Upcoming NYC Shows List

Posted on April 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

MAY

5/17 Vivian Girls @ 285 Kent

5/20 Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Glasslands

5/20 Go Sailor! @ Cameo Gallery

5/21 tUne-YaRds @ MHW

5/22 “Our Band Could Be Your Life”: Dirty Projectors, Dan Deacon, St. Vincent, Titus Andronicus, Tune-Yards, Wye Oak @ Bowery

5/23  tUne-YaRds @ The Greene Space

5/27 Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles @ Glasslands

5/31 Man Man @ MHW

JUNE

6/09 The Dodos @ Bowery

6/09 Cults @ MHW

6/10 The Dodos @ MHW

6/10 Andrew Bird @ Prospect Park  FREE

6/14 The Decemberists, Best Coast @ Prospect Park

6/14 Japanther @ MHW

6/18 Twin Sister @ MHW

6/19 Deer Tick (performing as Deervana) @ Brooklyn Bowl

6/19 Diamond Rings @ Europa

6/25 JEFF The Brotherhood @ 285 Kent

JULY

7/01 Lower Dens @ South Street Seaport FREE

7/07 My Brightest Diamond @ Castle Clinton FREE

7/13-7/14 Wild Beasts @ Le Poisson Rouge

7/14 tUnE YaRds @ Pier 54 FREE

7/14 Patti Smith @ Castle Clinton FREE

AUGUST

8/02 Sufjan Stevens @ Prospect Park

8/05 Ra Ra Riot, Delicate Steve @ Prospect Park FREE

8/08 The Kills @ Terminal 5

8/10 Bon Iver @ Prospect Park

8/11 Deer Tick @ Pier 54 FREE

*photo by Margaret Durow

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The Decemberists @ Prospect Park- Presale now!

Posted on March 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

Hey y’all, pre-sale for the Decemberists/ Best Coast Prospect Park show this summer (June 14th) just went on-sale. Best part- you don’t need an AMEX card. Sign up on the band’s fan-site, and voila- You just booked your first show of the summer!

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Tapes ‘n Tapes at Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/4/11

Posted on February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment


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Upcoming NYC Shows List

Posted on January 30, 2011 | Leave a comment

FEBRUARY

2/04 Tapes ‘n Tapes @MHW

2/04 Cults @ Pianos

2/05 Monotonix @ 285 Kent

2/08 …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Takka Takka @Littlefield

2/11 Colour Revolt @ Knitting Factory

2/12 Baths @ Knitting factory

2/16 Baths @ Mercury

2/18 Crystal Stilts, Beach Fossils @ 285 Kent

2/24 Brahms, Acrylics, New Moods, Tanlines (DJ Set) @ Glasslands

2/25 Lower Dens, Ducktails @MHW

2/26 White Rabbits @ Bowery

MARCH

3/02 Tennis @ Bowery

3/03 The Smith Westerns @ Mercury

3/03 Tennis @ The Bell House

3/04 Julia Kent (ex-Rasputina, Antony & The Johnsons), Nat Baldwin @ Littlefield

3/05 The Smith Westerns @ Knitting Factory

3/05 Deer Tick @ MHW

3/06 Deer Tick @ Bowery

3/23 & 3/24 Devotchka, Mariachi El Bronx @ Highline Ballroom

3/26 Datarock @ Santos Party House

3/30 Warpaint @ Brooklyn Bowl

3/30 Diamond Rings @ Mercury Lounge

3/30 Cults @ Knitting Factory

3/31 Diamond Rings @ Glasslands

3/31 Cults @ Mercury

3/31 Cave SIngers @ MHW

APRIL

4/09 The Black Angels @ MHW

4/10 Toro Y Moi @ MHW

4/11 Toro Y Moi @ Bowery

4/15 O’Death @ Knitting Factory

4/20 DOM @ Bowery

MAY

5/01 Lower Dens @ Mercury

5/12 CSS, Sleigh Bells @ MHW

JUNE

6/10 Andrew Bird @ Prospect Park  FREE

6/14 The Decemberists, Best Coast @ Prospect Park

6/18 Twin Sister @ MHW

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Best Songs of 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

