Friday, June 29, 2007Aliens / music snobbery The Aliens Attack the U.S., Plot Destruction in September Among all the reunion tours and what not, the former members of the Beta Band have their own project, The Aliens. The delicious debut album, Astronomy for Dogs, was released last week by Astralwerks. For those longer for the poppy weirdest of beta of yore ("Robot Man") mixed with 60s Mod-rock goodness ("Setting Sun") check out , this is your album. You can stream the whole album on their myspace page. 
Ojos De Brujo review... I had heard that Ojos De Brujo put on a great show. After their gig last night - their second consecutive New York City date, they left me wanting to follow them up to Montreal for an encore performance tonight. The brand new Highline Ballroom (opened 30th April by Lou Reed) was the location for the show, an intimate venue with a great system in the West side’s Meat Packing District, and the perfect place for such a high energy show. (more at dancetracksdigital)
Cool Kids Tune into East Village Radio later today for the Fader Let Out. The Cool Kids will be in-studio guests before their performance opening for Pharoahe Monch & LIVE BAND tonight @ Highline Expect good natured banter and remixes. 6-8pm EST and keep listening 8-10PM EST cause it's Mark Ronson's show immediately afterwards. Expect further good natured banter, remixes, and some previews of his show with LIVE BAND here at Highline July 11.
Thursday, June 28, 2007more pics!  thanks to our pal Leia for sending us these. photos from: Enter Shikari Blood Red Shoes mewithoutYou Piebald The Snake The Cross The Crown
Wednesday, June 27, 2007Mark Ronson / NME Mark Ronson to make US live debut Uber-producer is bringing 'Version' to New York. The producer will bring his entire band to the US for the first time and will perform in support of his debut release 'Versions'. Known for his DJ and producing prowess, Ronson has worked on the album with the likes of Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Kasabian to record a string of re-worked covers which resulted in 'Versions'. (continue at nme.com)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007Art Brut / NME "I never even thought we were going to get to go to America but by the time we got there people were already enjoying it so I never really had a chance to worry about them getting it. All my favourite bands are American: Jad Fair, Jonathan Richman, The Hold Steady, Mountain Goats, Jeffrey Lewis... Americans are less cynical than English people. With 'Emily Kane', English people said "Oh it's such a funny song" like it's a pastiche of an emo song or something, but in America people are like "Wow, Emily Kane, he must have really loved her". Which is the correct answer. I like that." (more at nme.com)Art Brut play the Highline Ballroom on July 9.
more Rev. Billy.... photo in the New Yorker with a full article on the way & listen to his feature on NPR here.UPDATE: enter to win free tickets through the Village Voice here.
Monday, June 25, 2007Pharoahe Monch interview on Pitchfork today.... In depth interview and record review on pitchfork.don't forget! album is out tomorrow; show is this Friday June 29 here at Highline Ballroom.
Whipple's World We made it on to Whipple's World!HighLine Ballroom Draws Big Names, Up-And-Comers Alike All For Good Cause i can't get his animated eyebrows to work on our blog here. so visit the link if only to see that.
Thursday, June 21, 2007Monday, June 18, 2007new shows & new photos lots of shows being added right now: 7/7 Olu Dara 7/12 Suzanne Vega 8/3 Bilal 8/8 Haale 8/15 The Wailers 8/25 Scary Kids Scaring Kids 9/13 The Receiving End Of Sirens 9/17 Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain  the first two people to email info (AT) highlineballroom.com w/ one of these shows in the subject line win a pair. We've also added more shows to the photo gallery.
Thursday, June 14, 2007Paul McCartney / NY Times Michael Falco for the New York Times“I love you, Paul,” someone shouted, halfway through Paul McCartney’s “secret” set at the Highline Ballroom on Wednesday night. Well, more than one: A lot of people were shouting that. They couldn’t help themselves. He was right in front of them.  Mr. McCartney struck a formal facsimile of intimacy: 90 minutes on stage in a 700-capacity room full of reporters, assorted V.I.P.s, contest winners and stand-in-line-for-a-long-timers who heard about the show only a day or two before.
Macca!
Wow. We're still speechless from last night...
