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Indie venues call on congress to resolve problems with $16 billion Shuttered Venue grants

After six months and as of June 9 the Small Business Association has only awarded grant money to 90 venues out of the 15,000+ applicants who are ”hanging on by a thread because this funding is not arriving quickly enough.”

Nellie McKay played Joe's Pub (pics), singing 'Popeye' in NYC ++ other shows

“Welcome to Joe’s Pub! What a shithole!” That’s how Nellie McKay, referencing our President, greeted the crowd for her Joe’s Pub show on Monday (1/15) which was part of this year’s APAP industry conference as well as The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival…

Blonde Redhead ready new EP, playing two 'Misery is a Butterly' shows w/ ACME at Le Poisson Rouge this weekend

Plus: the band’s Simone and Amedeo Pace will be live-scoring experimental films in Brooklyn this weekend as well.

My Brightest Diamond playing shows (2 in NYC), did a live session video for new song "Right Here With You" (watch)

My Brightest Diamond was recently announced for BRIC House‘s 2016 spring schedule, playing the Downtown Brooklyn venue on March 18 …

Bettye LaVette touring in 2016, playing an APAP show (dates)

Soul vet Bettye LaVette continues to tour in support of this year’s Worthy. She’s already playing NYC again at a John Lennon tribute in December, and now she has a 2016 tour announced …

Tanya Tagaq, Mother Falcon, Aurelio, Bridget Everett & more playing NYC as part of 2015 APAP conference

The Association of Performing Artists Presenters is holding their annual APAP conference in NYC from January 9 – 13. While this is mainly an industry event, there are a number of shows in conjunction with it, including globalFEST at Webster Hall on 1/11 and Winter Jazz Fest…

Psychedelic Furs touring in 2015, playing 2 NYC shows (dates)

Alternative rock veterans The Psychedelic Furs will be going on a short east coast tour in January which includes two NYC shows. First they play January 11 at Highline Ballroom and then January 18 at Music Hall of Williamsburg…

2015 Winter Jazz Fest lineup/schedule + Marc Ribot dates

The 11th annual NYC Winter Jazz Fest will happen January 8 – 10 at ten different NYC venues. This year’s line-up includes Marc Ribot & The Young Philadelphians, So Percussion, Robert Glasper Trio, Kneebody + Daedelus, Strange and Beautiful: The Music of John Lurie and The Lounge Lizards, and lots more…

globalFEST 2015 lineup and tickets

The annual NYC world music festival globalFEST returns in 2015 to Webster Hall on January 11. This year’s performers — many of whom are making their US or NYC debuts — include (descriptions via press release):Bixiga70 (US debut; Brazil): Brazil’s brassy Afrobeat orchestra Emel Mathlouthi (Tunisia/France/US): Electro-inspired voice of Tunisia’s Arab Spring Emil Zrihan (Morocco/Israel): Soaring Moroccan improvisations and Jewish songs The Jones Family Singers (US): Hard-driving Gospel funk from Texas Just a Band (Kenya): Nairobi’s Super-Nerdy Electronic Music & Art Collective Kahulanui (US): Hawaii’s kings of swing Kevin Johansen + The Nada (Argentina): De-genre-ate Sub-tropicalia from Argentina The Nile Project (US debut; various): Trans-border collaboration across the Nile Basin Puerto Candelaria (NYC debut; Colombia): Colombia’s rebellious cumbia experimentalists Riyaaz Qawwali (various): Pakistani Sufi Music made in the USA Sam Lee (NYC debut; UK): Unconventional Songs of the British Isles Zap Mama (Belgium): Polyphonic a capella Afropop pioneersTickets are on sa…

Blind Boys of Alabama, Allen Toussaint, Arc Iris, David Wax Museum & more playing NYC, part of 2014 APAP conference

Blind Boys of Alabama at ACL 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) APAP NYC, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ annual performing arts conference in NYC, is returning to various vnues from January 10…
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