Entries tagged with: benefit
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Iggy Pop playing Road Recovery show, speaks up on circuses
Iggy Pop supports Michigan State University's decision to ban animal circuses from campus in 2009 and hopes the school will make the ban permanent. "As students who are concerned about animal welfare have told you, performing animals are deprived of...
Posted on April 16, 2009 12:21 PM
826NYC having a prom at MHOW (w/ DJ Vampire Weekend)
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney dressed for the prom (more by Ryan Muir) After years of raised expectations and inevitable disappointment, after Pretty in Pink and Saved By The Bell season 4 (we remember it, too), 826NYC and Bowery Presents...
Posted on April 16, 2009 11:44 AM
The Meatmen touring (w/ new covers album), Fear playing shows, The Fugs playing a benefit - dates & stuff
by Black Bubblegum Tesco Vee In Boston (pic by Mark Natola) The Meatmen are hitting the road tomorrow (4/16) for a Northeast tour including April 19th at Europa in Brooklyn with Chapstik, Loafass, and The Blackout Shoppers. Tickets are on...
Posted on April 15, 2009 2:54 PM
Philip & Ira Glass; Willie Nelson, Paul Simon play benefits & other upcoming shows
by Andrew Frisicano St. Ann's Warehouse is hosting its spring benefit, "A Gala Evening with Philip Glass + Ira Glass," on Tuesday, April 28th. The pair will engage in the "World Premiere Performance of Glass on Glass, a one-time-only evening...
Posted on April 14, 2009 11:57 AM
Laurie Anderson, Moby, Ultra Music Festival, Prodigy, stuff
Laurie Anderson is playing Santos Party House in Manhattan tonight (3/26). The $75 benefit also has DJ Moby, and many more on the bill. Speaking of Moby, he, Santigold, Roni Size, Late of the Pier, The Whip, Crystal Castles,...
Posted on March 26, 2009 2:31 PM
Jim James & Bettye Lavette added to David Lynch Foundation show - tickets go on sale Monday
Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Bettye Lavette, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, Eddie Vedder, Moby, Paul Horn, Ringo Starr AND Paul McCartney are playing the previously-mentioned David Lynch Foundation show at Radio City Music Hall on April 4th. Regular...
Posted on March 5, 2009 10:00 AM
Nellie McKay playing Big Gay Variety Show @ the Box
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the New York affiliate of the ACLU, is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. Founded in 1951, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with six chapters...
Posted on March 2, 2009 1:14 AM
Steve Earle & Antibalas playing Tibet House Benefit, the Dalai Lama will be at the Beacon
Steve Earle @ City Winery (more by Fresh Bread) Tibet's Communist Party-controlled legislature has voted to create a holiday to mark China's defeat of a pro-independence uprising 50 years ago in the Himalayan region, calling it a day of liberation...
Posted on January 19, 2009 3:18 PM
John Oliver, Todd Barry, Mike Birbiglia, Dave Hill, benefits & other comedy shows
John Oliver @ South Street Seaport (EV Radio Fest) by Chris LaPutt MON 12/15: 7:30pm / $25 TELL YOUR FRIENDS! THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS IN DARFUR! A comedy benefit for Save Darfur. Hosted by Liam McEneaney. JOHN OLIVER TODD BARRY GREG...
Posted on November 26, 2008 8:40 AM
NY Cares @ Knitting Factory w/ David Cross, Marnie Stern, Nick Islands, Conrad Trail of Dead, Dave Hill, more...
Islands @ Market Hotel (more by Leia Jospe) Nick Diamonds of Islands Presents : a BENEFIT for NY Cares, December 8th @ Knitting Factory in NYC. Tickets are on sale. Flyer below......
Posted on November 25, 2008 8:00 AM
Regina Spektor - Planned Parenthood show, Ben Folds videos
Not only has Regina Spektor already headlined the very large McCarren Pool venue, she has since gone on to gain extra exposure thanks to a duet she recorded with Ben Folds for his new album. It goes without saying...
Posted on November 17, 2008 12:11 PM
Issue Project Room benefit @ Santos Party House Tuesday
As Showtrotta pointed out, there is a benefit for (the venue) Issue Project Room at Santos Party House (a different venue) tonight (11/11)......
Posted on November 11, 2008 2:39 PM
Sharon Jones - 2 NYC shows this CMJ week!
