Claudia Gonson

The Magnetic Fields announce '69 Love Songs' 25th anniversary shows with original players

’69 Love Songs’ will be played in full at 2024 shows in NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and MASS MoCA.

Gogol Bordello, Patti Smith, Jesse Malin, Craig Finn & more played City Winery's Ukraine benefit (pics, video)

The all-star benefit show, hosted by Gogol Bordello and Eugene Hutz, raised $130,000 for the Come Back Alive Foundation, which supports the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Throwing Muses played two shows with Tanya Donelly at Bowery Ballroom (pics & setlist from night 1)

Throwing Muses released their first album in 10 years, Purgatory/Paradise, and this weekend played two sold-out shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom (3/8& 3/9) in support of it…

Swell Maps' Jowe Head on East Coast tour, including three NYC shows (dates)

Head is probably best-known for his time as bassist in Swell Maps where he wrote two of the band’s catchiest songs, “Harmony in Your Bathroom” and the great “Cake Shop Girl” which did indeed inspire the name of the Ludlow St…

Jeff Mangum, The Clean, Yo La Tengo, Portastatic & friends played for Chris Knox @ LPR - review, setlist, video & pic

I snuck this picture of the t-shirt…“Chris Knox (born September 2, 1952) is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love…

Le Poisson Rouge hosting Chris Knox benefit w/ Jeff Mangum on the bill (and Yo La Tengo, Kyp Malone & others)

LPR will be hosting a benefit on May 6 for New Zealand artist Chris Knox who suffered a series of strokes last year. Many of the aritsts performing at this show have contributed to a fantastic tribute/benefit album for Knox that was recently released…