For 10 days the rooftop, located on 10th Avenue and 36th street, will be a perfect end of summer hang-out. High above the Hudson River, the MINI Rooftop NYC will feature a daytime wellness area and an open creative space. The daily events include a "Morning Sanctuary" (Yoga and Pilates in the open), "Studio Sessions" for talks and a nightly "Lounge and Celebration" Party. The not to be missed opening and closing parties are in collaboration with Dazed and Confused and V magazines. The location is built by Matthias Hollwich and Marc Kushner aka HWKN, an architecture firm focusing on the creation of innovative and responsible manmade environments. Apart from the Rooftop itself, The MINI Space website will be the other spot to see what's going on up there. Videos and report backs will be regularly uploaded. It will also be the way to sign up for special events and parties. If you want to be a part of this event, make sure you sign up to stay on top of what's going down. Or up!

'Jack Johnson Rocks!!' @ Baltimore Virgin Fest (by Bao Nguyen)

Tickets are on sale for Death Cab For Cutie's Radio City show.

Tickets are on sale for both of Yeasayer's upcoming NYC shows.

Tickets are on sale for the October 15th Danzig show at Roseland Ballroom.

Tickets are on sale for a September 5th Fratellis show at Roseland Ballroom.

Both Andrew Bird shows sold right out Wednesday.

Check the free show calendar for FREE SHOWS.

Yeasayer @ Central Park Summerstage - Aug 4, 2008 (Taylor T-Sides)

Yeasayer announced a whole bunch of tour dates including two shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg in December.

Promised on this tour will be:
- brand new songs not heard on previous N. American tours
- a repaired voice for the son of Cricket, Anand Wilder
- new stage design incorporating projectors, lcd grids, and possibly a weather balloon

Continue reading "Yeasayer - 2008 Tour Dates (2 nights @ MHOW)"

by BrooklynVegan Mike

It's been a busy month for Plants and Animals. They concluded an east coast swing that included some recorded performances for Pitchfork.tv, WERS in Boston (my favorite station growing up), and the "All Songs Considered" series for NPR (I'm a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guy). And now it has been confirmed that they will be part of the Central Park show on August 4th with The National and Yeasayer.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon).

Plants and Animals have an upcoming west coast jaunt as well. All dates and a live video below...

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Yeasayer @ MHOW (more by Ryan Muir)

If so, the date will either be August 4th or 5th, and it won't be free. The National's next NYC show is at Madison Square Garden. All Yeasayer tour dates below....

Continue reading "The National & Yeasayer playing Summerstage? + Tour Dates"

photos by Leia Jospe

Continue reading "Man Man & Yeasayer @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple, NYC - pics"

Tickets are back on sale for the Man Man/Yeasayer show at Brooklyn Masonic temple. Man Man's new album Rabbit Habits is out today and Spinner is streaming the whole thing.

Rabbit Habits is as musically jubilant and frenetic as the band's earlier albums, but underneath its trademark cacophony of alleyway accordions, xylophones, and honky-tonk piano is some of the darkest subject matter the band has tackled to date. [Popmatters]

Continue reading "Man Man - tix back on sale, new album out now & streaming "

photos by Ryan Muir

Chairlift @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Valentine's Day (Feb 14) 2008

Chairlift opened that MGMT/Yeasayer show at Music Hall of Williamsburg back on February 14th. All three bands call Brooklyn their home. All three bands are friends, or at least Chairlift and MGMT are because the two bands are going to play some more shows with each other when they leave on a short tour together later this week. And although MGMT is not advertising a Brooklyn show, I'm pretty sure that the band "Tenspeed" (listed on Glasslands' schedule) that is playing with Chairlift at Glasslands TONIGHT (Monday April 7, 2008) is really MGMT in disguise (possibly now with a new member).

In related news, MGMT made this really cool 3-D video that you can actually use 3-D glasses to watch on the Internet. I am a sucker for 3-D stuff, and besides the fact that the video takes forever to load, I have to admit it's pretty cool. Find a pair of 3-D glasses (or make your own) and watch it at their site.

More Valentine pictures, and tour dates, below.....

