Ava Luna at BV Holiday Party last month/year (more by Jessica Amaya)

Wintersleep are going on a short North American tour this month which ends in 2 NYC dates happening on January 24 at Mercury Lounge with Pretty & Nice and January 25 at Glasslands with ARMS and Writer. Tickets for the Mercury show and the Glasslands show are on sale now. All Wintersleep dates are listed below.

Speaking of ARMS, their frontman, Todd Goldstein, is opening for John Roderick (of the Long Winters) at his Mercury Lounge show (1/28), which is three days after ARMS play Glasslands and one day after John Roderick opens for Aimee Mann at her sold out MHOW show. Tickets for the Mercury Lounge show are still available.

In other Glasslands/Mercury Lounge news, Har Mar Superstar has a few shows announced including Glasslands on March 7 with Rewards. Tickets are on sale now.

Rewards were also just announced as the opener for the second School of Seven Bells show at Mercury Lounge (3/1). Their record release show (happening at the same venue on 2/28) sold out and Tickets for the new show go on sale Friday (1/6) at noon.

Both Rewards and School of Seven Bells also DJ in Brooklyn next Friday (1/13) at Cameo Gallery with CREEP, who is also DJing. Doors are at midnight for this late show, which takes place after Radical Dads play the same venue a few hours earlier. Radical Dads recently played a great set at our Brooklyn Bazaar Holiday Party.

The day before that Cameo Gallery show, NewVillager and Avan Lava play Mercury Lounge (1/12). Tickets are available.

Avan Lava is not to be confused with Ava Luna, who just played a BV Holiday Party with Widowspeak and Twin Sister, the latter of which they're heading out on tour with later this month. That tour doesn't include any NYC dates but Ava Luna just announced their own NYC show happening shortly after the tour ends at Mercury Lounge on February 24 with Celestial Shore, Darlings, and Cindy Lou Gooden. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (1/13) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (1/11) at noon.

You can catch Darlings in NYC even sooner when they headline Glasslands on Thursday (1/12) with The Suzan, Fabric, and DAYTONA (mems. of Harlem and Wild Yaks). Tickets for that show are available.

Friends play Cameo on January 24th.

Faris (of the Horrors) and Honor (of Cerebral Ballzy) both DJ cameo this Friday night (tomorrow, 1/6).

More Wintersleep & Har Mar dates below...

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Young Galaxy @ NXNE (more by Andrew Frisicano)

Young Galaxy head out on their previusly mentioned U.S. tour Thursday (3/17) with Winter Gloves, and hit NYC Friday (3/18) at Mercury Lounge and Saturday (3/19) at Knitting Factory. The Knitting Factory show is also being opened by Peephole.

Since releasing their third full length Shapeshifting in February (out 3/29 here), Young Galaxy have released two EPs--remixes of the track "Cover Your Tracks" and remixes of the track "We Have Everything"--for free on Paper Bag's website. Winter Gloves released a (not free) EP Heart Out on March 8, also available from Paper Bag.

In other Canadian band and "winter" news, The Besnard Lakes have scheduled some shows including one at Bowery Ballroom on May 13 with Wintersleep and it's on sale now. All of their dates are listed below...

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NXNE has announced its lineup for the 15th edition of the festival, taking over Toronto from June 17 - 21, 2009.

NXNE will be taking over Toronto with live performances, films, and conference sessions in neighbourhoods all over the city. The hub of this invasion is Yonge-Dundas Square, where a huge shot of adrenaline will slam straight into the heart of downtown with four days of free concerts on the NXNE Mainstage, featuring performances by Black Lips, Burning Brides, Wintersleep, The Sonics, Youth Brigade, The Cool Kids, GZA and more.

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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?

Continue reading "What's going on Tuesday? (Fat Tuesday)"

photos by Kyle Dean Reinford

Night 1. Night 2 (August 1)...

Continue reading "Wolf Parade & Wintersleep @ Terminal 5, NYC - pics"

Tickets are on sale for the benefit show Nada Surf are playing.

The Juan Maclean are playing Bowery Ballroom on October 4th. Tickets are on sale.

Trey Anastasio is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets will sell out immediately on Saturday.

Tickets are on sale for the Shudder To Think show at Webster Hall.

Both Cut Copy / Presets shows at Webster Hall are on sale.

The M83 show at Webster Hall is on sale.

The Rosebuds are opening for She & Him at Terminal 5. Tickets are still on sale.

Brian Jonestown Masscare play Terminal 5 this Friday. Tickets are still on sale.

Now with a Mercury Prize nomination, The Last Shadow Puppets are playing Grand Ballroom. Tickets are on sale.

Tickets are still available for next Friday's Wolf Parade show. Thursday is sold out. Wintersleep are opening both shows.

Goldfrapp's Radio City show is now on presale.

Mr. Brownstone are playing Irving Plaza on November 28th. Tickets are on sale.

Also on sale: The King Khan & BBQ Show, Ben Kweller, Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun, Bob Dylan in Philly, Marc Ribot & Dan Friel, and Laurie Anderson.

Sonic Youth @ McCarren Pool - on sale soon.

Check out the free show calendar for FREE SHOWS.

A presale is now underway for the new Feist dates. More pics from Sunday's Juno Awards below.....

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I think Wintersleep are big in Canada? They're definitley not big here, but they ARE here - tonight (March 6) at Union Hall in Brooklyn, and Saturday night at Bowery Ballroom with the Stills. Then they head to Texas for SXSW. Listen to some Wintersleep at their MySpace, BUT FIRST listen to the Wintersleep cover Land of Talk did at Land of Talk's Myspace ("Weighty Ghost"). Video ("Weighty Ghost") and tour dates below...

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