Beacon Theater

Beth Orton at LPR in July (more by Robert Altman) Earlier this year, we mentioned that WFUV would be doing their Holiday Cheer benefit at Beacon Theatre, which happens TONIGHT (12/10) with Iron & Wine, Calexico, and Nick Lowe…

Back in June, we posted the unfortunate news that Sharon Jones was diagnosed with cancer and had to postpone her album and tour. She since underwent a successful surgery, and it’s now been announced that her new album, Give the People What They Want, is finally set to drop on January 14…

Steely Dan @ Beacon Theatre 10/1/2013 Around 8pm Thursday night, two guys in red fezzes were finishing their cigarettes, about to head into the third of Steely Dan‘s seven nights at NYC’s Beacon Theatre…

Legendary Queens rapper Nas has been making some live appearances this year like Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, and Citi Field, and now he’s got what appears to be a one-off happening on November 1 at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT…

Behind all the shock rock makeup and theatrics, Alice Cooper has some undeniable rock classics like “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “I’m Eighteen,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” “Hey Stoopid,” “Feed My Frankenstein,” and of course “School’s Out” (to name a few), all of which were heard at his hits-filled set at Beacon Theatre last night (7/18)…

Jay-Z is planning a surprise concert atop the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater next month that will turn rush-hour Times Square into a gigantic street party, sources told The Post yesterday…

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers kicked off their 5-night run at the Beacon Theatre last Monday. They wrapped up on Sunday (5/26). We posted pictures and the setlist of night 1, and pictures of night 2 (5/21) are in this post along with setlists from every night The setlists have been similar each night, with all five shows kicking off with a cover of The Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” and including many of Petty’s big hits like “Refugee,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “American Girl,” and so on…

Goner Fest returns for its aluminum anniversary (10th) and Goner Records’ china anniversary (20th, thanks Wikipedia!) with some great names in it’s initial lineup…

As mentioned, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will release their new album, Push the Sky Away, on February 19 via Bad Seed Ltd. They just revealed the first single off the album, “We No Who U R,” and you can stream it below via Rolling Stone…

The Head and the Heart at Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV) Starbucks released the Holidays Rule compilation on October 30 with holiday covers and more…