2011 River To River NYC Schedule Announced

Pow Wow! at Cake Shop (10/22/09) Photo: Jon Klemm The summer concert announcements are coming at a fast and furious pace these days, tomorrow should bring us the full 2011 Summerstage schedule, but in the mean time, we’ve got the music highlights from River To River NYC today. The Seaport showcases the world’s top indie…

Upcoming Japan Benefit Concerts and Events

BKLYN ♥ Japan (04/05 and 04/15 at The Bell House) In the wake of the devastating Japanese earthquake, the NYC music and arts community has come together to put on a number of benefit concerts with proceeds going to earthquake relief. Here’s a roundup of the benefit shows I know about so far: Upcoming Japan…

Dar Williams at City Winery: A Review

Dar Williams Download: “As Cool As I Am” – Dar Williams w/ Gary Louris (via Amazon.com) Singer/songwriter Dar Williams is in the midst of a fall tour on the road promoting her eighth studio album, Many Great Companions which came out last week on Razor & Tie. Dar was at City Winery this past Long…

Summerstage 25th Anniversary Gala Photos

Aimee Mann, Ben Gibbard and Annie Clark at the Summerstage 2010 Gala Photo: Jon Klemm On Tuesday of last week (June 8), the 25th Anniversary season of Summerstage officially kicked off with an all-star benefit featuring the music of Simon and Garfunkel. A few performances stood out. Marc Cohn and Jonatha Brooke presided over a…

SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala Special Offer

Just got wind of this new deal* on the SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala show: When you purchase 4 General Admission tickets to the June 8 SummerStage 25th Anniversary Gala, you get four no-waiting, guaranteed entry admission passes good for any free Central Park SummerStage show, including The xx on August 8, St. Vincent on August…

“Songs of the Spectrum” Album Available for $1 Download, Benefit Show Tonight at The Bitter End w/ Dar Williams, Marshall Crenshaw & More

Dar Williams at Webster Hall (01/23/09) Photo: Matt Fricovsky April is Autism Awareness Month, and a world-class collection of troubadours have banded together to make sure EVERYONE is aware through SONGS OF THE SPECTRUM, an all-star album of original songs about autism set for release Tuesday, April 6, 2010 through SingSOS, a new nonprofit organization…