DFA

As mentioned before Lace Curtain is a new project from extremely prolific Australian Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Ooga Boogas) that also features James Vinciguerra (Total Control) and David West (Total Control, Rat Columns)…

James Murphy on the S.S. Coachella (more by Greg Cristman) Fresh off of DJ sets on the S.S. Cochella, DFA head honco James Murphy has announced that he’ll be heading to Chicago to DJ at The Mid on January 25…

As mentioned, Lucero plays two nights at Brooklyn Bowl (one with Nude Beach) before playing New Year’s Eve at Wellmont Theatre with The Hold Steady…

Milano-via-Greece producer Larry Gus has a few releases out already, and he just teamed up with DFA Records for his latest, a free album called Silent Congas…

The Crystal Ark began as the solo project of DFA producer/musician/synthesizer builder Gavin Russom, who also has records out under the name Black Meteoric Star, collaborations with Delia Gonzalez, and has been a touring member of LCD Soundsystem…

After he played CMJ and before his next round of shows, Sinkane headlined a show at Brooklyn Bowl last night (10/23) in honor of his new DFA-released LP which is still streaming at NPR who write:For such a multifaceted album, Mars feels personal, in part because most of the instrumentation and nearly all of the vocals come from one man…

Attendees at the third day (9/15) of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival were able to triple their fun with three shows across two venues. The matinee show, which took place at Union Hall, was called “Uh Oh: Dangerous, Inappropriate Comedy For Teenagers” and featured performances from Tom Shillue, James Patterson, Ben Kronberg, Jaqueline Novak, Brendon Small, and Craig Baldo…

Ahmed Gallab aka Sinkane (who has worked with Yeasayer, of Montreal, Caribou, and others) has been playing around NYC for some time. Just last month he did a residency at Zebulon in Brooklyn and played the Afropunk Festival, in addition to opening local shows for Ava Luna and The Very Best…

LCD Soundsystem at MSG (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) As mentioned, the LCD Soundsystem documentary, Shut Up and Play the Hits, will screen at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday (7/27)…

New Build, the new project featuring Hot Chip members Felix Martin and Al Doyle (who was also in LCD Soundsystem) and engineer Tom Hopkins, announced last month/year that they’ll be making their NYC debut at Mercury Lounge on March 13…