Antony & The Johnsons

As David Byrne pointed out, Lou Reed never lost his drive to search out and experience new music. Lou discovered the relatively unknown Antony Hegarty via producer Hal Wilner in 2002 while Hal and Lou were working on Lou’s 19th solo album, The Raven, for which Antony ended up contributing vocals along with names like David Bowie, Laurie Anderson and Lou himself…

David Monks (TPC) @ Webster Hall in Feb (more by Natasha Ryan) today in NYC * Music For 16 Futurists @ Town Hall * White Denim, Brazos, My Mind @ MHOW * The Cribs & The Von Bondies @ Bowery Ballroom * The Asteroids Galaxy Tour & Jon Hopkins @ Mercury Lounge * Drink Up Buttercup, Blood Warrior, Beat Circus, Larkin Grimm @ Union Hall * Richard Lloyd (of Television), Hey Battlefield @ The Studio @ Webster Hall * Miracles of Modern Science, Team Genius, Lisps, Pet Ghost Project @ Glasslands * The Answering Machine, Dinosaur Feathers, Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Cake Shop * Arms, David Monks (of Tokyo Police Club), Radical Dads @ Pianos * Shilpa Ray, Soft Black, Father Figures, Quiet Loudly @ Death By Audio * Fischerspooner (DJ), Jr…

The show was/felt short, but sweet. Clocking in at under 90 minutes (he started around 8:15, and we were definitely on the street by 9:45), Antony brought down the house at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem last night (Oct 16, 2008)…

Fellow Vermont-to-New York transplants Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), and Sam Amidon like to make music together: They have appeared in each other’s shows, played on each other’s records, and now they’re going to grab a friend (such as Oren Bloedow) or two (such as Oren Bloedow and Nadia Sirota), pile into a van, and head off on tour…

Bjork & Antony @ Apollo Theater, NYC – May 2007 (more) Tickets go on sale Friday for an October 16th Antony & The Johnsons show at the legendary Apollo Theater in NYC…

“We wanted to make some statement from New York City — the center of the universe,” said Lou Reed in a hallway press conference for Speak Up…

Stereo Warmup! – 4/28/07 – Burlington, VT (Mike Jones) The video for the song from the album we’re all really excited about around here……

* Bob is selling Cadillacs * I’m Not There opens tonight * “I’m not There” captures Dylan through a prism * Antony is one of the artists covering Dylan on the soundtrack * Cover Dylan yourself and win a prize * Director Todd Haynes lists his favorite Dylan songs for Rhapsody * There’s a Dylan song on a new benefit CD to fight hunger * Bob Dylan is on the cover of the Voice (again) * Jack White is recording Hank Williams for Bob Dylan * Jack White recently played with Bob Dylan at a show * Jack White & Meg White are also working with Beck * Dick Wilson, RIP

” It´s been a gorgeous pleasure to get to know antony , he is very very special . Incredibly generous person . I feel blessed .”