Arj Barker

With old favorites and great new songs, Brett & Jemaine had the crowd in the palms on their hands ++ an impromptu band meeting with Murray!

Lots of favorites, lots of funny banter, lots of new songs from New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo.

Flight of the Conchords have announced that a whole bunch of comedians and old pals will open the various dates on their upcoming summer North American tour. Many of them were on FoC's HBO series at one point or another: Eugene Mirman, Arj Barker, John Hodgman, David O’ Doherty, Demetri Martin, and Kurt Braunohler...

Tenacious D's Festival Supreme is back for a second year, this time happening at LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park on October 25. The laffstravaganza (with music too) features over 40 performers, and if you are into comedy it's a pretty "holy crap" lineup, including The State, Workaholics, Metalocalypse, Cheech & Chong, The Eagles of Death Metal, The Dan Band, Peaches, Doug Benson, Dr...

Jay-Z @ APW in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ - 7/31/09 (photo) Brooklyn's own Jay-Z opened up his headlining set at All Points West on Friday night with a cover of the Beastie Boys classic "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"...

Following last year's inaugural event, festival producers began work immediately on resolving concerns expressed by fans in attendance. They have worked closely with their partners at NJ Transit to improve light-rail service and capacity...

Amadou & Mariam @ All Points West 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) The contest to guess the lineup of this year's All Point West festival continues...

The Onion AV Club: The first season is almost an encyclopedia of the New York alternative-comedy scene, with Kristen Schaal and Eugene Mirman in recurring roles, and guest appearances and Demetri Martin...

FOTC @ Sasquatch 2008 (more by Chris Graham)U.S. cult hit television show "Flight of the Conchords" follows the travails of a marginally talented musical duo from New Zealand trying to make it in New York City, but in reality the pair are far from struggling...

Obama supporter and talented musician (Olga) Bell played a free show at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn on Friday night. She plays another one (not free) at Glasslands on October 9...