Big Apple Music Scene

July 24th, 2008

Lou Reed and John Zorn

Legends Lou Reed (of Velvet Underground) and John Zorn will be playing at the very small (le) Poisson Rouge on September 2. $75 tickets are on sale now.

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July 24th, 2008

Upcoming Knitting Factory Shows

I feel like the Knitting Factory sometimes has some awesome shows (Stephen Malkmus, Irving with Beirut), but more often than not their schedule is lackluster. However, they do have a few good ones coming up:

Friday, July 25, 6:30 p.m.: Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog CD release with special guest Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor). Tickets here.

Saturday, July 26, 5 p.m.: Locksley–for free.

Saturday, July 26, 8 p.m.: Awesome Color, Knyfe Hyts, Viki, Kocho-Bi-Sexual, DJ Cody Ranaldo–for free.

Tuesday, July 29: Extra Golden and Icy Demons. Tickets here.

Wednesday, July 30: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Chairlift, Mixel Pixel & R. Stevie Moore. Tickets here.

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July 24th, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part II

Finally, here is my last installment on the Pitchfork Festival. Although it got rather hot toward the late afternoon, the crowd was eager to see the last few bands, and the definitely did not disappoint.

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Sunday, Part I

After getting some rest, the day finally started with some sun. Yeah!

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday Part II

Pitchfork Tree Love

As the day wore on, the music only got better.

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July 23rd, 2008

Pitchfork: Saturday, Part I

Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL July 19-20, 2008

The rain finally stopped at around 2 p.m. and although the sun didn’t exactly come out, at least it was cool and dry. There was plenty of mud to go around though. Saturday at the Pitchfork Music Festival saw some excellent musicians ply their trade. It’s pretty much impossible to see everyone, but I think I did a pretty good job. Here’s who I saw:

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July 22nd, 2008

Dr. Dog Cancels Sound Fix Show

Dr. Dog has canceled their free show at Sound Fix tonight because the lead singer lost his voice. They were also supposed to play at the Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg Wednesday and Thursday and those have been move to August 26 (MHOW) and August 27 (Bowery).

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July 22nd, 2008

Kiernan Hebden of Four Tet, Naughty By Nature Tonight

Kiernan Hebden of electronica-friendly band Four Tet will be at the WFC Winter Garden tonight at 9 p.m. with Steve Reid for free. Their music is pretty conceptual, with elements of jazz, hip-hop, and of course electronica.

Also for free tonight: Nineties hip-hop group Naught By Nature. They’re at Queensbridge Park at 7 p.m.

And, don’t forget about the Black Kids free show at Virgin Megastore.

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July 21st, 2008

Dr. Dog For Free Tomorrow

Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog have a new album coming out tomorrow called Fate and to celebrate they are playing a free show at Sound Fix record store in Williamsburg. It’s tomorrow (Tuesday, July 22) at 7 p.m. and admission is come first served, so get there early and prepare to throw some elbows. Just kidding!

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July 21st, 2008

Todd P Shows Tonight Have Merged

Originally, Japanther and the Mae Shi were supposed to be playing a show at the Market Hotel and Ponytail and Joan of Arc were supposed to play at the Yard. Now the two have merged, but lost Japanther and gained TheDeathSet. So now it looks like this:

Monday July 21st @ MARKET HOTEL

:: THE DEATH SET
:::: MAE SHI
:::::::: PONYTAIL
:::::::::: Joan of Arc —> mems Cap ‘N Jazz, Make Believe, Love of Everything
:::::::::::: Totally Michael

Ponytail and Joan of Arc are also playing Knitting Factory on Tuesday.

Thanks BrooklynVegan.

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