AC Newman

today in Chicago * Erykah Badu (DJ set) @ The Mid * Mike Cooley @ Hideout (Night 2) * Rob Delaney @ Athenaeum Theater * The Coup, Japanther @ Mayne Stage * DEN, Toture Love, Freedom Hawk @ The Burlington * The Who, Vintage Trouble @ Allstate Arena (Night 2) * Lamb Of God, In Flames, Hellyeah, Sylosis @ Congress Theater * Pujol, Animal City, The Dirty Pigeons, Eggs, Dan Lastick @ Ace Bar * Treasure Fleet, The Brokedowns, Audacity, Big Eyes @ Subterranean * Qwel & Maker, Scheme, Epilec & Robkilla, The Palmer Squares @ Abbey Pub * Nobunny, The Goblins, Party Bat, Rhythm Chicken, Ratso and the Rabbits @ Bottom Lounge Rob Delaney plays the Athenaeum Theater tonight…

AC Newman’s third solo album, Shut Down the Streets, is out this week and the New Pornographer celebrated it’s release with a very intimate show at The Rock Shop last night (10/8)…

Jens Lekman at McCarren Park in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) Perfume Genius at Prospect Park in July (more by Amanda Hatfield today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * MNDR @ Le Baron * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Kayode Kuti @ Barbes * Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall * A…

As mentioned, New Pornographer AC Newman will release his new solo album, Shut Down the Streets, on October 9 via Matador and will kick off a tour with The Mynabirds later that month which hits the NYC area on October 22 at Bowery Ballroom (tickets) and October 24 at Maxwell’s (ticke…

We mentioned before that the new Hood Internet album, FEAT (out 10/2), was a sample-free, guest-filled affair featuring the likes of Class Actress, The Rosebuds, Hooray for Earth, Au Revoir Simone’s Annie Hart, Cadence Weapon, Zambri…

AC Newman w/ New Pornographers at Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Greg Cristman) NYC comedy duo Wrestling Team (aka Mark Bisi and Andy Beckerman) do a live taping of their Beginnings interview podcast at UCBEast on the second Tuesday of every month, and new episodes premiere every Thursday (listen for free on iTun…

and video The Mynabirds wrapped up their tour with Okkervil River late last month, after which they played a few headlining shows including one in NYC at Mercury Lounge on Sunday (9/1) with Port St…

Tickets for Love Inks‘ show at Township are on sale now, and Craft Spells have been added to the bill. Tickets for Metz‘ show at the Empty Bottle go on sale this Friday at 10AM CST…

Dead Can Dance – today in Chicago * Aoife O’Donovan @ SPACE * Dead Can Dance @ Pritzker Pavilion * Verma, Mines, Energy Gown @ The Burlington * Hugh Laurie & the Copper Bottom Band @ Park West * Magic Milk, The Dikes of Holland, Uh Bones, The Man @ Empty Bottle * Truman & His Trophy, Chicken Happen, Empty Isle, Basketball @ Township * An Aesthetic Anaesthetic, Ormen Lange, The Bulletproof Tiger, Harps Of Tartarus @ Schubas Dead Can Dance play Pritzker Pavilion tonight…

DOWNLOAD: AC Newman – I’m Not Talking (MP3) As mentioned before, AC Newman will release his third solo album, Shut Down the Streets, on October 9 via Matador Records…