No Cover is a streaming audio series that presents New York concert recordings in their entirety. Listen to full-length shows from our partner venues Barbès and Zebulon, as well as other great spaces around the city.
Recently in No Cover
No Cover: Michael Blake
Thursday, May 06, 2010
New York jazz-scene stalwart Michael Blake recently performed at Barbes. Stream the entire set right here.
No Cover: Owen Pallett
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Owen Pallett, the violin-pop mastermind formerly known as Final Fantasy, recently took the stage of the Grand Ballroom at Webster Hall. Stream his entire set right here.
No Cover: Meshell Ndegeocello
Monday, April 19, 2010
The genre-defying songwriter performed three midnight sets at Joe's Pub earlier this month. Stream one of them in its entirety here.
No Cover: Malachai
Monday, April 12, 2010
The enigmatically named Gee and Scott, better known as Malachai, brought their fuzzed-out patchwork pop to Le Poisson Rouge in March. Stream the whole show for free right here.
No Cover: The Black Twig Pickers
Monday, March 29, 2010
The Black Twig Pickers had just released a collaborative album with their buddy Jack Rose when he died this winter. Last month, the group assembled at Issue Project Room to pay tribute.
No Cover: Chi-Chi Glass
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Singer, pianist, and Fulbright scholar of Afro-Peruvian music Chi-Chi Glass recently brought her band to Barbes. Stream the whole set for free right here.
No Cover: The Magnetic Fields
Friday, March 12, 2010
Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields are back on tour in support of the group’s new album, Realism. The tour touched down at BAM’s Howard Gillman Opera House for a special Valentine’s Day Eve concert, and you can stream the best four songs from that performance right here.
No Cover: Chris Speed Trio
Friday, March 12, 2010
The great tenor saxophonist entertained a packed house at Park Slope's Barbès last month. Stream the entire concert here.
No Cover: Danny Kalb Trio
Thursday, March 11, 2010
New York’s Greenwich Village scene of the 1960s gave rise to several talented blues and folk guitarists. One of them was Danny Kalb, who’s still pickin’ and recently performed a great set at Park Slope’s Barbès.
No Cover: La Cumbiamba eNeYé
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Colombian neo-traditionalist ensemble La Cumbiamba eNeYé performed a rousing show at Barbès earlier this month. Stream the entire 70-minute set here.
No Cover: Four Tet
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Fresh off the release of his critically-acclaimed album There is Love in You, Four Tet played to a sold-out Le Poisson Rouge last week. Stream the whole concert here.
No Cover: Robbie Fulks and Jenny Scheinman
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesdays at Barbès often belong to singer/violinist Jenny Scheinman, but she recently shared the stage with alt-country iconoclast Robbie Fulks. Stream their whole set right here for free.
No Cover: Nite Jewel
Monday, February 08, 2010
Couldn't get into the sold-out Nite Jewel show at Mercury Lounge last week? Stream the entire show here.
No Cover: Red Baraat
Friday, February 05, 2010
Stream the Brooklyn nine-piece bhangra band's recent set from Barbès here.
No Cover: Cumbiagra
Thursday, February 04, 2010
The band Cumbiagra has cemented its place in Brooklyn as a go-to group for the vintage cumbia music of Colombia and Mexico. They are frequent guests at Barbes. Stream their most recent set here.
No Cover: Zachary Cale
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Cale is one of New York's most promising young folk artists. Stream his recent set from our partner venue Zebulon here.
No Cover: Djarara
Monday, February 01, 2010
Park Slope's Barbès recently hosted a celebration of Hatian rara music, which featured a performance by the group Djarara. Stream their whole set right here.
No Cover: The Yummy Fur
Monday, January 25, 2010
Stream the long-awaited New York show by the band that spawned Franz Ferdinand.
No Cover: Jenny Scheinman
Friday, January 15, 2010
When she isn't touring the world, Jenny Scheinman is the house act every Tuesday at Barbès. You can stream this week's set in its entirety right here.
No Cover: Miramar
Thursday, January 14, 2010
The bolero-happy Puerto Rican sextet Miramar descended upon Barbès earlier this week. Stream the whole show for free right here.
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