Downtown Music Festival
Downtown Festival doing 5 cities; NYC returning w/ Kiesza, Atlas Sound, Autre Ne Veut, Zebra Katz, Avey Tare, more
The Downtown Music Festival is back, and will stage events in five cities this year. The dates and locations are:Downtown Cleveland – September 19 & 20
Downtown Minneapolis – September 26 & 27
Downtown New York – October 2-4
Downtown Los Angeles – November 7 & 8
Downtown Houston – November 14 & 15Lineups are mostly still TBA, but NYC, as you can see in the flyer above, will feature rising 90s throwback pop star Kiesza along with Animal Collective sideproject Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Bradford Cox of Deerhunter’s Atlas Sound, Autre Ne Veut, Tobacco, Jungle, Vacationer, IAMSU…
Inc., Autre Ne Veut and Weeknight played Pianos (pics); Inc playing MHOW in July
In the cramped back room of Pianos, the workhorse LES bar where the show took place, there is no backstage or side stairway, meaning the only way to the stage is to barge your way directly through the heart of the crowd…
DIIV, LODRO, Xray Eyeballs and DJ Dog Dick played Mercury Lounge (pics)
It was the kind of line-up you might see at Shea Stadium or 285 Kent, but Brooklyn crossed the bridge on Saturday night for the Downtown Music Festival on Saturday night (5/11)…
Purity Ring played Bowery Ballroom with Mas Ysa (pics)
Still flying on the fuel of their acclaimed debut, Montreal’s Purity Ring delivered a memorable 50 minute performance for the Downtown Music Festival) crowd at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday…
Downtown Music Festival NYC day 1: Black Hippy, Earl Sweatshirt, and Fat Tony (in review & videos)
The Downtown Music Festival, which is coming to multiple North American cities this year, kicked off its first one in NYC on Friday (5/10) across various LES venues…
Downtown Music Fest is here; Orwells, SZA & more added; Schedule updated; Ryan Hemsworth made a mix
The Orwells at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As mentioned several times, the Downtown Music Festival, which is hitting multiple cities this year, is coming through NYC tonight (5/10) and Saturday (5/11) for shows across various multiple LES venues, including Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, Angel Orensanz Center, Pianos, Cake Shop, Tammany Hall, Element, Capitale, Rockwood Music Hall and more…
individual Downtown Music Fest shows on sale now
Kendrick Lamar at SXSW (more by Tim Griffin)
Tickets for the individual shows of Downtown Music Festival (5/10-11), which were just announced are on sale now, in addition to passes…
Downtown Music Festival adds more artists (Antwon, TEEN + more), announces daily schedule
TEEN @ Glasslands. Sept. 2013 (more by Courtney Dudley)
The Downtown Music Festival happens in two weeks (May 10 – 11) at NYC venues on or below Houston St…
updated Downtown Music Festival lineup & tix info (Autre Ne Veut, Ryan Hemsworth, eXquire, Kilo Kish & more added)
Autre Ne Veut at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As mentioned, Downtown Records are taking their Downtown Music Festivals to different North American cities this year, including NYC from May 10 to 11 across various LES venues, including Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, Angel Orensanz Center, Pianos, Cake Shop, Tammany Hall, Element, Capitale, Rockwood Music Hall and m…
tix on sale: Japandroids, Jim James & The Roots, Paul Weller, Beth Orton, Comeback Kid, Low, Rogue Wave & more
(via @gmsharpteeth)
Winnipeg hardcore band Comeback Kid are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut full length, Turn It Around, on a tour this year where they’ll be playing songs from that album and its followup, Wake the Dead…
