Buster Poindexter
tix on sale: Yes, Morrissey / Blondie, Cloud Nothings, Poison the Well, The Helio Sequence, Tanlines, Shilpa Ray, more
Tickets for the Yes and Toto NYC-area shows go on fan/VIP package presale today at 10 AM. (password = TOTOXIV.) AmEx presale starts at 2…
an interview w/ David Johansen aka Buster Poindexter (on the Cafe Carlye residency, NY Dolls status, Mitch Ryder & more)
interview
David Johansen wears enough hats that discerning between the art and the artist can prove to be a difficult task. It’s an aesthetic that speaks both to his influence as a founding member/vocalist of seminal protopunk innovators The New York Dolls and what’s been an uninhibited pursuit of his own artistic vision in a number of ways from various musical side projects to film roles…
Debbie Harry added to Tibet Concert; Buster Poindexter begins Cafe Carlye residency; Patti Smith played the Roxy
The lineup for this year’s Tibet House US benefit concert keeps getting bigger. Happening March 5th at Carnegie Hall, the NYC show now also includes Blondie’s Debbie Harry…
Michael C. Hall (Dexter), 'Hedwig' cast, Fred Schneider & more played Don Hill's (pics); Lez Zeppelin play NYC tonight
As recently discussed, Tits of Clay is the alter-ego of the four-piece rock band that currently backs Hedwig and Yitzhak in the ongoing Broadway show, Hedwig & the Angry Inch…
What's going on Wednesday? (CMJ, Courtney Barnett, Fat White Family, Literature, Nai Harvest, Creepoid & more)
Courtney Barnett in Chicago in February (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Because of CMJ, we’re doing ‘What’s Going On’ slightly different this w…
Arcade Fire kicked off three-night stand at Barclays Center with Dan Deacon and The Unicorns (pics, video)
Arcade Fire kicked off their three-night stand at Brooklyn’s sprawling Barclays Center last night (8/22). As mentioned, after the bobblehead version of the band appeared on a second platform to mime New York Dolls’ “Personality Crisis,” Arcade Fire brought out David Johansen in Buster Poindexter mode to perform his 1987 hit “Hot Hot Hot,” complete with a conga line of more bobbleheads and carnival-goers that all ended up on the stage and stayed up there for the equally joyous “Here Comes the Night Time…
Arcade Fire joined by New York Doll David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) at Barclays Center (video & setlist)
“Buster Poindexter on stage with @arcadefire marks the official end of the hipster era. Irony overload. #Barclays #brooklyn #Brilliant” – alex rappaport
I may be biased, but NY seems like the place to bring out your big special guests…
tix on sale: Ziggy Marley, Metronomy, GOAT, CYHSY, Iceage, Ronnie Spector, Buster Poindexter, White Denim & more
Ziggy Marley is coming to NYC just before playing Bridgeport, CT’s Gathering of the Vibes to play Irving Plaza on August 1. Tickets for that show go on Live Nation/Mobile App and Music geeks (password: “musicgeeks”) presales today at 10 AM…
What's going on Sunday? (Bobby Womack, Eternal Summers, Beyonce, Little Big League, Brand New, Ronnie Spector & more)
Bobby Womack in Chicago in 2012 (more by Zach Pollack)
Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…
NY Dolls remember Lou Reed; David Johansen playing Cafe Carlyle on Halloween
“Lou Reed takes his final walk on the wild side this SUNDAY MORNING… — Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi“
one of the photos NYD’s posted on their Facebook yesterday…