Continue reading "MGMT 3-D video, a secret show, Chairlift Tour Dates & pics"

Yeasayer @ Emo's in Austin, March 2008

* Happy 10th Living Room
* Goodbye Magnetic Field
* Telepathe is playing Hugs
* Wussy is playing Maxwell's
* Wildildlife is playing Death by Audio
* Oppenheimer is playing Union Hall
* The Budos Band are playing S.O.B.'s
* Cut's 3-year anniversary is at Studio B
* Counting Crows are playing the Apple Store
* Brother Ali & Abstract Rude @ Bowery Ballroom
* Mary J Blige & Jay-Z are playing Nassau Coliseum
* Caribou, Fuck Buttons, and Dan Friel are playing MHOW
* Riot in Belgium and The Glass Soundsystem at Hiro Ballroom
* The Heavenly States, Darla Farmer, and Peasant are playing Pianos
* Pwrffl Power, The Terrordactyls, and The Extraordinaires are at Sound Fix
* Sunset Rubdown, Ecstatic Sunshine & Blood on the Wall @ the Masonic Temple

Yeasayer has nothing to do with this post really, but I needed somewhere to put the photos Leia took of them at Emo's two weeks ago. More below....

What else?

Continue reading "What's going on Thursday?"

High Places @ Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY (mercurialn)

For rock bands this is a great time to be weird and independent in Brooklyn. After years in which the sound of New York was defined by various shades of retro monochrome -- the new wave minimalism of the Strokes, the disco-punk of the Rapture and LCD Soundsystem, the moody Anglophilia of Interpol -- a new generation is making music that is indefinably eclectic and complex, and finding acclaim around the world. [NY Times]

Continue reading "Yeasayer Take-Away Shows (videos) "

Tickets are on sale for an April 11th Man Man & Yeasayer show at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. That makes Brooklyn the first stop on a larger tour the two bands are doing together. Man Man are also playing Bowery Ballroom one day earlier.

ALSO ANNOUNCED TODAY @ BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE: Sharon Jones AND Sunset Rubdown.

JUST PLAYED BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE: Band of Horses AND Dirty on Purpose.

YEASAYER RECENTLY PLAYED: Bowery Ballroom AND Music Hall of Williamsburg AND Conan O'Brien

more more Man Man tour dates below....

Continue reading "Man Man & Yeasayer - updated 2008 Tour Dates (Brooklyn)"

Continue reading "Yeasayer on Conan O'Brien (video)"

photos by Ryan Muir

Love 'em of hate 'em, MGMT played with Yeasayer at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last night (Feb 14, 2008). More photos below...

Continue reading "MGMT @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC - pics"

photos by Ryan Muir

Yeasayer played their second of two NYC shows last night (Valentine's Day) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. More pictures below....

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DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - 2080 (MP3)

Hello Everyone.

YEASAYER's first US tour w/ MGMT is finally winding down with one last sold out show in NYC and another sold out show in Philly. Thanks for all the support across the land and expect to see Yeasayer possibly in your area in April/May when they head out w/ Man Man. Promises to be a ball of thunder!

We do have another exciting announcement. YEASAYER will be performing on CONAN O'BRIEN this Friday, March February 15th! So make sure you are tuned in at around 1am for the one song set!

Again, thank you so much for the support and love. It fuels our mission.

Sir James Winnie
YSR MGR

Violens (playing their 7th-ever live show....as "Violens" anyway) were good too - especially a few of the songs. MGMT & Yeasayer do it again at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight (except tonight Yeasayer play last). Man Man and Yeasayer dates, and a fan made video for "2080" (the song they'll be playing on Conan), below...

Continue reading "Yeasayer played Bowery Ballroom, playing Conan O'Brien, touring with Man Man (dates)"

* Pitchfork gave British Sea Power a U.2.
* Chart Attacks says Yeasayer Beat MGMT In Blogger Band War
* Chart Attack declares Cat Power's indie cred dead
* Appeals Court Upholds Isley's Sentence
* Stone Temple Pilots Reunites For Ohio Festival
* The Game is going to jail on a gun charge
* New Mr Men character is French and rude

British Sea Power's new video for the song "No Lucifer" that seems to sample a bit of Arcade Fire is below....

