Michael Showalter

Stella Hosted, Nina Persson, Alberta Cross, OK Go & Joan as Policewoman played Paul Rudd also showed up at the event. More photos & videos below…

DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver – For Emma (MP3) Merge posted Ivan’s 2007 Top 10 list yesterday. Here are some excerpts….10.) Selling out the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on our US Tour in May…

For fans of The State, there is some good news and some bad news floating about. The bad news is that the highly anticipated State DVD has been put on hold by our friends over at MTV…

DOWNLOAD: Michael Showalter – Erotica (radio edit) (MP3) The State will always be near and dear to my heart. For that reason alone (not that there aren’t other reasons), Michael Showalter is pretty much welcome at BrooklynVegan…

David Cross @ UCB Theater, NYC – Oct 19, 2007 (CRED) Some Fred Armisen news y’all. Drag City Records has finally released Fred Armisen Presents Jens Hanneman: Complicated Drumming Techinque…

DOWNLOAD: Sarah Silverman on AOL Interface (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Michael Showalter – Intro to Erotica (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Michael Showalter – Erotica (radio edit) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jose Gonzalez on AOL Interface (MP3) Saturday – Oct 6 * Two shows by Sigur Ros * Melvins @ Luna Lounge * Pinback @ The Stone Pony * Minus the Bear @ Irving Plaza * The Dance Music Invasion with Larry Tee * Ludacris @ Radio City Music Hall * Yo La Tengo & others for the New Yorker * Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ the Apollo * Caribou, Heavens & Born Ruffians @ Bowery Ballroom * The Fiery Furnaces & Tom Brosseau @ Sound Fix * Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Les Savy Fav @ Randall’s IslandDoors: 3:30pm Wild Light: 5:00pm Les Savy Fav: 5:50pm Blond Redhead: 6:50pm LCD Soundsystem: 7:55PMArcade Fire: 9:15pm Sunday – Oct 7 * Comedy @ Union Hall * Gina Gerson @ The Box * Debbie Gibson @ BB King’s * Common & Q-Tip @ Nokia Theatre * Dave Deporis and Dave Garland @ Joe’s Pub Check out this Bjork & Bernhard Willhelm thing…

part 1, part 2… Michael Showalter & Janeane Garofalo @ Union Hall – July 15, 2007 (CRED) I attended one of the Michael Showalter CD tapings at Union Hall (which took place a week after the Union Hall anniversary show you see above), and besides some technical difficulties that had Michael going a little nuts, the show was great…

The first two Michael Showalter CD-tapings @ Union Hall sold out, so they added two more a day earlier. Get your tickets. Also, one lucky person who e-mails BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL…

The more I read the reviews and the more I rewatch the trailer, the more I’m beginning to think that former Statesmen David Wain and Ken Marino might have created a classic with their upcoming film THE TEN…

DOWNLOAD: The Mugs – Frank (MP3) Dave Hill & John Hodgman @ UCB, NYC – June 21, 2007 (CRED) It was almost a year ago that I said “Union Hall | a new Brooklyn music venue in Park Slope“, and so it’s time to celebrate:“Union Hall presents our 1st anniversary week…