Passion Pit is coming all the way down from Cambridge, Mass. to the Black Cat in D.C. next Tuesday! Hot off this summer’s release Chunk Of Change, Passion Pit is ready for the district; are you ready for them?? You can grab tickets for $12 here and Chunk of Change on French Kiss or wherever. Passion… Continue reading Passion Pit coming to the Black Cat
Category: Concerts / Tour Dates
Five nights of Thievery Corporation
The 930 club in DC is going to be hosting Thievery Corporation tonight. And for the next four nights in a row. It blows my mind how quickly the first three shows sold out. So what do they do? Put up another two. How quickly do those sell out? Lets just say that I refreshed… Continue reading Five nights of Thievery Corporation
Cold War Kids playing the Mercury Lounge January 28
I pretty much summed it up in the title, no? Cold War Kids (those hip dudes) are in town so you best be checking them out. Um, that’s all. …Except for these songs!! (Surprised you there didn’t I?) Cold War Kids – Against Privacy Cold War Kids – Mexican Dogs –> Both songs were recently… Continue reading Cold War Kids playing the Mercury Lounge January 28
Exit Clov Updates and New Song!
Exit Clov will be releasing a new/old album (new album, songs recorded back in 2007) anytime between now and spring (whenever that is) and has a new, free mp3 up for download on their website (the mp3 is featured here as well)! They’re also planning an April tour of the East Coast and the Midwest.… Continue reading Exit Clov Updates and New Song!
Notable CD Release: Matt & Kim – Grand
Not my typical style of music, Matt & Kim, the Brooklyn duo, somehow find a way to keep me listening. And that’s why I’m excited for the new album release, Grand, January 20, and for the upcoming record release show, January 22, at Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn. They have pounding beats over danceable (if… Continue reading Notable CD Release: Matt & Kim – Grand
Barack Obama makes parties happen!
If you have $50 that is. Because if you have a spare fifty in your wallet, you can attend the 930 club’s Rock The Vote and Ck One Inauguration Party! Who is going to be playing at this party you ask? Well, we have Talib Kweli, Michael Franti, The Dresden Dolls, The Honey Brothers, Jamie… Continue reading Barack Obama makes parties happen!
Kings of Leon playing at Madison Square Garden
Coming at you live from New York, the first concert post of my new “local” area! Kings of Leon, who made for themselves a memorable 2008, will be playing (with The Whigs) at Madison Square Garden on Jan 29th. I’ll take a guess and say this is probably the biggest venue they have ever played,… Continue reading Kings of Leon playing at Madison Square Garden
Beastie Boys and Sheryl Crow in concert for Obama or U.S.A. or something??
So Rock The Vote is holding this “Hey, America Feels Kinda Cool Again” “Inaugural Gala” at the 9:30 Club on the 19th. Ooo it’s a GALA!! That means it’s sophisticated or fancy or something. Which is why they invited the perfect hodgepodge of acts like aging New York rappers Beastie Boys and aging acoustic songstress… Continue reading Beastie Boys and Sheryl Crow in concert for Obama or U.S.A. or something??
South by Southwest is the greatest.
So I was looking for some music festivals that are coming up in the new year, and I stumbled upon the line-up for the 2009 South By Southwest Music Festival….these are just some of the artists there… Ben Kweller, The Crystal Method, Dead Prez, Explosions in the Sky, Killer Mike, Mika Miko, Peter Bjorn &… Continue reading South by Southwest is the greatest.
Los Campesinos! is coming to town
Welsh happy pop indie rock sensation Los Campesinos! is playing the Ottobar in Baltimore next Thursday, so get ready to fist-pump and pogo with all the cool kids there. The band is fresh off their sophomore album We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, which came only months after their debut Hold On Now, Youngster. These… Continue reading Los Campesinos! is coming to town