Recommended Show: THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 DAN FRIEL, ED SCHRADER, PARDALINCE BIRD, and more @ 285 KENT AVE 285 Kent Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 $5, 8PM A great show takes place tonight at 285 Kent Avenue. Not only is Ed Shraeder and Dan Friel on the bill, but Dan Deacon 's ambient project, Pardalince Bird is also scheduled to play. Rioux & AIMES @ Cameo Gallery Perfume Genius & Parenthetical Girls @ Glasslands Walk Off The Earth & Chris Riffle @ Mercury Lounge Dr. John & Dan Auerbach @ Brooklyn Academy of Music PC Worship, Dharana, Multitudes, & Candy @ Big Snow Of Monsters and Men & Lay Low @ Music Hall of ...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011 CORN MO @ PARKSIDE LOUNGE 317 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $35-$75, 8:00PM Welcome to New Year's Eve in New York City, where everything is overpriced! At least Corn Mo gives you some good bonuses--like a bottle of champagne! Deadmau5 @ Pier 36 Los Lobos @ City Winery Corn Mo @ Parkside Lounge Gov't Mule @ Beacon Theatre Gogol Bordello @ Terminal 5 Patti Smith @ Bowery Ballroom The Bad Plus @ Village Vanguard Chuck Berry @ B.B. King Blues Club The Damnwells @ Rockwood Music Hall Phish @ Madison Square Garden Arena Fitz and the Tantrums @ Gramercy ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 DD/MM/YYYY @ CAMEO GALLERY 93 North 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8PM DD/MM/YYYY put on a great show, and tonight they play at Cameo Gallery? Do you really need to know anything more? X @ Irving Plaza Keren Ann @ City Winery Primus @ Roseland Ballroom Louis C.K. @ The Bell House Vincent">St. Vincent @ Le Poisson Rouge Mother Feather @ Bowery Electric No Gold, Napoleon, & Moon King @ Lit Madi Diaz & Keegan Dewitt @ Maxwell's Peter Wolf Crier & Milagres @ Mercury Lounge Mahogany, Prowler, & Zebra Katz @ Union Hall Sky Parade, Silent Pictures, & Libel @ Spike Hill ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 THE RADIO DEPT & ASOBI SEKSU @ SEAPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL/RIVER TO RIVER South Street Seaport, Pier 17 New York, NY 10038 FREE, 7PM Once again, it's another Friday and South Street Seaport is the place to be with The Radio Dept and Asobi Seksu playing on the pier tonight! It should be a good one--and there's plenty more going on there this weekend! A Perfect Circle @ Beacon Theater Jucifer & Mockingbird @ Union Pool Bombino & Nymph @ Le Poisson Rouge The Black Angels & The Sadies @ Maxwell's Dwarves & The Stalkers @ Knitting Factory Darwin Deez & Caged Animals ...

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 NOVELLER, UNFACT, & US GIRLS @ BRUAR FALLS 245 Grand St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $8, 8PM Though we usually might recommend quieter shows on Sundays to bring about the end of the week, sometimes you've got to break the rules. The noisy show tonight at Bruar Falls is sure to do that with sets from Noveller and US Girls . Bilal @ Blue Note The Elected @ Maxwell's Vanessa Carlton @ Joe's Pub Pajama Club @ Bowery Ballroom Archers of Loaf @ Webster Hall Savoir Adore @ In Vino Wine Bar Hannibal Buress @ Knitting Factory My Teenage Stride @ Fulton Stall ...

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011 BEST COAST & THOSE DARLINS @ LE POISSON ROUGE 158 Bleecker St New York, NY 10012 $25, 6PM We completely forgot that the L Magazine's Northside Festival kicks off tonight--that is until we started looking at what was going on this evening--however, we have to stray from the Brooklyn Festivities and recommend a Planned Parenthood Benefit with Best Coast at Le Poisson Rouge instead. (We will also remind you that awesome bands playing for good causes is no substitute for government funding!) Oh, and Best Coast are also featured on Adult Swim's Singles Program ...

