Abe Vigoda

No Age, Vivian Girls, Abe Vigoda, Best Coast & others played a benefit for Irene Garcia in LA - pics

The sold-out event, concisely named “No Cancer!” hoped to raise money for Irene Garcia, the mother of a prominent L.A. scenester who was recently diagnosed with what an event volunteer would only call “an extremely rare form of cancer…

Abe Vigoda playing cancer benefit w/ Vivian Girls & No Age in LA, touring w/ Vampire Weekend, playing NYC (dates)

Abe Vigoda @ The Smell in October (more by Rachel Carr) If you happen to be in L.A. on Saturday, February 7th, “No Cancer: A benefit for our Friend’s Mom” will be happening at a “secret” location (e-mail for info, below)…

The National, Beach House, Abe Vigoda, Ringo Starr, Heavy Trash, other tix

Heavy Trash @ Mercury Lounge in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the show National / Beach House show coming to Prospect Park…

Mika Miko played three final shows @ The Smell in L.A. - here are pics from the last one & video from New Years Eve

Mika Miko said goodbye to seven years of being a band with a trio of year-end shows at The Smell in L.A. The three-night run culimated in a final January 1st show, in which the band played for about an hour and a half…

Pitchfork taking a survey, lists current music trends (in the "Trend You Wish Would Go Away" category)

Trend You Wish Would Go Away 90s revivalism (No Age, Japandroids, Cymbals Eat Guitars) Afropop indie (Dirty Projectors, Fool’s Gold, Abe Vigoda) Animal Collective acolytes (Blind Man’s Colour, Our Brother the Native, USF) Balearic (jj, John Talabot, Windsurf/Hatchback) Chillwave/glo-fi (Washed Out, Neon Indian, Nite Jewel) Dubstep and its offshoots (wonky, funky, bassline) Post-Lily Allen UK pop (La Roux, Little Boots, Florence and the Machine) Prim, buttoned-up indie (Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, St … …

HEALTH, Abe Vigoda & friends helped The Smell raise money for an AC - pics

After ten years collecting sweat, The Smell‘s fundraiser for an A/C unit, last Wednesday night (11/11), brought out excited supporters, but also protestors who enjoy asphyxiating…

Abe Vigoda stopping in NYC before playing Hamilton College w/ Ponytail (and other tour dates)

LA’s Abe Vigoda are visiting New York this weekend. You can catch them at Death By Audio in Brooklyn with Extra Life on Friday, November 6th…

Live At The Smell on DVD, online ++ No Age add 4th NY show

“Featuring over 2 hours of live bands from Los Angeles and beyond, “Live at The Smell” captures the live energy that pumps through LA’s legendary independent DIY all-ages venue…

Abe Vigoda played Cake Shop, Market Hotel & the Whitney w/ Grooms (pics & video)

Abe Vigoda’s new drummer @ The Whitney Abe Vigoda is currently on tour with Talbot Tagora. That trip brought the two bands to Cake Shop and Market Hotel in NYC over the weekend (the Market Hotel show was originally scheduled for Monster Island)…

indie rock shows @ The Whitney in July (Vivian Girls, Titus Andronicus, These are Powers, Yellow Fever & more)

Vivian Girls @ Bowery Ballroom in December (more by Zach Stern) As we pointed out back in April, and further confirmed in a list of Abe Vigoda tour dates, The Whitney is hosting some indie rock shows this July, in conjunction with their Dan Graham Retrospective……
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