Ben Ottewell

What's Going on Thursday?

Thursday’s NYC-area shows include Mercyful Fate, Alex G, The Soft Moon, Field Medic, Richard Lloyd, Bill Nace, and more.

Travis played 'The Invisible Band' & more at Webster Hall w/ Ben Ottewell (pics, video, setlist)

Travis brought their tour celebrating the belated 20th anniversary of their third album, 2001’s ‘The Invisible Band,’ to NYC for a show Tuesday with Gomez frontman Ben Ottewell…

What's Going on Tuesday? (Election Day)

Tuesday’s NYC-area shows include The Menzingers, Ryley Walker / JR Bohannon / Kid Millions trio, Dougie Poole, Kelly Moran, and more.

What's Going on Tuesday (Hanukkah night 3)?

Tuesday’s NYC-area shows include Yo La Tengo, LCD Soundsystem, Mary Lattimore and Ana Roxane, and more

What's going on Thursday?

Thursday show options include Okay Kaya, Martin Rev, Marc Ribot, DAWN, Raphael Saadiq, Earthgang, and more.

tix on sale: Drive by Truckers, Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, Titus Andronicus, Nada Surf, Maxwell/Nas, Gary Numan, more

Tickets for the Maxwell and Nas shows Barclays Center and Prudential Center go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Drive-By Truckers show at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon…

SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists

SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…

updated Ted Leo solo dates, John Wesley Harding Cabinet of Wonders at City Winery tonight

John Wesley Harding @ the Eugene Mirman Fest (more by David Andrako) The next edition of John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders goes down at City Winery in NYC tonight, 2/11, with Eugene Mirman, Ted Leo, The Fiery Furnaces, Evan Dando & Juliana Hatfield, Ben Ottewell (of Gomez), and Rivka Galchen Patrick McGrath…

Neil Young tribute show coming, Bettye Lavette playing shows at Cafe Carlyle & elsewhere, Ben Ottewell will be at Merc

Bettye Lavette at Highline Ballroom (more by Jacob Blickenstaff ) A quick reminder that one of the greatest songwriters of all-time, Neil Young, will be celebrated at Carnegie Hall in two days (2/10) as part of a benefit for music & arts programs of underpriviledged youth…