Radiolab: Apocalyptical

Jad Abrumrad and Robert Krulwich are putting on another live version of their popular WNYC show at the Beacon Theatre in NYC this fall. Presales for Radiolab: Apocalyptical on October 24, 2013 begin today (June 18) at Noon ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 19 at 10AM.

Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. In this new live stage performance, the
Peabody Award winning radio show turns its gaze to the topic of endings.

With their signature blend of storytelling, science, and music, hosts Jad Abumrad and
Robert Krulwich romp through hundreds of millions of years of history to arrive at the end, again and again. Joined on stage by Brooklyn guitarist Sarah Lipstate, the evening will be a thought- provoking and laughter-inducing dance on the grave of our inevitable demise.

Presale tickets are available starting TODAY, Tuesday, June 18 at 12NOON through Wednesday, June 19 at 9:59AM, before they go on sale to the general public Wednesday, June 19 at 10AM.

USE CODE: APOCALYPTICAL

2013 Polaris Music Prize

The 40 album Polaris Music Prize Long List was announced today at the Phi Centre in Old Montreal. The Short List will be announced on July 16 at The Drake Hotel in Toronto. The Polaris Gala will be held on September 23 at The Carlu in Toronto.

Congrats to all the nominees!

View the full 2013 Polaris Music Prize Long List after the jump.

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The xx at Summerstage (08/08/10)

Photo: D. Caplan

Mother Falcon

Thanks to a $25,000 IndieGogo fundraiser, 18-piece Austin based orchestral ensemble, Mother Falcon, is spending this summer on tour in the Northeast, including a month long residency NYC. At tonight’s show at Littlefield (June 11) they will be joined by guitarist Gary Lucas, as well as Amanda Palmer and Jherek Bischoff. Tickets are still available, but probably not for long.

During their month-long stay Mother Falcon is performing every Sunday night at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan and every Tuesday night at Littlefield in Brooklyn. The final show of each residency, on June 25th and June 30th respectively, will feature an exclusive performance of Radiohead’s OK Computer in its entirety. And after tomorrow’s show with Amanda the band’s second set of the night at Littlefield will include a special cover of Jeff Buckley’s “Grace” and an appearance by Buckley’s former guitarist Gary Lucas.

There new album You Knew is currently streaming on BandCamp and also available for purchase digitally on iTunes.

More tour dates and video for “Dirty Summer” after the jump.

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Ted Dwane of Mumford & Sons at The Mercury Lounge (10/21/09)

Photo: Jon Klemm (more)

Mumford & Sons bassist, Ted Dwane, has a blood clot on his brain that requires surgery. The band has cancelled their next three gigs, no word yet on whether they will still be playing Bonnaroo this weekend (June 13-16).

The Grammy Award-winning folk-rock group postponed concerts Tuesday in Dallas, Wednesday in The Woodlands in Texas and Thursday in New Orleans. A statement on its website said there are no plans to postpone or cancel any other appearances on the current tour. Mumford & Sons has a headlining gig Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. [FoxNews.com]

Get well soon Ted!

Heads up folks, tickets for the 2013 US Open Tennis Tournament are Amex presale now until June 8, 2013 at 11:59PM ET AM.

Matches are scheduled for both day and evening sessions beginning August 26 and concluding September 9.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday, June 10.

June 2013 NYC Bookstore Events
 

Barnes & Noble NYC
06/06 Grace Robbins: Cinderella and the Carpetbagger (Lex)
06/07 Walter Mosley: Little Green (USQ)
06/10 Andre Leon Talley: Little Black Dress (USQ)
06/11 Carl Hiaasen: Bad Monkey (USQ)
06/11 Tania Grossinger: Memoir of an Independent Woman (82nd & Bway)
06/11 Goo Goo Dolls: Magnetic (Citi)
06/12 Carl Hart: High Price (82nd & Bway)
06/12 Marc Maron: Attempting Normal (USQ)
06/12 Earl Monroe: Earl The Pearl My Story (USQ)
06/13 James Joyce Tribute With Pete Hamill and Malachy McCourt (Tri)
06/17 Darlene Love: My Name is Love (Tri)
06/18 Ed Hardy: Wear Your Dreams (Tri)
06/18 Annie: The New 2012 Broadway Cast Recording (Citi)
06/19 Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson: Mo’ Meta Blues (USQ)
06/25 Willie Nile: American Ride (USQ)

Housing Works Bookstore
06/07 Live From Home with The Olms
06/09 CLMP Presents: The GIANT Lit Mag Fair
06/10 The Birds and the Bees: The Recital
06/11 The Moth StorySlam: Fathers
06/19 We’ll Always Have Linsanity: Recovery and Recap with Will Leitch and More
06/20 The Moth StorySLAM: Lost
06/24 Live from Home with Dawes and Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion
06/25 The Audacious Debut: Bill Cheng and Derek Palacio in Conversation

Guns N’ Roses at Brooklyn Bowl (06/06/13)

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s kind of cool that GNR are playing Brooklyn Bowl this Thursday, June 6, 2013. Tickets are a steep $150 and go on sale at 7PM tonight, max limit of four per person. Patrons who exceed the ticket limit will have their order cancelled automatically and without notice.

For those of you who get shut out, GNR are also playing the Governors Ball this Saturday (June 8) at Randall’s Island. (For our upstate readers, Axl & Co. will be at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor on Wednesday, June 5.

Mac Miller

Click here to get free tickets to Mac Miller‘s “Trending 10″ show in Brooklyn on June 11.

Trending 10 brings viewers the 10 top trending music-related stories of the day, filtered through Fuse’s Heat Tracker technology that measures and illustrates which artists are generating the largest spikes in Twitter conversations. The broadcast show, along with “sneak peek” digital shorts, socially sharable exclusive content (e.g., interviews and articles) and live online access to the Heat Tracker at Fuse.tv/T10, are all populated by the real-time social conversations of music fans. Through Trending 10, TRIDENT will facilitate the social media conversation, be featured in various branded integrations, and engage with Trending 10 viewers and followers through its social channels.