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new year's eve
Wednesday, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:36 PM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

New Year’s Eve Pt. I: The Big Shows

New Year’s Eve Pt. I: The Big Shows

What, too early to talk about New Year's Eve? Read »

Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:00 PM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

Weds: Soul-Funk "Sound of Music" Mashup @ Joe’s Pub

Weds: Soul-Funk

As gimmicks go, it’s a really winning one: Take the iconic songs that Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote for The Sound of Music and run them through a filter of 1960s-era funk and soul. Read »

unsilent night
Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 at 7:15 AM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

Saturday: Join in the 19th Annual Unsilent Night

Saturday: Join in the 19th Annual Unsilent Night

What’s a mile long, sounds like Christmas and runs on about 10,000 batteries? Unsilent Night, a yuletide symphonic processional that was born in NYC but now spans the globe. The city’s 19th annual iteration... Read »

burnt sugar arkestra
Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:00 PM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

Friday: One Last Chance to Get Down to James Brown

Friday: One Last Chance to Get Down to James Brown

If you were among those who couldn’t get a ticket to the James Brown tribute of sorts ("Burnt Sugar Freaks the James Brown Songbook [An Opera in Progress]") at the Apollo in October, it’s happening one more... Read »

Z100 Jingle Ball
Friday, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

This Weekend: Katy Perry @ Z100 Jingle Ball, Ingrid Michaelson's Holiday Hop, Usher...

This Weekend: Katy Perry @ Z100 Jingle Ball, Ingrid Michaelson's Holiday Hop, Usher...

Notable shows December 10-12. Read »

heather greene
Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:24 PM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

A Night of Music & Whisky with Heather Greene @ the Chelsea Hotel

A Night of Music & Whisky with Heather Greene @ the Chelsea Hotel

Heather Greene and Adam Williams, the duo behind the mellow electronica sound of Argon 40, are throwing a listening party at the Chelsea Hotel tonight—and what with Greene being one of the world’s only female... Read »

event listings
Monday, Dec 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

This Week: Rufus Wainwright, New Pornographers, Keren Ann, Tricky

This Week: Rufus Wainwright, New Pornographers, Keren Ann, Tricky

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matisyahu
Friday, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

This Weekend: Hall & Oates, My Chemical Romance, P-Funk, Danny Aiello?

This Weekend: Hall & Oates, My Chemical Romance, P-Funk, Danny Aiello?

Notable shows around town December 3-5. Read »

tron: legacy
Thursday, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:09 AM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

First-Listen Party for Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy Music @ Hudson Hotel

First-Listen Party for Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy Music @ Hudson Hotel

Few movies get fancy listening parties for their soundtracks at boutique hotels—especially not 3-D sequels to early-1980s sci-fi flops with Bruce Boxleitner “reprising” his role (okay, Jeff Bridges too)—but then... Read »

Broken Bells
Monday, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:15 AM
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By Elizabeth Bougerol

This Week: Broken Bells, Yo La Tengo, Brandon Flowers…

This Week: Broken Bells, Yo La Tengo, Brandon Flowers…

Notable shows around town November 29 to December 2. Read »

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