Wednesday’s Presales: July 31, 2013

MTV VMA Awards at Barclays Center (08/25/13) US $79.50 Ticket + US $13.80 Fees = US $93.30 Plastic Ono Band – Take Me To The Land of Hell YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND THE BOWERY BALLROOM, NEW YORK, 15 Sept 2013, 9pm. A rare performance by YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND, celebrating the release of…

Two Sweet New Canadian Music Videos | Handsome Furs and Brendan Canning

I don’t usually post music videos by themselves, but I thought the new video for Brendan Canning‘s “Love Is New” was worth featuring for its refreshingly clever take on the often banal medium. If you think the video looks familiar, that’s because it is an awesome Toronto based shot for shot remake of the opening…

Broken Social Scene Played Siren and The Mercury Lounge, New BSS Record Out Tomorrow

Broken Social Scene at Siren Festival (07/19/08) Photos: Jon Klemm for Bumpershine/Siren Music Festival On Thursday of last week Brendan Canning and the current incarnation of Broken Social Scene (Canning, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg, Charles Spearin, Leon Klingstone, Gentleman Reg, and the “Philly Elite” horn section) played the Mercury Lounge, by…

To Do, Tonight

Thrusday, July 17 Ted Leo at Castle Clinton Fiery Furnaces at East River Park Dodos Secret Show at Cake Shop Imaad Wasif, Quinn Walker and Girls at Market Hotel Bredan Canning and Broken Social Scene at Mercury Lounge Ra Ra Riot Secret Show at Union Hall (I was completely wrong about SSLYBY) …and other things…

Brendan Canning Plugs A Leak, Releases Record Digitally

Brendan Canning As you may have heard, Brendan Canning‘s new record, Broken Social Presents Brendan Canning: Something For All of Us, recently leaked on the Internets. In response to the leak, (which apparently was an unmastered version of the record), Brendan decided to release the album digitally on GalleryAC.com in advance of its July 22…

Broken Social Scene Announce Asia/Europe Tour, Score Bruce McDonald Film

Broken Social Scene will take to the road in Asia and Europe this Spring for the “Impregnate The Skies” tour, which will see the band performing in nine countries beginning May 9 in Istanbul, Turkey and finishing May 26 in Helsinki, Finland. Line-up for the tour will consist of Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff,…