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Binki Shapiro of Little Joy has gotten a TON of top-notch musicians, artists, and celebrities to contribute custom made artwork and items for her Crafts for a Cause auction. All proceeds will be donated to Artists for Peace and Justice, a charitable organization started by filmmaker Paul Haggis. The online auction will begin on March …
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Yup yup, even though The Von Bondies seem to have slipped from my radar, it seems as though they are still a working band (sans some eye candy–original member, the flame-haired Marcie Bolen, left the band in 2006), having finished their third album, Love, Hate, and Then There’s You, which is currently without a release …
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Yesterday the sun was shining, the skin was sunburning, and the McCarren Pool in Williamsburg/Greenpoint was hopping for the third JELLYNYC Pool Party featuring indie rock superstars, The Breeders. The rock royalty did a mix of old, new, and others, including covers of a Guided By Voices song, “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” by the …
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This year’s After the Jump Festival was a rip roaring success! Ok, so we might possibly have ruined a wedding occurring next door to the Williamsburg Hall of Music (oops!), and a recording session for an Australian band (double oops!), but I think nearly everyone who came to the ATJ festival this year had an …
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Come out to After the Jump Fest this Saturday! Bands playing the fest and charity night show: Alex and the Horribles, Dinowalrus, DJ XXXchange (Spank Rock), Health, papercranes, Pattern Is Movement, Ponytail, Power Douglas, Project Jenny, Project Jan, The Antlers, The Austerity Program, The Forms, The Shackeltons, The Swimmers, Titus Andronicus, Wakey!Wakey!, Autodrone, Bell, Bridges …
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Last Thursday I headed over to the enormous space that Campari is currently renting in NoLiTa for the “House of Campari.” It was the opening night of the “Defining a Moment: 25 New York Artists,” exhibit sponsored by Paper Magazine and the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council. The XYZ Affair did the honors of performing for …
I know, I know, not another young actress who thinks she can make music… but Jena Malone hs been toiling through the indie music world for quite some time, having released a 7″ single last year. Now she is one half of a performance music group called “The Shoe”, which just concluded a six stop …
Beth Ditto and the gang of the Gossip rocked the house on Letterman last night. Dittos electric performance, complete with neon makeup and traffic sign-patterned tube dress, surely weaseled them some new found fans. When it was all over, Dave suggested that he and the band “rent a van and drive across the country.” To …
Check out the latest installment of the Basement Tapes for exclusive performances of the now Seattle-based indie rock fave, Say Hi (aka- the artist formerly known as “Say Hi to Your Mom”). (The 16-year-old kid down the hall who loves robots, rainbows, and being scared of bullies will be eating this shiz UP!) Features some …
English indie band South is playing some secret gigs tonight and tomorrow night at Pianos in NYC. They will be trying out material off their new album You Are Here. From the Young American mailing list: As a precursor to SXSW, South are playing two secret shows in NYC at Piano’s tonight Monday March 10 …
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