Swell Season

Glen Hansard is playing the Met, 'The Swell Season' movie played @ Tribeca Film Fest

“Tenderly dismantling the romantic mythology surrounding 2006’s indie smash Once, chronicles the surprise musical success of that movie’s stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and presents a couple that, however deep their bonds, can’t live a storybook life for long…

Coachella 2011 Day 2 in pics (Big Audio Dynamite, BSS, Animal Collective, Erykah Badu, Bright Eyes, Mumford & Sons, more)

As you know, Arcade Fire played a light-up beach ball-filled headlining show on Saturday, and Odd Future made their presence known to crowd members, security and those watching Lil B, but other exciting stuff, like the reunited Big Audio Dynamite killing it (and bringing some to tears), happened too…

Tribeca Film Fest begins 4/20, tix on sale today, Elton John to perform live, lots of music-related films

As that little banner I grabbed off their site says, tickets go on AmEx presale today (4/12) for Tribeca Film Festival movies. To be more exact, starting at 11am, “Single Tickets on sale exclusively for American Express® Cardmembers (Online, Phone, and Ticket Outlets)…

The Frames (and Marketa Irglova) played Terminal 5 & Fallon (pics, videos, setlist & more tour dates)

“While Glen Hansard is more recently known for his 2008 Oscar win for co-writing ‘Falling Slowly’ and being one-half of the folk duo the Swell Season, his first band the Frames is what has made this singer and songwriter a legend in the Irish rock scene…

Man kills himself at Swell Season concert (jumped from roof over stage during show at Mountain Winery in Saratoga)

Mountain Winery stage (a previous show) (MattAlbers)Writes witness: “Glen was just finishing a little song that one of his band members had made up…

The Swell Season & Low Anthem played Celebrate Brooklyn (pics & video) & Newport Folk Festival (stream)

“In support of a new record, , the Swell Season came to Brooklyn to play to a hypnotized, but almost manic crowd. “Low Rising” from represented the best of where the Swell Season are going – soulful, deep seeded pop music…

What's Going on Saturday?

Sonic Youth @ United Palace in 2009 (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC * Devo in Clifton Park, NY * Apache Beat @ Brooklyn Bowl * Lilith Fair @ PNC Bank Arts Center * Gogol Bordello @ Starland Ballroom * Cafe Antarsia Ensemble, Janka Nabay @ Zebulon * Nas & Damian Marley @ Williamsburg Waterfront * Zee Avi, Mishal Moore, Paleo @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * The Penelopes, Night People, Kordan @ The Rock Shop * …

The Frames are returning (and the Swell Season even sooner)

The Swell Season (the duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) came through NYC for two nights at Radio City in January, and played an even more intimate show at 92YTribeca in September…

updated Dirty Projectors tour dates, a free Bob Dylan cover, pictures & video from Sasquatch

Dirty Projectors have added the rest of the tour dates around their September 11th Terminal 5 show (Tickets are still on sale for that). The band covers a lot of ground on the short tour, going back to Seattle by the end of September…

Celebrate Brooklyn's 2010 Prospect Park concert lineup

Celebrate Brooklyn ’09 (more by Chris La Putt) The Celebrate Brooklyn series‘ 2010 schedule is out. Check out the free (or $3 suggested donation) shows that will be happening at Prospect Park this summer below…
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