Mountain Goats brain John Darnielle announced today that he will be playing a benefit show on Friday, May 26 in Durham, NC. It is a benefit for local record stores and will take place at 305 South. So if you’re in the area, go out and support a good cause.

This will be on my “Things to do: NYC” Friday edition, but I wanted to give you all a heads-up today. I suspect tickets will sellout, so I suggest you head to Ticketweb and purchase your passes for $15 now. The show will be hosted by Charles Bissell of The Wrens and will feature comedian […]

Pitchfork had an immense scoop today. They reported that Thom Yorke and crew will supply music for Richard Linklater’s forthcoming A Scanner Darkly, yet another film adaptation of a great Philip K. Dick novel. The film is being produced in rotoscopic animation, like Waking Life. The story is quite conducive to paranoia and I could […]

The lineup for the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was announced today. This 37th installment of the festival will, as usual, feature performers from around the world. I’m a little disappointed with how typical the lineup is. Due to the situation with New Orleans’ ressurection, it was my expectation that there would be […]

Sufjan Stevens will play alongside a slew of notable performers in a show to benefit New Orleans musicians. The show will take place March 1 at Carnegie Hall. Tickets will range from $30 - $108 and can be purchased by calling Carnegie Charge at 212.247.7800 or in-person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Asthmatic Kitty […]