Once in A Lullaby at Richmond County Bank Ballpark (Staten Island) - 8/14/12

I'm a big fan of doing things in their right place. Therefore, I figured if I'm gonna see the PS22 chorus documentary, Once In A Lullaby, why not do it in the hometown of the students in Staten Island in front of the people that were depicted in the picture in a baseball stadium on an evening that turned so beautiful when it was etched for rain. It seemed so fitting that somewhere over the rainbow of showers earlier in the day, Staten Island was blessed with better weather. The historic free Ferry Ride from Battery Park was unforgettable with the sun setting just above Lady Liberty's torch.

I was happy to get there early so I could catch a great seat and appreciate my surroundings, which were mostly 5-15 year olds and their parents in the lower level of the stadium overlooking the Manhattan skyline. While waiting for night to fall, we were treated to live performances from past members of the chorus, including Clive Baird and Corey Powell as well as current members and two of the featured soloists from the film, Kiarah Mitchell and Kahlil Williams.  Kiarah and Kahlil did a great rendition of Gotye's hit feat. Kimbra "Somebody I Used to Know" and in fact, the day before, the PS22 chorus blog announced the kids' chorus was part of Gotye's recent Youtube Orchestra mashup: Somebodies. They all sounded amazing but I was particularly struck by a song called "Brother & Sister", written and performed by Kiarah herself. Here is a video of the song sung with help from the rest of the chorus. Don't forget these names, you may be hearing more from them in the not too distant future.

After it's great appeal at the Tribeca Film Festival this past year, the film was immediately selected by Program Director for the non-profit organization Rooftop Films, Dan Nuxoll, when scheduling films at the ballpark. The opening shot had the historic Staten Island ferry moving in the sea and behind the projection screen miraculously was the actual Staten Island Ferry moving into the dock at the same time. It was a moment I wish I had captured in my camera but perhaps it's best believed in person and only possible due to the amazing setting curated by the people at the Rooftop films.

The film's producer/director Jonathan Kalafer did great justice to the incredible story of the team.  The documentary follows the journey of the group of inspired students in the PS 22 chorus at the pinnacle of their internet boom as they were given a surprise visit during their annual Christmas Concert from one of their many celebrity fans, Anne Hathaway, to announce that they had been invited to the 83rd annual academy awards. Through the adventure of prepping for their big west coast gig, we see all of the many layers of this tale, including  social media's effect on bringing the story to life, key characters including the school's principal, the parents of the kids, and of course the students themselves. The most amazing personality of all was the music director Gregg Breinberg aka Mr. B, who was their fearless leader and mentor, dealing with so much pressure performing his method of improvised singing in front of a live national and international audience and comforting the anxieties and managing the various personalities of these impressionable kids as they prepared for the biggest night of their lives. Mr. B was sitting just a few rows in front of me so it was quite the scene to see his reaction to the screening/story, giving hi-fives to the students who would be walking passed him in the aisles during the movie. Here is a shot of him witnessing quite possibly one of the greatest moments of his life on screen, performing at the 83rd annual academy awards

 
It's simply impossible not to be moved by this movie. Here is a nice review by the LA times. The film is not available for distribution yet, so unfortunately it's not available on DVD or netflix but stay tuned to the facebook page for updates on special screenings and so forth. 

Speaking of which, the last rooftop films screening of the season is this Thursday at the ballpark and one of my childhood faves, The Sandlot. Weather forecast looks beautiful so it would be a great way to spend the evening.

Found in NY - August 6th - August 12th

Companion Spotify Playlist
Bands on playlist are in RED
Bands previously featured in playlists are in BLACK

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Monday - August 6th
- Once in A Lullaby @ IFC Center (DocuWeeks 2012) -the amazing story of the PS22 Chorus is told in this documentary, running through August 9th
- Alt-J, Illumntr @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- Old Crow Medicine Show, The Lumineers, The Milk Carton Kids @ Central Park Summerstage

- The XX @ Snug Harbor Cultural Center (Staten Island)

- Night Beats, K-Holes and Mmoss @ Knitting Factory BK - Night Beats are garage rockers from Seattle, they are in the midst of a tour with Black Angels and members from both bands assembled a new project called UFO Club.

- Sinkane, Rakete (Akwetey of Dragons of Zynth) and DJ Ryan Rasheed @ Zebulon (free show) Yeasayer drummer Sinkane will be holding a residency every Monday in August with different special guests each night.

Tuesday - August 7th 
- Bloc Party, The Drums, Them Jeans @ Terminal 5
- Talib Kweli (LIVE full band) @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Lucinda Williams, Amy Cook @ Bowery Ballroom
- Robert Glasper Experiment, Lalah Hathaway, Avery Sunshine @ Marcus Garvey Park
- Alt-J, Mon Khmer, Soft Spot @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Tame Impala , Young Magic @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- M. Ward, Yo La Tengo, Wyatt Cenac @ Prospect Park Bandshell
- Broncho, Bad Weather California, The Denzels, Crazy and The Brains @ The Studio at Webster Hall 
- Crappy Cinema Council Presents Ninjas @ Public Assembly (Front Room) (FREE)- Dudes watch crappy movies and make fun of them on the first tuesday of every month. This month's theme is ninjas. 


Wednesday - August 8th
- The Bowery Presents Live on Youtube feat. Bloc Party, The Drums, Them Jeans @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - An exclusive live stream of the 2nd of the 3 night series.
- The Bright Light Social Hour, Black Taxi, Echosuite @ Bowery Ballroom - Austin's Bright Light Social Hour sound like they put on quite a show live.
- M83, Big Black Delta @ Central Park Summerstage (SOLD OUT)
- Diamond Terrifier, Laurel Halo, Slava, Bubbles @ Littlefield - Laurel Halo is a much hyped Brooklyn-based experimental electronic artist
- Christopher Willits @ Cameo Gallery
- Heather Christian and the Arbonauts, Railbird @ Mercury Lounge - Brooklyn's Railbird have a new single feat. anti-recording artist Sean Rowe and Sarah Barthel of Phantogram. 
- Bad Weather California, Broncho, Strange Shapes @ Glasslands
- Skeletons, Knyfe Hytes with Screening of "Top Gun" @ McCarren Park (Summerscreen Series)
- Vassals, Spirit Animal, My Dear Mycroft, Kyle McNeil and the Stumble, Kevin Mcwha Steele @ Pianos
- Heavenly Beat, Plastic Flowers, Young Boys, YOU. @ Public Assembly


Thursday - August 9th
- Bloc Party, The Drums, Them Jeans @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Wild Nothing, Grimes, DIIV @ Pier 84 (Hudson River Park) (FREE)
- Lucinda Williams, Amy Cook @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Kelli Scarr, Alana Amram, Jim Campilongo @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Chain and the Gang, Calvin Johnson @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Braid, Owen, Laura Stevenson & The Cans, Aficionado @ Bowery Ballroom
- !!! (chik chik chik), Lenny Williams @ Damrosch Bandshell
- The Building, Shy Hunters, Companion, Aaron Roche @ Glasslands
- Aloe Blacc @ BAM R&B Festival (FREE)
- Big Black Delta, Silya @ Pianos

