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Top 10 Concerts for 4th of July Weekend: ‘80s Rock, Afro-Punk, Free Shows, Beatles and More!

Published July 2nd, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: The Afro-Punk Festival is just one of the great (Free!) concerts on our list for the 4th of July weekend. Complete details, below.

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend–and this weekend’s even more jam-packed because it’s the 4th of July!

So, to help you decide how to work some music into your holiday plans, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s best concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best Place to See Free Live Music-Skateboards Encouraged:
Best Place to See 2 Dozen Bands in 2 Days for about $1.25 each:
Best Place to Wonder if John Lennon Would Prefer Waffles or Eggs:
Best Place to Sing “Mr. Roboto” without Totally Annoying Everyone Around You:
Best Place to See a Legendary Rock Band That Replaced its Dead Singer with an Actor:
And More!

So, which concerts are on our special 4th of July Concert List for this week? Let’s find out…

Top 10 Concerts this Weekend: July 3, 4 and 5, 2009 Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows this Weekend: Trashed Museums, Bands We Thought Were Fictional and Pancakes

Published June 26th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: If you’re lucky, maybe they won’t play this awful movie soundtrack ballad. Aerosmith hasn’t been cool since the ’70s, and the band is finally admitting it. See the guys play their classic album Toys in the Attic in its entirety during their upcoming tour. Find out where, below.

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend.
So, to help you decide where to go, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s best concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best Place to See if Rock Bands and Priceless Art Collections are a Bad Combination.
Best place to See a Band We Sort of Thought was Invented for a Credit Card Commercial.
Best Place to Be Slightly Disappointed That There are No Pancakes.
Best Place to See Sexagenarians Out-Rock Youngsters. Seriously.
Best Place to Wish You’d Never Heard “Stacy’s Mom,” Unplugged.
And More!

So, what concerts are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows this Weekend: French Pop, South African Rock, Bunny Masks and a Booze Cruise

Published June 19th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Masked musician Nobunny plays his fuzzy pop for a roomful of kids on the awesomely weird variety show Chic-a-Go-Go. Carrot-shaped microphone? Bugs Bunny would be so proud. Find out where to see him this weekend.

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend.

So, to help you decide where to go, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s Top 10 concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best Place to Get Drunk on a Boat with a Cool DJ (and maybe reenact this episode of the Office)
Best Place to Pretend You Liked French Music Before it was Cool
Best Place to Realize Funny Band Names are a Still a Bad Idea
Best Place to Pretend You’ve Never Even Heard of Adam Lambert
Best Place to Rock out with Johannesburg Bands (Outside of Johannesburg, obviously)
And More!

PLUS: We’ve got tons of music and videos you can check out before you go to the shows.

So, what concerts are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows this Weekend: Detroit Legends, Johnny Depp, Samurai Punk and More!

Published May 15th, 2009 by Karen

Above: Peelander Z combines punk rock, Power Rangers and, well, we’re not sure what else…

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend.

To help you decide where to go, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s best concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best place to yell naughty words in public:
Best place to see a “Japanese Noodle Samurai Punk” band:
Best place to eat a cupcake and think about dinosaurs:
Best place to make lame Karate Kid jokes:
Best place to think about Johnny Depp and Scottish Twins:
Best place to realize you don’t miss Jeff Buckley that much:
Best place to find out what happens when Steely Dan and indie art-rock mix:
And more…

PLUS: We’ve got free mp3s and some very strange videos you can check out before you go to the shows.

So, what concerts are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows This Week: Rock Girls, Harmonium, Animals, etc. Free mp3s? Yup.

Published May 12th, 2009 by Karen

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Who says you have to wait until Friday to have fun? Not us!

As always, there’s a lot of rockin’ going on in the big city this week.
So, we’re breaking down this week’s top concert options based on some unique categories, including:
 
Best place to beg a bouncer to let you sneak in to see a panda
Best place to see a gal rock a harmonium
Best place to see the singer who wrote “I Kissed a Girl” 10 years before Katy Perry
Best place to see a band that might sue Coldplay
Best place to make un-funny gay jokes about the band’s name
Best place to find out if cupcakes, beer and pop mix
And more!

Plus: We’ve got free mp3s (Animal Collective, My Teenage Stride, more) and videos you can check out before you go to the shows.

So, what shows are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows This Weekend: Free Shows, Reunions, Break-Ups and More!

Published May 8th, 2009 by Karen


Above: Guided by Voices “Teenage FBI.” Which weekend show might make you wish GbV’d reunite? Find out!

There’s a lot of rockin’ going on in the big city this weekend.
So, we’re breaking down your options based on some unique categories, including:

Best place to blow $100 on Icelandic music (for a good cause)
Best place to reminisce about the Minutemen
Best place to lose some more hearing
Best place to see the reunion of a weirdo garage noise band
Best place to hope the bands are better than their names
Best place to wish Guided by Voices would reunite already
Best place to see over a dozen bands for FREE
Best place to have a ’90s flashback and  get “The Way” stuck in your head, again
Best place to see a band Break Up onstage
And more!

What shows are on our list this weekend? Let’s find out… Continue reading »