The Arbitrary Guide to Popular Culture
Music from May 9th, 2008 to September 23rd, 2008

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An incomplete and arbitrary guide of musical events in and around the WFMU broadcast area. If there's an event you'd like considered for inclusion, send announcements here.

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Date Cost Artist/Event Event Time Venue Address City Phone
5/9/2008   8pm DELTA DREAMBOX. Miss Blood of the Moonlighters leads this blues string band which concentrates on Mississippi Delta Blues from the 1920's-40's, and features material by Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Charlie Patton, Bo Carter, Ma Rainey, and other blues greats of the era.
10pm SMOKEY'S ROUNDUP. Smokey Hormel is probably best known for his works with Beck, Tom Waits and his Brazilian project with Miho Hatori.
  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/9/2008 $10  8 pm Eyal Maoz Crazy Slavic Music Band. Eyal Maoz (guitar) Ron Caswell (tuba) Ziv Ravitz (drums)
10 pm Ray Sweeten Improvisations for Oscilloscope and Piano Ray Sweeten (laptop, oscilloscope, piano)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/9/2008 Free!  USAISAMONSTER, Magnet City Kids, Kocho-Bi-Sexual. Official after-party for the premiere of Troma's new film, "Poultrygeist - Night of the Chicken Dead". Yes, USAISAMONSTER is double-booked that night. Show starts at Midnight. Midnight  FONTANA'S (web site) 105 Eldridge St  NYC   
5/9/2008 $10  Fucked Up, Hard Skin, Invasion, Splitting Headache, Gano/Ryan (Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes / Brendan & Bill Ryan of The Bogmen) 6 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/9/2008 $65  ZVERI, The Orphans 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/9/2008 $27  My Chemical Romance 7:30 PM  MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (web site) 7th Ave b/t 33rd & 34th Sts  New York   
5/9/2008 $100  Sarah Silverman performance to benefit the A.L.S./ Jenifer Estess Laboratory for Stem Cell Research 8 PM  LERNER HALL (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)   NYC   
5/9/2008   Lymbyc System, Videohippos, Hot Lava, Boys Lie 8 PM  DEATH BY AUDIO (web site) 49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/9/2008 $13  Midnight Juggernauts, Shy Child, Holy Ghost 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/9/2008 $8  Ohbijou, Takka Takka 8 PM  UNION HALL (web site) 702 Union St at 5th Ave, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-638-4400 
5/9/2008   Violens (Lansing-Dreiden) 8 PM  UNION POOL 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/9/2008 $25  Carnatic Visions - Aruna Sairam. Aruna Sairam is one of the most beloved representatives of Carnatic vocal music—a style that is rooted in the devotional songs and music from the temples of South India. 8 PM  ASIA SOCIETY (web site) 725 Park Ave. @ 70th St.  New York City  (212) 517-ASIA 
5/9/2008 $12  Home Field Advantage: Experimental Jazz in Jersey City (every Friday in May) tonight: People's Revolutionary Party -- debut of an avant-garde big band organized by James Keepnews, with Daniel Carter, Ras Moshe, Matt Lavelle and many others 8 PM  TOY EATERS STUDIO 143 Christopher Columbus Drive  Jersey City, NJ   
5/9/2008 $10  jonathan kane’s february 8 PM  ISSUE PROJECT ROOM (web site) 400 Carroll St b/t Bond & Nevins Sts, Carroll Gardens  Brooklyn   
5/9/2008 $7  XOM, Orphan, CPC Gangbangs, Miracle of Birth, Pollution 8 PM  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/9/2008 $10  Pale Nimbus, Neva Divona, Ladyhawk 8 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/9/2008 $8  Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, Shock Radar, Hunters, Run!, Andrew Thomas and Friends 8 PM  REHAB 25 Avenue B b/t 2nd & 3rd Sts  NYC   
5/9/2008 $15  HA-YANG KIM new chamber work (Van Lier Fellowship) 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/9/2008 $12  O'Death, Ponytail, USAISAMONSTER 8:30 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
5/9/2008 $20  Night of a Thousand Stevies 18: "Nightbirds" (web site) 9 PM  HIGHLINE BALLROOM (web site) 431 W 16th St, b/t 9th and 10th Aves  New York City  212-414-5994 
