New TV Preview: Winter – Spring 2013

The Americans Well, it’s a new year and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for me to sit back on my ass and watch some new shows. Here’s a look at some of what I’m most looking forward to watching, recording, renting and/or streaming in the upcoming Winter – Spring 2013 TV season….

New TV Preview: Winter – Spring 2012

HBO’s Luck Well, it’s a new year and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for me to sit back on my ass and watch some new shows. While television’s mid-season offerings often lack some of the pomp and circumstance associated with the fall series premieres, at first blush, this year’s crop of new…

Drake’s Top 50+ Albums of 2011

Drake’s Top Albums of 2011 Words: Drake Lelane If 2010 was 1993 all over again, 2011 seemed to ignore this trend (and all the corresponding 20 year anniversary reissues), instead reaching back a decade prior. Releases from Destroyer and M83 mined that decade to make great albums, while several bands of that era (Gang of…

Wednesday’s Presales: July 13, 2011

John K. Samson of The Weakerthans at MHOW (09/18/09) Photo: Matt Fricovsky (more) Aug 25 2011 Seether Starland BallroomSayreville, NJ07:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Thu, 07/14/1109:00 AM Aug 30 2011 The Lumineers Mercury LoungeNew York, NY06:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 07/13/1112:00 PM Sep 3 2011 The Foot. plus A Cool Stick Mercury LoungeNew York,…

Today’s Presale Info: February 2, 2010

Coldplay + Mew + A-Ha = Apparatjik Date Event Name Venue Buy Tickets May 6 2010 A-Ha Nokia Theatre Times SquareNew York, NY07:00 PM More InfoAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/03/1010:00 AM May 7 2010 A-Ha Nokia Theatre Times SquareNew York, NY07:00 PM More InfoAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/03/1010:00 AM Apr 21 2010 The Mary Onettes Mercury LoungeNew…

Capitol Hill Block Party Lineup Announced

Fleet Foxes at 2008 Capitol Hill Block Party Photo: Drake LeLane Drake was out at the CHBP last year, and if he can find a good babysitter, he should be back again in 2009 (but this time with his elbows deep in the pit). Anyway, here’s what the initial (but quite deep) lineup for this…