Ra Ra Riot | New Single, Daytrotter Session, Union Hall Show

Ra Ra Riot at After The Jump Fest (August 25, 2007) From a recent Ra Ra Riot MySpace Bulletin: Today our very first single, “Dying is Fine”, was released in the UK on 7″ and digital download. You can pick it up at most record stores and through any digital distributor like Itunes. The b…

Stars Playing Town Hall Tonight | Touring with Magnet

Stars Stars, as you may recall, are on tour now in support of their new record, In Our Bedroom After the War (Arts & Crafts). They’ll be playing tonight at the Town Hall with New Buffalo and then making their way across the US and into Canada. Joining them for part of their tour, will…

CMJ Night 1 Photo Recap

CMJ Night 1 (October 16) in chronological order. Josh Rouse and Paz Suay @ Barnes & Noble (10/16/07) Go here for the full flickr set. Two Man Gentleman Band @ Pianos (10/16/07) Go here for the full flickr set. The Unsacred Hearts @ Pianos (10/16/07) Go here for the full flickr set. Michael Leviton @…

Nick Hornby and Josh Rouse Tonight at B&N Union Square

Upstairs at the Square, mixes writers and musicians for an evening of reading, music, and conversation hosted by journalist Katherine Lanpher at the Union Square store in New York. Tonight, (Tuesday, October 16), bestselling British author Nick Hornby, whose new book is Slam, and his friend, singer-songwriter on-the-rise Josh Rouse, whose latest album is Country…

Two Canadian Bands You Don’t Want To Miss at CMJ

Miracle Fortress at Pop Montreal (CRED) That Brooklyn Vegan fella is putting on a bunch of shows at CMJ this year, including one official CMJ showcase tonight (Tuesday) featuring an artist who put out one of my favorite records of 2007 (Five Roses). Montreal’s Miracle Fortress (aka Graham Van Pelt) will be making his NYC…