5/9/2008 $36  Songs of Cape Verde - Mayra Andrade ($36, $44, WMI Friends: $32, $40). Mayra Andrade is a rising star in Cape Verdean music, a genre made famous throughout the world by Cesaria Evora. Blending indigenous Cape Verdean styles, including African-based batuku and funana rhythms, with Brazilian music, jazz and French chanson, she has captivated critics and audiences alike throughout Europe and Cape Verde. 10 PM  ZANKEL HALL (AT CARNEGIE HALL) 154 West 57th St. at 7th Ave.  NYC   
5/10/2008   The Apes, CPC Gangbangs, It Lives, The Golden Error   DON PEDRO'S (web site) 90 Manhattan Ave at McKibbin St, East Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/10/2008 $10  8 pm Michael Lowenstern (bass clarinet) Todd Reynolds (violin)
10 pm Todd Reynolds (violin) Michael Lowenstern (bass clarinet)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/10/2008 $20  Wanda Jackson & the Lustre Kings 6 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/10/2008 $20  EL-P, Dizzee Rascal, Busdriver 6 PM  WEBSTER HALL (web site) 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves  NYC  212-353-1600 
5/10/2008 $6  Religious Knives, Sic Alps, Mark Morgan (of Sightings) 7 PM  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/10/2008 $10  Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Music Benefit & Bake Sale + Music Benefit featuring Samara Lubelski The Mad Scene, The Vandelles, Kate Ferencz. $10 suggested donation but no one turned away. 8 PM  SILENT BARN / RAVEN'S DEN/CLUB KRIB (web site) 915 Wyckoff Avenue, Ridgewood  Queens   
5/10/2008 $18  British Sea Power, The Rosebuds, Jeffrey Lewis 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/10/2008 $10  The XYZ Affair, Jukebox The Ghost, Morning State, The Swimmers 8 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/10/2008 $26  Adam Green (of The Moldy Peaches), Tim Fite, Laura Marling 8 PM  TOWN HALL (web site) 123 W. 43rd St. between 6th and 7th Ave  New York City  212-840-2824 
5/10/2008 $25  Carnatic Visions - Aruna Sairam. Aruna Sairam is one of the most beloved representatives of Carnatic vocal music—a style that is rooted in the devotional songs and music from the temples of South India. 8 PM  ASIA SOCIETY (web site) 725 Park Ave. @ 70th St.  New York City  (212) 517-ASIA 
5/10/2008 $10  michelle handelman + flaming fire
Tonight Handelman will open the evening with some new three-channel works that re-animate, re-play and orchestrate excess with a glamorous loss of control. (videos)
Flaming Fire is the twisted creation of Patrick Hambrecht, mid-Western son of a Baptist preacher. He imagined the group as an eerily masked Greek chorus, inspired not only by his religious upbringing, but his avid passion for comic books and creepy things that go bump in the night. In order to realize his vision, he enlisted the help of his talented wife,
Kate, and a rotating group of musical friends, from comicbook writer/ performer Lauren Weinstein to Dewanatron, Joe McGinty, and Dame Darcy. Flaming Fire's weird and catchy songs, lively stage show, and unique costumes have helped gain them a strong fanbase at home in New York, and a growing fanbase throughout the nation
8 PM  ISSUE PROJECT ROOM (web site) 400 Carroll St b/t Bond & Nevins Sts, Carroll Gardens  Brooklyn   
5/10/2008 $10  Her Space Holiday, Lymbyc System 8 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/10/2008 $10  Ladyhawk, Neva Divona 8 PM  UNION HALL (web site) 702 Union St at 5th Ave, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-638-4400 
5/10/2008   Chris Mills, Charles Burst, Fred Thomas 8 PM  UNION POOL 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/10/2008 $15  ERIK FRIEDLANDER 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/10/2008 $6  TK Webb and The Visions, Harris Trucks, Test Pattern 8:30 PM  LIT LOUNGE (web site) 93 2nd Ave b/t 5th & 6th St.s  NYC  212-777-7987 
5/10/2008 $8  The Narrator (last show ever!), Oxford Collapse, The End of the World, The Pathways 9 PM  RED DOOR 140 West 24th Street  New York City   
5/10/2008 $15  The Teenagers, Team Robespierre 9:30 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/10/2008 $12  Ellen Allien, Sascha Funke 10 PM  STUDIO B 259 Banker St at Calyer, Greenpoint  Brooklyn   
5/10/2008 Free!  The Black Ghosts, Thunderheist, Sweatshop Labor, Lauren Flax 10 PM  GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave., Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/11/2008   8pm $tba The Golden Error, The Fakers, Ryan Sawyer & Nate Wooley Duo
10 no cover Music To Spazz By's DAVE THE SPAZZ spins rock & roll, soul, garage, R&B, hillbilly, surf and assorted monkey-ape records every Sunday beginning at 10PM.
