Illinois

The dance/theater production is in the midst of its first NYC run now at Park Avenue Armory, and opens at St. James Theatre on April 24.

Japanese noise rockers Melt-Banana were already announced for Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Music Fest and Maryland Deathfest (the only band playing both of those fests, in case you were wondering how much crossover they had), and they’ve now announced a lengthy North American tour surroun…

Jeff Tweedy @ Fifth Third Bank Ballpark with Wilco, July 2012 (more by Matt Ziegler) Wilco frontman, Chicago resident, and all-around good guy Jeff Tweedy has written a letter in support of same-sex marriage to the editor of The Belleville News-Democrat…

Active Child @ Mercury Lounge in June (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) today in NYC * Steve Swell @ Roulette * Oval @ Issue Project Room * Josh Rouse @ the Rock Shop * Christian Wolff @ The Stone * Dan Black, Class Actress @ Bowery Ballroom * Hallux, Malkuth, Bad Girlfriend @ Union Pool * Liquor Store, Thomas Function, Bad Cop @ Lit * The Juliana Theory @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Balmorhea, Noveller, Julianna Barwick @ Littlefield * School of Seven Bells, Active Child @ Brooklyn Bowl * Natur, Mutant Supremacy, Nightlore, Pilgrim @ Cake Shop * Autre Ne Veut, Gatekeeper, Laurel Hal…

Tickets went back on sale for tonight’s Demetri Martin show at Bowery Ballroom (2/19), and for tomorrow’s at Music Hall of Williamsburg (2/20)…

Drink Up Buttercup @ MHOW ( and Drink Up Buttercup have at least two things in common. They are both bands from Philly and they are both playing Union Hall in Brooklyn tonight/Sunday, December 14, 2008…

It’s taking me too long to figure out what the heck is going on with the band Illinois and their new “The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe” “webisodes”, so just know that chapter one premiered at Spin, chapter two premiered at Blender, and the band is playing a show in multiple cities (residencies) every time a new chapter is released and the NYC show for chapter two is tonight/Wednesday at Rehab…

Reggie Watts @ Pianos (more by Ryan Muir) What does tonight’s Zombieville show at Soutpaw (May 9) have in common with the Saturday night show at the Lucky Cat…

Melt-Banana is hugely responsible for the reputation that Japanese bands have for their live shows going way over the top. After seeing this group in concert, it becomes difficult to accept anything less than total hair-raising insanity from anybody else onstage…

Just today I posted about the free show The Hold Steady are playing at Prospect Park, and another one at a Barnes & Noble. Nick Lowe recently played a charity show at Housing Works…