Hey everyone- Sorry for the inactivity of the tiny accordion this past semester, but I have been working pretty darn hard on this playlist that I’m about to share, and I hope y’all enjoy it. Here we go, in no particular order (except in that I hope you listen to the mix in this order of course OR ELSE)…

Tiny Accordion Top 25 Songs of 2K10

1. Belle & Sebastian- I Want The World To Stop
2. Harlem- Gay Human Bones
3. Deerhunter- Coronado
4. Cults- Most Wanted
5. Baths- Hall
6. Girls- Thee Oh So Protective One
7. Toro Y Moi- Blessa
8. Arcade Fire- We Used To Wait
9. Sleigh Bells- Infinity Guitars
10. Sufjan Stevens- Vesuvius
11. Reading rainbow- Always On My Mind
12. Cave Singers- Swim Club
13. Generationals- Trust
14. Tennis- Marathon
15. Deerhunter- Revival
16. Warpaint- Undertow
17. Black Keys- Everlasting Light
18. Cults- The Curse
19. Washed Out- Untitled (from 2010 Tour CD)
20. Japanther- Spread So Thin
21. Surfer Blood- Take It Easy
22. Tapes N’ Tapes- Freak Out
23. Local Natives- Airplanes
24. White Hinterland- My Love
25. LCD Soundsystem- Dance Yrself Clean

Download the full playlist here

*Inspiration image by Hollis Brown Thornton

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The Pins

Posted on October 19, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maybe its the season turning, or the fact that I just watched the season finale of Mad Men last night and am feeling nostalgic for an era not my own. Or perhaps it’s simply because The Pins are a refreshingly talented group of girls who make songs that feel like they were already 1950′s AM radio classics. Either way, I’ve got this song on repeat today.

This trio of lovely ladies hail from the UK, and have just released their first EP “Introducing…The Pins”, available now via Music Glue.

Also, they are supporting Laura Marling on her upcoming UK tour, starting next month, so anyone in the area, check ‘em out!

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Sufjan Stevens: The Age of ADZ

Posted on September 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Stevens’ new full-length album “The Age of Adz”, is streaming on NPR in its entirety. I urge you to check it out. This record is groundbreaking and affecting on several levels. First off, it’s a huge (and in my opinion, beautifully advanced) departure from Sufjan’s earlier odes to Illinois and Michigan. The album is a soaring orchestral maze with twists of unexpected rough blips and frenzied turns that throw your emotional state through the wringer. All in the most artful, deliberate manner.

The most impressive aspect of this project for me, however, is that the artist whom Sufjan was inspired by, and whose artwork graces the cover, so accurately shines through this poignant journey. Self-declared “Prophet’” Royal Robertson (1930-1997) was one of the most intriguing and phenomenal artists of our time. I have been collecting his art for several years now, after exposure through my dear friend Scott Ogden’s amazing documentary, entitled “MAKE“.

Royal suffered from undiagnosed schizophrenia, which manifested itself through visions of time travel, aliens, and extreme paranoia. A trained sign painter, Robertson covered every inch of his trailer home with artwork and signage, often quoting biblical references, many times addressing his ex-wife, Adele whom he believed had cheated on him, and whose departure after 19 years of marriage he would never fully recover from.

Sufjan accurately represents the chaos, delusion, heartbreak and isolation that Robertson was surely plagued with his entire life. And the beauty of it all: Sufjan, like Royal, managed to transform this intensity into a body of art.

*You can pre-order The Age of ADZ through Asthmatic Kittty now and receive MP3s of the album prior to the release date.

*To learn more about Royal Robertson, or for information on how to purchase a work of art, contact The Webb Gallery or MAKE Skateboards

Two original photographs of Robertson’s home 35mm c. 1990 collection Jim Linderman

Front and back sides of one of Robertson’s paintings, from my own collection

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