Hurricane Sandy
tickets on sale for blink-182's intimate benefit shows; DIIV added to MHOW
Tickets are going on presale today for blink-182‘s intimate benefit shows happening in the NYC-area before the Riot Fests.
The most intimate one happens in Brooklyn on September 11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and tickets for that one go on AmEx presale today at noon…
Starland Ballroom getting ready to reopen
Back in November we reported that NJ music venue Starland Ballroom, who had to cancel a lot of shows due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, was going to stay closed until at least Spring 2013…
Mermaid Parade in danger, launching Kickstarter
Mermaid Parade 2012 (more by Sachyn Mital)Dear Friends of the Mermaid Parade:
I have two important announcements for you today:
1) Registration for this year’s Mermaid Parade is now open…
Sunny's still not open; Benefit tonight
At the end of November we reported that Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook was still closed and raising money to repait itself from Hurricane Sandy. Five months later and not too much has changed, from a high level at least…
Sofy Major survived Hurricane Sandy, ready new album 'Idolize' (stream a track)
As discussed at InvisibleOranges, when French band Sofy Major say that the recording of their new LP Idolize was a “disaster,” it’s more than hyperbole:Idolize has a bit of a storied history, considering the originally intentioned home for the recording, Translator Audio…
LIC Bar, which received Sandy aid from The Who, throwing fundraiser for the band's charity
The Who at Barclays Center, Nov. 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, LIC Bar in (you guessed it) Long Island City was crushed by the storm…
Dig Deeper presenting Marva Whitney tribute w/ Renaldo Domino and Norton Records benefit with The Sonics
The Sonics @ Maxwell’s, Nov. 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
The folks at Dig Deeper do an amazing job of shedding light on lost musical treasures from the ’60s and ’70s…
Candy Hearts working on LP, playing Sandy benefit at Grand Victory
We’ve seen lots of bands lately that cross over between punk (or pop punk) and indie scenes, and Brooklyn’s Candy Hearts is one of those with a crossover audience…
Cave In contributes digital EP in aid of Hurricane Sandy-destroyed Translator Audio
Cave In at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)
Cave In has chimed in to aid the rebuilding of Translator Audio which was destroyed in the wake of Hurricane SandyRebuild Part 1…
Jens Lekman wrote a Hurricane Sandy tribute song (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jens Lekman – Oliver and Maddy (MP3)
Jens Lekman @ T5, 10/9/2012 (more by Greg Cristman)Back in October, my pianist Jonas got stuck in New York after the city got hit by hurricane Sandy…
