Charlatans @ Best Buy in NYC - 9/14/2010

The drummer for The Charlatans, Jon Brookes, collapsed on stage last night during a gig at Philadelphia's Johnny Brenda's.

Early into the set Brookes suddenly collapsed and stopped breathing. Fortunately there was a doctor in the audience who administered first aid and got the drummer breathing again before the paramedics arrived minutes later. Brookes was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and during the night was given a CAT scan and has been responding well to treatment. He has now been transferred to a larger hospital in the city for further tests, although his condition is said to be improving and doctors believe there will be no long term effects on his health.

Fans are advised to check the website regarding future gigs.

Two videos from the Best Buy show (which took place one day before Philly), below...

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Modest Mouse @ Williamsburg Waterfront last time (more by Amanda Hatfield)

today in NYC
* Black Sheep @ Europa
* Regal Degal @ Glasslands
* Marc Maron @ Union Hall
* Charlatans UK @ Best Buy
* Eminem & Jay-Z @ Yankee Stadium
* Ziggy Marley @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Charlie Musselwhite @ Joe's Pub
* Charlie Hunter @ Cameo Gallery
* Neon Trees @ Apple Store (Soho)
* Nomo, Delicate Steve @ Union Pool
* Ken Ueno, Tim Feeney @ The Stone
* Linkin Park @ Nokia Best Buy Theatre
* Scott Robinson, Julian Thayer @ The Stone
* Slash, Tab the Band, Taddy Porter @ Terminal 5
* Jackson Browne, David Lindley @ Beacon Theatre
* Battlehooch, Tiny Victories, Data Dog @ Cake Shop
* Mystery Jets, Dominant Legs, Ravens & Chimes @ Mercury Lounge
* Black Milk, Sean Price, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, DJ Spinna @ Southpaw
* Modest Mouse & Marcellus Hall @ Williamsburg Waterfront
* The Charlatans UK, Sherlock's Daughter @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Greg Davis & Ben Vida, Geoff Mullen, Lussuria, Brad Loving @ Zebulon
* The Jim Jones Revue, TV Tramps, Golden Triangle @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Reggie Watts, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens @ Fort Greene Park
* Laura Veirs & The Hall of Flames, The Watson Twins, Land To Sea @ Bowery Ballroom

BrooklynVegan presents the Black Milk release party at Southpaw Black Milk will be joined by Sean Price, Elzhi, Guilty Simpson, DJ Spinna and more.

The Charlatans UK will stop by Best Buy before heading to Music Hall tonight.

Modest Mouse is going to try this again.

Mystery Jets + Dominant Legs at Mercury Lounge.

UPDATE: Mystery Jets cancelled tonight, but are playing tomorrow.

How to Dress Well's new video for "Ready for the World" below...

What else?

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by Bill Pearis

Third time's the charm? After two previous announced and canceled North American tours, The Charlatans UK will be back -- finally, hopefully -- on these shores supporting the release of the band's 11th album, Who We Touch, which is out September 14 on The End Records.

New York dates are September 11 at Maxwell's, then September 13 at Bowery Ballroom and September 14 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets to all three NYC area shows go on sale Friday (7/16) at Noon. The Manhattan and Brooklyn shows go on American Express presale Wednesday at noon.

You may remember the longstanding Manchester, UK were most recently supposed to play here last September but had to cancel due to drummer Jon Brookes needing shoulder surgery.  Let's hope these go off without a hitch. Openers for this tour are Australian band Sherlock's Daughter.

All North American tour dates for the Charlatans UK are after the jump.

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Charlatans UK were set to kick off a North American tour on September 17th. That included shows with Hatcham Social at Bowery Ballroom, Music Hall of Williamsburg, and Maxwell's. That entire tour is now canceled due to the need of their drummer to get shoulder surgery. New dates may be rescheduled, but no promises at the moment. Refunds will be issued.

by Bill Pearis

The Charlatans UK, one of the most successful British bands of the last 20 years, will be touring North America this fall including stops at Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 26, Bowery Ballroom on September 29, and Maxwell's on September 30th. Tickets for all three shows go on sale Friday (5/29) at noon, and the NYC shows are on AmEx presale now. The band will be over supporting the belated American release of their 10th album, You Cross My Path, which was originally released for free as a download from British radio station XFM's website in October 2007.

Though only really heard on alt-rock and college radio over here, The Charlatans (forced to put the UK on their name after legal threats from a '60s psychedelic band with the same name) are bona fide stars in Britain, with nine Top Ten albums and 22 Top 40 singles. They've survived the Madchester scene that spawned them, the 1996 death of keyboardist Rob Collins (whose Hammond stylings was the band's signature sound), the Britpop mid-'90s and beyond. The band briefly dropped the "UK" from their name in the States for their third album, Up to Our Hips, after the American Charlatans gave up the legal battle, but voluntarily started using it again when they found that U.S. fans weren't sure if they were the same band or not. Weird but true.

Mop-topped singer Tim Burgess, who lives in L.A. now and turns 42 on Saturday, has an occasional solo career as well, plus an even more occasional side project/supergroup, The Chavs, whose members also include Dirty Pretty Things' Carl Barat, Primal Scream's Marin Duffy, Klaxon Jamie Reynolds, and Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows.

All Charlatans UK tour dates and some videos after the jump.

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