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Loren Connors playing shows (one w/ Lee Ranaldo's Text of Light); Spectre Folk playing w/ Scott & Charlene's Wedding

Loren Connors at Le Poisson Rouge in September (more by Amanda Hatfield) Speaking of Loren Connors, who opens for Jozef Van Wissem tonight, he’s releasing a collaborative single with singer Suzanne Langille called I Wish I Didn’t Dream on Northern Spy Records…

the final Table of the Elements Festival is this week @ IPR, Alloy Orchestra plays Prospect Park this summer

An image from Robert Longo’s Pictures for Music (1979), which will be played alongside Rhys Chatham’s Guitar Trio… Since 1993 the record label Table of the Elements has staked its claim on a massive enterprise, intending nothing less than to rewrite the history of American music in the second half of the 20th century, and beyond…

ATP NY 2010 - Day 2 in review & pics (Sonic Youth, Shellac, Papa M, Sleepy Sun, Fuck Buttons & more)

words and pics, additional Sonic Youth pics Unlike Friday (and Sunday), people weren’t throwing devil horns on Saturday. With the Saturday lineup dominated by indie acts, including many longstanding ones (Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Dave Pajo/Papa M, Shellac, The Breeders, etc etc) there were less shirts that repped the heaviest of the heavy, like Dystopia, Grief and Electric Wizard, and more “vintage look” Judas Priest and Dio with bowl cuts, and 80’s style librarian glasses…

new Spectre Folk video, upcoming Text of Light shows

Spectre Folk, comprised of Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), Peter Meehan (NY Times food writer), and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), have a new video for the atmospheric “Burning Bridge” from their late 2009 LP Compass, blanket, lantern, mojo…

ATP NY announces (almost) complete lineup (GZA, Kurt Vile..)

Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Lori Baily) It’s almost final and official, ATP New York is ruling. The best Hudson Valley festival to ever be held in a 1960s time capsule has announced the “final additions” including two comedians chosen by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (more to come…

Noveller released an album, touring w/ unFact, playing today

DOWNLOAD: Noveller – Almost Alright (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Noveller – Fades (live on WKCR) (MP3) That’s the retina-popping cover of Desert Fires, the second album from Noveller – Brooklyn guitarist Sarah Lipstate – which came out in June…

ATP NY adds Hallogallo (Michael Rother & friends performing Neu!) & other bands ("Neu! 2010" also playing other shows)

ATP NY, happening over Labor Day weekend (Sept 3-5), continues to expand its lineup.To complete the line-up for our new additions are headed up, a very special new project headed and featuring Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Aaron Mullan (Tall Firs) and Ben Curtis (Secret Machines, School of Seven Bells, and whose brother is now a touring member of Interpol)…

What's going on Wednesday?

Frightened Rabbit @ LPR acoustic in 2009 (more by Jonny Leather) tonight in NYC * Hanson (night 3!) @ Gramercy * Heavy Trash @ The Saint (NJ) * Hole, Little Fish @ Terminal 5 * Tracy Bonham @ Galapagos Art Space * Frightened Rabbit @ Sound Fix Records * Josh Rouse, The Woes @ The Bell House * Willie Mays, Radical Sons @ Don Pedro * N…

Text of Light (Lee Ranaldo & Alan Licht), Demons (of Wolf Eyes) & Nancy Garcia @ Knitting Factory, NYC - pics

When Lee Ranaldo is playing with David Watson and Tony Buck, it’s called Glacial. When Lee is playing with Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Steve Shelly, it’s called Sonic Youth…