Friday - August 10th
- StePhest Colbchella '012 feat. The Flaming Lips, fun., Grandmaster Flash, Grizzly Bear, Santigold @ The Intrepid (FREE - RSVP and ticket required)
- Cake @ Williamsburg Park  
- Little Dragon, Frankie Rose, Voices of Black @ Prospect Park Brooklyn
- Lucinda Williams, Amy Cook @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Darlings, Sundelles @ Glasslands
- Little Dragon (DJ Set), Physical Therapy (DJ Set), Rezound (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (late show)
- Fergus & Geronimo, The People's Temple, Family Curse, Mannequin Pussy @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Calvin Johnson @ The Vander Ende-Onderdonk House - any show at the oldest Dutch-American farmhouse in New York City grabs my attention.

Saturday - August 11th 
- Real Estate, R. Stevie Moore, Andrew Cedermark @ Webster Hall
- Photek, Evian Christ, Shlohmo, Autre Ne Veut, Howse @ MoMA PS1
- Pop Shop feat. St. Lucia, Big Black Delta, Capital Cities @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Metro Area, Free Magic, Morgan Geist, Darshan Jesrani @ Glasslands
- Chappo, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt @ Delinquency BLVD
- Jangula, Not Blood Paint, Lazyeyes, Fan-Tan, The Denzels, Eastern Hollows, Turnip King, A New Bug @ 929 XPO
- Si Se @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Ava Luna, Sinkane @ Mercury Lounge
- Braid, Owen, Aficionado @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sunday - August 12th 

-An All-Star Gathering for Gil Scott-Heron, Aloe Blacc, Swamp Dogg  @ Damrosch Bandshell
- Eternal Summers @ Fulton Stall Market (FREE)
- Animal Collective Radio Show @ It broadcasts Sunday nights/Monday mornings from 9 p.m. Eastern/2am GMT at radio.myanimalhome.net through august 19th

PRESALE - Friday 8/10 
- 10/8 - Perfume Genius, Dusted @ Le Poisson Rouge - Tix on sale 8/6
- 10/9 - Perfume Genius, Dusted @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Tix on sale 8/10

UPCOMING NEXT WEEK -

- 8/13 - White Denim @ Brooklyn Bowl

- 8/13 - The Very Best, Seye, Sinkane, Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew, Ill Skillz @ Irving Plaza

- 8/14 - Rooftop Films Presents Once in a Lullaby @ Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George (home of the Staten Island Yankees) - the PS 22 Chorus documentary will screen for free in PS 22's home borough of Staten Island.

- 8/14 - White Denim @ Brooklyn Bowl

- 8/14 - Via Audio, The Daredevil Christopher Wright @ Knitting Factory BK

- 8/14 - Young Man, XNY @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)

- 8/14 - Lawrence Arabia, Friend Roulette @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)

- 8/15 - The Dunnie Bobos, I'm Turning Into, Incorporated Village of Ghost, The Due Diligence @ Glasslands

- 8/15 - Self Help, KNTRLR, Wet 10 @ The Delancey

- 8/15 - Splash, Ducktails and The Babies @ McCarren Park (Summerscreen)

- 8/15 - Erika Spring, Tiny Victories, Tezeo @ Mercury Lounge

- 8/15 - Yeasayer, Daedelus @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- 8/15 - Magic Trick, Sonny and the Sunsets @  Maxwell's - Magic Trick is a new project formed from Fresh and Onlys vocalist Tim Cohen
- 8/16 - Magic Trick, Sonny and the Sunsets @ Glasslands

- 8/16 - Screaming Females @ 92Y Tribeca - Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females will have her photography on display at the BV photography exhibit, which runs from August 16 to September 6 

- 8/16 - Marina & The Diamonds, MS MR @ Webster Hall

- 8/16 -  Skaters, The Drowners, Texture, Coasta @ Studio at Webster Hall

- 8/17 - Birthmark, Phone Home, Big Black Delta, Late Guest at the Party, Leaves of Green, and one more TBA @ Pianos

- 8/17 - Jacques Green @ Le Bain - Montreal DJ just recently opened for XX

 - 8/18 - Husky, Sheppard, High Highs, George Byrne, Maya Jupiter and Friends @ Central Park Summerstage (Australia Day)

- 8/18 - Sonny and the Sunsets, MAGIC TRICK, Sam Jayne (DJ Set) @ Glasslands

- 8/18 - Chicago, The Doobie Brothers @ Jones Beach

- 8/18 - Dashboard Confessional (solo acoustic), Tallhart, Elle King @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

- 8/18 - Floating Points, Jacques Greene, Secret Circuit, Hieroglyphic Being @ MoMA P.S.1

- 8/18 - Marina & The Diamonds, MS MR @ Webster Hall

- 8/18 - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Antibalas @ Williamsburg Park (FREE)

- 8/18 - Mister Saturday Night feat. Floating Points @ House of Yes
- 8/18 - Animal Collective Radio Show @ radio.myanimalhome.net 

- 8/19 - My Morning Jacket, Shabazz Palaces @ Williamsburg Park 

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Found in NY - July 23rd - 29th

Companion Spotify Playlist
Bands on playlist are in RED
Bands previously featured in playlists are in BLACK

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Monday - July 23rd

- Beach House, Lower Dens @ Central Park Summerstage
- BRIC Benefit Concert feat. Wilco, Lee Fields & The Expressions @ Prospect Park Bandshell (SOLD OUT)
- Sepalcure, Francois K @ Deep Space -  Sepalcure is a new project from electronic artist Machine Drum. Francois K is a french DJ and one of the forefathers of house music.
- Rain Machine, SORNE @ Mercury Lounge - Really digging SORNE ; Rain Machine is solo project of Kyp Malone (TV On the Radio)
- Surfer Blood, Grand Rapids @ Maxwell's (NJ) - Both bands coming off a few dates last week in NYC including a secret appearance at the Cake Shop's benefit show last week.
- ALO @ Rock Concert Cruises - Digging a few songs off of this jam band's 4th release on Jack Johnson's Brushfire, most particularly "speed of dreams" featured on our June Mixtape.

- Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers, Turf War (Acoustic) @ Bell House
- Grouplove @ Studio of Webster Hall
- Frank Fairfield @ Living Room
- The Muppets  (2011) @ Coney Island Flicks on the Beach

Tuesday - July 24th  
- BRIC Benefit Concert feat. Wilco, Lee Ranaldo Band (Of Sonic Youth) @ Prospect Park Bandshell (SOLD OUT) - First of three wilco shows this week. 
 - Purity Ring @ Le Poisson Rouge - very intimate show on the day of one of this year's most anticipated debut's 

- Ed Sheeran @ Irving Plaza
- The Gaslight Anthem @ Webster Hall

- Shabazz Palaces, Thee Satisfaction @ Fort Greene Park (FREE) - Shabazz Palaces is the Seattle hip hop collective and new project from former members of the early 90's Digable Planets.
- Luisa Maita @ City Winery (Backyard - FREE) - Talented Brazilian singer-songwriter
- American Buffalo Recordings Presents Big Snow Family Hodge Podge Vol. 1 feat. Strange Shapes, Breakfast in Fur, more @ Big Snow - really into the EP from New Paltz NY's Breakfast in Fur ever since hearing about them as an artist to watch on Rolo & Grady blog.
 - Chase King, Young Rival, Plates of Cake, The Hairs @ Glasslands

- Snowden, Warm Ghost @ Mercury Lounge
- Carina Round @ Knitting Factory BK
- Callers, Snowmine @ Union Pool

Wednesday - July 25th  
- WFUV Presents Wilco, Cibo Matto @ Terminal 5
- Allen Stone, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Anthony Hall @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - 23 year soul singer from Northwest blends classic soul, pop and r&b and has signed to ATO Records. For fans of Amos Lee and Jamie Lidell.
- Eternal Summers @ Insound Office (FREE with Pre-order of E.Summers CD)
- Animal Kingdom, Royal Teeth @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - Animal Kingdom is a trio from North London recently signed to Mom + Pop for their lush and atmospheric sophomore release this past May, they visit on their way to Lollapalooza and Outside Lands ; Louisiana's Royal Teeth is a new signing to Dangerbird records and were impressed me big time in their visit to NY a few months back.
- Band Mom Presents Bright Moments, Valley Lodge, Good Field @ Union Hall - Beirut brassist Kelly Pratt plays an intimate affair in Park Slope before aiding St. Vincent and David Byrne on their upcoming tour, which includes dates at Beacon Theater and Williamsburg Park.  Valley Lodge includes comedian/writer Dave Hill and Walt Mink's John Kimbrough. Austin's Good Field has only been performing since February and have already spent a few weeks on CMJ's top 200 chart. This will be their first official show in NYC.
- Kind of Like Spitting @ Knitting Factory BK
- Deidre and the Dark, Fast Years @ Glasslands - cute retro doo-wop girl group sound from Deidre and surf pop act Fast Years sounds nice as well on the cusp of rocking boats at the 4Knots Festival.
- The Babies, Wild Yaks, Beach Day, Daytona, Total Slacker (DJ Set) @ Public Assembly
- Cantora Records Showcase feat. Echo-Friendly, Zulu Pearls, Such Hounds @ Bowery Electric (FREE) 
- The L Magazine's Summerscreen Series in McCarren Park Presents Telepathe, Prince Rama, Vaz open for FREE Summer Screening of Dirty Dancing (1987) @ McCarren Park

Thursday - July 26th   
- Frank Ocean : Channel Orange Tour @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - OFWGKTA member Frank Ocean has been the talk of the music industry since releasing his long-awaited debut, appopriately just in time for the announcement of his bisexual orientation ; all that aside, dude is a very talented songwriter and deserves all the attention.
- Brooklyn Vegan Presents Trash Talk with special guests and DJ Leftbrain (OFWGKTA) @ 285 Kent Avenue (FREE - Late Show) - wear your armor for this one ; it's gonna get carazy.
- Tyler the Creator, Earth Sweatshirt, Raekwon and Asher Roth @ Best Buy Theater (SOLD OUT)
- The Dust Rays, Smoota (TV On the Radio), SORNE @ Brooklyn Bowl 
- Poolside (DJ Set) @ Hudson Terrace (FREE with RSVP)  - Poolside's daytime disco sounds exactly like where you want to hear it ; incredible self-release from duo including former member of Ima Robot (and no, not Alex from Ed Sharpe) ; they play a live set the following day ; not to be missed.
- Milo Greene, Family Of The Year @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show/ SOLD OUT) - Milo's standing O's in opening for the Civil Wars + a feature in Esquuire's bands to watch in 2012 = a good sequence of buzz  following their debut release on Warner this week and a SOLD OUT date in NY in addition to a guest spot on Letterman.  Check out this NPR feature to see how their name was born. 
- Eternal Summers (Record Release), Ex Cops @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)-  Roanoke, Vigrinia's self professed dream punk outfit Eternal Summers releases their sophomore record this week.
- Bomba Estereo, Il Albanico @ Webster Hall
- Soul Asylum, Joseph Arthur @ Bowery Ballroom
- Murals, Indian Rebound, Treppenverter and The Split @ Cameo Gallery
- Milagres, Indians, Zulu Pearls @ Glasslands - Indians are from Copenhagen and will be supporting Other Lives soon ; early material sounds nice on their soundcloud ; Milagres were formally known as The Secret Life of Sophia and are Brooklyn based but they've been touring all over the country in support of their debut on Kill Rock Stars that they've been neglecting the homeland.
- King Khan & The Shrines, Nicky Da B, The Everymen @ House of Vans (FREE with RSVP)
 - Oberhofer, The Soft Pack @ Pier 84 (Hudson River Park- FREE) - First of 3 chances to see The Soft Pack in three days.
- Bright Moments @ WFUV (Live Performance - Noon) 
- People Who Just Had Sex Screening + Special Live Performance by Chief @ The Westway (FREE ; no RSVP required) 11pm screening ; performance at 11:45pm) - VICE is taking over Westway (and every Thursday through August!)  for its second-ever VICE x Westway Summer Fling in honor of our new sexy series, People Who Just Had Sex... 
- Goldfinger (1964) with The Luddites @ Tompkins Square Park
- Syfy Movies with a View feat. Clueless (1995) with DJ: Ronin @ Brooklyn Bridge Park

Friday - July 27th 

- Saint Motel, RACES @ Mercury Lounge - Two of LA's best indie acts. Saint Motel has developed a reputation for putting on pretty damn fun themed live shows ; will be interesting to see how they bring that to NY.

