Olof Arnalds @ Rockwood Music Hall (more by Vincent Cornelli)

tonight in NYC
* Olof Arnalds @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Cocoon @ (late) (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Les Paul Tribute w/ Jeff Washburn @ Iridium
* Allman Brothers Band @ United Palace Theatre
* The Lovely Feathers, Silvertone @ Mercury Lounge
* Marina & The Diamonds @ (early) (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Resurrection Sorrow, Maegashira, Archon @ Lit Lounge
* Reverend Vince Anderson & His Love Choir @ Union Pool
* Hockey, The Postelles, The Constellations @ Bowery Ballroom
* Small Beast w/ Greg Garing, Cassis and the Sympathies, Vera Beren, Volvete @ The Delancey
* A Classic Education, Golden Ages, Starring, Million Young, Butterfly Explosion @ The Cameo
* The Depreciation Guild, Pirate Love, Hanne Hukkelberg, The Megaphonic Thrift @ Santos Party House
* WhoMadeWho, Let's Wrestle, Casiokids, The Wave Pictures, Banjo Or Freakout @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn

Free PBR from 7-9 @ Knitting Factory tonight. NO LET's WRESTLE. :( Tickets still on sale. We're working on a replacement. Stay tuned.

Andrew WK plays Irving Plaza Tuesday.

Retribution Gospel Choir's new video for "Workin' Hard" below...

What else?

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DOWNLOAD: Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away (MP3)

new album in 2k10? - don't sweat it!

Retribution Gospel Choir are Low's Alan Sparhawk, Low bassist Steve Garrington, and Eric Pollard on drums & co-vox. Last night (12/15), they played Mercury Lounge in NYC. Did anyone catch the show?

In 2010 (January 26th to be exact), the band will put out their second album, titled 2, on Sub Pop. Check a track from that album, "Hide It Away", above. Their self-titled debut was released in 2008 on Mark Kozelek's Caldo Verde Records.

In support of their forthcoming Sub Pop debut, the band has a whole mess of North American tour dates lined up for late-January/February. The band returns to Mercury Lounge for a show on February 1st. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. They then play a second NYC show the next night (2/2) at Union Hall. Ticket info TBA. They go to Europe after that.

The band posted a 2009 year-that-was update on their website - that and all tour dates are below...

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Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Neon Indian show happening at Mercury Lounge in December.

Neon Indian last played NYC during CMJ. This weekend they play in Austin at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Flyer below.

Also playing FFFFest are Fucked Up who play a very big show in NYC on Thursday. Tickets are still available.

Also playing FFFest is Danzig whose only other scheduled show is in NJ in December. Tickets are still on sale.

Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for the show Devendra Banhart just added at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Tickets are still available for the show Wolfmother added at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Tickets are on AmEx presale for the Levon Helm / Okkervil River show coming up at Terminal 5.

Tickets are on sale for a December 15th Retribution Gospel Choir (Feat. Alan Sparhawk of Low) show at Mercury Lounge.

Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for a January 8th Dutchess and The Duke show at Mercury Lounge.

Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for a January 15th Joe Pernice show at Mercury Lounge. This is a new date. He was supposed to play the venue this Friday, but that show was canceled.

Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for the January 22nd Serena Maneesh show at Mercury Lounge.

Tickets are on AmEx presale (@ noon) for a January 5th Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver) & The Bolts of Melody show at Mercury Lounge.

Noah and the Whale play their third of three shows in a row at Mercury Lounge tonight (11/4).

Tonight (11/4) is also the Very Best & Sleigh Bells show at Santos Party House.

Amy Millan of Stars/Broken Social Scene gets to town Thursday (11/5) for a show at Mercury Lounge followed by one at the Bell House. Amy's new video for "Bury This" below...

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I've mentioned these shows here and there, but never posted the tour dates. Alan Sparhawk of Low's other band Retribution Gospel Choir is on tour and now in NYC. Tonight's (June 17) show at Union Hall is with Ida. Tomorrow is at Mercury Lounge with Thalia Zadek. All dates and ticket info below....

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