  UNION POOL 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/11/2008   2pm Babe The Blue Ox, Magnolia, Willie Mae After-School Band
8pm Each Other's Mothers, Vivian Girls, Renminbi, Honeychild, Wild Yaks
  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/11/2008 $20  8 and 10pm John Zorn Improv Night- A Stone Benefit. John Zorn (sax) Ha-Yang Kim (cello) Stefan Poetzsch (violin, electronics) and many special guests. Come out and help support The Stone.   THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/11/2008 $15  Lecture-Demo:"Voice and Spirituality" with Aruna Sairam 3 PM  ASIA SOCIETY (web site) 725 Park Ave. @ 70th St.  New York City  (212) 517-ASIA 
5/11/2008 $8  Martin Bisi, Bill Laswell, John Zorn, The Homosexuals, Susu, Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys 7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/11/2008 $12  Hal Willner: Bill Withers Project 7 PM  BRIC STUDIO AT THE STRAND THEATER 647 Fulton St at Rockwell Pl, 2nd Floor, Fort Greene  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
5/11/2008 $18  British Sea Power, The Rosebuds 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
5/11/2008 $10  65daysofstatic 8 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/11/2008 $15  JANE RIGLER w/ c forth, S Nagai, A Waterman, Vodstrup 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/12/2008 $13  Meshell Ndegeocello in Arthur and The Coopers, Trixie Whitley 6:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/12/2008 $33  Tegan & Sara 7 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
5/12/2008 $10  Yea Big, Kid Static 7:30 PM  UNION HALL (web site) 702 Union St at 5th Ave, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-638-4400 
5/12/2008 $33  Tegan and Sara 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/12/2008   Aa aka BIG A little a, Foot Village, (feat A++) Mincemeat or Tenspeed, Blastocyst 8 PM  DEATH BY AUDIO (web site) 49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/12/2008   Chicha Libre 8 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/12/2008 $45  Duffy 8 PM  APOLLO THEATER (web site) 253 W 125 St  NYC  212-749-5838 
5/12/2008 $15  CARL MAGUIRE w/ FLORICULTURE 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/13/2008   Barry Adamson   DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
5/13/2008 $10  8 pm Ha-Yang Kim and Stefan Poetzsch Duo with guests
Ha-Yang Kim (cello, electronics) Stefan Poetzsch (violin, viola, electronics) Marco Cappelli (guitar). Special appearance from Germany! Stefan Poetzsch is one of the most innovative musicians in the experimental music scene in Germany. Joined by longtime collaborator Kim and other guests, they reunite for a special performance of intense unclassifiable music making.
