Rasputina

“When i arrived at the mercury lounge a little after 8 char was already in the mostly empty performance area in the back enjoying the pop stylings of an impossibly young-looking (and quite decent) pop band called spanish prisoners…

Furthur (no “e”) has headlined Madision Square Garden which isn’t a big surprise given that the band contains original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh along with fellow hippies John Kadlecik of the Dark Star Orchestra on guitar, Jeff Chimenti of RatDog on keyboards, and Joe Russo of the Benevento/Russo Duo on drums (Jay Lane left Furthur after the March 12, 2010 show to rejoin Primus)…

‘s stop in New York to promote “The Pleasure Principle Tour 2010” marks the 30th anniversary and re-issue of his groundbreaking album, which he is performing in its’ entirety…

Les Savy Fav @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Natasha Ryan) BROOKLYN KNITTING FACTORY SET TO OPEN / BROOKLYN’S LES SAVY FAV TO PLAY OPENING NIGHT“The Knitting Factory, a leader in the New York arts scene for over two decades, is proud to announce that our new venue at 361 Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY will be opening September 2009…

Yes, it is something of a bummer. Three or four decades of stops and starts — mostly stops — in this legendarily faded and ill-starred stretch of the Jersey Shore and finally, finally, things seem to reach a critical mass…

“we’re excited about the upcoming show (8/23 with the lovely sparrows) and the upcoming release of our new ep (“ravel day ep” on 8/26).” today in NYC * DANCE * FREE STUFF * Islands @ Solar One * Ruby Isle at Silent Barn * Rasputina @ Hiro Ballroom * Bailterspace @ Bowery Ballroom * Ebony Bones @ Santos Party House * Nick Kroll & John Mulaney @ Comix * free show @ East River Amphitheater * Kaiju Big Battel & Peelander-Z @ The Yard * Ponytail & Don Caballero @ Knitting Factory * Keith Caputo (Life of Agony) @ Mercury Lounge * The Mugs & The Lovely Sparrows @ Union Hall * Roots of American Music Festival @ Damrosch Park * Doveman, Nico Muhly & Sam Amidon @ Le Poisson Rouge What else…

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for tonight’s 2nd Fleet Foxes show. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Grizzly Bear benefit show at Music Hall of Williamsburg…