J and R

More and more Manhattan fixtures seem to be disappearing. The future of Pearl Paint on Canal is shaky, and last week (4/9) J&R Music World shut its doors, though they say not for good:J & R Music and Computer World, a mainstay music and electronics store in Lower Manhattan for 43 years, closed its doors on Wednesday to redesign its space on Park Row. The m...

PiL @ MHOW (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Public Image Ltd, who just played Music Hall of Williamsburg and play a show in Clifton Park tonight, will hit Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Saturday (10/13)...

Yann Tiersen just released his latest album "Skyline" here in the States via -Anti and will begin touring behind that album on Tuesday in Delaware, which is followed by a Thursday show in Philly and a Friday, 4/27 show at Irving Plaza (which is one day before he plays a sold out Music Hall of Williamsburg), but first:J&R MUSIC WORLD CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC RETAIL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 Join thousands of like minded music fanatics who are marking this occasion at one of the 700 independently owned record stores across the country...

Eli "Paperboy" Reed at Governor's Island (more by Tracy Allison) For the curious, J & R Musicfest & Tech Expo won't be just demos of the latest wi-fi enabled equipment...

Jemina Pearl @ the Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Bao Nguyen)"introducing my band! maxwell peebles on rhythm guitar, ben pearson on bass, erik ratensperger on drums, and john eatherly on lead guitar...

As Buckshot reminded the Nokia Theatre crowd at the end of his solo appearance opening for De La Soul on Thursday night (8/14), he has an album coming out with KRS-One called Survival Skills...