10 pm CRUX. Marco Cappelli (guitar) Jessica Lurie (sax, clarinet, voice) Danijel Zezelj (painting). The performance is built on the formal duality of music and painting: space to music, time to painting. Composed and improvised music rooted in energetic free jazz with influences from experimental, classical, blues, punk.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/13/2008 $5  Artists Using YouTube featuring presentations by Sue de Beer, Matthew Higgs, and Matthew Ronay. Artists Sue de Beer, Matthew Higgs, and Matthew Ronay will share their favorite YouTube clips—most of which provide indirect fodder for their own practices. Their presentations will be followed by a question and answer session with the artists and organizer Rachel Greene. 7 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/13/2008 $10  Filter (hey man, nice shot!) 7:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/13/2008 $6  A special evening: artist David Shrigley presents R. Stevie Moore, Double Wonderful 8 PM  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/13/2008 $17  Black Kids, Cut Copy, Mobius Band 8 PM  STUDIO B 259 Banker St at Calyer, Greenpoint  Brooklyn   
5/13/2008 Free!  Duffy 8 PM  VIRGIN MEGASTORE - UNION SQUARE 52 E 14th St at Broadway  NYC  212-598-4666 
5/13/2008 $10  The Heavy, Gay Blades, Darwin Deez 8 PM  REHAB 25 Avenue B b/t 2nd & 3rd Sts  NYC   
5/13/2008 $10  Slavic Soul Party! 9 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/13/2008 $12  QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO: Raymond Scott, 100 Years This refreshing two-time Grammy nominated string quartet showcases their personal brand of chamber music arrangements. 11:30 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
5/14/2008 $10  8 pm Music of MC Maguire. Jenny Lin (piano) John Gzowski (guitar). The evening will feature two major works by MC Maguire: "Short History of Lounge" (piano and CPU) - The title of this concerto is a reference to ‘A Brief History of the Universe’; only here the ‘equation’ is in the everyday, mundane, mathematical, profusion of real time. "Got that Crazy, Latin / Metal Feelin"’ (guitar and CPU) - A pedantic, shenkerian-like obsessive concerto with 7 faux 60's Brazilian tunes and a lot of heavy metal that subdivide a rigid 49 chord progression.
10 pm Max Mandel (viola). Mandel, the violist of FLUX Quartet plays works by modern masters including Morton Feldman and Gyorgi Ligeti.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/14/2008 $250  Nicole Atkins & The Sea, Michelle Phillips, John Stossel, Kurt Loder, Montel Williams (Medical Marijuana Benefit) 6 PM  HIGHLINE BALLROOM (web site) 431 W 16th St, b/t 9th and 10th Aves  New York City  212-414-5994 
5/14/2008 $17  Cut Copy, Mobius Band, T & T (Tim Goldsworthy & Tim Sweeney) 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/14/2008 $30  Serj Tankian, The Voice of System of a Down 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/14/2008 $15  Los Campesinos! 8:30 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/15/2008 $20  Suicide, Aa, Child Abuse   CLUB EUROPA (web site) 98-104 Meserole Ave at Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint  Brooklyn  718-383-5723 
5/15/2008 $10  8 pm DownTown Ensemble presents Solo and ensemble works by Daniel Goode. Cornelius Dufallo (violin) Daniel Goode (clarinet, piano) Kamala Sankaram (soprano, accordion) Deborah Weisz (trombone). Performing selections from Clarinet Songs and One Page Pieces by Daniel Goode.