- The Head and the Heart, Lost in the Trees @ Prospect Park Bandshell (FREE) - was really looking fwd to this one ; heard Head and the Heart are great live.
- King Khan & The Shrines, Hector's Pets, M. Lamar @ Bowery Ballroom
- Shut Up and Play The Hits (LCD Soundsystem documentary screening), Pat Mahoney (DFA/DJ set) @ Brooklyn Bowl - saw the limited engagement last week and it's one of the best concert films i've ever seen. Highly recommended.
- Fixed Presents Poolside (live performance) @ Tribeca Grand (FREE with RSVP ; Limited Capacity) - weare138nyc at yahoo dot com
- The Growlers, Census @ Glasslands (Early Show) - 7" party for So Cal beach infected goth-rockers The Growlers ; tix selling quickly
- Mainland, The Doorbells, Ursa Minor, Palomino @ Knitting Factory BK
- Filligar, Turf War, The Ivorys @ Gramercy Theater
- Family of the Year @ The Living Room
- Mice Parade (acoustic), Mr Sila, Kira Kira @ Littlefield
- Vows, Miracles of Modern Science, Howth @ Maxwell's
- Le Bain Presents Kaviar Disco Club feat. Tanner Ross @ Le Bain
- Pomegranates, Kitten @ Mercury Lounge - Kitten is an alt-indie act from LA led by 17 year old star in the making Chloe Chaidez ; EP is available now through Warner.
- A Place to Bury Strangers, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hunters @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Antipop Consortium @ New Museum - Hip Hop act to play without former member Beans ; in conjunction with "Ghost in the Machines" exhibit.
- Black Light Dinner Party, A Lull, Nightmare Air, Murals @ Pianos - Chicago Experimental rockers  A Lull is coming off a date at the pitchfork festival. 
- The Nuclears, Starlight Girls, Caterpillers, Backwords, Old Monk @ Shea Stadium
- The Soft Pack, Sundelles @ Union Pool

Saturday - July 28th
- AraabMUZIK, The Black Keys, Felix Da Housecat, Snoop Dogg, Umphrey's McGee, The Big Pink, City and Colour, Fort Atlantic, TV on the Radio, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, Hercules and Love Affair, A$AP ROCKY, Zola Jesus, more @ Randall's Island (Catulpa NYC)

- 3rd Annual Bushwick Block Party feat. Andrew W.K, Heems, Naam, Wild Yaks, Gang Signs and many more musical guests @ Roberta's (noon - midnight)  - the promo video for this may be the most crazy/intense yet awesome thing i've ever seen. two stages of music ; multiple food vendors.
- Gary Clark Jr., Givers, Alice Smith  @ Central Park Summerstage (FREE) - heard nothing but amazement from 26-year old crooning guitarist Gary Clark Jr. Expect a solid version of his single about NY "Bright Lights".
- Los Encantados' Same Damned Soul Ch. 2 Release Party with KNTRLR, No fun, Clouder and more @ The Bell House (5pm) - Come celebrate Los Encantados' newest EP release with a little late-afternoon beer & BBQ action at The Bell House! 
- The Rub 10th Anniversary Party feat. Eleven and Ayres with Just Blaze, The Graff @ The Bell House (10pm)

Sunday - July 29th
- AraabMUZIK, The Black Keys, Felix Da Housecat, Snoop Dogg, Umphrey's McGee, The Big Pink, City and Colour, Fort Atlantic, TV on the Radio, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, Hercules and Love Affair, A$AP ROCKY, Zola Jesus, more @ Randall's Island (Catulpa NYC) 
- Grimes (DJ Set), Pictureplane, Arca, Rezzie (Weird Magic) @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra Present The Roaring Fundraiser @ The Bell House - Saw Michael and his band perform at the opening of the Dekalb market earlier in the summer and they were great. 1920's music, food, dance, auctions and more, all for a good cause. 
- Young Magic, Quilt, Secret Mountains, Murals @ Mercury Lounge
- B Dolan, Sage Francis, Grand Buffet, What Cheer Brigade, Mux Mool, Vockah Redu, Wheelchair Sports Camp @ The Studio at Webster Hall


PRESALE - Friday 7/27 
- 9/12 - Alt-J @ Bowery Ballroom -  AmEx presale begins wed 7/25 at noon
-10/23 - Father John Misty, La Sera @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - AmEx presale on Wed 7/25 at noon
-10/23 - Father John Misty, La Sera @ Bowery Ballroom - AmEx presale on Wed 7/25 at noon

UPCOMING NEXT WEEK -

 - 7/30 - Bombay Bicycle Club, Plants and Animals @ Webster Hall
- 730 - No Glow @ Cameo Gallery
- 7/30 - Os Mutantes (acoustic) @ Other Music (FREE with limited admission)
- 7/30 - Lakutis, Fat Tony, Kool AD @ Mercury Lounge

- 7/31 - Sigur Ros, Perfume Genius @ Prospect Park Bandshell
- 7/31 - The Do @ Knitting Factory BK
- 7/31 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- 8/1 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Le Poisson Rouge
- 8/1 - Cold Specks, Doe Paoro, ARMS (solo) @ Glasslands
- 8/1 - The Do @ Mercury Lounge
- 8/1 - Mumford & Sons, Dawes @ Pier A Park
- 8/2 - Shores @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge
- 8/2 - Sara Watkins, Meiko, Buddy @ Living Room
- 8/2 - Gold Panda, Shigeto, Beacon @ Bowery Ballroom
- 8/2 - Washed Out, Chairlift, Lemonade @ House of Vans
- 8/2 - Telepathe, Laurel Halo and Xeno and Oaklander @ Cameo Gallery
- 8/2 - Haim, POP ETC @ Santos Party House
- 8/2 - The xx, Jacques Greene (DJ from Montreal) @ Terminal 5
- 8/2 - Zeus @ The Rock Shop
- 8/3 - Zeus, ARMS @ Mercury Lounge
- 8/3 - 8/9 - Once in A Lullaby @ IFC Center (DocuWeeks 2012)
- 8/3 - Wild Flag, Mission of Burma, Ted Leo @ Prospect Park Bandshell (FREE0
- 8/3 - RJD2 @ Webster Hall
- 8/4 - Eef Barzelay @ Living Room
- 8/4 - John Talabot (DJ Set), JDH & Dave P (DJ Set), Jamie XX @ Le Poisson Rouge (FIXED)
- 8/4 - Amadou and Mariam, Theophilus London, Just A Band @ Central Park Summerstage (FREE)
- 8/4 - Jamie XX, Pearson Sound, Lemonade, Sinjin Hawke, Zora Jones @ P.S. 1
- 8/5 - Habibi @ Fulton Stall Market
- 8/5 - Puma Presents Mad Decent Block Party - Facebook Like Required to RSVP

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Found in NY - July 16th - 22nd

Companion Spotify Playlist  

Found in NY - July 16th - 22nd

Bands on playlist are in RED
Bands previously featured in playlists are in BLACK

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Monday - July 16th
- Young The Giant, The Apache Relay, St. Lucia @ Central Park Summerstage (SOLD OUT) - Solid bill of young talents that are set to become giants. worth camping outside the stage. 
- Moon Hooch, North Highlands, Dan Piccoli Trio @ Rock Off Concert Cruises (Guac Rock 2012)
- Spike Lee @ Apple Store (Soho) - newly reopened soho store where Spike will discuss his new book Red Hook Summer and perhaps the baseball bat that he caught at the Yankees game the other day ; the soundtrack to this film will be primarily solo piano compositions from one of my favorite musicians Bruce Hornsby ; set for release July 31st. 
- Langhorne Slim @ Littlefield

