AC Newman Played The Bell House and David Letterman

AC Newman at The Bell House (03/30/09) Photos: Kevin Henderson “This is the last show of our tour, so we are really fucking tight.” – Carl Newman A mere three nights ago AC Newman and his band (Shane Nelken, Shaun Brodie, Jon Wurster, Tara Szczygielski, Miranda Brown, and Nicole Atkins) killed it on Letterman with…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.20.09

Last week was the first mammoth new release week of 2009 and as you might expect, Drake wasn’t going to let it pass him by without a few choice words. Perennial Drake faves, Animal Collective, loom large in this week’s “Take”, garnering a virtual “9.6” from our own erstwhile critic in-residence. On a personal note,…

Canada In NYC Tonight: AC Newman and Danko Jones

Danko Jones Just a little reminder, AC Newman‘s excellent new solo record, Get Guilty, comes out today (01/20) on Matador and he’s playing an in-store gig tonight at Virgin USQ with Nicole Atkins to give people a little taste. Then after you’ve bought Carl’s album and had him sign it, since it’s an early show,…

New AC Newman “DUMBO Sessions” Video + Virgin In-Store

There’s a new live video for AC Newman‘s insanely catchy “Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer” streaming right now over at Pitchfork.TV (and also embedded in this post). Just in case you forgot, Carl’s new record, Get Guilty is coming out next Tuesday (January 20), and he’ll be playing an in-store gig that night at…

AC Newman Listening Party Tonight at Stanton Public

I normally don’t post about listening parties, but I make exceptions for Canadian ex-pats who live in Brooklyn. Insound Presents: A Get Guilty Listening Party Thursday, December 18 Stanton Public 17 Stanton Street Between Bowery and Chrystie 8pm – 10pm/ 21+ RSVP at insound.com/acnewman Open bar (Yuengling / Vodka) while supplies last.