10 pm Tim Ziesmer 'Snafu'. Tim Ziesmer (guitar) Loren Stillman (alto sax) Bryan Drye (trombone) Nate Radley (electric bass) Ted Poor (drums)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/15/2008 $10  Let’s Go Swimming: A Tribute to Arthur Russell. A special screening of Wild Combination, 7pm and 9pm. The Kitchen presents a weekend of film and music celebrating the life of musician and composer Arthur Russell, a maverick figure in the downtown New York music scene from the 1970s until his untimely death in 1992. Russell’s distinct electro-acoustic sound as a cellist and vocalist traversed the worlds of pop, rock, and new music. A special screening of the new documentary about the artist’s life and music directed by Matt Wolf which incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Russell’s family, friends, and closest collaborators.   KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/15/2008 $15  Unsane, Dub Trio, A Storm of Light, Freshkills - Benefit for Scottie Hard Trust 7 PM  LUNA LOUNGE (web site) 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg  Brooklyn  (212) 260-2323 
5/15/2008 $28  The Black Keys, Buffalo Killers 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/15/2008 $20  Suicide, Aa (aka Big A little a), Child Abuse 8 PM  EUROPA (web site) 98 Meserole Ave at Manhattan Ave  NYC  212-383-5723 
5/15/2008 $15  Los Campesinos! 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
5/15/2008 $14  The Long Blondes, Drug Rug, Apache Beat 8 PM  STUDIO B 259 Banker St at Calyer, Greenpoint  Brooklyn   
5/15/2008   Vaz, Clan of the Cave Bear, Archaeopteryx, Drunkdriver 8 PM  DEATH BY AUDIO (web site) 49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/15/2008 $8  A.R.E. Weapons, Alan Astor, Cassettes Won't Listen, The Boys and Girls Club 9 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/15/2008 $12  Snowden, Colour Revolt, The Epochs, Bell 9:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/16/2008   AIDS Walk NYC Benefit Concert featuring: The Mountain Goats, John Oliver (of The Daily Show), Rock Plaza Central plus special guests TBA
  BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE 317 Clermont Ave # 4  Brooklyn  718-638-1256 
5/16/2008   Elysian Fields and Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (2nd show only)   DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
5/16/2008   signal + alva noto (solo) + byetone (solo) + frank bretschneider (The Bunker Club at Galapagos)   GALAPAGOS (web site) 70 N. 6th St. btw Wythe & Kent Aves  Brooklyn  718-782-5188 
5/16/2008 $5  8 pm Film-Makers’ Cooperative Benefit Event! A whirlwind hour-plus of long unseen gems, experimental eye-poppers and independent visions from The Film-Makers' Cooperative, NYC's long-living, fast-moving, artist friendly distribution center. Expect far-out images and cinematic wonders from the Coops' utterly brilliant collection of renegade films and filmmakers. Titles to be announced in the very near future, but expect at least a few music films in the meantime. $5
10 pm The Working Poor. Alan Lewandowski (amped acoustic, vocals, words) Lee Smookler (vocals, rubber chicken, keys) Brian Dean Richmond (stand up bass, bass ale) Greg Pierce (stunted guitar) $5
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/16/2008 $20  THE BREAKFAST, JOUNCE, ROOTS OF CREATION Midnight  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
5/16/2008 Free!  For Reasons of State (Exhibition) Opening Reception: Friday, May 16, 5-8pm. Curated by Angelique Campens, Erica Cooke, and Steven Lam Helena Rubenstein Curatorial Fellows, The Whitney Independent Study Program.
While the American government guarantees its citizens the freedom of speech and press, the intertwining of corporate and political interests dictates the public’s access to information— controlling the who, what, when, and how of what is seen and heard. As secrecy supplants transparency in our current flow of information, the urgent question for artists becomes what is at their disposal to observe, critique, or reveal. Foreshadowing the public’s participation in the upcoming election, For Reasons of State asks us to challenge whether our current use of the ‘need-to-know’ principle should be exchanged for a more democratic ‘right-to-know.’
