Matador Records 21st Anniversary Festival (Oct 1-3, Las Vegas, NV)

Matador Records 21st Anniversary (Oct 1-3, 2010) With the rise of events like XX Merge and Sub Pop 20, anniversary parties have become de rigueur in the indie label world, so I wasn’t surprised when I heard that Matador Records had decided to throw itself a little 21st Anniversary bash this year. The 3 day…

Pavement, Sonic Youth, No Age Presale Info (Hollywood Bowl)

PAVEMENT-SONIC YOUTH-NO AGE Date: September 30, 2010 Venue: Hollywood Bowl, Location: Hollywood, CA Presale: Thursday, April 22 10AM PDT (Buy Tickets) Password: BOWL10 (this is the new code) General On Sale: Saturday, May 2 at 10AM PDT

Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.09.09

Guess what? Even though it’s about a week late, I’m finally up to date with “Drake’s Take” again, (well as of the time of this publishing at least). -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.09.09 What a great year for music this has been… and even with all that’s come prior, the latest from Dirty Projectors…

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…

No Fun Fest 2009 at MHOW | Sonic Youth + Many Others

The lineup for the 2009 No Fun Fest at the Music Hall of Williamsburg has just been announced. Tickets for the ‘fest go on sale 02/15 at noon (3 day passes are available for a slightly discounted $60). Check out the full schedule below: Friday, May 15 Bastard Noise / Thrones / Grey Wolves /…

Merce Cunningham at 90 w/ Live Music by Sonic Youth (BAM)

Merce Cunningham at 90 Apr 16 at 7pm* Apr 17 & 18 at 7:30pm Apr 19 at 3pm *BAM Spring Gala BAM Howard Gilman Opera House Running time: 90min with intermission Subscription tickets: $20, 36, 52, 60 (Full price: $25, 45, 65, 75) Tickets for Merce Cunningham at 90 go on Private Sale today for…