (by someone I know) in the NY Post?...

"Manhattan has larger venues, but Brooklyn people who are dialed in probably don't give a crap about those places," says Todd Patrick, a Brooklyn concert promoter known as Todd P. "More tours are stopping in Brooklyn, and the scene is a billion times better than when everything revolved around Manhattan."......"The early-20s hipsters left in Manhattan are a more dance-club oriented crowd," says Patrick. "People who are paying Manhattan rents are interested in glamour, not rock 'n' roll."........"Manhattan hipsters are definitely more into fashion, or at least labels," says DJ Mike Nouveau, part of Manhattan party promoters the Ruff Kids, who are often seen in clothes by the trendy brand Surface to Air. "Where someone I know might go to Barneys to buy an outfit, someone in Brooklyn will go to [used clothing store] Beacon's Closet."....[NY Post]

Mike Nouveau of Ruff Club brings me this late-breaking news. UK punk band Selfish C*nt is playing Ruff Club @ The Annex in NYC TONIGHT (Feb 2, 2007). From the band's Wikipedia:

They are notorious for their highly provocative lyrics, aggressive stage shows, and brutal electronic-influenced rock. Their mix of electric guitar and electronic drum machines is accompanied by highly politically-charged and often sexually graphic lyrics. Due to their highly provocative image, as well as their name, Selfish C*nt have a mixed reputation amongst critics, and have had a great deal of media coverage, in spite of their low record sales and small fanbase, particularly in The Guardian, which named them as one of the 40 most important bands in the UK.

UPDATE: The band is playing Misshapes Saturday night too. (thx Jackson)

(As I've previously bitched) Picking 2 hours of commercial-free music for my Sirius radio show each week is a lot of work, especially when you have no time to begin with. So what better way to lighten the work load than to include special guests on the show, especially when the special guests are picking out half the music!

This week (July 18, 2006) I brought in Mike Nouveau the NYC party promoter, "DJ", and sober hipster. We chatted on air about his various projects and plugged his upcoming parties. Like this one:

I picked the first 16 songs...

1) Scott Walker - Psoriatic

Continue reading "Sirius Playlist - Week 7 (special guest Mike Nouveau)"

A few weeks ago the Village Voice ran a cover story by Tricia Romano called "The Sober Bunch". It tells the story of New York nightlife's sober hipsters" - DJ Tommy Sunshine, Motherf*cker/FIXED's Justine D, Kenny Kenny, The World FamousBOB*, Michael Cavadias, Murray Hill, Steven Lewis, Princess Superstar, Tommie Sunshine, Larry Tee, party promoter Mike Nouveau, and others.

Tonight (Wed, June 21, 2006) two of those sober hipsters will help get you drunk on free non-vegan-jello shots and free PBR (from 9-10). It's Nouveau' @ Fat Baby in NYC. Larry Tee DJs. Mike Nouveau DJs and hosts. Flyer below...

Continue reading "Sober Hipsters | 'Nouveau' tonight @ Fat Baby"

!Forward, Russia!'s first NYC show is tonight (June 14, 2006) at Mercury Lounge. The AfterParty is at Fat Baby

Wed June 14th, 2006 (TONIGHT)
BrooklynVegan and Finger On The Pulse Present the official !Forward, Russia! AfterParty
Midnight - 4 am, @ Fat Baby on the Lower East Side
w/ Djs Never Forget, Terry Diabolik, Brendan James and Mike Nouveau

Previously
¡Forward, Russia! sign to MUTE Records

DJs Finger on the Pulse (as seen on Gothamist Wednesday) & Mike Nouveau helped throw together a last-minute Voxtrot afterparty at White Rabbit (on Houston) Monday night (April 10, 2006). Voxtrot's singer Ramesh and comedian Aziz Ansari helped Nouveau and FOP's 'never forget' and 'terry diabolik' man the decks laptops. I was there for a few minutes, but it was Roger Kisby who took these cool pictures.

RAMESH & AZIZ

Continue reading "DJs Aziz Ansari, Ramesh & friends | Voxtrot Afterparty pics"