A friend is going to be in New York on the last few days of the month and wants to see some live music. He was inspired to this by last nights performance of the 1900s, which was his first live music concert in ten years. (And at which I was interviewed by Spin magazine's website. My fifteen minutes of fame awaits.) Any suggestions?
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http://www.jambase.com/shows/event.aspx?EventID=650399
Hands down the best concert in manhattan tonight.
Oh, damn you. They'll probably make it to Maine sometime around the next millennium.
They come to DC all the time . . . if Mohammed can't come to the mountain .. . .
Really depends on which days you mean, but here's a few:
1/25 Ben Nichols of Lucero @ Mercury Lounge
Super Furry Animals & Holy Fuck @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
1/30 Eric Bachmann (ex Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf) @ Southpaw
2/1 World/Inferno Friendship Society @ Bowery Ballroom
Vampire Weekend @ Bowery Ballroom on 1/30
some shows that pop out for me from the OhMyRockness list:
Sat 1/26
DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist (instrumental/hip-hop)
The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Sun 1/27
Laura Veirs (premier singer/songwriter/folk)
Union Hall
Tue 1/29
Six Organs of Admittance (brilliant psych/folk)
Mercury Lounge
Fri 2/01
Joanna Newsom (otherworldly folk/harpist/indie -- most creative folk artist around. her vocals drive some crazy, make others want to retch)
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Featuring members of Brooklyn Philharmonic)
Monday nights at the Iridium, 8 or 10 PM. Check for availability, of course, the man's in his 90's.
Les Paul. Yes, the guy that made rock 'n' roll possible.
don't forget marie osmond and wayne newton on the 31st.
If your in New York and like jazz, I would highly recommend Smalls on the west side in the village. GREAT jazz and nice atmosphere. I have a few professional friends around the country who all say if you play jazz at smalls, your way up there.
http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/index.cfm?itemCategory=29093&siteid=159&priorId=0