Village Vanguard

On Easter Sunday (4/1), the Andrew Cyrille Quartet ended a five-night run at the legendary Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village.  Playing two sold-out sets a night for five nights certainly gave the group plenty of time to hone their live performance...

DOWNLOAD: Ceramic Dog - Aint Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round (MP3) In protest of the government shutdown (which, among other things, is reportedly cancelling tours), genre-defying guitar great Marc Ribot (known for work with Tom Waits, John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, and many more) is now offering up a free download of his Affordable Health Care Act song, "Aint Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round" from his band Ceramic Dog's 2013 album, Your Turn, which is out now via Northern Spy...

Marc Ribot at LPR (more by Bejamin Lozovsky) Avant guitar great Marc Ribot will assemble the Marc Ribot Trio (with Henry Grimes and Chad Taylor) for a six-day stint at NYC"s West Village jazz institution Village Vanguard from June 26th - July 1st...

Friends @ Mercury Lounge 2011 (more by Bryan Bruchman) today in NYC * SWEET Dragons * Chaos Majik @ The Stone * Johnny Winter @ BB King's * White Hills, MOFO @ Mercury Lounge * Nada Surf, Palomar @ Bowery Ballroom * Stew & the Negro Problem @ Joe's Pub * Wintersleep, Pretty & Nice @ Mercury Lounge * Lamb of God, The Acacia Strain @ Irving Plaza * The Hairs, Pigeons, Gross Relations @ Lit Lounge * Jeremiah Cymerman, Mario Diaz de Leon @ The Stone * Friends, Phonetag, Spanish Prisoners @ Cameo Gallery * Dan Friel, Grooms, Zulus, Diamond Terrifier @ Union Pool * Ben von Wildenhaus, Clara Kennedy, DJ Jared Samuel @ Zebulon * Turbosleaze, Beach Arabs, Plankton, Cave Cricket @ Death By Audio * The Echo-Friendly, Farewell Republic, The Twees, Amalie Bruun @ Glasslands What else...

"NEVER STOP is the first album to consist entirely of originals. Recorded in Minnesota with a live, stripped-down sound, NEVER STOP showcases the band's range as well as its three distinct personalities...

"Recorded in Berkeley (Fantasy Studios) and San Francisco (Cafe Du Nord), this is a heapin' helpin' of The Singers: a studio and a 'live' disc...

The Bad Plus will be playing a six-show run at the Village Vanguard to end the year (and start the next). The band plays two sets a night from Tuesday, December 29th to Sunday, January 3rd...

Neil Diamond played the Bitter End in May 2008. Barbra Streisand will appear at the Village Vanguard on Saturday, September 26, 2009. More info below...

Allen Toussaint @ Village Vanguard 5/20/09 (livingwithmusic)The New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint hinted at the scope of his musical lore in a whimsical solo montage halfway through his early set at the Village Vanguard on Tuesday night...

Marc Ribot @ Maxwell's (more by Tim Griffin)Marc Ribot is an American guitarist and composer. His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music...