NPR Live Chat w/ Andrew Bird Today, MHOW Show Added
Andrew Bird’s stage setup at the Virgin Mobile Festival (08/10/08)
Photo: Tim Griffin
Go here to participate in a live chat with Andrew Bird at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8 (today). Also, in other tour news, a second Andrew Bird show has been added at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 26, 2009 (buy [...]
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Futurity: A New Musical by The Lisps
Brooklyn’s favorite alt-folk revivalists, The Lisps, have gone and penned themselves a new musical, it’s called Futurity and it premieres this weekend (Jan 9-10) at The Zipper Theater in Manhattan (buy tickets). Here’s a little bit more about the show:
FUTURITY tells the story of Julian Munro, a lowly foot soldier in the American Civil War [...]
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Engadget @ CES 2009
Like they do every year, Engadget is back with its obsessive technology coverage from the big CES trade show in Las Vegas. You can follow along with all the insanity at ces.engadget.com. CES officially runs from January 8-11, 2009, but as you can see by clicking on the link above, reporting has already begun in [...]
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Selected Barnes & Noble Events for January 2009
January is a bit of a dull month at our local area Barnes & Noble stores, nonetheless, here’s a list of events that caught my eye for one reason or another:
Selected Barnes & Noble Events for January 2009
01/07 Azar Nafisi - Lincoln Triangle
01/07 Laird Hamilton - UWS
01/17 Michael Ian Black - UES (11 am)
01/21 [...]
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M. Ward Streaming at NPR Soon and Hold Time Video
M. Ward
M. Ward’s new record Hold Time won’t be released until February 17, 2009, but eager listeners can stream the album in its entirety at the ultra-hip NPR Music starting at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, January 12. There is also a new video for the song “Hold Time” which you can view below.
M. Ward [...]
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Stream Vampire Weekend, This Weekend
The New York Times is webcasting the following Arts and Leisure Weekend events for free starting on January 8, 2009 (Windows Media Player is required).
01.08.09 GLENN CLOSE, ROSE BYRNE, TATE DONOVAN, TODD A. KESSLER, GLENN KESSLER, DANIEL ZELMAN
Never Settle
6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
01.08.09 BARBARA WALTERS, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, JOY BEHAR, SHERRI SHEPHERD, ELISABETH HASSELBECK
The View
8:00 - 9:15 [...]
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Discount Tickets for Upcoming Shows at Comix
If you’re a member of Working Advantage*, you can purchase $8.00 ticket vouchers to all Monday - Thursday shows at Comix (there is a still a two item minimum in addition to your cover charge). Looking at the calendar, that would work for the Whitest Kids U Know ($18 Advance/$23 DOS), Finesse Mitchell, and An [...]
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Apple Keynote Today | New Rumors and Predictions
The “Jobs-less” Apple keynote from the MacWorld expo will take place today (January 6, 2009) at 12 PM EST. Good places to “watch it” include Engadget, GDGT, Gizmodo, TUAW, and TechCrunch. The hottest topics on the rumor mill include: an entirely DRM free iTunes library, variable song pricing on iTunes, direct song downloads to iPhones [...]
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Upcoming Events at The Bell House: Okkervil River, Joseph Arthur, The Thermals More
So, tomorrow is the big sold out Okkervil River show at The Bell House, but it’s not the only exciting performance coming up at Gowanus’ favorite live music venue. According to their website, the following bands are slated to make appearances at the BH in the near future:
The Bell House 2009 Calendar
01/06 Okkervil River, Chris [...]
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The Who At Kilburn: 1977 | Giveaway Reminder
The Who at Kilburn (Entwistle, Moon, Townshend, Daltrey)
Photo: David Thorpe (Rex USA)
In case you missed my original post, just thought I would remind you that I’m giving away a copy of The Who At Kilburn: 1977 to one lucky reader who can tell me what show marked Keith Moon’s final public performance with The Who. [...]
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