Check out these AWESOME photos taken by Amanda Hatfield
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Check out the rest of the set taken by Nicky Digital, here!



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Hello Earth! – the music of Kate Bush is intended not to be a mere re-creation of the songbook of British pop star Kate Bush…, but is an opportunity for the multi-talented Bleckmann to experiment with the infinite interpretive possibilities available and to put his own creative stamp on the songs. Known for his

(Photo by Chad Batka for The New York Times)
Passion is never less than tempestuous in the music of Ely Guerra, the Mexican songwriter who performed at Le Poisson Rouge on Friday night as part of the Celebrate Mexico Now festival,… which this year marks Mexico’s bicentennial. For Ms. Guerra, passion is profound and all-consuming,

Masami Akita, who goes by the stage name Merzbow, spent about 75 minutes onstage at Le Poisson Rouge… on Sunday night, generating a constant fusillade of sound: from two laptops, four digital-effects stompboxes and a homemade metallic contraption slung around his neck by a guitar strap.
It was about the size of a small rectangular

Check out these photos from I Love Vinyl by Kirill!
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Smooth talking Frank Sinatras accompanied by bombshells in their finest throwback couture enter a dimly lit cabaret club on a Tuesday night as French chanteuse Edif Piaf sings of lost love. This isn’t a European speakeasy, but rather Manhattan’s own music salon in Greenwich Village. One evening you may be sipping a Matador as ladies…

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As we walked down Bleecker towards Le Poisson Rouge Saturday night, there was no doubt that the event we were approaching was something epic, as torrents of fans itching to get high on bass music poured towards the doors and waited for their chance to gain access to the mecca of heavy bass awaiting below.

Listen to Daedelus live from Santos Party House courtesy of Percussion Lab
…Check out Daedelus and Gaslamp Killer w/ Teebs & Samiyam @ LPR on Thursday, November 4th. To purchase tickets, click here! …

Long-running UK baroque psych postpunkers Legendary Pink Dots release their 27th (I think) album, Seconds Late for the Brighton Line, on October 5. You can download two tracks from it at the top of this post. The band are also embarking on their first North American tour in two years, including an October 29 …

Brooklyn-based Twin Shadow takes the stage first at Le Poisson Rouge Saturday night… (9/18), where George Lewis, Jr., mastermind behind Twin Shadow, seems to already have a following. Playing songs off their first album Forget, Twin Shadow seems to have found the portal to the 80′s, taking the smoothest beats and synth riffs and totally

Evan Ziporyn’s “Typical Music”File Under: contemporary classical
Evan Ziporyn…’s Piano Trio Typical Music, a 30-minute genre-defying virtuosic romp, ferociously performed by protean violinist Todd Reynolds (Ethel, the Books, Meredith Monk) & Bang on a Can All-stars Ashley Bathgate (cello) & Vicky Chow (piano). The New York premiere of this work and this stunning ensemble.

Check out the upcoming electronic events @ LPR!
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The HiFi Cartel Presents sub:culturew/ Ikonika, MachineDrum, Matt Shadetek & more!
File Under: dubstep, dance, electronic, hyperdub
Introducing sub:culture, The HiFi Cartel’s own celebration of musical innovation and inspiration. This event will be featuring: Ikonika, MachineDrum and Matt Shadetek!
Ikonika: Headlining this electrifying new event is London-based

Despite his avoidance of narrow categories, there is one stream in the piano tradition to which Mr. Hamelin proudly claims membership: that of the pianist-composer, a designation that was the norm during the ages of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann, but faded soon after as instrumentalists focused on conquering the technical hurdles of an increasingly…

Carrying a cello is a labor of love, most cellists would say, but imagine toting around two as you navigate the city and the subway. Scottish cellist Peter Gregson… is used to packing for three as his performances often require both the traditional acoustic cello and a custom electric instrument. In his New York debut

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Dear Marc-André,
I begged and pleaded for Hyperion to keep this disc under wraps. But now that it’s released, all of us composer/pianists have no choice but to go out of business.Isn’t it enough for you simply to be the world’s most proficient pianist? Do you also have to compose amazingly well for your instrument,

Check out the upcoming JAZZ shows at (le) poisson rouge!!!!
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Luis Resto (TONIGHT @ LPR)File Under: alternative,improvisation, sci-fi future soul
Luis Resto has performed, written & recorded with Patti Smith (reference: “Don’t Smoke In Bed”, “My Madrigal” and “Pastime Paradise”); backed Ms. Smith in her American Songbook performance at Lincoln Center and at the Bowery

Forget is out 9/28 via Terrible in the States, and 11/15 internationally via 4AD. Twin Shadow’s going on tour, saying goodbye to NYC with a show at Le Poisson Rouge this Saturday 9/18
…to read more on/listen to Twin Shadow’s “Castles in the Show” on Stereogum, click here! …
Watch the video for “Castles in

Irish band Bell X1 continues to offer mp3s from their new digital Acoustic EP (streaming at Reverb Nation) in anticipation of their upcoming acoustic tour of the U.S. I posted their live, acoustic mp3s of “The Great Defector” and “Rocky Took a Lover…” last month, and now you can get

Sean HayesFile Under: Folk, alt-country
Sean Hayes’… worn, soulful music defies easy categorization. Described as loose, dusty, and alive, his songs radiate a free-spirited charm that rarely seems attached to any particular era. The result is a sound infused with eclectic instrumentation and an unpolished warmth. Born in New York City and raised in North

Join us for Lykke Li‘s return to LPR since her debut NYC performance here in 2008! She will be performing on Wednesday, December 1st(Only US tourdate)! Tickets went on-sale TODAY, to purchase, click here!Check out “Solarium”, a short film featuring Lykke Li, courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan! …
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