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November 20, 2004

com has confirmed with a source that the secret show in New York City will take place at Washington Square Park on Monday (Nov. 22) afternoon. Based on the information our source provided, we recommend that fans arrive between 1:00 and 1:30 pm.

The show may begin as early as 1:00, but more likely between 2:00 and 3:00. This is no BS.'
The first 150 people though the doors get a PUMA goody bag with a bad brains greatest riffs cd and cd sampler of all the bands performing and other gifts from Puma.

All this for 5 bucks.
21 and up. - - 168 Delancey st.

@ clinton ( at the mouth of the williamsburg bridge on the manhattan side)
THURSDAY - 11/25 4PM - ?
Come to on Thanksgiving Day and avoid the family (and that nasty dead bird!) or come before/after - we will be serving up FREE vegetarian AND vegan food prepared by master NYC chef Chris Santos - all you have to do is buy a couple of drinks (two drink minimum).

Come hang with the cool kids, we will have $3 well drinks all day/night and other drink deals to make this potential drama-day much less painful.
Lucky 13 Saloon is on 13th st, by 5th ave, in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
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And I thought what we did to our coworkers was good. .
Be mad.

Comparing pornography to heroin, researchers on Thursday called on Congress to finance studies on "porn addiction" and launch a public health campaign about the dangers.
It's official. Volume has closed forever.

Dear Volume patron,
We have to sadly inform you of the closing of our Williamsburg venue, due to the stringent city regulations and the ensuing costs. We would like to thank you for your support over the past year, and would like to give you a little update on our future plans.
In the near future we will be programming interesting events at St.

Ann's and Hiro Ballroom(at the Maritime Hotel), and will of course continue our programming at Joe's Pub and Central Park.
longstanding muse and partner in crime, the legendary ultra hipster Jane Birkin. (this Saturday November 20th at the NYU Skirball center for the Performing Arts).

She will be performing the SG songbook in an arabic arrangement. Also look out for a very fun New Year's Eve event in the works. Again much thanks for all your support and hope to see you this saturday
This is advanced notice.

.. Low are playing Bowery Ballroom on February 3rd and 4th.

No, tickets are not on sale yet.
The opener for Scissor Sisters at Hammerstein Ballroom has been announced. It's VHS or Beta.

Phoenix Inouk have added a second date at Bowery Ballroom. Those shows are December 1st and 2nd.
Calexico have added New York's Latin indie band, Cordero, as an opener to their show at Bowery Ballroom.

should be sold out, but it's not.
Drive By Truckers has not sold out yet either. for the January 1st day time show.

for the New Years Eve Show. These guys recently played Irving Plaza.
is way too much.

Maybe if Danzig was singing...

Fennesz dropped off the bill for the . That's ok because that means Kimya Dawson is headlining.
Kimya Dawson is also opening for Br.

Danielson at .
The Flesh, who I always think is The Fever, are playing at on Thanksgiving Eve.
Elkland plays Pianos on November 29th.

Kevine Devine at Pianos on December 8th.
Le Tigre and Lesbians on Ecstasy play Eisner Lubin Auditorium @ NYU on December 2nd.
are playing 2 nights at the Knitting Factory in NYC.

That would be December and , and tickets are on sale.
Go to these shows and release all your anger before the end of the year. You'll start 2005 with a smile on your face.

(I think) Tickets are going to sell out very quickly, so don't wait.
'Long Island, NY's From Autumn to Ashes has gained a reputation for being one of the more melodic bands in the East Coast hardcore scene. Some purists, however, will argue that From Autumn to Ashes (FATA for short) isn't hardcore in the true sense — that even though the band's alternative pop/rock contains hardcore and metalcore elements, FATA doesn't play pure, unadulterated, 100 percent hardcore.

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If you've never heard From Autumn to Ashes, and you don't despise all hardcore/metal/emo, I recommend you turn up your volume and check out some of their videos and mp3s .
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I do know there were a lot of bloggers in the house for the Movable Hype concert at Knitting Factory. (I know there were even more there, but those are just the ones..

." (I know there were even more there, but those are just the ones I stalk, I mean recognized.)
I must give major props to and for curating (is that a word?

) such an awesome line up of bands, AND for choosing the Knitting Factory, and not some Lower East Side dive. The Knitting Factory sound system makes all the difference, and the bands all sounded amazing. I actually missed the first one, but was very impressed with The Sons of Sound (or should I say ), Snowden and Asobi Seksu.