Exhibition Hours: Tue-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat 11-6pm FREE
5 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/16/2008 $18  No Fun Fest (5/16 - 5/18)
Stage 1: ASTRO (Hiroshi Hasegawa), Tony Conrad + MV Carbon, White Out, Burning Star Core, Thurston Moore + Nancy Garcia, Dinosaurs with Horns, Randy Yau, Sickness
Stage 2: Damion Romero, Handicapper Hornz, Greg Kelley, Jason Crumer, Failing Lights Sewer Election, Black Quarter, Workbench DJs:TBA
(3 day pass $50)
7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/16/2008 $25  Graham Parker 7:30 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
5/16/2008 $15  The Long Blondes, Drug Rug 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/16/2008 $12  Home Field Advantage: Experimental Jazz in Jersey City (every Friday in May) tonight: Bryan Beninghove -- featuring Eyal Maoz and special guests 8 PM  TOY EATERS STUDIO 143 Christopher Columbus Drive  Jersey City, NJ   
5/16/2008 $10  The Kitchen presents a weekend of film and music celebrating the life of musician and composer Arthur Russell, a maverick figure in the downtown New York music scene from the 1970s until his untimely death in 1992. Russell’s distinct electro-acoustic sound as a cellist and vocalist traversed the worlds of pop, rock, and new music. Tonight: The Music of Arthur Russell. Two generations of musicians perform their own versions of Russell’s material including interpretations of his songs by special guests including Nat Baldwin, Nick Hallett, and Alex Waterman and well as performances of his instrumental works for large ensemble featuring some of the original players such as Peter Zummo and Ernie Brooks. 8 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/16/2008 $15  JEN SHYU w/ Mat Maneri, Jennifer Choi, Thomas Morgan, Miles Okazaki, Rubin Kodheli, Satoshi Haga 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/16/2008 $13  Bishop Allen, The War On Drugs, The Silent Years 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/16/2008 $12  Snowden, Colour Revolt 9:30 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/17/2008 $10  8 pm Steve Beresford (piano, electronics) Peter Evans (trumpet) Okkyung Lee (cello). Live on tape, Beresford will pre-record his participation for tonight’s sensational trio meeting. Meanwhile, Evans and Lee will engage in a duo.
10 pm SECRET! T.B.A!
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/17/2008   A special live broadcast of WFMU's Transpacific Sounds Paradise hosted by Rob Weisberg and Irene Trudel. with Yan Yalego, Pistolera & more tba. 6 PM-9 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/17/2008 $20  No Fun Fest (5/16 - 5/18)
Stage 1:Cluster, Religious Knives, Demons, Carlos Giffoni, The Skaters, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Nautical Almanac, Nevari Butchers
Stage 2: Tovah Olson and The Jasons, Alvars Orkester, Emeralds, Cornucopia, Baby Cobra Headsz, Eskimo King, Pax Titania, Ahlzagailzehguh, Afternoon Penis, DJs: TBA
(3 day pass $50)
7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/17/2008   Mayfest presents Kurtalan Ekspres- a rare (perhaps unprecedented) manifestation of golden age Turkish rock (web site) 8 PM  DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
5/17/2008 $10  The Kitchen presents a weekend of film and music celebrating the life of musician and composer Arthur Russell, a maverick figure in the downtown New York music scene from the 1970s until his untimely death in 1992. Russell’s distinct electro-acoustic sound as a cellist and vocalist traversed the worlds of pop, rock, and new music. Tonight: The Music of Arthur Russell. Two generations of musicians perform their own versions of Russell’s material including interpretations of his songs by special guests including Nat Baldwin, Nick Hallett, and Alex Waterman and well as performances of his instrumental works for large ensemble featuring some of the original players such as Peter Zummo and Ernie Brooks. 8 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/17/2008 $15  TOTEM: Bruce Eisenbeil + Tom Blancarte + Andrew Drury 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/17/2008 $12  The Sword, Torche, Stinking Lizaveta 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/17/2008 $15  Hercules and Love Affair 10 PM  STUDIO B 259 Banker St at Calyer, Greenpoint  Brooklyn   
5/18/2008   signal + alva noto (solo) + byetone (solo) + frank bretschneider   ISSUE PROJECT ROOM (web site) 400 Carroll St b/t Bond & Nevins Sts, Carroll Gardens  Brooklyn   
5/18/2008 $10  pm Public Opinion Laboratory presents: ALL MAGIC SANDS: Reel 1 - 16mm, silent, quasi-amateur and incomplete, this feature length oddity has something to do with a desert island, half-clothed blonde toddlers and tweens, this creepy Jesus-like guy and a donkey. Exceedingly strange and deeply surreal, a world of hidden wonders and multiple retakes. Five dollars or pay as you wish.
