Bowery Ballroom

David Byrne joined Arcade Fire for a cover of John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band’s ”Give Peace a Chance,” with Win Butler singing and playing guitar from the center of the crowd, ad-libbing lines about Kanye West and NFTs.

Arcade Fire have announced a fourth and ”final” intimate NYC show Bowery Ballroom…

NYC has fallen rapidly into the grip of a surge of the Omicron COVID variant, and some venues are cancelling and postponing shows, and implementing new mask policies, in response.

The auction will benefit 9:30 Club, Bowery Ballroom, EXIT/IN, First Avenue, The Independent, Mohawk, The Metro, Neumos, Tipitina’s, and The Troubador

Bowery Ballroom, United Palace, Town Hall, Baby’s All Right, Elsewhere, City Winery, Le Poisson Rouge, Saint Vitus, Joe’s Pub and Union Pool are just a few of the NYC venues part of NYIVA which seeks aid for independent venues that have been closed during COVID-19.

”Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open,” a statement from the National Independent Venue Association reads.

Like musicians and bands, who are suffering financially while their tours get cancelled, venue staff from bartenders, bouncers, sound technicians and beyond are also going without paychecks while the places they work are closed.

Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Bowl, Town Hall, Public Records, The Shed, House of Yes, Knockdown Center, and Basement are among the venues temporarily shuttering to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

It was Cave In’s first NYC show since Caleb Scofield passed away (with Converge’s Nate Newton in his place), and Caleb’s spirit was felt all night…

Two of NYC’s finest rising indie rock bands, Active Bird Community and Wild Pink, teamed for a hometown show at Bowery Ballroom this past Saturday…