Archive for the 'Benefits' Category


John Darnielle to play benefit

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.

Music for the Future of Music benefit

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 […]

Radiohead Scans Darkly

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 […]

Jazz Fest 2006 announces lineup

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 […]

Tibet House Benefit for New Orleans

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 […]