Sidewalk Cafe

Antifolk scene epicenter SideWalk Cafe, which was host to Beck, Moldy Peaches and more, is closing after 33 years.

Dave Deporis sadly passed away recently, after chasing down a man who stole his laptop, which contained the album he had been working on for years. Tributes came in from Regina Spektor, My Brightest Diamond, Kimya Dawson, Antony Hegarty, and more, and now NYC's Sidewalk Cafe -- where Dave performed many times -- will host a tribute to him...

Now on the map thanks to a high profile Trash Talk show at the venue last night (that even the NY Times previewed), Palisades in Bushwick is a new DIY venue that has been throwing events for over a month now...

Dufus' last show at Cake Shop in 2010 (more by Daniel Sieradski) Manhattan's SideWalk Cafe is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and in honor of that, they'll be having anniversary events all year l...

While on the subject of venues, might as well catch up and post this...Madison Square Garden, the world's most famous arena, is going dark for the summer -- and top acts like Sade, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift are having to perform on the outskirts of the Big Apple as the renowned venue prepares for a long-term makeover...

Winter Antifolk Festival is happening at Sidewalk Cafe (94 Ave A) through February 26th. It kicked off last night (2/15) with an open mike, and gets into the schedule proper Tuesday with sets from Larkin Grimm, Jeffrey Lewis (solo) and others...

The Summer Antifolk Festival is taking place August 7th through 16th at Sidewalk Cafe in NYC (94 Ave A). Some highlights over the two-plus-week festival include Jason & Rachel Trachtenburg, Jaymay, Soft Black, Dufus and Larkin Grimm...

DOWNLOAD: Jay Jay Pistolet - Happy Birthday You (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Peggy Sue - Spare Parts (MP3) South by Southwest is kind of like other people's dreams...

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...