Escort

This year’s Ecstatic Summer Festival, which paired more traditional bands with composers and avant-garde musicians, came to a close on Saturday (8/25) at World Financial Center Plaza with a performance from NY’s disco-loving Escort and Canadian jazz ensemble Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society…

via @gmsharpteeth Tickets for The Weeknd shows at Terminal 5 at Paradise Theater go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Tame Impala shows at Webster Hall and MHOW go on sale today at noon…

Now we really know what’s going on. The CBGB Festival is happening July 5 – 8 at some 30 venues across the city, with over 300 bands participating, including the previously mentioned free Guided by Voices, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Cloud Nothings show at Summerstage (which now also includes The War on Drugs), the The Baseball Project and Craig Finn at City Winery, L……

tUnE-yArDs at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako) Indie/classical festival Ecstatic Music Festival has expanded and now includes a free summer concert series called Ecstatic Summer, which is part of the River to River Festival and will happen at the World Financial Center…

Unlike Chris (who took these pictures), I didn’t get to the Nethermead until 5pm, but what I saw was consistent with reports that the second day of GoogaMooga was free of a lot of the kinks experienced on Saturday…

“The Festival will feature two stages of music per day, both located in the Nethermead Meadow. More artists to be announced. Performances start at noon and end at 8:30 pm on Saturday…

Built to Spill at BV SXSW 2012 (more by Ryan Barkan) The Hopscotch festival in Raleigh, North Carolina will celebrate its third year from Sept…

Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire didn’t show up, but SPIN’s 2-stage Stubb’s lineup at SXSW this year included plenty of other great musical options…

Escort at MHOW in February (more by Chris Gersbeck) Brooklyn’s 17-piece disco orchestra Escort are releasing their self titled debut full length on November 15 on their own Escort Records…

Music Hall of Williamsburg turned into a disco Saturday night (2/27). Live sets were performed Escort and Midnight Magic. DJ sets came from Sean B and Will Automagic of Spank…