Tuesday - July 17th 
- Missy Higgins, Butterfly Boucher @ Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT) - return to form from two great australian singer songwriters.
- Spirit Animal, Sanctuaries, Ludlow Thieves, Midnight Spin @ Glasslands
- Onra, Dam-Funk (DJ Set) @ Santos Party House
- Best Coast, Those Darlins, DIIV @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - DIIV are averaging a show every week now so we have no excuse in seeing one of this year's best new bands ;  i heard they put on a killer one last week at 285 Kent including lots of stage dives.
- The Outlaw Roadshow feat. Counting Crows, We Are Augustines, Field Report, Casie Anderson and the Honkies @ Williamsburg Park - Counting Crows are one of my favorite bands of all time and they produced possibly my favorite album (August and Everything After)... a shame I'll be in LA, especially with We Are Augustines opening. Field Report also sound promising and will play again the later in the week at mercury lounge. 
 - The Upright Citizens Brigade Presents The All Stars of Improv @ Central Park Summerstage

Wednesday - July 18th  
 - Hot Chip, Gang Gang Dance @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn) - first of two appearances for Hot Chip this week ; really digging the new album
- Brooklyn Vegan Presents Jeff the Brotherhood (Record Release Party) with special guests Fuck Ton @ Santos Party House (FREE with RSVP) 
- Blondes, Fly Golden Eagle, Busy Busy Busy @ Knitting Factory BK
- Telepathe, Feathers, Eraas, Faith (DJ Set) @ Glasslands
- Walk Off The Earth, Julia Nunes @ Gramercy Theater - Walk off the earth have made a name by defly reinterpreting modern classics including "Somebody I Used to Know" and "Party Rock Anthem".
- The Tony Castles, The Disappointments, Bottom Dollars, Early Ape @ Bowery Electric - really dig what i've been hearing from The Tony Castles.
- Shut Up and Play the Hits (2011) @ Select Theaters Nationwide (One Night Only) - documentary follows James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem for 48 hours as they play their last gig ever at Madison Square Garden.
- Super 8 (2011) @ Hudson River Parks River Flicks
- FREE Screening of Raising Arizona (1987) with live music from Talk Normal, Tim Harrington, Dustin Wong @ McCarren Park (6pm - doors / 6:30 - bands / 8:15 - film) - Nick Cage has played every role imaginable but many say this may be one of his best.


Thursday - July 19th   
- Here We Go Magic, Sinkane @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - lovely new release from Here We Go Magic ; very groovey music with Paul Simon-esque vocals from Luke Temple.
- Lower Dens, No Joy, Alan Resnick @ Bowery Ballroom
- Los Amigos Invisibles with Carol C (Si Se) and DJ Rockass @ Le Poisson Rouge

- Death Cab For Cutie, Surfer Blood @ Wellmont Theater (SOLD OUT)
- Cake Shop Benefit feat. Grand Rapids, Shark?, and a special mystery secret guest  @ Cake Shop - signs point to surfer blood as the secret guest after they finish their gig with Death Cab.
- Soft Black, Island Twins, Weird Rivers, Makeup Monsters @ Shea Stadium
- Eugene Mirman, OK Go @ Williamsburg Park (FREE)
- White Iris Presents Lobby @ Ace Hotel (FREE) - not familiar with lobby but White Iris has been at the forefront of some great acts so it's worth paying attention to their weekly showcase at Ace.
- Angel Haze, Carrie Wilds, King Leo, and DJ sets by Venus X and Covert Kids @ Santos Party House (Shortcuts) - NYC Debut of 21 year old multi-faceted rapid flow female rapper Angel Haze ; Shortcuts party doubles as a release party for her new EP, Reservation, which comes out on July 17 via True Panther/Noizy Cricket/Biz 3 Records and as her live NYC debut. Download a couple singles off the EP in this Brooklyn Vegan post.

Friday - July 20th 
- Hot Chip, Chromatics @ Terminal 5
- Modest Mouse @ Wellmont Theater
-  Dean Wareham (plays Galaxie 500 - FINAL NYC SHOW), TEEN @ Le Poisson Rouge - Following the re-release of the Galaxie 500 catalogue on Domino, Dean Wareham has been performing a set of all-Galaxie 500 material, with a 3-piece band featuring his wife Britta Phillips and drummer Anthony LaMarca. He returns to Le Poisson Rouge for one last New York City performance of this show.
- Squeeze, The Romantics @ Coney Island (FREE) - I'm loving Squeeze's greatest hits; super fun and poppy ; sounding like a lot of contemporary indie pop acts.
- Fang Island, People Get Ready, Call Of The Wild @ Bowery Ballroom
- Supreme Cuts (Record Release Party), The-Drum, Sich Mang @ Glasslands
- Bear Hands, Fort Lean, The Judas Knife @ Knitting Factory BK
- The Detroit Cobras @ Maxwell's - awesome garage rock cover band from Detroit ; New Jersey would be a good spot to see them live. They play again on a boat with Dick Dale later in the weekend.
- Dent May, Caged Animals, Young Buffalo @ Mercury Lounge
- College, Anoraak, Electric Youth @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Hopefully they'll have the film Drive (2011) projected behind these bands.
- Levek, Tropic of Pisces, Chains of Love, Bad Girlfriend, No Kill @ Pianos - project from David Levesque (Levek) is pretty righteous.
- Last.fm presents Blondes, Telepathe (DJ Set), Tezeo, Andy Petr @ Santos Party House
- ARMS, Brazos, Port St. Willow @ Union Pool
- Raccoon Fighter, I'm Turning Into, The Denzels, Dead Stars @ Big Snow
- The Return of Soul Clap and Dance Off feat. DJ Jonathan Toubin @ Glasslands 

Saturday - July 21st  
- Dum Dum Girls, Widowspeak, Fingers On The Pulse (DJ Set) @ House of Vans (FREE with RSVP) - Besides the Washed Out show, this is the other Vans Party you should check out ; Dum Dum Girls put together an awesome album last year that was recently put up on spotify. Get there early though.
- Converse City Carnage feat. Sleigh Bells, Jel (from Themselves/13 &God), Mr. Dream @ Hudson River Parks Pier 63 (SOLD OUT)
- Sepalcure @ 287 Kent Avenue
- Dick Dale @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Shark?, Sleeping Bags, Lost Boy? @ Death By Audio - Sleeping Bags is the new shoegaze project formed from the members of Princeton.
- Jennifer O'Connor , American Dream, The Paranoid Style @ Fontana's
- Dent May, The Babies, Levek @ Glasslands
- Field Report, Sean Rowe @ Mercury Lounge - Sean Rowe has an incredible baritone voice and nice debut from Anti
- Field Mouse, Firehorse, Hallelujah the Hills @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- The War on Drugs, Dean & Britta, Wormburner @ Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall - The venue seems very intriguing ; Love War on Drugs album of last year ; would have been nice to check them out hear.
- Matthew Dear (DJ Set), Sepalcure, LE1F, MikeQ, JDH & Dave P, Miguel @ P.S.1 - One of the better lineups of the Warm Up Summer Series
- Chief, HITS, Dirty Names, Single Red Cent @ Pianos - Chief put together a nice record and came from the same alt-folk scene as their local buddies Dawes ; They put out an album through Domino and then apparently split up ; Hopefully this is not just a one-off reunion show.
- Bubbles, TEEN, Test House @ Union Pool (Summer Thunder) FREE - 3pm
- Willis Earl Beal, Krystle Warren @ Weeksville Heritage Center (FREE)
- Superhuman Happiness, Smoota @ Zebulon (FREE)