10 p Invisible Circle Crew - Diego Hadis (keyboards, effects) Justin Simon (guitar, keyboards) Michi Turner (percussion, keyboards) David Daniels (percussion) Hisham Bharoocha (from Soft Circle) Eric Tsai (from Invisible Conga People)
Here you have a meeting of minds between members of Soft Circle, Invisible Conga People and Crash Diet Crew. Be prepared.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/18/2008 Free!  Open Studio Tours at the historic Neumann Leathers Building in Hoboken. Artists, artisans, and craftspersons open their studios to the public this one day in hopes of bringing attention to this thriving artists community which is in danger of being torn down so another generic oversized condo building can be built in its place. Neumann Leathers was once the provider of the leather jackets and caps for the miliatary during World Wars I & II. Wide-sweeping housing development has, over the last 25 years, brought either the demolition or conversion of historical industrial buildings, which were once a central part of the city's history for well over 100 years. One of the last few structures, the Neumann Leather complex, remains as a small island that supports Hoboken's tradition as a center for arts and industry. Come visit the artists who work here while you still have a chance. 1 PM-7 PM  NEUMANN LEATHERS BUILDING (web site) 300 Observer Highway  Hoboken, NJ   
5/18/2008 $18  No Fun Fest (5/16 - 5/18)
Stage 1: The Haters, Consumer Electronics, Illusion of Safety, Lee Ranaldo: Blind Piece #2, Lasse Marhaug + Dror Feiler, Sudden Infant, Edwige, Werewolf Jerusalem
Stage 2: Cleanse, Joseph Hammer, Rick Potts, Alan Licht, James Plotkin, FFH, Halflings, The Cathode Terror Secretion, Shallow Waters. DJs: TBA
(3 day pass $50)
6:30 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
5/18/2008 $20  Moondog Haggart benefit in which decades of experimental performers from around the world will gather to buoy the spirits of their friend, 2-year-old Myat Moondog Haggart who is a child beset by health problems relating to his brain that are proving very difficult to diagnose.
Confirmed acts include Captain Sons and Daughters (artist Kara Bohnenstiel and Drew McDowall of Coil), Vito Acconci (delivering a 'textual architecture' oration), Scott Haggart and Lary Seven performing DISKONO 017 (announcing the rebirth and continuation of legendary Scottish Dada-anarcho record label DISKONO), David Grubbs (Squirrel Bait, Gastr Del Sol, myriad solo projects collaborations and critical works), Backworld (World Serpent, Current 93), Little Annie (CRASS, Coil, go-to chanteuse for 30 years plus) and DJs J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia) and Fabio Roberti (WFMU).
A door raffle and silent auction will take place on the sidelines: donations thus far include a package of Coil rarities, Vito Acconci artwork, Terry Richardson photography, Sebastian Mlynarski photography, Todd Fisher photography, Mae Fatto photography, Little Annie painting, Andrea Aimi painting, Shannon Lucy print, Cameron Michel collage, and many more. Melissa Rocha will present a puppet-filled animated short.
This bill forms a roster of incessant voyagers, passionate collaborators, true anarchists, and conscientious scholars. It is a festival-quality roster, and a rich, beautiful roster: please graze the Internet for a moment to see how deep these artists' creative roots run.
7 PM  ST MARKS CHURCH IN THE BOWERY 131 East 10th Street  New York  212-674-0910 
5/18/2008 $15  ANDREA PARKINS: Ob-jest, the jettisoned 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/18/2008 $12  The Helio Sequence 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/18/2008   Jill Sobule sings 9:30 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
5/18/2008 Free!  Music To Spazz By's DAVE THE SPAZZ spins rock & roll, soul, garage, R&B, hillbilly, surf and assorted monkey-ape records every Sunday beginning at 10PM. 10 PM  UNION POOL 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/19/2008 $13  Meshell Ndegeocello in Arthur and The Coopers, Trixie Whitley 6:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/19/2008 $15  Los Campesinos! 7:30 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/19/2008 $13  Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
5/19/2008 $38  The Swell Season (Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova +) 8 PM  RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 6th Ave. @ 50th St.  NYC  (212) 247-4777 
5/19/2008   Chicha Libre 8 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/19/2008 $15  British Sea Power, Jeffrey Lewis 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
5/20/2008   R. Stevie Moore, Pogo In Togo   CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/20/2008   Pogo In Togo, R. Stevie Moore   CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/20/2008 $10  7pm Doug Wamble
9pm Slavic Soul Party!