The summer concert season is upon us and the Hidden Track staff knows that it’s virtually impossible for us to afford every show we want to hit, and still be able to pay our insanely expensive New York City rents. Luckily for us, there are a plethora of fantastic free concerts throughout the summer that don’t cost a dime. We decided to weed through all the listings and present to you our 4th Annual NYC Free Summer Concert Picks. Let’s take a look… HT Recommends: Medeski, Martin & Wood / Josh Roseman & The King Froopy All Stars / Jim Black’s AlasNoAxis Where: Central Park Summerstage When: Saturday, June 11, 7:00PM Official Info: The trio’s combination of jazz, funk, “avant-noise” and a million other musical impulses is nearly impossible to classify. Wide open: That’s the phrase that describes Medeski Martin & Wood’s musical sensibilities, attitude, and the spirit of adventure that the band has pursued for over two decades. The trio’s combination of jazz, funk, “avant-noise” and a million other musical impulses is nearly impossible to classify. Although the “jazz spirit” has been ever-present in their songs, the group has won over a substantial audience that is packed with alternative-rock lovers, jam-band aficionados and jazz heads. The King Froopy All-Stars is an electric 12-piece project from celebrated trombonist and composer Josh Roseman. Featuring some of the edgiest voices harvested from Brooklyn’s new jazz scene, this electro-acoustic supergroup focuses world beat, spontaneous improvisation, dub, satire and psychedelia through Roseman’s unconventional lens. Able to simultaneously compel both your feet and the neocortex, this is what AAJ has called, “jazz-tinged party music with a master’s degree.” AlasNoAxis is the culmination of famed jazz drummer, Jim Black’s years of experience on stage and in the studio with some of the world’s greatest composers and improvisors. The band’s 2000 self-titled debut, established a new standard for the cross-fertilization of rock, electro-acoustic and jazz, becoming the standard-bearer of “future jazz” and thrilling listeners with its powerhouse combination of virtuosity, rock emotion and noisy catharsis. Other Free Shows At Central Park Summerstage: 6/22 – Reggie Watts / Natasha Leggero, 6/25 – Lee Fields & The Expressions / Fitz & The Tantrums / Andreya Triana / Rich Medina, 6/26 – Hugh Maskela / Freshly Ground / Somi, 6/29 – Comedy Central Park w. Jim Gaffigan & John Pinette, 7/2 – Everybody Love The Sunshine – Roy Ayers & The Jazz Mafia Symphony, 7/27 – Wanda Jackson / May">Imelda May, 8/6 – Shelebration! A Tribute To The Words Of Shel Silverstein, 8/7 – Friendly Fires / The Naked & Famous / Cults, 8/20 – Tiken Jah Fakoly / Meta & The Cornerstones / Los Rakas, 8/21 – Rakim / EPMD / Funkmaster Flex READ ON for the rest of our list of free summer concerts in NYC… HT Recommends: Coheed & Cambria / Adrian Belew Trio / Tiger Jaws Where: Williamsburg Waterfront When: Saturday, June 11, 5:30 PM Official Info: Coheed and Cambria with Adrian Belew Power Trio and Tigers Jaw Saturday June 11th. Performing as Part of the 2011 T-Mobile Williamsburg Waterfront Free Concert Series Presented By OSA. Doors open at 5:30pm and entry is first come first serve. Tickets are not required Other Free Shows At Williamsburg Waterfront: 7/29 – They Might Be Giants / Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends HT Recommends: Those Darlins / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Where: Big Apple Barbecue & Block Party – Madison Square Park When: Sunday, June 12, 2:45 PM & 4:30 PM Official Info: Four years have gone by since Nikki, Jessi, and Kelley Darlin spat in their palms and slapped hands in the three–way promise that would become Those Darlins – a modern–day garage girl group in the tradition of Wanda Jackson and the Ronettes, the Go–Gos and the Bangles. Joined by drummer Linwood Regensburg, the gals’ constant touring honed their chops and converted listeners into fans across the USA. Now that invaluable experience is stamped in the grooves of Little Darlins’ sophomore album, Screws Get Loose, with its knockout originals like “Let You Down,” “Be Your Bro,” and “Waste Away.” While the band’s country punk essence is still evident, this time it’s more in tune with the Dirty South garage sounds that have blasted forth from Memphis, Atlanta, and Nashville in recent years. PopMatters exclaims, “If you’ve ever found yourself shaking your head at what passes for modern R&B;, blues and soul these days, wondering just what the hell ...

