What’s Going on Friday?
Today's NYC-area show options include Arooj Aftab, Nite Jewel, Oceanator, and more
Toby Goodshank
What’s going on Sunday?
Sunday options include J. Dilla tribute "Donuts are Forever", Joe Jack Talcum, Jeru the Damaja, and more.
SideWalk Cafe closing this weekend after hosting one last Antifolk Festival
Antifolk scene epicenter SideWalk Cafe, which was host to Beck, Moldy Peaches and more, is closing after 33 years.
Caged Animals releasing ‘Escape Artist’ (listen), announce Brooklyn residency
Brooklyn band Caged Animals release their third album, ’Escape Artist,’ this week. It's their first album in five years and a lot has happened in frontman Vin Cacchione's world since In The Land Of Giants...
Clint Michigan preps LP ft mems of Julie Ruin & Moldy Peaches (check out “Knickerbocker Street”)
Clint's new album Centuries is out April 27 and features appearances from Jennifer O'Connor, Kenny Mellman (The Julie Ruin, Kiki & Herb), Toby Goodshank (The Moldy Peaches), and Amy Bezunartea.
Father John Misty shares absurdist “Total Entertainment Forever” video starring Macaulay Culkin as Kurt Cobain
With it's opening couplet of "Bedding Taylor Swift / Every night inside the Oculus Rift," Father John Misty's "Total Entertainment Forever" was already controversial to some, and the just-released video for the song is likely to push even more buttons.
Dead Milkmen’s Joe Jack Talcum playing shows, including Brooklyn during July 4th weekend
Dead Milkmen co-frontman Joe Jack Talcum is in the midst of a quick northeastern solo tour with F. Woods of Mercury Radio Theater. ...
What’s going on Tuesday? (A$AP Rocky, The Cribs, Alcest, Stars of the Lid, Besnard Lakes, Truly, Wet Nurse & more)
A$AP Rocky, Tyler, The Creator, Danny Brown, Vince Staples @ Theatre at Madison Square Garden
If you're a rap fan, there probably isn't a better place to b in NYC tonight...
Kimya Dawson & Paul Baribeau on “book as you go” tour, will hit NY w/ Toby Goodshank, Hamell on Trial, Roger Manning
Fans of the NYC antifolk scene will want to be at Trans Pecos on Monday (4/27) as Kimya Dawson headlines a a very notable bill. The night also includes sets from Kimya's Moldy Peaches bandmate Toby Goodshank, antifolk progenitors Roger Manning and Hamell on Trial, as well as Michigan folk-punk singer Paul Baribeau...
Har Mar Superstar / Pizza Underground tour adds Bowery Ballroom show (updated dates)
The year's cheesiest tour has just extended its delivery zone. Har Mar Superstar's fall trek with the well-past-15-minutes Pizza Underground (featuring Macaulay Culkin) kicks off at Brooklyn's Knitting Factory on October 17 (tickets) but has now added another NYC date to the tail end of the tour, hitting Bowery Ballroom on December 3...