Think About Life @ BV CMJ, 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)

today in NYC
* J&R MusicFest
* Somi @ Joe's Pub
* The Lisps @ Joe's Pub
* Marianne Dissard @ Barbes
* Les Chauds Lapins @ Barbes
* The Ne(x)tworks String Trio @ The Stone
* DJ Rupture, Tanlines @ Whitney Museum
* Solange Knowles (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Morgan O'Kane, Phillip Roebuck @ Zebulon
* RJD2, DJ Ray Roc (Girls & Boys) @ Webster Hall
* Coolrunnings, Slam Donahue, Teams, Y/Y @ Pianos
* The Machine (performs Pink Floyd) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Elk City, Adam's Castle, Animal Hands @ The Rock Shop
* Future Rock @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Temptress
* Ryan Montbleau Band @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Jewel
* Think About Life, Tayisha Busay, Phonetag @ Santos Party House
* Benevento Russo Duo (Highline Piano Series) @ Highline Ballroom
* Xray Eyeballs, Bare Wires, Liquor Store @ Monster Island Basement
* Living Days, Naked Hearts, Teletextile @ The Studio at Webster Hall
* Big Terrific comedy w/ special musical guest Islands @ MHOW
* Arms, TV Torso, Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang @ Mercury Lounge
* Chappo, The Sundelles, Steel Phantoms, Motive, Landlady @ Glasslands
* La Otracina, Bezoar, Wizardry, Unstoppable Death Machines @ Union Pool
* Sisters, Girlfriends, Slow Animal, Sweet Bulbs, Candy Hearts @ Cake Shop
* Apollo Sunshine, The Black Hollies @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise (Halfmoon)
* Zulus, ELKS, Yvette, Hunters, Mega Calderos (Showpaper Benefit) @ Silent Barn
* Knight School, Art Department, Ed Shrader, Starring, Cinnamon Band @ DeathByAudio
* Oneohtrix Point Never, ARP, James Ferraro, Future Shuttle, Blondes (DJ set) (ARP record release) @ Coco 66
* Rangda (Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano), Major Stars, D. Charles Speer & The Helix @ Knitting Factory

"Having performed to audiences across four continents, Somi has since worked with or performed alongside the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Baaba Maal, Paul Simon, John Legend, Hugh Masekela, Mos Def, Amel Larrieux, Talib Kweli, Roy Hargrove, and Idan Raichel." tonight at Joe's Pub.

Check out This Week in Indie for more detail on some of tonight and tomorrow's shows.

Have you seen the new issue of NY Press? (NSFW)

Did you see any working inmates before or after the show in Coney Island last night?

J&R MusicFest brings free music to City Hall Park today and Saturday.

Saturday is also the the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Marcus Garvey Park which continues in Tompkins Square Park Sunday.

Saturday is also Rock the Bells.

And there's a free show at the Rock Yard on Saturday.

Sunday is also Michael Jackson's birthday party in Prospect Park.

Sunday is also the reinstated final Pool Party.

How was Bill Goffrier last night? How was Martha's Vineyard Ferries? Videos from the latter show below...

What else?

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photos by Chris La Putt

Martha Wainwright @ the High Violet Annex

As advertised, INLETS, ZACHARY CALE, HELADO NEGRO, JULIANNA BARWICK, THE LUYAS (who came all the way from Montreal for the 20 minute performance), TALK NORMAL, ARLT (from France) and MARTHA WAINWRIGHT played short sets at the National's High Violet Annex space in NYC last night. The makeshift venue was created to promote the band's new album with the same name and will feature a different lineup of stuff curated by the band each night. Last night was the second evening. The first, as mentioned, had DJs that included members of Blonde Redhead. Tonight, night three, will have movies and live sets by Phosphorescent, The Antlers, Sharon Van Etten and possibly others. It's safe to say that The National will play it at least once before it ends Saturday night (right before the show they're playing at BAM). More pictures & some videos from last night below...

Continue reading "High Violet Annex night 2 in pics & video (Martha Wainwright, ARLT, Luyas, Talk Normal, Inlets, Julianna Barwick & more)"

The National's temporary venue next to Other Music in NYC opens on Tuesday, May 11th at 7pm. "Celebrating the release of 'High Violet' (May 11, 4AD), The National will take over the now-vacant space at 13 E 4th St next to Other Music in downtown NYC. Dubbed 'The High Violet Annex' the space will be the site of National curated events throughout the week." Ends up it will only be open for two three hours a day - a mix of live bands and DJs and contests and other stuff.

The National are rumored to be playing on at least one of the days, but it won't be the first day (5/11 - see below), the second day (5/12 - see below), and maybe it won't be the last day because if it is, the band is going to be in a rush (5/15 - the band plays BAM). The flyer, times and the partial lineup, below...

Continue reading "The National's High Violet Annex opens this week (here is part of the schedule) "

photos by Lori Baily

Matador Records helped Sonic Youth celebrate the release of their new record The Eternal with a party at Home Sweet Home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan last Friday. The semi-private show had local bands playing Sonic Youth covers while the actual Sonic Youth was hanging out in the crowd.

Bands included The Antlers, Tiny Masters of Today, Apache Beat, The Homosexuals (backed by members of Fiasco), and "The Goo Believers" (at least that's what I think they called themselves). They were Chris Brokaw (Come, Codeine), Jemina Pearl (Be Your Own Pet, Ecstatic Peace label), Matt Krefting (Ecstatic Peace label), Zachary Cale, John Maloney (Sunburned Hand of the Man), and Jaiko Suzuki (Electroputas). You can see Thurston Moore watching them from the sidelines in some of the pictures below...

Continue reading "pics from Sonic Youth's 'Eternal' party @ Home Sweet Home (Homosexuals, a supergroup of Thurston's friends, more)"