Bon Iver @ MHOW (more by Ryan Muir)

Tickets go on sale Saturday at noon for the previously Announced Bon Iver show at Town Hall in NYC. The exact date of the show is December 11th and the opener is The Tallest Man On Earth.

In related news, Bon Iver produced the new Land of Talk album. Land of Talk are touring with Broken Social Scene. All Bon Iver dates below...

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photos by Bao Nguyen

Flight of the Conchords played their second of two NYC shows at Town Hall last night (May 7, 2008). They played 'Bowie' at this show. They didn't on the first night. More tour dates HERE. More pictures below.....

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by Klaus Kinski

Night one (May 6, 2008) of Flight of the Conchords' two night stint at Town Hall was fantastic. Todd Barry opened the show and handily took control of the completely sold out room. A 20-year comedy veteran and favorite of mine, Todd made the season finale of Flight of the Conchords the best Conchords episode yet. The Conchords came out right after Todd and the place erupted. I mean, the place went completely apeshit. Like, Beatles-era apeshit. A girl in front of me even had a Hot Dog sign. They kicked the show off with "Inner City Pressure" and from there continued with a string of classics including "A Kiss is Not a Contract", "Bret You Got it Goin' On" that lasted over 90-minutes. They played two great new tunes too. Sadly, they didn't play "Bowie" which was a crushing let down. Personally I found their between song banter a tad on the meandering side, but I'm definitely in the minority there; the crowd devoured every thing these guys did for the entire show. The interludes served as perfect opportunities for people in the audience to scream song requests and other provocative oaths which the Conchords handled with unprecedented smoothness.

Tonight's show (May 7) is sold out as well, but last night there were a handful of tickets at the box office so it's probably worth stopping by and trying your luck. And for Christ's sake, DON'T buy a ticket from one of the scalpers. The people in line in front of me - a father with his teenage daughter - were turned away because their tickets were forgeries. Thighs has the complete set-list as well as another review.

Check out some classic videos below...

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Welcome to Free for All at Town Hall, the series the New York Times calls "essential and invaluable." We present superlative artists in an ideal setting ALL AT NO CHARGE. Tickets for all Free for All at Town Hall concerts are available starting at noon on the day of every concert. Tickets are for assigned seats, and are distributed on a "first-come, first served" basis, two tickets per person, per concert. New York's historic Town Hall comfortably seats 1500 people, and is a great place to experience a live concert.

photos by Chris La Putt

Verbally meticulous, restrained and constitutionally glum, the songwriter Stephin Merritt is no one's idea of a rocker -- apparently not even his own. His band the Magnetic Fields usually performs in a quiet acoustic lineup. So "Distortion" (Nonesuch), their latest album, was a surprise, since its songs are awash in guitar discord over a big beat. Would the Magnetic Fields plug in and rock out for their four-night stand at Town Hall?

On Thursday night the answer was no. [NY Times]

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Stephin Merritt on Soundcheck - Feb 21, 2008

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"Distortion" is out January 18th on Nonesuch...

Magnetic Fields @ Town Hall, NYC, 2008
Feb 21 - Sold Out
Feb 22 - Sold Out
Feb 23 - Sold Out
Feb 24 - On sale Friday @ noon

Chicago is still ahead though - they have six scheduled Magnetic Fields shows in March. Stereogum has a track from the new album. More info below...

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Though it happened during CMJ in NYC, a CMJ show it was not. Stars played Town Hall in NYC on Thursday night (Oct 18, 2007). They play Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn this Tuesday. More Town Hall photos by Bao Nguyen below....

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, David Byrne guested at Lucinda Williams' town hall show last night (Oct 4)...they did a few songs..."Heaven" was one of them.. "Buck Naked"...oh, and he came back for her encore and they did "Take Me To the River". Amazing. Fionn Regan was also there, and David Johansen came on to do "Jailhouse Tears", a sort of duet she does. Also a woman from Memphis who toured as a background singer with Cat Power, she did a Janis Joplin cover.

Tuesday Steve Earle guested....and Jesse Malin...

Weird combination for Lucinda, but it all worked great. [Juan via email]

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