This is one of the shows we wish we would’ve caught last year, The Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert. This year Philip Glass is the Artistic Director with acts like Sufjan Stevens, Band of Horses, Ray Davies, Phamie Gow Nawang Khechog, Ashley MacIsaac, Marisa Monte, & Tom Verlaine. It’s probably above my cash […]

The Islands - Williamsburg Free CMJ show from Way on Vimeo.
Islands played a chill outdoor show put on by Todd P at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge on Saturday. Along with Aa aka BIG A little a, Despot, and Bat Attack. Gotta love the free day time shows. The Islands had a lot of […]

The marathon continues. MIA played her second night at the new West Side hangar space, Terminal 5. Looking past the sweating ceilings and neon underagers the show was banger. A few awkward moments clearing the stage and setting up loops gave way to the best encore chant I’ve ever heard.

Second stop, or maybe it was […]

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Summerbirds in the Cellar: Behold the Wolf (MP3)
After spending a few years in Orlando, Summerbirds is easily my favorite band from the area. Stage Hymns sums them up best: “It’s that perfect blend of dreamrock, Pink Floyd, and electronic ambience.” They play Alphabet Lounge Tuesday night at 10:00pm and Snitch on Thursday at […]

Tons of bands will be stopping by the city this week as CMJ Music Marathon 2007 kicks off. Throughout the week we will be highlighting some bands we really like and posting showcases and parties that may not have crossed your radar. A bunch of shows have been posted on the calendar and […]

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Jay Reatard played a blistering 30 minute set in Williamsburg on Thursday. The show was wild and sweaty with lots of crowd surfing as the band ripped through most of Blood Visions plus a few extras. Death By Audio is a DIY venue in an office space that hosts a number of Todd […]

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Live Nation is discounting tickets for Morrissey’s October 23rd show to $20 (down from $65). Pick ‘em up here or at Irving Plaza box office while it lasts.

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Just before the start of CMJ, The National is playing a free show (courtesy Rhapsody and Jameson) on October 15 at Highline Ballroom with Pela and The Little Ones. RSVP here.
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[Japanther photo via HolyHolySnappers]
Both are lo-fi rockers. Both have crazy live shows. Both have a bunch of dates coming up. Check the calendar for more details.
Japanther dates:
9/27 (tonight) @ Studio B w/Services looks like this has been cancelled
9/28 @ Time’s Up 20th Anniversary Fundraiser w/DJ Suggested D, Team Spider
10/6 @ Death by […]

Beirut played a free secret show at Coco 66 in Greenpoint last night and completely wrecked the place! They played a drunken 1 1/2 hour set (including one “pee break”) of new and old songs to prepare for their three upcoming NYC shows. You can catch them tonight (9/20) at The Brooklyn Masonic Temple in […]

Pharoahe Monch photo via Trendwhore
Freshness Mag is offering a discount for tickets to the New York - Tokyo Music Fest in Central Park on Saturday. So here’s your chance if you were on the fence about paying $22 to see a (possibly fake?) MF Doom with Pharoahe Monch, Collie Budz, Kenny Muhammad (The Human […]

Pitchfork’s new BFFs (Story 1, 2, Guest List, Forkcast, Review) A Place to Bury Strangers will bring their wall of sound/beautiful-noise rock to Mercury Lounge on Thursday along with Die Romantik, The Most Serene Republic and The Blacks. Their intense abbreviated set at Ludfest last week left the crowd wanting more while reminding […]

Fiery Furnaces will be playing a secret show next Tuesday (9/18) at Mercury Lounge to promote their new album Widow City. A very limited supply of tickets are available at Other Music right now! 10 bucks cash only! Thrill Jockey is also offering an mp3 download of the album with ticket purchase […]

There are a ridiculous amount of music and art events this weekend, but our pick of the week goes to GZA and Jamie Lidell at McCarren Pool this Saturday.
Update: We spoke too soon, this show has been cancelled. Bummed!

MP3: Wu-Tang Clan - Watch Your Mouth [via NahRight]
GZA/Genius of the Wu-Tang Clan will be performing […]

1. GZA & Jamie Lidell @ McCarren Pool Cancelled
2. Chemical Brothers & Ladytron @ McCarren Pool
3. Cut & Paste Design Competition
4. Bat for Lashes @ Bowery
5. Eyewash @ Monkey Town
6. Dan deacon & Best Fwends @ The Yard
7. Man Man @ Webster
8. A Place to Bury Strangers @ Mercury Lounge
9. Underworld @ Central Park
10. […]

MP3: Battles - IPT2
The free shows at South Street Seaport will be coming to an end this Friday. Battles will be headlining the show. Opening for them will be Deerhunter (7PM) and DJ Mike Wolf (6PM).
Mike Wolf is a writer for Time Out NY, and more importantly, a founder of The Polar Bear Club. […]

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Glasgow indie-poppers Camera Obscura will be making the NYC rounds later this week with a pair of free shows. First up will be an intimate show on Thursday night at Sound Fix in Williamsburg followed on Friday by an outdoor show at South Street Seaport. This is the next to last NYC River […]

MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Drippy Eyes (Live)
Two shows for 7 dollars!?! Black Moth Super Rainbow will be playing their electro-psych for two super low-priced shows on Saturday in Brooklyn. The band will first play an afternoon set at Soundfix for free (around 3PM). […]

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DAFT PUNK LIVE IN BROOKLYN - 08-09-2007 MP3 320 / AAC 320 / FLAC
Our Chicken Noodle Soup Friend (who would like to remain anonymous) just hooked us up with a live recording of Daft Punk’s show at Keyspan Park / Brooklyn.
There’s crowd noise and talking in it, but the audio […]

Check out this post on the Erol Alkan Forum for an in depth look at whats on the other side of that incredible video pyramid.
The show revolves around Ableton Live software on custom made super-computers, which we remotely access and control with Behringer BCR2000 midi controllers.”
“Next to the ethernet remote computer screens there are four […]