Entries tagged with: politics
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It's voting day. Reverend Billy is glad he ran
Reverend Billy in the 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade (more by Barry Yanowitz) It's election day today. Don't forget to vote. You can find your NY polling site here. Once there you have the option of voting for Reverend Billy...
Posted on November 3, 2009 9:43 AM
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Senator Chuck Schumer, Deer Tick & Jones Street Station in Prospect Park - pics
photos by Chris La Putt After Deer Tick played, Senator Chuck Schumer took the Prospect Park Bandshell stage at Celebrate Brooklyn on Friday night to express his love for both Sonia Sotomayor, and the headliner of the evening, Grace Potter...
Posted on August 11, 2009 12:25 AM
Reverend Billy for Mayor? (benefit tonight)
You can support Reverend Billy for Mayor by attending the benefit at Highline Ballroom tonight (7/27). More details and the flyer below......
Posted on July 27, 2009 1:08 PM
the 2009 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival - in pics & review
by Black Bubblegum Marty Markowitz and Ralph McDaniels The theme of this summer has been rain, and though the skies opened up halfway into the 5th anniversary show of The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on June 20th in Empire Fulton-Ferry...
Posted on June 25, 2009 10:45 AM
Yo Yo Ma didn't actually kill it - Izhak Perlman & friends played the Inauguration to taped music
Millions of viewers heard a recording of the dulcet tones played by a celebrated quartet of musicians at President Barack Obama's inauguration rather than the notes the group actually played. Carole Florman, a spokeswoman for the Joint Congressional Committee on...
Posted on January 22, 2009 11:13 PM
Arcade Fire, Jay-Z & President Obama @ the Obama Staff Ball (pictures & text by Bao Nguyen) (and the setlist)
words & photos by Bao Nguyen ...this was the Obama Staff Ball - the final official event put on by the Presidential Inauguration Committee. Arcade Fire and Jay-Z preformed. The actor Kal Penn, who everyone in the crowd knew as...
Posted on January 22, 2009 2:30 AM
Arcade Fire playing for Obama staff as we speak (and Jay-Z), Bruce Springsteen's new album streaming @ NPR
So how lucky it is to be one of the staffers working for President Barack Obama over these past two years? Forget the fact that you worked for a presidential candidate who won (most don't). Or that you probably got...
Posted on January 21, 2009 7:56 PM
Kanye West got to meet Aziz Ansari & play Obama Youth Ball
"I WENT TO THE AZIZ GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR AND IT WAS AMAZIIIING!!! OH AND I EVEN GOT TO MEET HIM!!!!" [Kanye West]That's awesome that Kanye got to meet Aziz. I wonder if he got to meet Obama last...
Posted on January 21, 2009 2:07 AM
Yo Yo Ma killed it (without high-tech carbon-fiber)
Itzahk Perlman, left, talks with cellist Yo-Yo Ma @ rehearsal When the cellist Yo-Yo Ma takes to the inaugural stage on Tuesday [he is on that stage as I type this], the instrument he will have may take music enthusiasts...
Posted on January 20, 2009 12:03 PM
Ted Leo, Andrew Bird, Tortoise & others played the Big Shoulders Ball in Washington DC last night
Ted Leo @ the Big Shoulders Ball @ the Black Cat in DC - Jan 19, 2009 (sara.h) "Last night I went to the Big Shoulders Ball at the Black Cat. The show was tons of fun and without all...
Posted on January 20, 2009 11:23 AM
Beastie Boys played the 9:30 Club in DC, reissuing Paul's Boutique & releasing a new album in '09
Beastie Boys @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC, January 19, 2009 (Peter Hutchins) "What to say. it was an amazing week for citizens of the world. A tremendous moment in time and in history. It's been said so much already, but...
Posted on January 20, 2009 10:15 AM
the Obama concert today w/ U2, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Bettye Lavette... (watch it online again)
Bruce Springsteen in DC - Jan 18, 2009 (dreamsinred77) U2 in DC - Jan 18, 2009 (Travlr) United in their desire to witness a historic moment, hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and races gathered under the marble...