Sunday - July 22nd 
- School Night! feat. POP ETC (NYC Debut), Angela McClusky, Sean Rowe, Delta Rae, Home Video (DJ Set) @ Bowery Hotel (Free with RSVP) - Pop Etc. is formerly known as The Morning Benders. Great lineup. Daytime event ; doors open at 3pm.
- Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, SMOD, Bibi Tanga and the Selenites, Chief Boima  @ Central Park Summerstage (3-7pm) - Orchestre Poly-Rythmo are a band from the late 60's from Benin, which plays Afrobeat, Funk, Soukous and other styles, often based on Vodun ryhtmns. They have over 500 songs in their repertoire. Should be a rare chance to see this afrobeat great. For fans of Orchestra Baobab. 
 - Rocks Off and Cavestomp Presents Wavestomp feat. Dick Dale, Manitoba, Detroit Cobras, DJ Billy Miller (Norton Records) @ Rocks Off Concerts (Aboard the Princess)
 - Iceage, Dirty Beaches, Martial Canterel, Rosenkopf @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Hallways, Vorhees @ Ace Hotel

- Chromatics @ Dekalb Market - I believe some Dekalb market shows were cancelled so perhaps this has been moved to Fulton Stall Market or MHoW so feel free to investigate further.
- Chromatics, Blondes @ Fulton Stall market (FREE)
- Chromatics, JDH & Dave P, Paul Raffaele @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Computer Magic, Space Camp, Gold Lake @ Glasslands
- Charles Atlas, Hawk and Dove @ Mercury Lounge - Not to be confused with the developer of the bodybuilding method, Charles Atlas is an instrumental duo (often expanding into a trio or quartet) who utilize effected guitar, piano, synthesizer, melodica, trumpet, drum loops, samples, and other instrumentation to paint expansive musical pastures ; the song in our playlist was featured on the trailer for Up in the Air (2009)
- The Apache Relay @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)


UPCOMING -

- 7/23 - Beach House @ Central Park Summerstage
- 7/23 - ALO @ Rock Concert Cruises

- 7/23 - Wilco, Lee Fields & The Expressions @ Prospect Park Bandshell
- 7/24 - Purity Ring @ Le Poisson Rouge
- 7/24 - Breakfast in Fur @ Big Snow

- 7/24 - Wilco, Lee Ranaldo Band @ Prospect Park Bandshell

- 7/25 - Allen Stone, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Anthony Hall @ Bowery Ballroom

- 7/26 - Milo Greene, Family Of The Year @ Mercury Lounge

- 7/27 - Saint Motel, RACES @ Mercury Lounge

- 7/27 - The Head and the Heart, Lost in the Trees @ Prospect Park Bandshell (FREE)

- 7/28 - Gary Clark Jr., Givers @ Central Park Summerstage (FREE)

- 7/28 - Saint Motel, RACES @ Glasslands
- 7/28 - Charli XCX @ Bowery Ballroom

- 7/28/29 - AraabMUZIK, The Black Keys, Felix Da Housecat, Snoop Dogg, Umphrey's McGee, The Big Pink, City and Colour, Fort Atlantic, TV on the Radio, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, Hercules and Love Affair, A$AP ROCKY, Zola Jesus @ Randall's Island (Catulpa NYC)

 - 7/30 - Bombay Bicycle Club, Plants and Animals @ Webster Hall

- 7/31 - Sigur Ros, Perfume Genius @ Prospect Park Bandshell

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Found in NY - Recommended Shows - 4/16 - 4/22/12

Companion Spotify Playlist
Found in NY - 4/16 - 4/22
Bands on playlist are in RED

Monday / April 16th
- Neon Trees, Devin, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Kraftwerk (The Mix) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Mayer Hawthorne and the County, The Stepkids @ Webster Hall

Tuesday / April 17th
- Can (An Evening of Unreleased Music and Discussion) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Neon Trees, Tiny Victories, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Tim Fite, Hume @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Fixers, The Tony Castles, Young Heel @ Cameo Gallery
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit, Indians @ Littlefield - Why aren't Plants and Animals as big as Blitzen Trapper ??? hope to go to one of their two shows this week
- Ravens & Chimes, The Apache Relay @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - looking fwd to seeing locals Ravens and Chimes for the first time on the heels of their magnif Holiday LP....Nashville's Apache Relay have been the subject of chatter and i expect an easy win for them at the intimate Mercury gig.
- Kraftwerk (Tour de France) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Won tix to this show last week...thank you KCRW...another reason to subscribe to the best radio station in the world ; afterparty to the closing night of their 8 night residency at MoMa at Bowery Hotel
- Volkswagen Presents School Night Kraftwerk 3D Afterparty feat. Nosaj Thing, Body Language, High Highs, Yeasayer (DJ Set) + Residents DJ Jason Eldredge (East Village Radio) and Chris Douridas (KCRW) @ Bowery Hotel (FREE w/RSVP)
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Trampled By Turtles, These United States @ Webster Hall

Wednesday / April 18th
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Bowery Ballroom
- Everest, Chamberlin @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Habibi @ Cake Shop - Great lineup ; really like the production on the new album from Dirty Ghosts ; Habibi makes their return home after a nice SXSW run.
- Hunters, Sister Fucker, Buddy Bag, Generation @ Death By Audio - Hunters is the buzzed new punk project feat. production assistance from Nick Zinner (yeah yeah yeahs)
- Jenny Hval, Julia Holter, Julia Kent @ Issue Project Room (Unsound Festival Opening) - SOLD OUT
- Los Encantados, The Dunnie Bobos, Dead Rabbits @ Bar Matchless
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - lovin local indie folk-pop doowop group Lucius..part of a nice double bill on consecutive nights with the fiercely certificate of authenticity of JD McPherson.
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Bad Brains, GZA @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Prince Rama (DJ Set), Sister Crayon, Psychobuildings, D. Gookin @ Pianos
- Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces), Hospitality @ Bell House
- Free Energy, Future of What (Formerly Blair), Indian Rebound @ The Rock Shop

