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Wednesday’s Presales: May 8, 2013

She & Him at Sasquatch 2010 Photo: Shawn Anderson (more) May 27 Les RacquetBuy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 05/08/1312:00 PM Mercury LoungeNew York, NY09:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 05/08/1312:00 PM Jun 14 The Ludlow ThievesBuy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 05/08/1312:00 PM Mercury LoungeNew York, NY07:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 05/08/1312:00 PM Jun 15 Von Shakes…

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Gala Tonight at Roulette w/ Kronos Quartet | Performing Works by Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Shara Worden and More

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Gala (May 7, 2013) Heads up folks, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus is putting on its annual gala tonight (Tuesday, May 7) at Roulette. The BYC will be performing with the renowned Kronos Quartet and presenting commissioned works by such indie darlings as: Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Bryce Dessner (The National) and…

May 2013 NYC Bookstore Events

A couple of musical luminaries (Burt Bacharach, Lou Gramm), a Nobel Peace Prize nominee (Dr. Paul Farmer), and David Sedaris make the book tour rounds this month. Here’s a few May 2013 events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble NYC 05/06 Granta: Best Young British Novelists (USQ) 05/06…

Vampire Weekend Playing Barclays Center, Presale Starts Tomorrow, New Album Being Released A Week Late

Vampire Weekend at Barclays Center Intrepid readers of this week’s presales column might have noticed that Vampire Weekend are playing a big show at the Barclays Center on September 20. Tickets for that show go on Amex presale on Wednesday, May 1 at 10AM. Vampire Weekend’s new album, Modern Vampires of The City, will be…

Full 2013 SummerStage Schedule Released

Summerstage 2013 I know I’m a day late and a dollar short on this, but I can’t not post about this year’s Summerstage lineup. Check out the widget below for the full 2013 CPF Summerstage schedule. You can also click here to see the acts that are just playing at The Rumsey Playfield in Central…

New “Maron” Episode Streaming on YouTube, Book Out Today, New Series Debuts on Friday on IFC

Maron on IFC (05/03/13) Marc Maron’s new eponymous series, Maron, premieres this Friday (May 3) on IFC. If you’d like a little sneak peek of the show, you can stream Episode 102, “Dead Possum”, on YouTube or at IFC’s Stream Room right now. Marc’s new book, Attempting Normal, also comes out today (April 30) via…