Governors Island

updated Walkmen tour dates, Governors Island ferry info, Fallon tonight, a WNYC stream & XPoNential Fest pics

“, the fifth album by critically acclaimed band The Walkmen, is due September 14 with iTunes pre-orders beginning August 10. The album’s first single “Angela Surf City” is currently available via iTunes…

We Barbarians played Governors Island (pics), playing Mercury Lounge, touring w/ Ra Ra Riot (dates)

After Young Man, the second act of the evening, We Barbarians, stepped up the intensity with their pounding drums and deeper and more desperate vocals…

Young Man played Governors Island (pics), playing the 2010 BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase (and other dates)

Before the eagerly anticipated, LA five-piece began to play, a couple of openers had a chance to woo the crowd Saturday night at Governors Island…

Local Natives played Governors Island (pics, selist), touring w/ Ruby Suns & Union Line (and Love Language) (dates)

Outdoor summer shows may be winding to a close in the coming weeks, but the beach front at Governors Island is still heating up. Saturday night, Local Natives played to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd – their largest yet, according to one of the members…

Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle & Dawn Landes played the Beach on Governors Island (pics)

“what a perfect way to spend a sunday evening… me: tall with grey curly hair. you: cute girl in dress that i should have paid more attention to than josh ritter” – missed connection “DAWN LANDES put on a better show in ATL, but her stints on stage at GOV ISLAND with RITTER were stupendous…

Young Man releasing/streaming debut EP (MP3s, tour dates, Frenchkiss, Animal Collective & Beach House)

DOWNLOAD: Young Man – Five (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Young Man – Heart of Chambers (Beach House cover) (MP3) Recent Frenchkiss signee Young Man will be opening for his label-mates Local Natives at their Beach at Governors Island show on August 7th…

M.I.A. promises free NYC show for HARD Fest ticket holders! (and here's another set of pictures from that show)

“The set started with “Steppin Up,” with M.I.A. backed by about a dozen power drills as part of the rhythm track: noise triumphant. But M…

HARD FEST NYC in pics (part 2.5) (Ninjasonik, Rye Rye, Theophilus London, MIA & more)

“Hard provided a music experience for those New Yorkers who love to rave, get down and dirty with thousands of strangers and weren’t afraid to show some skin…

Die Antwoord steal the show while topless girl dances (video), M.I.A. spits on a photographer (pics), rain, lasers & more... (HARD NYC in review - part 1)

“the show last night and awesome and bad, and magic–mia so bad, she must must have done on purpose. she’s got some tricks and some ideas, but think she just got so cagey when die anterwoord blew her out of the water that she pulled this weird ass rockstar theatrics and sabotaged herself and the sound system, along with throwing a big fuck you to the crowd that actually came to see her…

Nite Jewel released an EP, playing shows, Glasslands w/ Arp (who has an album coming soon)

DOWNLOAD: Arp – White Light (MP3) Nite Jewel, Ramona Gonzalez and collaboratot Cole M. Greif-Neill, have a new EP, Am I Real?, out digitally now (and on vinyl August 16th)…
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