Thursday / April 19th
- Lambchop, Charlie Horse @ Le Poisson Rouge (Early Show) - very high pitchfork praise on Lambchops latest effort.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music - if you've seen him dj, you know Questlove (The Roots) knows how to mix and match..from the looks of this curation, he'd be a pretty good booker as well.
- Oneohtrix Point Never, Body Language @ Brooklyn Museum (Audiophile - FREE with RSVP)
- Peaking Lights, LXMP (US Debut) @ Lincoln Center (David Rubenstein Atrium - Unsound Festival) - Peaking Lights release last year was on many people's best of lists ; great chance to see them for FREE at a great space.
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Liquor Store, Easter Vomit @ Death by Audio
- Disappears, Lotus Plaza, Noveller @ Glasslands
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Com Truise, Tobacco, Shine 2009, Selebrities, Beacon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- WIM, Fixers, Cultfever @ Pianos
- Tiny Victories (EP Release), Dinowalrus, NewVillager, North Highlands, The Forms, and many more @ Public Assembly - Great bill ; been meaning to check out North Highlands and The Forms.
- Hotel Lights, Emperor X @ Rockwood Music Hall - LA's Emperor X has a distinct calculated sound that reminds me of vocals of Why (Yoni Wolf)
- Caged Animals, Woodsman, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Universe @ Shea Stadium
- Cat Martino, Daltonians, Patrick Bower @ Union Hall

Friday / April 20th
- The Unsound Festival feat. Sun Araw, Pole, Innertube (feat. Mark McGuire of Emeralds and Spencer Clarke of Skaters) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Anything related to Mark McGuire is of interest..no not the steroid infused baseball player.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Yeasayer (DJ Set), Twin Shadow (DJ Set), Suckers (DJ Set) @ Cameo Gallery (Late Show)
- Gary Wilson, The Immaculates, Moonmen On The Moon, Man, Slowdance (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- The Permanent Festival feat. Bryce Dessner (The National), Jesse Stein (The Luyas), Mauro Remiddi (Porcelain Raft), etc. @ Littlefield - if their side projects sound anything like the bands they help comprise, this will be a good show.
- Fang Island, The Big Sleep @ Maxwell's (Early Show)
- Woods, Mmoss @ Maxwell's (late Show)
- Bosco Delrey, Terry Malts, X-Ray Eyeballs @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - At a time when the indie punk scene is gettting a little ubiquitous, Terry Malts defly impress and should sound sharp in a live setting.
- Mansions on the Moon, Fixers @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Bonobo (DJ Set), Nickodemus (DJ Set) @ Museum of Natural History (Rose Center for Earth & Space) - bonobo at a center for space?...sound amazing.
- Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela, C.U.B.A. @ Radio City Music Hall
- Lambchop @ Bell House (Early Show)
- Chilly Gonzalez @ Bell House (Late Show) - Chilly Gonzalez is perhaps the most entertaining piano man of our time and producer of choice for feist ; defly recommend one of his two gigs in the city this week. His solo piano release from a few years back is a great listen while you work.
- Lucero, J. Roddy Walston and The Business @ Webster Hall (Early Show)
- Wolfgang Gartner @ Webster Hall

Saturday / April 21st
- Chilly Gonzalez (Piano Talk Show) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Dent May @ 285 Kent Avenue (Early Show)
- Fatima Al Qadiri, Arca, Kuhrye-oo, Fur, CFCF (Nightbus), Gobby, Physical Therapy @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Secret Guest, Widowspeak, Black Marble, Family Portrait, Weird Magic (DJ set) @ 319 Scholes
- Discography feat. Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better) @ Cameo Gallery - Italians Do It Better label founder Mike Simonetti makes many a fine mixtape ; this should be a great opportunity to see him live.
- Terry Malts, The Suzan, Mainland @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Let's Play House feat. Tiger & Woods, Justin Miller, Jacques Renault, Drew Heffron @ Glasslands (Late Show) - Just got hip to Tiger & woods...sounds like a delightful dance sesh..highly recommended.
- Mice Parade (acoustic) @ Little Field
- Robbers on High Street (Record Release Party), Diamond Doves @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Memoryhouse, Ex Cops, Matteah Baim @ Public Assembly
- Esperanza Spalding @ Webster Hall
- The Juan Maclean (DJ Set) @ Yotel (FREE w/RSVP)

Sunday / April 22nd
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Highline Ballroom
- The Drums, Craft Spells, Part Time @ Webster Hall

Found in NY - Recommended Shows - 4/9 - 4/15/12

Companion Spotify Playlist -
Found in NY - 4/9 - 4/15/12 - Artists in RED are featured on playlist

Monday / April 9th
- Emily Wells, Dan The Automator, Live Footage @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dolfish, Jeremy Benson (Roadside Graves), S.L.F.M. @ Cake Shop - S.L.F.M. is lo fi ukelele in the spirit of early tune-yards.
- Japanther, Total Slacker, Night Manager, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards @ Cameo Gallery
- Sleepy Sun, White Hills, Weird Owl @ Glasslands - Spacey/Garagey Rock n roll ; Sleepy Sunand White Hills play again the following night at mercury lounge.
- Black Tambourine , Fan Modine, Rose Melberg @ Maxwell's - DC influential twee/noise pop band Black Tambourine is playing shows for the first time in over 20 years ; in town this week for the first of multiple chickfactor mag 20th anniversary parties at the Bell House. This is only party of theirs that's not sold out.
- Devin (Formerly Devin Therriault), Young Rival @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Vintage styled rocknroller Devin's a new signing to Frenchkiss Records ... Canadian indie rockers Young Rival also round out the lineup nicely.
- The Horrors, Night Beats @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Night Beats sounds like the bluesy version of the arctic monkeys.
- HeyRocco, French Camp, Lovely Liar, Basement Batman @ Pianos - A good lineup, all bands sound good but i'm particularly interested in French Camp and Basement Batman.

Tuesday / April 10th
- Alone Together Tour feat. Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin & Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre), Gregory Rogrove (Devendra Banhart, Priestbird) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Should be a great show, really digging the deep melancholic and pensive piano of G. Rogrove's. For Fans of Yann Tiersen.
- The Jezabels, Imagine Dragons, Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - Three great up and coming bands to see here ; Jezabels (australia) are newly signed to mom + pop and are great live ; Imagine Dragons are newly signed to Interscope and have released a commercial success in their Continued Silence EP ; and don't sleep on UK singer songwriter BF Leftwich. He plays again the following night at Knitt Factory in BK.
- Tennis @ Brooklyn Bowl - Tennis is giving you another chance in case you missed them a few weeks ago ; it bears repeating that their sophomore record is solid.
- Howler, 1,2,3, The Denzels @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - Howler sounds like they'd kill it live, and the Denzels new batch of jamz played at their gig with cloud nothings a few weeks ago sounds as badass as Denzel Washington in Glory.
- Krautwerk 1-8 feat. Kim Gordon, Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore/Free Kitten), Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor), Publicist, Barry London (Oneida), Brittain Ashford (of Prairie Empire), Xaddax, Kurt Braunohler, Dave Hill @ Littlefield - Big time Kraftwerk pep rally before their MoMa residency, obviously for fans of the werks of Kraft.
- A Silent Film, Empires @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - First headlining tour for UK act A Silent Film
- Sleepy Sun (Santa Cruz), White Hills (NY) @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Autobahn) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Over eight consecutive nights, MoMA presents a chronological exploration of the sonic and visual experiments of Kraftwerk with a live presentation of their complete repertoire in the Museum's Marron Atrium. and yes, all 8 nights sold out immediately.
- The Horrors, Small Black @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Little Anchor @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage Two)
- Yukon Blonde, Library Voices, Silya (Residency) @ Pianos - Digging Vancouver's Yukon Blonde
- Pulp, Chromatics @ Radio City Music Hall
- Black Tambourine, Small Factory, Versus, The Lois Plus @ Bellhouse (Chickfactor 2012)

