Check out the interview with Dana below…
Okay, I’ll be honest. I post all these interviews with the fanschmabulous writers we’ve had tell stories at the Soundtrack Series, and I have to admit I’m a little jealous. As I read each answer, I think, oooh, I know what I’d say here, or, oh yeah, I’d…
Check out photos from the 8/30 Nasty Mondays @ LPR
Photos from yesterday’s Nasty Mondays by Nicky Digital
To check out the rest of the photos, click here!…
Check out the upcoming PARTIES @ LPR!
Upcoming parties at (le) poisson rouge!
…PropsFile Under: funk, hip-hop
Every Wednesday at LPR, Rich Medina & DJ Akalepse present to you, Props!
Expect a party that is as much “what is this song?”, as it is “I love this song”, a party that is simultaneously classic, and brand new. Medina and Akalepse are staples
Melody Sweets interview with the Burlesque Hall of Fame
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Tell us a bit about what it’s like to write your own music, perform to your own songs, make your own costumes, and create your own numbers.It’s AMAZING. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’m a bit of a control freak so to be able to be in charge of everything from the ground
“Fun Girl” by Jessica 6 live at Le Poisson Rouge from Nestor Rivera Jr on Vimeo….
A live performance of Jessica 6 at Le Poisson Rouge in New York January 2009. Jessica 6 is Nomi Ruiz, Andrew Raposo and Morgan Wiley featuring Tiffany Roth of Midnight Magic with background vocals for this performance of
Check out the photos from the Michael Jackson Birthday Bash presented by Michael T. & Deryck Todd below!…
Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village recently hosted the singer Eli “Paperboy” Reed, who is promoting his third CD, “Come and Get It.”
“It’s all about good, exciting love songs and pop music. That’s what it’s all about,” says Reed.
One of the hot tracks on that CD, “Name Calling,” was performed…
Listen: ICE and JACK Quartet
In June ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) and JACK Quartet Joined forces for a concert at LPR. For a limited time, WQXR is streaming the entire concert as part of their Q2 Live Concerts…:
ICE opens the show with Earle Brown’s Tracking Pierrot.
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JACK takes front and center with Caleb Burhans’ Contritus.
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Listen/Free Download: Blonde Readhead
Following their preview of Penny Sparkle at New York’s 92Y Tribecca, Blonde Redhead have offered up another glimpse of what to expect from the forthcoming record – released worldwide on September 14 – in the form of “Not Getting There”.
The track is now available to host and download from the widget below and showcases
Upcoming Jazz Events at LPR
Olatuja Project with John Shannon
Speak, the title of bassist Michael Olatuja…’s debut album, holds deep personal meaning for its creator, exemplifying in a single word the album’s underlying themes of hope, encouragement, inspiration and positivity. The album, which will be released on July 28 on Backdrop, ObliqSound’s imprint focusing on modern electronic and
Ted Hearne put on an elaborate performance of his album Katrina Ballads on Tuesday at LPR with a 12 piece ensemble, a beautiful stage set up and films by Bill Morrison. The performance was in celebration of the CD release of Katrina Ballads through New Amsterdam Records…. Allan Kozinn at the New York Times
Upcoming Comedy & Performance at LPR
JOHN & MOLLY GET ALONGfile under: comedy
Together John and Molly… have written for The Onion, the Huffingtonpost, and have had video sketches featured on The New York Times’ website and CNN. They bring their show to The Gallery at LPR every month with a variety of special guests, and on August 25th they’ll
Listen: Suckers
On December 4th Suckers will be joining us at LPR for Radio Happy Hour. To check out what’s in store for then you can stream their recent in-studio performance for the annual KEXP BBQ here…. You can also check out photos from a recent performance of theirs at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
Upcoming Electronic Music at LPR
Check out some of the electronic acts coming to LPR!
Nullsleep
File Under: 8-Bit, electronic, cyberpunk
Nullsleep is thealias of Jeremiah Johnson, an electronic musician whose style could best be described as post-cyberpunk: a combination of distorted synthpop, electro, and industrial produced with repurposed low-bit electronics. His approach embraces the politics of appropriation, leveraged limitations,…
Act: Vote Herbert Holler!
DJ Herbert Holler of (le) Poisson Rouge’s “Freedom Party” is in the running for the Brooklyn Museum’s “Target First Saturday”
Vote for DJ Herbert Holler HERE… and he’ll be spinning on October 2nd.
All you have to do is go to the above link, sign in using your Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo, Gmail, Twitter
SIC inC (Student Independent-Classical Interdisciplinary Collective)–also known as Yale College New Music–is a collective of chamber musicians with the raw talent and creativity that only young college students can muster. In this February 3 concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge, we hear original music by the ensemble’s award-winning student composers Stephen Feigenbaum and Ellis Ludwig-Leone.
To…
Listen: Stream Gasoline Silver-Self titled
GASOLINE SILVER is their debut LP– 11 tracks of subterranean wordplay scored with electro-psych panoramas and biker-movie guitars. Formed in 2009 in the Twin Cities, Gasoline Silver includes Ron Franklin (vocals, harp, guitar), Andy Hertel (drums), and Josh Misner (synthesizers). Prior to starting the band, Ron Franklin toured the U.S. and Europe with just a
Upcoming New Music at LPR
Check out some of the new music that will be coming to LPR!
Kathleen Supové
File under: contemporary, classical
Kathleen Supové is one of America’s most acclaimed and
versatile contemporary music pianists, known for continually redefining what it means to be pianist/keyboardist/performance artist in today’s world. Ms. Supové presents a series of solo concerts entitled…
Listen: Cameron Carpenter at LPR
Organist Cameron Carpenter has made a name for himself as much for his flashy, colorful presentation off-stage as for his dazzling diplays of virtuosity on-stage. There is never a question, however, of any sacrifice in artisty or humility before the music. From the now legendary performance, a Youtube-sensation, of Chopin’s Revolutionary Étude to the behind-the-scenes …
Listen: Chiara Quartet at LPR
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The Chiara Quartet proves that they know what chamber music is all about by respecting its roots. As a part of their own back-to-basics series, Chamber Music in any Chamber, the Chiaras performed at (Le) Poisson Rouge, bolstering a program that bypasses concert hall for clubs and galleries, returning chamber music to its rightful birthplace
Upcoming Indie Shows at LPR
Here’s what’s coming up at LPR in indie.
EMANUEL & THE FEARfile under: alternative, classical, indie, pop
With influences that swing as far off as Beethoven, Rachmanicoff, and Glass and all the way back to their peers such as Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, Daft Punk, and Sufjan Stevens, Emanuel and the Fear… exploits its
Want to know what members get in August (for as little as $50!?!?)
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Below you will find all of the shows members can attend for free over tin August as well as a chance to win tickets for you and a friend to 10 other shows. All of the shows are broken down by genre and sub-genre (w/hashtags) to help you discover new artists and…
Violens head Jorge Elbrecht put together an interesting Winter Mixtape…, turning Xasthur (RIP) into pop, mashing My Bloody Valentine with the Byrds, covering Wire and Saint Etienne, etc. Things are somewhat sunnier (but still chillier and, in fact, chillwavier) on this Summer Mixtape that includes Unrest, Dead Can Dance, Chapterhouse…
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Radio Happy Hour packed into the basement of Le Poisson Rouge on a humid July afternoon to tape episode #11 “The Don, The Delicious, and the Doom” featuring The Postelles, David Dondero, and 2009 US Air Guitar Champion William Ocean. This episode also featured an appearance from John and Molly Knefel and some sweet, sweet…
