stroller Advanced Member Posts:576  
| 4/6/2005 3:37 PM |
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I'm going to New York for a week's holiday from the 5th to the 12th of June. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any good websites where I good get information on gigs in the big apple?
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vandala Basic Member Posts:267
| 4/6/2005 3:38 PM |
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Pick up a free copy of the Village Voice or the NY Press. The Voice, I think, has a website...
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Una Veteran Member Posts:1721
| 4/6/2005 3:52 PM |
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The Onion is in a print edition in NYC, and has great listings.
Just head to some cool spots, they'll be more exciting than the gigs. For the history side of things, I'd recommend The Blue Note (in the village), Bowery Ballroom (on Bowery) CBGBs and Sin E.
Predictable and great.
Any of the smaller live spots in the village are great
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 4/6/2005 5:04 PM |
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www.pollstar.com
Its actually a worldwide site which lists tours and gigs big and small by city and country. also worth checking out if u are heading off somewhere.
the problem with a lot of the magazine websites for NYC in particular is that they only concentrate on the next week or 2, not very good when u are planning a trip a few months away
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caps lock New Member Posts:35
| 4/7/2005 12:23 PM |
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Thanks for the heads up on that site Pilchard, its really comprehensive. I reckon it could be time to plan a few trips away!
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 4/7/2005 2:46 PM |
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As already pointed out, the village voice is great:
http://www.villagevoice.com/
OtherMusic is good too:
http://www.othermusic.com/perl-bin/OM/html_proxy.cgi?filename=/sections-db/news.html&ID=4277410.69749
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mutchBasic Member Posts:392
| 4/9/2005 4:23 PM |
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anyone ever been to the bitter end in NYC?
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Rev JulesVeteran Member Posts:1041
| 4/9/2005 4:38 PM |
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Originally posted by mutch
anyone ever been to the bitter end in NYC?
I've stayed on until the bitter end everywhere I've been, because the nightlife ain't no good life, but its my life  |
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 4/9/2005 4:48 PM |
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ive been to the bitter end i think, some really self important singer songwriters in there the night i was there, its a good spot though, and was probably just the night that was in it
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 4/10/2005 9:05 PM |
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that reminds me - best bar in NY is called Niagra and it's just at Tompkins Sq Park. it's co-owned by jesse malin and they have some of the best bar DJs there I've ever come across - one lad has the best collection of reggae/ska i've ever come across. also good for tips on bands to see
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cromalinNew Member Posts:13
| 4/11/2005 1:40 PM |
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You could try a place called Arlene's Grocery. web address http://www.arlene-grocery.com/main.html.
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cromalinNew Member Posts:13
| 4/11/2005 1:43 PM |
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Address in previous post not working , try http://www.arlene-grocery.com/
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 5/8/2005 8:51 PM |
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Sorry to bring this topic back up, but I'm wondering if anyone has any more info on decent gigs, places to go etc in NY between June 13th-20th. Bloc Party are playing but it's sold out so I'm looking at Iron & Wine.
And much appreciated if anyone could recommend any record stores or book shops!!!!
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 5/8/2005 9:17 PM |
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Originally posted by Gar
Sorry to bring this topic back up, but I'm wondering if anyone has any more info on decent gigs, places to go etc in NY between June 13th-20th. Bloc Party are playing but it's sold out so I'm looking at Iron & Wine.
And much appreciated if anyone could recommend any record stores or book shops!!!!
as above, check out pollstar.com for the gigs
for the record shops/books shops....
book shops - two to always check are strand books (8 miles of books - put aside a few hours to explore this place) and st marks books (st marks place - ace selection of stuff)
record shops - other music (for indie/electronica), normans (secondhand s**t), rock & soul (cheap-as-chips hip-hop vinyl), fat beats (hip-hop) and i will remember more by the morning |
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 5/8/2005 9:33 PM |
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id recommed st marks books, or 8 miles cant remember which theyre both quite close?
anyway, ones huge, cheap, and well worth visit!
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 5/8/2005 9:44 PM |
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Originally posted by Daragh
id recommed st marks books, or 8 miles cant remember which theyre both quite close?
anyway, ones huge, cheap, and well worth visit!
jeez, thats amazing - the same recommendations from two different people within 10 mins...... freaky. |
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 5/8/2005 10:26 PM |
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Cheers for all that. I found this page which might interest others: http://www.scratch.com/xtras/recordstores.html
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