Gothamist has all the band and download links you need . I should go to bed now.
I'm up again, and others are posting about this event.

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My brother and were both at the Arcade Fire/Hidden Cameras show at Cornell.

Youngna took some pictures. You can find them . (via )
My brother said there were no at the Ithaca show.

And previously...

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I'm a little late to the game on this one if you consider that Chad VanGaalen's album has been out for almost a year. On the other hand, Infiniheart has gotten very little press and is not even available at your finer .

If you consider yourself old school Chad, you may skip to the next post now. Everyone else may continue reading along.
'For 10 years Chad has been producing work in his bedroom, playing all the instruments, and has amassed hundreds of songs.

Catch Release / Flemish Eye has compiled 19 of these - including three new ones - as Chad's first CD release proper: Infiniheart.
Strains of The Flaming Lips, Neil Young, Modest Mouse and Beck run through this record, but these beautifully crafted songs really transcend any comparison; defined by a unique vision and lifted by Chad's incandescent vocals, these songs are moving, heartfelt, and strangely danceable.'
Enough Small Talk.

Download:
So as if Saturday night wasn't strange enough...

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I left the the surreal entertainment that was to meet a friend (and his friend who was in from out of town), over at some local Tribeca bar.
The bar was non-descript, your typical local Tribeca bar.

What made the bar special was their odd choice of having a CD DJ at the end of the bar. There was barely enough room for him, and they could of just as well played mixed CDs. What made the DJ special was his choice of playing all indie music in a very non-indie venue.

In the 30 minutes we were there, he played Arcade Fire, Death Cab ( ), and even Xiu Xiu. (I forget what else)
Being the music nerd that I am, I had to name each song as it came on, and..

. so naturally the conversation turned to music. My friend asked if I had heard .

I replied that I hadn't, but that I believed that Fatboy just so happened to be playing this very night in a rave-like location somewhere in Manhattan. Long story short, we arrived at Drive In Studios on 18th St at 12:30 am - just in time to see Fatboy perform a 2 hour DJ set to a fair sized, very sweaty, and very appreciative crowd. Here are some pictures.

Do you remember ? They formed in 2000 with members of Engine Down, started to go places in 2004, and then suddenly broke up. The most memorable thing about them was the Portishead-like vocals of singer Maura Davis (Keeley Davis of Engine Down's sister).

Well, Maura is back. Her new project is called Bella Lea. The new band consists of herself, and some of the guys that started filling in for members of Denali towards the end of their existense.

That includes ex-members of Euphone and Joan of Arc.
Their first show is in Washington DC at the Black Cat on December 18th, and Maura is playing a solo show in Charlottesville, Virginia on November 17th. Nothing else announced yet.

The only page they've got right now is on MySpace where, conveniently, .
Posted in at are reportedly playing Rothko on December 9th.

'they don't have the most original sound, but when you've got something that works, why change it? think rapture / moving units. this girl calls it "dancy-post-pre-neo-punk-rock," but i'm gonna go with "you have no choice but to dance" music.

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Then on December 14th, one of Broken Social Scene's side projects plays Pianos. That would be . You may recall that they're .

Since two members of Broken Social Scene are in Raising the Fawn, they must not be playing at the same time as BSS, who's opening that night for the Pixies at Hammerstein.
Tickets are not on sale for either of these shows yet, but there are still for Raising the Fawn and Broken Social Scene at Bowery Ballroom. Get em' while you can.

The first night is sold out already.
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Under the influence of alcohol he fell from the first floor landing, hitting his...

" in NYC presents Rachel Yamagata (and special guests TBA) on Friday December 17th. The concert is part of their Live From Home benefit series which is featuring large artists in a small venue for a good cause.
All proceeds go to support the programs of Housing Works, Inc.

, a not-for profit organization that provides housing, healthcare, advocacy, and other services to homeless people living with HIV and AIDS.
This Friday night they've got John Mayer (and Kelley Hunt) playing. It's sold out, but at least one person is , and .

and are coming to NYC together for a set of shows at Northsix ( ) and CBGB ( ) on December 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The Eagles of Death Metal feature Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age (as Baby Duck) on drums and Tim Vanhamel from the Belgian band Millionare on guitar. I caught their last show at Mercury Lounge, and it was a lot of fun.

Front man Jesse Hughes (The Devil) makes the show with his over-the-top act.
Walking Concert is the new project of Walter Schreifels. Walter's last three bands were Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and Rival Schools.

That alone is reason to check out this show.