Lots of pics and reviews coming in. Rolling Stone: It wasn’t the Cavern Club, or some Reeperbahn dive. And the year was definitely not 1962. But after Paul McCartney finished off his semi-secret Manhattan club show Wednesday night with a blazing, garage-y take on “I Saw Her Standing There,” it was possible to imagine – just for a moment – that you finally had an idea what it was like to see him and his old bandmates play rock n’ roll in a packed, tiny venue. “Well, here we are in a small club,” he said earlier in the evening, sounding as surprised as anybody.  Brooklynvegan, Stereogum, NME, Gothamist, Billboard, BBC, People, more reviews and pics on the way
Tuesday, June 12, 2007Paul McCartney @ Highline Ballroom! Paul McCartney Secret Show - Wednesday night 13th June at the Highline Ballroom in New York City to celebrate the release of his new album 'Memory Almost Full'.As with the London show PM.com has a limited number of wristbands to giveaway. Click here for more details and to enter the wristband giveaway! Limited number of free wristbands available from 12.30pm (EDT) at the Highline Ballroom box office only. First come, first served. Doors for the show open at approx 7pm (EDT). CLICK HERE : ENTER TO WIN A WRISTBAND FOR WEDNESDAY'S SHOW
Citizens Band Interview with Citizens Band on Gothamist.com: Best venue to see music? Not just because we are performing there, my favorite place to see music right now is the HighLine Ballroom. I'm not much of a scenester, so I always appreciate a place that doesn't make you feel like you should be grateful for stepping foot on their floor....a place that is more interested in the music than in some fancy scene. The sound is fantastic throughout and there's not a single bad sight-line in the place…And they serve food, which a girl's gotta love. Mostly, I like that Steve (Bensusan) contributes to the Friends of the Highline, maintaining a connection with the community rather than just changing it. (Chelsea Bacon) (more at Gothamist.com)
Monday, June 11, 2007Tony Wilson / In the City NY Tony Wilson interview on Pitchfork today:"When I saw Enter Shikari in front of 200 15-year-old kids who were going nuts, it really was the most exciting thing I've seen since the Sex Pistols in 1976." (more at pitchforkmedia.com)
Reverend Billy... Reverend Billy's Hot & Holy Highline Sunday RevivalsJune 24th, July 1st and July 29th 2PM ARE YOU READY FOR THE SHOPACALYPSE! ARE YOUR PREPARED TO STOP SHOPPING AND START LIVING?! ARE YOU READY TO PUT THE ODD BACK IN GOD?! CHANGE-ALLUJAH! Reverend Billy + His First Church Of Stop Shopping will save your soul and deliver you from the advertising/debt/waste cycle of consumerism hell. CHANGE-ALLUJAH! Reverend Billy is the ringleader of the "Church of Stop Shopping." And his revival tour across America is the subject of the upcoming Morgan Spurlock film "What Would Jesus Buy?," his first movie since the national hit "Super Size Me!" Here's a recent clip from the Today show
Ready Art Brut? On Sale Wed June 13 @ noon. Join us July 9 as we celebrate the release of their new CD:"It's a Bit Complicated".
Friday, June 8, 2007mewithoutYou Want You To Bring Food mewithoutYou Want You To Bring Food Story by: Jessica Gentile Philadelphia indie rockers mewithoutYou, who are set to headline a month-long tour, are inviting their audiences to dinner before their concerts. Two hours before doors open, the band is imploring fans to gather and engage in pre-show potlucks. People are encouraged to bring homemade food, which is preferred by the band to pre-made items. Not wanting to leave their less culinary-inclined fans out, mewithoutYou are also asking people to bring along board games and musical instruments. Nothing like a little pre-show Monopoly to get the party started. POTLUCK GET TOGETHERS
Junior Senior JUNIOR SENIOR "Can I Get Get Get" Denmark party boys Junior Senior hit the HighLine Ballroom in New York City on August 13th, the day before Hey Hey My My Yo Yo is released in the US. The first single from the new album is "Can I Get Get Get" and look for Le Tigre's JD Samson and Peaches in the video........
Tuesday, June 5, 2007Monday, June 4, 2007FREE! FREE! FREE!
like Crazy Eddie we have gone INSANE....
we've got a bunch of FREE events for you guys. so keep your money in your wallet (credit card or paypal account; whatever you get the idea...) Oneida June 16 rsvp to info (AT) highlineballroom.com for FREE tix. more info over at brooklynvegan.com Burnt Sugar June 16 (late show) visit ticketweb and get tickets for just a penny! King Britt July 3 visit the Giant Step show page for Free tix (limited amount of tickets alloted; first come first serve)
Friday, June 1, 2007
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