Gelmania

Festival Supreme in pics (Patton Oswalt, Tenacious D, Flight of the Conchords, Mac DeMarco, more)

Patton Oswalt delivered a bittersweet set following his wife’s tragic death. Maya Rudolph reprised her role as the fake Talking Heads backup singer from Documentary Now. Ken Marino sang a full version of “Danny’s Song” by Loggins and Messina…

Festival Supreme reveals "Music of Wet Hot American Summer" lineup ++ other additions & more

“Music of Wet Hot American Summer’ will reunite much of the movie/series’ cast, along with Shudder to Think’s Craid Wedren who wrote the music.

Festival Supreme 2016 lineup: Flight of the Conchords, Mac DeMarco, 'Music of Wet Hot American Summer' & more

Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al, Patton Oswalt, Mac DeMarco, Sarah Silverman, The Vandals, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Nancy Whang, and more.

Rififi ACTUALLY closing (we think)

Brett Gelman’s 1000 CATS! @ Rififi, NYC (mister mark davis) So I just got a myspace bulletin urging me to go to Gelmania at Rififi tonight (July 30, 2008), not only because it has a killer line-up featuring Tom McCaffrey, Baron Vaughn, and Adam Newman, but also because, as the message went on to tell me, the author “Just found out that Rififi is closing, come hang out one last time tonight…

What's going on Wednesday?

The Feelies @ Maxwell’s – July 1, 2008 (Max Lang) TODAY IN NYC * FREE STUFF * The Feelies @ Maxwell’s * High Places @ Stuvesent Town * The Fleshtones on a Rocks Off boat * Oxford Collapse & Frightened Rabbit @ Southpaw * Gelmania comedy @ Rififi w/ Fred Armisen (flyer below) * Kimya Dawson & friends @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Stomp…

What's going on Wednesday?

The Futureheads @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC – June 17, 2008 (Photo* DANCE * FREE STUFF * Gelmania @ Rififi * Annuals @ Sound Fix * Annuals @ Union Pool * Emmylou Harris @ Town Hall * Steely Dan @ Beacon Theatre * Stevie Wonder @ Jones Beach * Maceo Parker @ Masonic Temple * The Ting Tings @ Bowery Ballroom * comedy benefit @ Knitting Factory * The Futureheads, Man in Gray & comedy @ Pianos * Retribution Gospel Choir & Thalia Zedek @ Mercury Lounge * Maria Taylor, Johnathan Rice & Nik Freitas @ The Knitting Factory * Jacob Golden, Battle of Land and Sea / Wildbirds & Peacedrums @ Union Hall We picked a rough night to host a comedy show a Pianos…

What's going on Wednesday?

Okkervil River @ Sasquatch on Friday (more by Chris Graham) today in NYC * Eagles @ MSG * Gelmania @ Rififi * ‘The Scale of Sound’ @ The Tank * A benefit for Scotty Hard @ Europa * Birdmonster @ Mercury Lounge * Slaraffenland & Efterklang @ Knitting Factory * Ex-Models and Dark Meat @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Sea Wolf & The Jealous Girlfriends return to Mercury Lounge * Simone of Blonde Redhead, Soft Circle, Lucky Dragons, Chairlift @ Studio B * She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own PET, The Virgins, and Switches @ Irving Plaza There are also free River to River events in Battery Park City…

Doug Gillard, John Oliver, Dave Hill, Demetri Martin, etc..

Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices) and John Oliver (The Daily Show) will be Dave Hill‘s guests at the UCB Theatre in NYC on May 22nd. Dave Hill and John Oliver are also playing that benefit with The Mountain Goats and Rock Plaza Central at Brooklyn Masonic Temple this Friday May 16th…

Will Franken vs David Cross & Reggie Watts (TONIGHT!)

Will Franken @ Rock n ROFL (more by Ryan Muir) Holy Toledo. If ever there was a night when the NYC comedy scene presents you with two extremely tough choices of live entertainment, Wednesday April 16, 2008 is a doozie…

Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (03/22/08)

It’s been a while since I posted much comedy-related news, and the last thing I did post turned out to be somewhat of a false alarm caused by completely erroneous listings on Ticketmaster and Live Nation (which they’ve since corrected)…