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LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar

by whitperson on Apr 25, 11

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As spring’s finally starting to heat up, I can already see the concert calendar swelling in size. This week is a great example with lots of killer shows in NYC to check out.

MONDAY, APRIL 25
Smith Westerns w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ The Bowery Ballroom
Tame Impala w/ Yuck @ Webster Hall

TUESDAY, APRIL 26
Greensky Bluegrass, Spirit Family Reunion @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn)
The New Mastersounds at Chico’s House of Jazz (Asbury Park, NJ)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27
Battles w/ Tanlines (DJ set) @ Le Poisson Rouge
Low w/ Milagres @ The Bowery Ballroom

THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Charlie Hunter Duo w/ Bobby Previte @ Jazz Standard
(1st show of 4-night run)

FRIDAY, APRIL 29
American Babies @ Mercury Lounge
Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl
Holy Ghost! w/ The Hundred in the Hands @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Juan Maclean @ Cameo Gallery (Brooklyn)
Surfer Blood, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, True Widow @ The Bowery Ballroom

SATURDAY, APRIL 30
Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl
of Montreal, Painted Palms @ Webster Hall
Shpongle, Random Rab, Hallucinogen @ Best Buy Theater

SUNDAY, MAY 1
Charlie Hunter Duo w/ Eric Kalb at Jazz Standard

My final hit-list is still TBD, but I’m pretty certain I’ll at least be at that American Babies show at Mercury Lounge on Friday, potentially followed by a dance party at Cameo with the Juan Maclean. Any one else going to be there? If not, what’s your top show for the week?

Sidenote about the ticket links and listings:
I’m going to start testing out different concert listings for these posts to see which is the easiest for my purposes. This week, I put Songkick to the test.

I love what Ian and co. have done with the place (especially for the way they’ve helped to archive past shows). But for my purposes, I ran into a couple issues with some missing shows. For those, I filled in the gaps with a few artist and venue links, but it’s definitely a time-suck for a long list. Also, I’d really love to be able to simply post an embed or a list of links for all the shows I’m “attending” or “maybe attending” for a given time period. Hey, Songkick, build that. Kthxbai.

In the future, I’ll be putting a few other sites to the test (like Jambase.com, Superglued, SonicLiving, etc…) to mix things up a bit.

2010 Superfly during Jazzfest Concert Series

by whitperson on Feb 11, 10

in Festivals

Superfly Productions has announced its annual “Superfly during Jazzfest Concert Series” for 2010′s New Orleans Jazz Festival. The series will include shows by Galactic, Greyboy Allstars Les Claypool, the North Mississippi Allstars, and a special Gov’t Mule show at the recently-renovated and reopened Mahalia Jackson Theatre in New Orleans.

Jazz Fest Webcasts from Tipitina’s, Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine Tonight

by whitperson on Apr 30, 09

in Festivals,Links,Videos

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If, like many of us at LMB, you’re unable to enjoy the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in person this year, you are in luck. Tipitinas.com will be webcasting a number of shows from the classic NOLA venue, including Steve Kimock’s Crazy Engine, which kicks off tonight at 2AM CT. The rest of the schedule features some serious heavy-hitters in the jazz-funk realm.

Check out the full schedule of upcoming Tipitina’s webcasts:

Heady Links | New Year’s Eve Preview Edition

by Andrew McMahon on Oct 13, 08

in Links

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The live music universe is a world filled with ebbs and flows of energy; when things get busy, they really get busy and then there will be a down period. Suffice to say that in Chicago, right when that 90 day limit Lollapalooza puts on its performers finishes, October is busy. Everyone is touring. In addition, there have been a number of announcements of late pertaining to New Years Eve. So gathered here is a pretty solid compendium of who’s playing where on December 31st. The venue link will get you to ticket information for the mentioned shows.

San Francisco may be the queen of NYE this year with eight shows slated for 12/31/08. Tea Leaf Green is setting up at Mezzanine while ALO will be at The Independent. The two heavy hitting shows are Les Claypool and Zappa Plays Zappa at the War Memorial Opera House while George Clinton and his crew will finish what The Greyboy Allstars start at The Warfield. That’s a tough decision.
In CO, Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band are holding down the Pepsi Center, while Lotus will fill the Fox Theater up in Boulder.
If San Fran’s got quantity then Atlanta has got the quality. STS9 sets up at The Tabernacle for another four night run; this has become the gold standard in NYE shows. Band of Horses has got two nights at the Variety Playhouse. Just up the road in Athens, Perpetual Groove plays the Georgia Theater.
Chicago’s got two nice shows: Umphrey’s McGee moves their annual romp to the Auditorium Theater and at the Congress Theater, Justice will be making sure the hipsters get down — note: this is a DJ set.
Some great jazz acts are heading home for the New Year’s. Soulive will be at the Paradise in Boston, Galactic will “laissez les bon temps rouler” at Tipitina’s Uptown and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey heads home to the Blank Slate in Tulsa, OK.
In New York, the home of New Year’s Eve, the big show is My Morning Jacket at Madison Square Garden. Yet, the Disco Biscuits will drop the heat on Nokia Time Square Theater for five nights and Gov’t Mule is playing the Hammerstein. Late night, the Duo and Surprise Me Mr. Davis will keep you up until the wee hours at B.B. Kings.
The show of the evening may be Brothers Past making their return at The Note in West Chester, PA. Word is that this will be their last show. It is sold out, so have fun those of you attending; I caught a late night NYE show back in ’05 – ’06 and it was fire. Still the best cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” I’ve ever heard.

You guys thinking about New Years Eve yet? Drop a comment about the shows that are making you giddy with anticipation. Keep each other informed and we’ll pick up the slack. Hope everyone had a great weekend.