Posted on January 18, 2009 11:00 PM
Bruce Springsteen wins Golden Globe, playing Inauguration show, releasing new album
Mickey Rourke, considered THE coolest guy in Hollywood by all of the other "genuine" cool guys, won the Gold Globe this evening for Best Actor in "The Wrestler." As if art is imitating life, Rourke played a down and out...
Posted on January 12, 2009 8:37 AM
Barack Brains
Tad Kubler, by Chris La Putt (more) In case you missed it in the Hold Steady post, Tad of the Hold Steady was wearing a "Barack Obama" Bad Brains shirt last night. The shirt is available at BarackBrains.com, though I...
Posted on November 7, 2008 2:05 PM
'How much will (RIAA supporter) Biden influence Obama?'
Joe Biden (by Gizmodo) "There's no question America looks like it'll be an exciting and interesting place under Barack Obama. But it's starting to look a little scary for the online world. Joe Biden is already cause for serious alarm,...
Posted on November 6, 2008 2:27 PM
Obama revelers party in Williamsburg, clash w/ police on Bedford (some pictures from last night in Brooklyn)
photos by Ryan Muir Ryan got off the Bedford L stop at North 7th St. in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn last night around 1 AM. The sidewalks and streets were filled with people celebrating Obama's win. At one point...
Posted on November 5, 2008 3:40 PM
Where were you? Obama's win in concert, and other, videos
Michael Stipe in Santiago, Chile - Nov 4, 2008 (LoretÃn) Girl Talk announces a new president in Milwaukee - Nov 4, 2008 (leslie!!) Where were you when Obama was announced the winner last night? After spending some time in Rockefeller...
Posted on November 5, 2008 2:06 PM
election night in Brooklyn w/ Eugene Mirman & The Blue Album Group @ the Bell House - pics
words & photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Last night, election night, I made my way to The Bell House in Park Slope/Gowaus for what was sure to be a nervously excited crowd counting down the minutes until the new president...
Posted on November 5, 2008 1:42 PM
president-elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech
Video and full speech transcript below......
Posted on November 5, 2008 12:59 AM
MIA 'takes On world', starts label, releases Vote Fix Mix, etc
The World Wakes Up To M.I.A. "Paper Planes" Enters Top Five; How Many Votes Fix Mix Released M.I.A. Takes On World Opens School; Starts Label; Launches Clothing Line "Everyone's a winner now, we're making that fame/Bona fide hustler, making my...
Posted on November 4, 2008 5:01 PM
What's going on Tuesday? (Election Day)
somewhere in NYC, frighteningprospect.com (pic by mediafury) today in NYC * Dance * Election-related events * Mr Lif @ Knitting Factory * Clues @ Exit Art Gallery * The Black Crowes @ Town Hall * Woods, MV & EE @...
Posted on November 4, 2008 2:16 PM
Patton Oswalt & Diplo doing live election stuff tonight
"Indeed, I will be liveblogging the election coverage for four hours. Four fucking hours of me scanning through all the election coverage -- the three majors, MSNBC, FOX, CNN and, God help me, PBS. Why not drop by at INDECISION...
Posted on November 4, 2008 12:46 PM
David Byrne played NJ (setlist), says vote (though he can't)
David Byrne @ the Paramount, Austin, TX (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Pardon the bulk mailing. I Can't Vote. I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. ......
Posted on November 4, 2008 11:54 AM
Keren Ann & Avishai Cohen @ Joe's Pub, NYC - pics
photos by Tim Griffin DOWNLOAD: Keren Ann - Chelsea Hotel (leonard cohen) (MP3) Keren Ann and trumpeter Avishai Cohen (not to be confused with Avishai Cohen the bass player) played their first of two shows at Joe's Pub last night...
Posted on November 4, 2008 10:57 AM
Saul Williams' election poem (video) ++ Lollapalooza pics
photos by Bao Nguyen Obama supporter Saul Williams wrote an election day poem. Listen to him read it in the video below.....
Posted on November 4, 2008 10:35 AM
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