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John Hodgman lists his "Ten Best Things of 2012," welcoming the apocalypse at The Bell House (& tonight in LIC)
John Kellogg Hodgman is a 41 year old author, actor, auctioneer, and humorist with one of the most fertile brains and diverse CVs in the biz…
ALSO: Grizzly Bear on cover of New York; CDs turned 30; Dave Sitek's new label, Trent Reznor, Ryan Adams, Deadmau5, more
Grizzly Bear are on the cover of the new issue of NY Magazine, which makes two weeks in a row that Brooklyn was prominently featured.
Despite making it into Billboard’s Top 10 with their new album, Shields, the band still aren’t making a lot of money…
Jon Benjamin Has a Tour (but not a Comedy Central show)
For those of us prone to agoraphobia, Comedy Central really brought the stank on Saturday April 21st when they premiered not one but TWO epic specials…
Pete Holmes touring, recording a podcast in NYC; Doug Benson too; Eugene Mirman Fest coming to Washington
Pete Holmes @ Rock n ROFL 2008 (more by Elizabeth Weinberg)
In the Klaus Kinski Hall of Fame of Comedians Your Man Klaus Loves Endlessly Even Though They’ve Left NYC for Greener Pastures, Pete Holmes has his own gallery dedicated to his honor…
Michael Ian Black, Louis CK tickets, Julie Klausner, John Hodgman, Ted Leo, Heart of Darkness & other comedy stuff
OK, rather than bore you to tears with one of my usual exhausting preambles about how great the NYC comedy scene is, I am simply going to throw out a handful of shows coming up that are well worth your attention…
Jonathan Coulton playing boats & shows with TMBG (more dates & pics from Williamsburg Waterfront)
After playing a waterfront show last month with They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton will take to the high seas on Friday August 19th for a show aboard the Jewel, a Rocks Off NYC Concert Cruise…
Marc Maron tonight, Paul F. Tompkins later
PFT @ 92YTribeca in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt)
Marc Maron hosts and curates WTF with Marc Maron at The Bell House tonight (6/1). An early show starts at 7 PM with Jonathan Katz, Will Arnett, Judy Gold, Marina Franklin, and Keith Robinson…
new comedian-filled Ted Leo video (is the big reveal)
Still no word on the impending Citizen’s Arrest reunion, but you can officially nix a Brutalist Bricks broadway production. A new video of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists in training for the great white way (aka his video of “Bottled In Cork” featuring Paul F…
Ted Leo, Paul F Tompkins & friends @ 92YTribeca - pics
Ted Leo played a three song, acoustic set at 92YTribeca last night (4/23). The mostly-comedy show was not affiliated with the Tribea Film Festival, though the fest is holding some events at that venue and many other places in the same neighborhood this week…
Ted Leo playing 92YTribeca, Titus Andronicus add NYC show
Ted Leo R/X + Andrew WK @ Indie Rock Karaoke (more by Ryan Muir)
Titus Andronicus played the Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 18th with their current tourmates, the impeccably bearded fellows of Lucero…
