James McNew
Five Notable Releases of the Week (3/4/16)
Meg Baird’s psych supergroup Heron Oblivion, Pinback singer Rob Crow’s new band, and more
Jenny Lewis added to Alex Bleeker's Grateful Dead tribute at City Winery Chicago (which is in Dead mode all week)
Grateful Dead mania is in full force, with the California shows right behind us (pictures, recap, setlist) and the Chicago shows coming up this week…
Alex Bleeker playing a guest-filled Grateful Dead tribute in Chicago with Lee Ranaldo, mems of Yo La Tengo, and more
As you probably know, surviving Grateful Dead members are celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary with some shows this year, including three in Chicago from July 3-5 at Soldier Fi…
Yo La Tengo & friends celebrated 30 years @ Town Hall, playing NYE in Boston; James McNew lists his 'Best of 2014'
Then came the guests of honor: guitarist Ira Kaplan, drummer Georgia Hubley, and bassist James McNew. They began with “Ohm,” off of their 2013 record, Fade…
Onieda w/ James McNew played Glasslands w/ Dysrhythmia and Beech Creeps (pics & stream of Oneida's set)
Joining the band for this show, as he did at Glasslands last year, was James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Dump, whose bass playing mingled nicely with the swirling controlled chaos on the stage…
Oneida playing Glasslands with Dump; People of the North released third album
Now in their 16th year, Brooklyn vets Oneida continue to fight the good fight, having released A List of the Burning Mountains last year. The band have a sole show on the horizon: Glasslands on Friday, October 4…
Lambchop (w/ James of YLT) & Rebecca Hart @ Europa (pics)
Kurt Wagner’s long-running alt-country band Lambchop, who returned in 2012 with a new album, Mr. M, have been continuing to tour in support of it this year…
Man Forever going on tour, playing guest-filled show tonight
Man Forever will celebrate the new LP Pansophical Cataract, out now via Thrill Jockey, with a NYC show TONIGHT at Le Poisson Rouge (5/15). The special outing at the Manhattan venue will double as a tour kick-off and is promising appearances from Greg Fox (Guardian Alien, ex-Liturgy), James McNew (Yo La Tengo), Shahin Motia (Ex-Models, Oneida), Richard Hoffman (Sightings), Sarah Richardson (Creeping Nobodies), Bryan Devendorf (The National), Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Ryan Sawyer (Stars Like Fleas)…
Oneida, James McNew, MV&EE & more this weekend @ 285 Kent (where Crystal Stilts & Woods recently played)
Oneida at Ecstatic Music Fest (more by David Andrako)
As previously mentioned, live concert recording site NYC Taper just turned five years old and is throwing a party at 285 Kent on Saturday (5/12) to celebrate, with performances and Prince Ruperts Drops…
Chickfactor 20 @ the Bell House (night 1 pics/video/review) -- Small Factory, Black Tambourine, Dump, Versus & more
“I feel like we’re some weird meat stuck between two pieces of amazing bread.” Small Factory drummer Phoebe Summerquash was referring to her band’s placement on the bill between Versus and reformed indiepop legends Black Tambourine at Night One of CF*2012: for the love of pop……