Sharon Jones @ ACL (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Sharon Jones will be performing at the Barack benefit going down at Southpaw Thursday night. Sharon Jones will be performing at the Perez Hilton party at Highline Ballroom on Friday night...
Posted on October 22, 2008 8:11 PM
Naomi Shelton BAM pics, a Daptone fundraiser @ Southpaw
photos by Ryan Muir Ramember all the way back in September when St. Vincent and Sufjan Stevens shared a stage at BAM in Brooklyn? Well, Daptone's own Naomi Sheleton was on that bill too, and here finally are the pictures...
Posted on October 17, 2008 4:07 PM
Yo La Tengo are doing Hanukkah! Maxwells tix on sale soon! Stephen Colbert lives in Montclair! Vivian Girls opening NYE!
Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's, Hanukkah 2007 (more by Daniel Arnold) A letter from Yo La Tengo below......
Posted on October 15, 2008 9:10 AM
Grizzly Bear, Zach Condon (Beirut) & Nico Muhly are playing an Obama bingo benefit in NYC this Friday
Expect very short sets. UPDATE: I was told this is a private event (sorry). More info and the other side of the flyer below......
Posted on October 13, 2008 12:14 PM
Rock & Rescue Benefit (Debbie Harry, Moby, Adam Green, Jesse Malin, etc) @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - pics
Photos by Lori Baily On October 6 Rational Animal hosted the 3rd annual Gimme Shelter: Rock & Rescue benefit concert at NYC's Highline Ballroom. Debbie Harry, Moby, Jessie Malin, AdRock, and more came out to show their support for the...
Posted on October 13, 2008 12:58 AM
Crosby, Vampire Weekend & Nash - fundraiser tix on sale
The Obama fundraiser tickets range from $50 to $1000 each. Tickets are also on sale for the third (12/6) Terminal 5 show VW recently added. More Crosby & Nash show details below.......
Posted on October 9, 2008 3:26 PM
Barack Rock (Franz Ferdinand, Les Savy Fav, Fiery Furnaces, Andrew Bird, etc) @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC - pics
Photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Last night (October 7) 6 musicians and 6 comedians came together to raise money for Democrtaic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The not-so-packed, but sold out event went on over the course of 5 and a...
Posted on October 8, 2008 9:43 AM
Bruce Springsteen & Ricky Gervais in benefit @ Town Hall
The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) and the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) unite to present the second annual Stand Up for Heroes: A Benefit for the Bob Woodruff Foundation at Town Hall in New York City at 8:00 PM on...
Posted on October 2, 2008 10:19 AM
WFUV benefit w/ Richard Barone & friends (tonight)
Richard Barone with Special Guests and Legendary Friends Frontman: A Musical Reading Benefit Concert for WFUV 90.7 FM Public Radio from Fordham University Zankel Hall, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 7:30 PM Tickets from $28.50 - $48.50 Student Discount Tickets...
Posted on October 1, 2008 2:26 PM
Les Savy Fav added to Obama benefit & other stuff
LSF ride a sea nymph on Kutscher's Lake (stacy jean) Les Sav Fav have been added to that upcoming Obama beneft show in NYC, no not the one with Billy Joel. Don't expect a full set, but do expect additional...
Posted on September 30, 2008 4:33 PM
Bruce Springsteen & Billy Joel playing a NYC show for Barack Obama +++ a belated RIP for Shea Stadium
Join us for CHANGE ROCKS at The Hammerstein Ballroom featuring Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen & Friends Purchase your ticket using the form below [this link]. Tickets must be purchased by October 14th. Thursday, October 16 @ 8:30 PM For more...
Posted on September 30, 2008 2:10 PM
Sharon Jones is playing tonight! ($10,000 and cheaper too)
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings are playing a benefit at Socrates Sculpture Park tonight (9/23). Tickets still seem to be available. More details below.... ...
Posted on September 23, 2008 2:39 PM
Paul Simon, Department of Eagles, John Oliver, Thao Nguyen, Zach Rogue & others for 826NYC benefit
826NYC is hosting another "Revenge of the BookEaters" benefit show at Town Hall in NYC on October 7th. The headliner is none other than Paul Simon. Also on the bill: Ira Glass ("a story by"), Johnathan Franzen ("a play...
Posted on September 22, 2008 10:17 AM
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