We've asked musician Ken Beasley to highlight a few live shows happening on the LES this week. Here are his picks:
Wednesday, March 17th - Capsule + Nomos + Death First + Pollution at Cake Shop: As part...
L.A.'s "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," DJ Dam-Funk (pronounced "Dame-Funk") will be at Bowery Ballroom tonight with a full band and DJ Spinna.
Over at Mercury Lounge you can catch MEN at 10:30pm (featuring JD Samson of Le Tigre) preceded by...
Experimental musician and composer Yoshi Fruchter will be at Dixon Place tomorrow night with his "punkassjewjazz" band, Pitom. Not only will you be able to hear their latest jazz-punk-country hybrid compositions, but you can eat some pie at the...
If you aren't going to the sold out shows at Mercury Lounge (Washed Out) or Bowery Ballroom (Company of Thieves) tonight, here are some other musical events that look like fun:
Guitarist Jim Campilongo is playing with his trio at...
There's plenty to do this weekend before your Oscar party/hopefully-historical-night-for-women-directors-celebration on Sunday:
Abrons Arts Center will host the premiere of Wallie Wolfgruber's Sacred Things, tonight and tomorrow, at 8pm. An evening of dance augmented by an Earth Installation by the...
The Ether Frolic Mob will be at Cakeshop tonight. (See TONY's flipcam concert with veteran anti-folk musician Peter Stampfel after the jump.)
LES comedian and actor Seth Herzog (of Slipper Room's standup show, Sweet fame) will be at the Living...
Cubic Zirconia is playing at Mercury Lounge tonight. (They like to call their music "ethnic disco".)
The Qualia is playing at the Delancey tonight (with special guests).
A performance for “His Rib: Stories, Poems & Essays by Her,” an...
After playing a sold out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg last night, the Shout Out Louds are playing a FREE show at Pianos tonight at 7p. Suggestion - arrive very early.
Also in the hood tonight: the Living Room...
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears at Bowery Ballroom is sold out but there are some other groups you can hear down on the snowy Lower East Side tonight.
The Defibulators (at left) and Red Wanting Blue are playing at...
We hear Living Days will be playing a FREE show tonight at White Slab Palace (you know, the place with the really tall stools and the falling caribou...) Also in the roundup:
Starting at 8pm - Joyous Noise, Ritz ...