Super-literate rockers The Decemberists will play Radio City Music Hall on June 10th. The Portland-based band, formerly of local label Kill Rock Stars and now with Capitol, has been bringing their considerable knack for performance to bear on their tour in support of their brilliant new album, The Hazards Of Love. I'm going to keep this short and sweet because the bottom line is that you need to see the Decemberists perform live once before you die. If you see them twice, you might actually become immortal. Sold yet? Not until you get your tickets!
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Posted on 6/4/2009
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The inimitable Little Richard will play the B.B. King Blues Club on June 7th. The rock and funk pioneer's acumen is unquestionable—after all, he was one of the first seven artists to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1986—and even at 76, The Originator is still lighting up stages as though a year hasn't passed, let alone fifty-eight of them. You don't know what you've got til it's gone, so get your tickets before they sell out!
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Posted on 6/3/2009
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Pop chanteuse Jenny Lewis will play the Music Hall Of Williamsburg on June 9th. Though she's only half of the songwriting talent in her band, Rilo Kiley, her two solo albums and the extensive touring she's done behind them have been distinctly hers. After an acclaimed first effort, Rabbit Fur Coat, last year's Acid Tongue upped the stakes for the already above-the-bar songwriter. Chances are that this will be one of the last times to catch Lewis on the road as a solo act before she goes in to write and record the next Rilo Kiley record, so you'd better get your tickets now!
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Posted on 6/1/2009
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Brooklyn-based rockers The Hold Steady will hold court for four days during the New York leg of their current tour, playing the Bowery Ballroom June 8th and 9th and the Music Hall Of Williamsburg June 10th and 11th. The post-punks have remained in relatively good standing with critics since their 2004 debut, Almost Killed Me and up through last year's Stay Positive. Not that it matters what the critics think; Craig Finn and Co. have developed such a feverish following—nowhere bigger than it is in New York—that they sell out even their multiple-night stints. The solution: get your tickets through NYC.com!
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almost killed me, alternative, bowery ballroom, boys and girls in america, brooklyn, concert, craig finn, hold steady, live music, music hall, new york city, rock, separation sunday, show, stay positive, venue, williamsburg
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Posted on 5/29/2009
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Musical chameleons and current flag-bearers of the "jam band" genre Phish will perform at the Nikon at Jones Beach on June 2nd, 4th, and 5th. The band has proven only slightly less reliable than rappers when it comes to keeping themselves retired, and the group has reunited on more than one occasion since their "hiatus"/"breakup" was announced years ago. Now Phish are full-on touring again, with a headlining spot alongside Bruce Springsteen and the equally tumultuous E Street Band, Nine Inch Nails, and the Beastie Boys at this year's Bonaroo. Chances are, if you want to go to one of these Phish concerts, you want to go to all three, but you probably know the drill by now: you've got to get your tickets before they sell out!
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Posted on 5/26/2009
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