Hurricane Sandy

Bruce Springsteen performing at Obama rally w/ Jay-Z, played Rochester on Halloween (setlist, videos, Sandy speech)

On Monday (11/5), the day before Election day, Barack Obama will wrap up his campaign with a couple rallies, for which he’ll be joined and Bruce Springsteen in Columbus,…

On the Road with David Byrne & St. Vincent who didn't play Letterman, but play Colbert tonight (the final installment)

Kelly Pratt of Bright Moments and many other musical projects has been on tour with David Byrne and St. Vincent, and chronicling it on BrooklynVegan…

Red Hook walloped by Sandy; Fairway & New Amsterdam Records among its victims; benefit @ Union Hall tonight

Brooklyn non-profit “post-classical” label New Amsterdam Records released the new album by accapella group Roomfull of Teeth on Tuesday, which should have been the biggest news of the week for them…

Cypress Hill reschedule dates, Double Door show included

As many others artists already have, Cypress Hill were forced to postpone a number of their fall US tour dates due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy…

Galapagos in DUMBO wrecked by Sandy, fundraiser underway

(via Galapagos Facebook) DUMBO was hit pretty hard by Hurricane Sandy, with a lot of flooding. Among the businesses affected by the storm was Galapagos Art Space that suffered five feet of water…

Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon & more playing NBC telethon to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims

To help benefit those who suffered damages from Hurricane Sandy, NBC Universal will be hosting a concert that will air on TV as a telethon with Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting and Christina Aguilera, Jimmy Fallon, and Brian Williams, with host Matt Lauer…

subways and buses are free today and Friday; power may be back everywhere by Saturday; LaGuardia reopens

(via @yesidid70)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTA’s subway, bus and commuter rail services will be free for today and tomorrow, to encourage the use of mass transit as the region slowly recovers from the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy…

Coney Island Hurricane Sandy flood aftermath photos

As you know, Coney Island took a beating by Hurricane Sandy. John Huntington headed down there Tuesday morning, and this is what he saw…

cancelled Thursday shows include Meat Loaf, Woodkid, The Darcys & more; Squarepusher & others still on

We just posted the many NYC cancellations for tonight/Halloween (though more shows are still happening tonight than previous nights), and there’s already a few cancellations being announced for Thursday (11/1)…

The xx announce 2013 US tour dates, including rescheduled Hurricane Sandy shows (though NYC show TBA)

The xx at Terminal 5 in August (more by Toby Tenenbaum) As mentioned, The xx were forced to cancel shows in NYC, Philadelphia, and Baltimore this week due to Hurricane Sandy but promised that they would make up for them in 2013…
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