by Jonathan Leeder
I’m counting the days till I leave for New Orleans jazzfest. I can already smell the gumbo, crawfish etouffee, and jalapeno cornbread. I will not be indulging in any live music this weekend cause I’m saving my money and energy for next weekend, but if I were I’d prob be at these […]

by Jonathan Leeder
This Thursday at the Bowery Ballroom is Piebald, an “indie” rock band from way before being “indie” was a thang. Over at Cake Shop is the always engaging Exit Clov, hot off a stellar SXSW performance that had the bloggers blogging their blogs off.
On Friday night at the Mercury Lounge is New […]

by Jonathan Leeder
This is the hardest time of year for me to get out and see music. Competition looms in the form of the baseball season starting, March madness, and both the NHL and NBA playoffs getting underway. Let’s go Flyers! But when my team folds and I mutter “next year, dude,” the best way to turn that frown upside down is seeing some live jams.

This Thursday night at The Bowery Ballroom is a hefty bill. First is Man Man who plays every type of music known to man, but sounds like nobody else out there. Also splitting the bill is These Are Powers and The Extraordinaires.

Friday evening finds Super 400 at Club Midway on Ave B. These fellas are classic power trio rock and roll. Drums, bass, and guitar. It worked for Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Cream, right? They also welcome tapers to record their shows and spread the sounds, so if you got that DAT recorder and mic, dust ‘em off and plug in.

On Saturday evening if you’re looking to get your jazz/soul/world music groove on, head down to The Bowery Poetry Club for Snarky Puppy. This is a 9-piece ensemble that all majored in music studies at The University of North Texas, aka: The Julliard of the South. Expect to be blown away and leave scratching your head wondering why you never heard of these puppies.

Sunday night at R Bar on the Bowery is Hot Chip, a UK collective of chilled out techno with nice mellow vocals and even a dash of acoustic instruments making it a bit more organic. If that is possible with techno? Have a good weekend people. Spring is here.

by Pat Arnow
Along the East River, the frame for a 60-foot waterfall has sprouted. There will be three waterfalls designed by artist Olafur Eliasson pouring into the East River this summer. It’s a sure sign of spring when the trees bloom with plastic bags as well as flower buds. For a week every year, the flowering pears of Clinton Street bloom like crazy. This is that week. A flowering tree softens the Stalinist architecture of the highrises. The New Museum sprouts tourists on their balcony on a pretty day…

by Jonathan Leeder
This Thursday evening at The Mercury Lounge is post-punk collaborative Anathallo. These guys have been doin it to death since 2000 and have two broken vans to prove it. Expect horns, guitars, and a heavy drum presence.

Marco Benevento, jam hipster and lesser half of The Duo will be flinging his hair around a la Paul Stanley and making the gals swoon at The Rockwood Music Hall.

On Friday night, The Woggles will be playing their surf, sunny 60’s rock and soul at Arlene’s Grocery. What happens when you mix punk, folk, psychedelic rock, old-school jazz, and rockabilly? You get the hyper-eclectic flavor of Mad Tea Party, and they will be at the Bowery Poetry Club on Friday. If you make it there, head for a yoummy pre or post show cocktail at Antik right up the block.

Saturday night you can find Wolf Eyes at the Cake shop. This Michigan Trio is equal parts punk, dub, and experimental. A truly unique band like you’ve never heard before. Props to Cake Shop too for taking chances and booking all different types of bands. Can’t wait to see Exit Clov at this space in a few weeks!

On Sunday, The Dodos will be at The Mercury Lounge. This project started out as a one man acoustic show, and has evolved into a very rhythmic duo with a focus on the drums. I’ve yet to hear much more, other then my SF freinds telling me I gotta’ go see for myself. Maybe I’ll see you there….

by Don Cruise
After months of negotiations, yesterday Curbed Network president Lockhart Steele and LoHo10002.com owner Jacob Goldman announced the sale of Mr. Goldman’s neighborhood website to Curbed for an undisclosed amount. When pressed, Goldman confided, "Let’s say it’s less than a million."

The acquisition of the website is part of Curbed’s expansion plan into Co-op Village, a cluster of close to 5000 apartments along Grand Street and East Broadway, where LoHo10002.com, like its former parent, LoHo Realty, are considered the primary source of real estate information.

"We wanted to get into the co-ops badly," said Mr. Steele, who has turned a reporter’s job for the New York Times into an empire of online real estate scooping in several cities.

"We recognized that when you want to enter a new territory, you must get somebody who speaks the local language," Steele acknowledged.

Curbed is planning to use LoHo10002’s editorial content as a foundation for attracting the much cavoted Co-op Village readership (average estimated annual income $2 million). The purchased website staff was told yesterday by management that their employer is secure with the new owners.

"We can always use someone to make fresh coffee around here," Steele quipped.

Steele denied that LoHo10002.com’s attitude against the new architectural "monstrosities" popping up around the neighborhood, such as Blue and the Hotel on Rivington, were the real reason behind the purchase. He suggested that, although this anti-hi-rizer inclination might not be stressed by management in the new website, "It’s still a legitimate view."