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If you needed new reasons to join us at Range Life down at SXSW, you’re welcome. First and foremost is this engrossing and gently saxophoned(!) keyboard-centric track from twangy Baltimore dreamers Wye Oak, the band sandwitched between Ben Gibbard and the morning benders at our show and highly capable of turning out memorable sets at [...]

Tickets just sold right out for Hole's NYC show at Terminal 5 (4/27), so they added a 2nd one (4/28). Tickets will go on sale any minute now are on sale.

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Tickets are on sale now. Password = worldsick (thx Kristin!)

The new date (5/8) is one day after their sold out show at Webster Hall and four months before they play Central Park Summerstage. More dates HERE.

Continue reading "Broken Social Scene add show at Music Hall of Williamsburg " at BrooklynVegan.com

​ Since we have long since moved into a digital age of music journalism, Aftermath now takes notes on his cellphone or loads his thoughts onto Twitter. Sifting through our pecking from last night... Craig Hlavaty

As previously posted, Neko Case and Kelly Hogan both contributed heavily to Jakob Dylan's new album, and for what it's worth, are touring as part of his band. The tour will include shows at SXSW and one in NYC at Town Hall on April 21st. Tickets are on sale (@ noon). All dates TBA.

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Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Hole show at Terminal 5.

UPDATE: Hole adds a 2nd show.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Hot Chip show at Central Park Summerstage.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Caribou shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Kate Nash shows at Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Sage Francis show at Webster Hall.

Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Willie Nelson & Levon Helm show at Radio City Music Hall.

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Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom in 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen)
Nash seems nervous, as you might if you were roadtesting an edgier new direction in front of a crowd close enough to smell your fear. But her breathlessness adds a certain resonance to songs about inadequacy and self-loathing. Some of her new material - particularly the sparkly "Do Wah Doo" - sound as if she's been inspired by Motown girl groups, others are more baffling. "I Love You More" finds her shrieking over walls of feedback. "I Know a Secret" is an unlikely but successful psychedelic odyssey about homophobia. "I Hate Seagulls" finds an unfortunate illustration when a young girl takes the "I hate being sick" line literally and vomits in front of the stage, which one hopes is not an allergic reaction to some of Nash's voyages away from her trademark narratives into proper, if slightly karaokeish, singing. [Guardian UK]The above review is from a March 7th show Kate Nash did in Leeds. Her new record, My Best Friend Is You, comes out April 20th, and she'll be coming to North America this spring for a tour opened by NYC's own Supercute! (an all-girl ukulele, piano trio & guitar that features Rachel Trachtenburg). The trip includes Bowery Ballroom on April 29th and Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 1st (Tickets go on sale at noon). She'll also supposedly be on some dates of the Lilith Fair this summer

The video for the album's first single "Do Wah Doo", the album's tracklist & all currently known tour dates are below...

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“The Drive-By Truckers are teaming up with iClips.net to bring you a two night live stream from their shows at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA on March 12th and 13th.”

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Conan O’Brien announced a huge tour yesterday that will bring his lineup from The Tonight Show on the road to just about every major metro in the U.S., including a “headlining” MC slot at Bonnaroo 2010. The tour itself is aptly titled The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour. Check out the info over at teamcoco.com.

This is exactly what I like to see from Conan. Not only did he close out his show with a raucous musical tribute, but now he’s closing out his entire TV history with a trek across the states. I’m pretty sure that he’s laughing internally with the approach. This is clearly his way of throwing up a middle finger to the corporate bureaucracy by perfectly fulfilling on his contract while finding another fruitful avenue for his entertainment. Team Coco FTW.

The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour Featuring Conan O’Brien

4/12/10 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts
4/13/10 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
4/14/10 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre
4/16/10 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center
4/17/10 Enoch, AB, Canada River Cree Resort & Casino
4/18/10 Seattle, WA Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
4/19/10 Seattle, WA Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
4/22/10 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center
4/23/10 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center
4/24/10 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheater
04/25/10 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Ampitheater
4/29/10 San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre
4/30/10 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
5/1/10 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theatre @ The Palms
5/4/10 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
5/5/10 San Jose, Ca San Jose State University Events Center
5/6/10 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
5/9/10 Boulder, CO Mackey Auditorium
5/10/10 Denver, CO Ellie Caulkins Opera House
5/13/10 Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium- SMU Campus
5/14/10 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
5/15/10 Tulsa, OK Brady Theater
5/16/10 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
5/18/10 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
5/19/10 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
5/20/10 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
5/22/10 Toronto, ON, Massey Hall
5/30/10 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
6/1/10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
6/2/10 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
6/4/10 Boston, MA Wang Theater
6/5/10 Boston, MA Wang Theater
6/6/10 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
6/7/10 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
6/8/10 Washington, DC Constitution Hall
6/11/10 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/14/10 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre

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Yesterday was a big news in the comedy world with Conan O’Brien announcing that he’s taking his former lineup at The Tonight Show — namely himself, Andy Richter, and The Tonight Band with Max Weinberg — all on the road for a huge cross-country tour. Right around the same time I got this news and snagged myself a ticket for one of his dates in San Francisco, the promoters over at Bonnaroo had announced their Comedy Tent headliners for the 2010 festival. Guess who’s at the top of the bill?

The festival will welcome some of the most hilarious personalities working today, including Conan O’Brien, who not only will be performing in the Comedy Theatre, but will also be MCing the What Stage on Friday and Saturday.

Read on for the comedy lineup, which joins an already stellar music lineup announced last month.

Bonnaroo 2010 Comedy Tent Lineup

Conan O’Brien
Margaret Cho
Aziz Ansari
Jeffrey Ross Roasts Bonnaroo
Greg Giraldo
Bo Burnham
Doug Benson
Nick Kroll
Paul Scheer
Rob Huebel
John Roberts
Baron Vaughn
Chelsea Peretti

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Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and, albeit sometimes awkwardly, tie it to a bit of Houston rap. It's five videos and occasional cussing. Send tip... Shea Serrano

They did “The High Road” for David Letterman on Tuesday, but last night’s performance on Late Night was more exciting, because you got to hear James Mercer stretch his falsetto muscles. Both “The High Road” and “The Ghost Inside” amble along at mid-tempo, but the latter has better points of interest: multiple keyboard hooks, drum [...]

Henry Rollins @ Gramercy Theatre in 2007 (more)

tonight in NYC
* Louis CK @ Caroline's
* Jay-Z @ Nassau Coliseum
* Allman Brothers @ United Palace
* hip hop for Haiti @ SOB's
* Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Henry Rollins @ Irving Plaza
* Alkaline Trio & Cursive @ Nokia Theatre
* The National, Buke & Gass @ Bell House
* Glass Ghost, Inlets, Bell @ 92YTribeca
* Vaz, Todd, Pygmy Shrews @ Death By Audio
* Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins @ City Winery
* The Magnetic Fields, Darren Hanlon @ Town Hall
* My Robot Friend, Kingdom, Alex Moulton @ Galapagos
* Scout Niblett, Picastro, Center Divider @ Union Pool
* Hussle Club, Maluca, TV Baby @ Studio at Webster Hall
* Foreign Born, Free Energy, CLOVERS @ Knitting Factory
* Sam Mickens' Ecstatic Showband & Revue @ 174 Mott Street
* Alkaline Trio, Cursive, The Dear & Departed @ Nokia Theatre
* The Very Best, Theophilus London @ Museum of Natural History
* Kronos Quartet w/ Matmos & more @ Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
* Girls & Boys w/ Wolfgang Gartner, Designer Drugs @ Webster Hall
* Levon Helm, Donald Fagen, The Duke & the King @ The Wellmont Theater
* Water Fai, Talk Normal, Moon Mama, Hard Nips, Olivia Mori @ Bruar Falls
* Ensemble Dal Niente, Jeremiah Cymerman, Toby Driver @ Issue Project Room
* Tragedy, The Upper Crust, Les Sans Culottes, The Blondest @ Bowery Ballroom
* Woods, Real Estate, Happy Birthday, Wild Nothing @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* New Madrid Faults, I Am The Heat, The Courtesy Tier, Ben Franklin @ Matchless
* Brit & The Cavalry, The Nouvellas, Beluga, The Anabolics, KC Quilty @ Spike Hill
Drink Up Buttercup, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Million Young, No Place, Bruce Peninsula @ Pianos

Spike Hill hosts a tribute to Joan Jett & the Runaways Tribute.

W.A.S.P. was scheduled to play Gramercy Theatre in NYC last night, but cancelled last minute."My sons and I were waiting for the doors of the theater to open when [W.A.S.P. mainman] Blackie [Lawless] walked by in what seemed to be a foul mood. Shortly after, I was told by a person waiting on the line that the show has been cancelled. Then we found out that Blackie was at the tour bus and would sign autographs for everyone. And to his credit, he did. He signed many autographs and allowed pictures to be taken.

