Francis and the Lights

The MTK: Music To Know Festival planned for Saturday – Sunday, August 13 – 14, in East Hampton, New York, is cancelled. A statement is as follows: “It is with heavy, heavy heart that we regret to inform you that the inaugural MTK: Music To Know Festival in East Hampton will not take place…

As mentioned, Music to Know Fest makes its debut in East Hampton, NY over the weekend of August 13-14, and features artists such as Vampire Weekend, Bright Eyes, Matt & Kim, Ra Ra Riot, Dawes, and others…

alternate headline: Vampire Weekend headlining Hamptons Music Fest, go figure MTK: Music To Know Festival announces its inaugural line up headlinedand Bright Eyes on Sunday, August 14th…

As previously mentioned, Mark Ronson will kick off two days of NYC shows starting tonight, Monday at Music Hall of Williamsburg. The second night happens on Tuesday, 10/12, at the larger Webster Hall…

Nada Surf at The Bell House (photos by Kurt Christensen) Nada Surf will headline the Paradigm CMJ Showcase at Mercury Lounge in NYC on October 22nd…

At what can only be described as one of the worst live shows I’ve ever seen, Das Racist took the stage of Public Assembly Sunday night (8/30) (around 11:30pm) (four hours after the Grizzly Bear show had ended right down the street) and proceeded to play 3 or 4 or was it 5 songs with an extended Wesleyan-related lineup (Ryan says they called the whole band “Spanish Broads”)…

The Village Voice is excited to announce the addition of A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THEE OH SEES, TINY MASTERS OF TODAY, JUSTINE D. and DeadHeat DJs to the line-up for the 9th Annual Village Voice SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL™ at Coney Island on Saturday, July 18, 2009 from 12:00 noon – 9:00 p…

Francis & the Lights @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Natasha Ryan) Hopefully you had fun getting down on Friday. I am in a weird rut and did not go out…

words and Although the press release urged showgoers to wear their best PJs (editor’s note: I definitely missed that), there didn’t appear to be any striped pants sets or long johns in the crowd at the the Les Savy Fav pajama party themed show at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Friday (the 13th) night…

Lucero @ Terminal 5 Friday night (more by Mike Lerner) today in NYC * DANCE * Lucero @ Mercury Lounge * Elysian Fields @ Joe’s Pub * The Black Keys & Doug Gillard Wellmont Theater * Blank Dogs, Woods, WAVVES & Nodzzz @ Underground Lounge Underground Lounge is located 955 West End Ave @ 107th St in Morningside Heights…