The UK’s next big thing, White Lies , are poised to take over the US as well. They will be here with Friendly Fires on March 26 and 27 at the Bowery Ballroom (tickets still available). Their debut album To Lose My Life comes out on March 17. What to know more? Check out this interview with dru...

VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend. But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new...

Image: Amazon If you haven’t heard of it yet, get ready to be really excited. Dark Was The Night is a compilation being put out to benefit the Red Hot Organization–an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. This album will ...

N.A.S.A. is playing a FREE record release show for their album The Spirit of Apollo TONIGHT at (le) Poisson Rouge. RSVP to NYPARTY@SQUEAKECLEAN.COM. Who is N.A.S.A. you ask? N.A.S.A., and their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apollo, is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music afic...

From the South Street Seaport website: The team behind the acclaimed summer Seaport Music concerts in lower Manhattan, are stirring up an intriguing musical cocktail — on the rocks, if you will — by presenting a five-week series of free outdoor concerts at Seaport Ice, the only ice skati...

Ponytail at Music Hall of Williamsburg during CMJ 2008 Image: Devorah Klein Got no plans? Here are some: Friday: Valerie Collective at Webster Hall. The Valerie Collective is “a group of like-minded DJs and musicians  from West France that fuse authentic 80s synths with modern indie/electroni...

Happy Obama Day! Looking for ways to celebrate tonight? Here are some musical options: Obama Inauguration Concert feat. Apollo Heights, 24-7 Spyz, and HR (of Bad Brains) at Le Poisson Rouge Animal Collective and Blues Control at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom Fucked Up, Pissed Jeans, and Vivian Gir...

I have horrible luck. I never win anything, and things rarely go my way. Until now… Last week I hit a brick wall mentally and emotionally. I had a nice long talk with Jess about it and she told me I need to start doing more things for myself and doing things that will make me happy. As we talk...

While I am in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival I’ll be missing plenty great shows in NYC: Friday Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las @ South Street Seaport (free) Matmos @ (le) Poisson Rouge Deerhoof @ Prospect Park Bandshell (free) Dizzee Rascal @ Highline Ballroom Chris Garnea...

Ah summer. Another weekend, another long list of free shows. Here’s this weekend’s schedule: Friday: Brazilian Girls @ Prospect Park Band Shell No Age @ South Street Seaport The Breeders @ Other Music (must have tickets) Rennie Harris Puremovement (hip-hop dance) @ Central Park Summersta...