- Savoir Adore, Kevin Allison, Nick Vatterott @ UCBeast - great band + UCB comedy = solid date option ; )
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - Just getting hip to Mark Ronson Collaborateurs MNDR...really dig it. see more oppportunities to check them out the following day.

Wednesday / April 11th
- Lost in the Trees, Poor Moon @ Le Poisson Rouge - Chapel Hill's Lost in the Trees are supporting a fine release. Poor Moon is formed from members of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls.
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)- Alabama Shakes are the best band i have and will see live this year...do yourself a favor and do the same.
- Local X feat. Javelin, Psychobuildings @ Brooklyn Bowl (FREE with RSVP) - Rhode Island's Javelin is a supreme beatmaker and a joy to watch live ; defly worth the price of admission or lack thereof and should be a fun one.
- Alice Smith @ City Winery - Although she's long overdue for a release, this will be a great opportunity to see the soul songstress at what i've heard is a lovely venue.
- Crocodiles, Eternal Summers, Young Boys @ Glasslands - Been meaning to catch Eternal Summers....both the band and the taco truck on Bedford Ave.
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Arborea @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - BF Leftwich's 2nd date in as many nights in NY ; Arborea are a married duo who perform very soft psych-folk.
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - 2nd of two shows
- MNDR (DJ Set), Safety Scissors (DJ Set), Prince Terrence (DJ Set) @ Le Bain (Standard Hotel New York) - Not a big night club guy but Le Bain is Le Shit...this should be a great excuse to party on a school night.
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Maxwell's
- Howler, 1,2,3 @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
- Kraftwerk (Radio-Activity) @ Moma (Retrospective 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
- Margot and The Nuclear So & So's, Ezra Furman, Writer @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Margot defly lives up to the coolness of their name ; good bill, all good bands.
- Sister Crayon, The Stepkids (DJ Set) @ Pianos - Sister Crayon is great live.
- Pulp, Jeffrey Lewis @ Radio City Music Hall
- The Aisler's Set, Pipas, Bridget St. John, Legendary Jim Ruiz Group @ Bell House (Chickfactory 2012)
- Face Crimes, Body Parts (LA), Nonviolence @ The Delancey - I'm an advocate of non-violence.
- NewVillager, Hannis Brown @ Zebulon

Thursday / April 12th
- Tanlines, Rewards, Tezeo @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - After leaving Chairlift, Aaron Pfenning started Rewards. They both sound better from the breakup. Tanlines new album is good. This should be a dance party.
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- King Stork, Via Audio, Whale Belly @ Cake Shop
- A Silent Film, Empires, Transitshop @ Maxwell's
- Yellow Ostrich, TEEN @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- Crocodiles, Punks On Mars @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Kraftwerk (Trans Europe Express) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- WIM @ Pianos - digging australian band WIM, sounds like vocals of Rufus Wainwright with a more indie rock backdrop.
- Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian), Honey Bunch, A Girl Called Eddy, The Softies @ Bell House (Chickfactor)
- The Dixons, Amen Dunes, Spectre Folk, The Naked Heroes @ Union Pool
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Webster Hall

Friday / April 13th
- Doveman (The Burgundy Stain Sessions) feat. Aaron Dressner and Bryan Devendorf of the National, Julia Stone (Angus & Julia Stone), Chocolate Genius, Trixie Whitley and more @ Le Poisson Rouge - great pool of talent here.
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- White Denim @ Bowery Ballroom (Late Show)
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- Small Factory, Air Waves @ Cake Shop
- DOM, Zambri (Record Release), Night Manager @ Glasslands
- Divine Ricochet: A Guggenheim Music Series feat. Grouper, Julianna Barwick @ Guggenheim Museum - although their music may not be super accessible to the masses ; this will be a very unique and extraordinary event. Love the work of both of these artists.
- Moon Hooch @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)- you've probably heard their upbeat jazzy jamz while waiting for subways in union square ; these guys are a treat to watch.
- Crystal Stilts, Widowspeak, What Next? @ Maxwell's
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Savoir Adore, Field Mouse @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Last time to check out this great unsigned act before they tour for Europe in May.
- Kraftwerk (The Man-Machine) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- The Cribs, The Hounds Below, Skaters @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Shabazz Palaces @ S.O.B.'s
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)c
- The Secret History, Summer Fiction, The Smittens @ The Rock Shop

Saturday / April 14th
- Reptar, Body Language, NewVillager, Quiet Hooves @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- NRBQ @ Brooklyn Bowl (Early Show)
- Cantora Live Presents Shabazz Palaces @ Brooklyn Bowl (Late Show)
- Teen Girl Scientist Monthly, Jackpot, Tiger, Norwegian Arms, Starlight Girls @ Cake Shop
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Cameo Gallery
- Mika Pauley @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage One) - Very strong vocals on this gal ; she some recommended.
- Dinosaur Feathers, Grandchildren, Steel Phantoms @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Deastro, Kuhrye-oo, Solid Liquid @ Glasslands (Late Show)
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Maxwells
- Chain and the Gang, Coasting @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Computer World) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Unicycle Loves You, Motive, The Sanctuaries, Dull Edges @ Pianos
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran, Jonquil @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Love as Laughter, Sundown, El Dorado @ The Gutter
- Jonquil, Xylos, Darlings @ Union Pool (Prefix Party) (FREE w/RSVP)
- Superhuman Happiness @ Zebulon

Sunday / April 15th
- High Highs, Indians, White Birds, Awning @ Glasslands
- Chain and the Gang, Habibi, Alex Minoff @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
- Kraftwerk (Techno Pop) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)

Upcoming
- 4/18 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (EARLY SHOW)
- 4/18 - Plants & Animals, This is the Kit @ Mercury Lounge (LATE SHOW)
- 4/19 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge
- 4/27 - Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza
- 4/28 - Yann Tiersen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- 4/29 - The Shins @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 4/30 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/2 - Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands
- 5/4 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Glasslands
- 5/5 - Haim @ Glasslands
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards @ Terminal 5