"Blackie was very nice to everyone but upset that the band would not be performing.

"I do not know the details but from what I overheard, the [band] was [not] at fault." [Blabbermouth] Will they show up at Starland Ballroom tonight?

Levon Helm's show at Wellmont Theatre tonight was originally scheduled during a snow storm.

Tickets go on general sale today for the Levon Helm / Willie Nelson show happening at Radio City Music Hall.

The all metal Bee Gees tribute band Tragedy is breaking up. Tonight at Bowery Ballroom is the last chance to see them.

Henry Rollins does spoken word at Irving Plaza tonight and tomorrow.

A PUNKCAST video of The Thrills performing "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?" at Bar 13 in NYC on August 10, 2003, below...

What else?

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At ten minutes, the video for the Gaga & Beyoncé track “Telephone” is maybe too long and definitely too heavy on the referencing Tarantino, but at least they get the important business out of the way upfront with a closeup and commentary on Gaga’s disco stick.

When Paw Tracks reissued Ariel Pink’s (1999 album) Doldrums in 2004, the predominant angle on the L.A. multi-instrumentalist was his appearance as the first non-Animal Collective-related artist on their label. The music = secondary. He wasn’t written about without an AC reference. Paw Tracks went on to reissue Worn Copy and House Arrest, too, but [...]

Video by Zahid Jiwa. Catch Rangers at SXSW here, here, and here. Suburban Tours is out now on Olde English Spelling Bee. ******

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​David Gray is an artist, but not one to be puzzled over. The British singer-songwriter trades in sophisticated pop songs that express simple emotions, as unambiguous as many of their titles: "Be... Chris Gray

Nicole Atkins @ Bowery Ballroom - Feb 3rd (more by Bao Nguyen)
Nicole Atkins's SXSW Picks

1) High On Fire: I like my metal slooooow!

2) Roky Erickson with Okkervil River: I missed them last time I was at sxsw. I love both of these guys music so seeing them together I'm sure is going to be unreal!

3) Band of Horses: Yep, I missed the boat on these guys and have only recently discovered them. I have been listening to their last record on repeat for two weeks now.Nicole can catch Roky Erickson with Okkervil River at the BV/M For Montreal day party at Galaxy Room on March 20th, and you can catch Nicole Atkins, backed by Future Clouds & Radar, at the BV day party at Club DeVille one day earlier! Nicole joins the growing list of bands on that show. I've also already announced Twin Sister, Centro-matic, Lucero, The Antlers and Pearly Gate Music. Full lineup TBA momemtarily. Nicole's full SXSW schedule is below.

And as previously mentioned, you can see Nicole Atkins perform tonight, Friday, March 12th at City Winery in NYC with Joseph Arthur, as part of his weekly Friday residency at the venue. Limited tickets are still on sale.

Then, on March 26th she'll be playing the first show at OHM, a new private show space in the lobby of a NYC high-rise in Chelsea...OHM is a 37-story rental tower located at 312 11th Avenue in the West Chelsea district. There is over 25,000 square feet of amenity space in the tower, including the lobby which holds an intimate performance space. Knitting Factory Entertainment will be exclusively bringing live entertainment to this space.The show is only open to residents of the building and their guests however. "The concept is to create an extremely intimate environment where artists can connect with a built-in crowd eager to participate in a unique experience."

All tour dates below...

Continue reading "Nicole Atkins playing City Winery (tonight), SXSW (including a BV day party) & OHM (a Knitting Factory-booked apt building)" at BrooklynVegan.com

As previously reported, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti recently signed with 4AD for the release of their next full-length, due sometime this spring. On lead single "Round and Round," a newly focused/evolved Ariel Pink conjures the kind of genuine nostalgia and longing that was hinted at on brilliant '08 single "Can't Hear My Eyes." This one, though, is elevated by a chorus that may be the best...

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Brooklyn Bowl continues to twist typical concert venue conventions, offering a screening of U2 3D (the first ever live-action digital 3D film, originally released in 2008) on St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday, March 17th at four screenings - 5PM, 7:30PM, 10PM and midnight.

Doors will open at 3PM. Admission is free. 3D glasses will be priced at $5. Bowling will be free throughout the day starting at 3PM. Minimum four people per lane in two-hour blocks. - Brooklyn BowlInfo continued below....

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