Franz Nicolay

The late Lou Reed would have been 73 today, and in honor of that there will be a tribute show in Ridgewood, Queens tonight (3/2) at Trans-Pecos with Jeffrey Lewis & the Jrams, The Brooklyn What, Franz Nicolay, Mark Perro (The Men), Casey Holford, Steve Espinola, Brook Pridemore, Tim Garrigan, Eleanor, Anton Sword, Pete Galub, The Pendulum Swings, Phoebe Novak, Ben Shepherd, Rosy Street, Yoni Gordon and Will Atk...

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Kanye West @ Madison Square Park As part of NBA All-Star Weekend, Kanye plays this free show outside of Madison Square Park at 8 PM that you had to win Roc Nation or Power 105...

We're reaching the point of the year where all of the exciting music has pretty much finished coming out and you've got some time before next year to check out all of the stuff that might have flown under your radar over the course of the past twelve months...

The third annual Brooklyn Rock Lottery happened at Knitting Factory on Saturday (12/1). Musicians of varying styles and ages met at 10 AM and put their names in a hat and the five drummers picked their bandmates at random out of it...

Much like Chuck Ragan is doing with the Revival Tour Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds is leading a group of punks-gone-acoustic on the road, himself included, for the inaugural Arms Aloft Social & Musical Roadshow...

DOWNLOAD: Quilt - Penobska Oakwalk (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Quilt - Cowboys In The Void (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lilac - So Young (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Total Slacker - Secret VHS Collection (MP3) 2011 is winding down, holidays are on the horizon and bands, for the most part, stop touring till the new year...

"Since it was the Merge Showcase, the show itself featured a short set from Hospitality, a new signee to the label that showed a great deal of promise...

Book fans take note of the Brooklyn Book Fest schedule, with "bookend" events starting today (9/15) and running through Sunday (9/18). One of the many events is a musical evening at Goodbye Blue Monday tonight...

While Pavement was waving goodbye across town, Ra Ra Riot played Music Hall of Williamsburg with Anamanaguchi on 9/24. It was RRR's fourth and final show of their residency across two venues (Bowery pics from night one and night two)...

DOWNLOAD: Franz Nicolay - "This Is Not A Pipe" (MP3) To quote GZA, "You gotta diversify." Franz Nicolay knows that. As if Franz wasn't diverse enough, since he left The Hold Steady, Nicolay has delved into Complicated Gardening Techniques, hit the road with Against Me......