(The traditional gift for a third anniversary is leather. If you must, just buy me a drink instead.) Three years and a few days ago I posted my first podcast. In that time I've done 73 podcast and played hundreds of bands. 541 to be precise. And here are all of them: AC Newman The Action The Addicts The Adverts AK-47 Alan Milman Sect Alternative TV Alice Cooper American Music Club Angry Samoans Animals and Men Anti-Band Apache Dropout Arc In Round Art Attacks Article 58 Babylon Dance Band Bad Posture Babies Barbara Manning Bardo Pond Bare Wires Bartlebees ...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart fait partie des groupes de Brooklyn, tels Vivian Girls ou My Teenage Stride, tirant leur inspiration du mouvement « noisy pop » britannique. Les critiques évoquent à leur sujet l’influence de groupes figurant sur la compilation C86 du magazine New Musical Express, comme The Pastels, Shop Assistants et [...]

Sigo repasando los correos electrónicos recibidos durante las últimas semanas de escasa actividad en el blog, y me vuelvo a topar con propuestas ciertamente interesantes. La que hoy comparto con vosotros no puede ser más atractiva, se trata de la banda de Brooklyn Overlord, liderada por el vocalista y guitarrista George Pasles, al que acompañan la bajista Sarah Brockett (de los maravillosos Palomar), Tris McCall (My Teenage Stride) con los sintetizadores, y Matt Houser a la batería. Entre sus influencias confluyen los sonidos británicos de los 60 con el Bubblegum de los 70 y el New Wave de los 80 ...

fireworks @ the Seaport in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) INITIAL SOUTH STREET SEAPORT CONCERT LINEUP June 24: The Ghost of a Sabre Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon) + TBA June 26: My Teenage Stride (Sunday) July 01: Lower Dens...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011 JAVELIN @ TRIBECA GRAND HOTEL 2 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 RSVP , 10PM Though this show is free, you did have to RSVP to get in. It seems to be closed at this point (doh! if you missed it). Still, a performance from Javelin is simply not to be missed! Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl FM Belfast @ The Rock Shop Further @ Best Buy Theater Saw Doctors @ Irving Plaza Lucinda Williams @ Webster Hall Murs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Allman Brothers Band @ Beacon Theatre Withered Hand & The Morgues @ Littlefield My Brightest Diamond @ Merkin Concert Hall Anton ...

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011 GENE WEEN & HAMILTON LEITHAUSER @ CAMEO GALLERY 93 North 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $TBA, 8PM An interesting night of soloists tonight at Cameo Gallery. Gene Ween (of Ween fame) is sure to be a treat, and Hamilton Leithauser (from Walkmen">The Walkmen ) doing something on his won will prove to quite interesting as well. Charlie Mars @ City Winery Allen Toussaint @ Joe's Pub Salt-N-Pepa @ Prudential Hall Alex Davis @ Knitting Factory Max Bemis & River City Extension @ Maxwell's Air Waves, Easter Vomit, & The Sanctuaries @ Bruar Falls Teen, Ex Cops, The Shining Twins, & Heavenly Blows @ Glasslands ...

Irrefutably the Iberian peninsula's best aestival weekender , this year's Primavera Sound  also, coincidentally, happens to boast perhaps its best line up yet and purveys a signal of intent. The booking bar has been substantially raised. Imagine your ideal slew of acts never to have slumped to commercial compromise, congregate the lot of them on the azure shores of Barcelona and you've a basic grasp of quite how unparalleled an experience Primavera Sound provides. From 90s darlings PJ Harvey  and Jarvis' newly reformed Pulp to bright young Brit things The Vaccines  and James Blake , blinding blogosphere lights Emeralds ...

Every now and then you take a look at up coming shows produced by Bowery Ballroom and you wonder why anybody else bothers. Best of this lot? The Black Lips, with Vivians Girls opening (and hopefully not too dumDummy) at Webster Hall on April 12! But not only but also? Sleigh Bells May 11th at the same room... Chris Cornel at Town Hall   Apr 12 Sold Out Town Hall  Apr 13 Use password CORNELL to access the pre-sale Wednesday At 11AM Town Hall   Apr 16 The Wellmont Theatre OMD at T5, March 8th... and how about this one? The Script ...