Continue reading "a few more things (STP, The Game, Cat Power, Isley, etc)"

DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - 2080 (Brenmar Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - Sunrise (Hey Champ Remix) (MP3)

Yeasayer @ the Entry - Feb. 7, 2008 (Staciaann)

Yeasayer & MGMT's North American tour is coming to an end. They play Bowery Ballroom Wednesday night (Feb 13), Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, and finish it off in Philly on Friday. Some remixes above. More tour dates below....

Continue reading "Yeasayer is back (MGMT too), have some remixes"

DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - No Need To Worry (MP3)

Yeasayer @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - Dec 15, 2007 (Pavla Kopecna)

Yeasayer & MGMT played the smaller stage at Black Cat in DC last night (Jan 16, 2008), but demand was so high for the show that people were actually writing the venue to ask for the show to be moved to the bigger stage. The venue replied...

Thanks for writing and letting us know what’s happening over there at BYT in regards to the Yeasayer/MGMT show. We understand that this show, selling out the Backstage in advance as it did, would seem like a perfect opportunity for a last minute move to the Mainstage. In this case, we encouraged the bands to move this show upstairs. However, it was Yeasayer’s and MGMT’s decision to stay on the Backstage. In the end, we support their decision and believe it will be a great night.
For those who did not get tickets, remember that advance tickets are available for Backstage shows through Ticketmaster and here at the Black Cat’s own box office.

Thanks,
The Black Cat

Muggabears

MTV News highlights Brooklyn, Todd P, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, MGMT and The Muggabears....

Continue reading "Yeasayer, Todd P, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, Muggabears on MTV News + a special Place To Bury Strangers show"

Tickets are already on sale for the previously announed Yeasayer & MGMT show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 14th. February 13th at Bowery Ballroom goes on sale Friday at noon. Did you see MGMT on Letterman last night? Video below...

Continue reading "Yeasayer add Bowery show. MGMT were on Letterman"

Speaking of Yeasayer playing, they played New Years Eve in NYC too - a Myopenbar.com party at "a private sprawling decorated loft, for $15". Thanks to all those who sent me notice of the show - unfortunately they just all came while I was taking a few days off (aka I didn't know about it in time to post about it). More photos by Rebecca Smeyne @ MyOpenbar. Yeasayer tour dates HERE.

DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - No Need To Worry (MP3)

no need to worry, we'll get some keys for your keyboard

Yeasayer frontman Chris Keating got a little carried away towards the end of of their set Saturday night (Dec 15, 2007) at Mercury Lounge (a Friction party). A piece of one of those keys is currently living in my jacket pocket - a souvenier from the rockin' show that also had Chairlift, Team Robespierre & High Places on the bill. It was the third time I saw Yeasayer in 2007 (and ever), and I hope to catch them even more times in 2008. All photos in this post by Tod Seelie. More below....

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Yeasayer @ the 2007 Crown Point Festival, NYC (CRED)

The show that brings Team Robespierre, High Places AND Yeasyer to the Mercury Lounge stage in one night is this Saturday (Dec 15). I hope you weren't waiting to get tickets because it is now sold out.

I still haven't seen MGMT. That could change on February 14th though. That's when they join Yeasayer for a home-town tour stop at The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Brenmar remixed Yeasayer's "2080"MGMT have a new video for "Electric Feel". That, and all tour dates, below....

Continue reading "Yeasayer & MGMT - 2008 Tour Dates, video"

* It's a beard cap
* Jerry Lee Lewis @ BB King's
* Slick Rick w/ full band @ BB Kings
* Clipd Beaks & These Are Powers are playing Death By Audio
* Brenmar from These are Powers remixed Yeasayer's 2080
* Snapcase is reuniting, special guest will play, Callum Robbins will benefit
* WTF - Blind Melon is playing Blend in NJ
* Blend in NJ is now on the venue map
* Crooked-Disco @ Galapagos
* Interactive Web videos clicking with bands
* Coull.tv

Have you seen "I'm Not There" yet? I hope to by the end of this weekend. Jeff at Gothamist says it's good. The disturbing & scary trailer for "Teeth" is below. What else?

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