Marlon Bishop appears in the following:
Gig Alert: Blue Cranes
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Blue Cranes is a Portland quintet with a truly unconventional approach to improvised music that puts other third-streamers to shame. Download "Ritchie Bros" here.
President Obama's Sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Publishes Children's Book
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
On Wednesday, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's half-sister, read passages of her new children's book "Ladder to the Moon" to a packed hall at Columbia's Teachers College.
Gig Alert: Tony Allen
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Fela Kuti once said "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat." Catch the genre's second son at Le Poisson Rouge Wednesday night, and download his killer "Secret Agent" here.
NASA Announces Intrepid Museum Will Get Enterprise Space Shuttle
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will be home to the Enterprise space shuttle.
Gig Alert: JP & The Gilberts
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
JP & The Gilberts makes high-octane bluegrass and country from the gritty borough of Brooklyn. Catch the band at Zebulon Tuesday night, and download "Woman (is for Real)" here for free.
Brooklyn Judge Blocks St. Ann's Warehouse From Building New Dumbo Home
Monday, April 11, 2011
St. Ann’s Warehouse had hoped to relocate to a building located in the ruins of a mid-19th century tobacco warehouse.
Gig Alert: Club d'Elf
Friday, April 08, 2011
Club d'Elf makes funky instrumental music infused with a taste of Moroccan Gnawa trance. The group plays Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday night. Download "As Above" here.
Gig Alert: Young Empires
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Young Empires, the new indie-pop sensation out of Toronto, plays the Studio at Webster Hall Thursday night. Download "Rain of Gold" here.
Gig Alert: Unsound Festival New York Opening
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Classical meets punk and the institutional meets the underground beginning on Wednesday night. Download tracks from the festival's participating composers Ben Frost and Daniel Bjarnason.
Gig Alert: Jesse Harris
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Jesse Harris brings his laid-back jazzy songwriting style to Le Poisson Rouge Tuesday night. Download his instrumental track "Little Star" here.
Gig Alert: Meklit Hadero
Friday, April 01, 2011
The Ethiopian-American songtress will speak at the Studio Museum in Harlem on Friday night and perform at N.Y.U. on Sunday. Download her "Leaving Soon" here.
Gig Alerts: Theo Bleckmann
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Theo Bleckmann brings his tremendous vocal technique and playful compositional style to Littlefield Thursday night. Download his "Duet for One," a two-part vocal piece sung by Bleckmann alone.
Gig Alert: Warpaint
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The all-girl indie outfit Warpaint brings its underwater songs to Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday night. Download the track "Undertow."
Red-And-White Quilts Blanket Park Avenue Armory
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Gig Alert: The Dears
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Dears, elder statesmen of Canadian indie rock, play New York Tuesday night, touring a new studio album. Download their track "Blood" for free.
Artists 4 Israel Simulate Rocket Attacks in Washington Square
Monday, March 28, 2011
On Monday, a group called Artists for Israel put on a multi-media installation simulating the experience of living in an Israeli border town under rocket fire by Gaza militant. View a slideshow of the installation.
Gig Alert: Andy Suzuki and The Method
Friday, March 25, 2011
Andy Suzuki and The Method bring their capable, unpretentious pop sound to Joe's Pub Friday night. Get a free download of their song "Good at Goodbye."
Gig Alert: James "Blood" Ulmer
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Gig Alert: DeVotchKa
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
DeVotchKa and its Eastern European-inflected rock take over Highline Wednesday night. Download "100 Other Lovers" here.