  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/20/2008 $5  8 pm Jason Fulford presents slide projections with accompanying sound, recorded on location as the pictures were taken. $5
10 pm Jeff Perkins (slides) - ULTRALIFT, a new/old slide work by multi-media artist and filmmaker Jeff Perkins. Five dollars
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/20/2008 $23  Devotchka, Basia Bulat 6:30 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/20/2008 $15  EMF Lab at the Flea Theater, May 20-22. Three days of concerts bringing together emerging and established composers/improvisers to explore the convergence of sound and technology. Featuring Todd Reynolds, Alan Licht, Lee Ranaldo, the electro- acoustic ensembles Rusty Limited Company, Airband and many more. Tonight: Jenny Olivia Johnson: beautiful/fragment (North American premiere). Jessica Schmitz, flute;Evan Antonellis: memory/fixed objects;Andy Kozar, trumpet; William Lang, trombone; Evan Antonellis,electronics. Wil Smith: Automatic Arms (New York premiere), Eric KM Clark, violin; Kevin Lovelady, video; Wil Smith, electronics; Matthew Burtner: Broken Drum; Fragments from the Cold; Kuik (aria); SxrAtch. That which is bodiless is reflected in bodies; Morris Palter, percussion; Minna Chung, cello; Matthew Burtner,saxophones & laptop; Jaunelle Celaire, voice 7 PM  FLEA THEATER 41 White St, b/n Bwy & Church St  NYC  212-663-1967 
5/20/2008   Jill Sobule sings 7 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
5/20/2008 $14  Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Vic Chesnutt 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/20/2008 $14  Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Vic Chesnutt 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/21/2008   Shlomi Shaban   DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
5/21/2008 $10  8 pm Raha Raissina (images, sound), Raissnia creates dense, shimmering layers of bricolage light in this dazzling slide/sound projection piece.
10 pm Barry Weisblatt (electronics). Solo action from a sound artist/improvisor who is well-versed in the world of electro-magnetic devices, solar technology, homemade and modified circuits for application in sound generation/manipulation, audio engineering and photography.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/21/2008 $50  Dream Theater, Opeth / Between the Buried and Me / 3 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/21/2008 $50  Dream Theater, Opeth / Between the Buried and Me / 3 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/21/2008 $15  EMF Lab at the Flea Theater, May 20-22. Three days of concerts bringing together emerging and established composers/improvisers to explore the convergence of sound and technology. Featuring Todd Reynolds, Alan Licht, Lee Ranaldo, the electro- acoustic ensembles Rusty Limited Company, Airband and many more. Tonight: Jennifer Stock: City Scars (world premiere), Jennifer Stock, laptop and video
Todd Reynolds: Still Life with Microphone, version X, Todd Reynolds, violin; Luke DuBois, video
7 PM  FLEA THEATER 41 White St, b/n Bwy & Church St  NYC  212-663-1967 
5/21/2008 $25  Indie Rock Trivia with host Zach Galifianakis & musical guest Les Savy Fav 8 PM  HIGHLINE BALLROOM (web site) 431 W 16th St, b/t 9th and 10th Aves  New York City  212-414-5994 
5/22/2008 $10  8 pm NY VS NZ. Lin Culbertson (analog synth, authoharp) Tom Surgal (drums, etc.) MV Carbon (cello)
Lin and Tom, a.k.a White Out, and MV Carbon, of Metalux among other projects, triangulate to take on a slew of tapes specifically recorded for tonight’s show by many of New Zealand’s top improvisers, including: Birchville Cat Motel, Rosy Parlane, Johannes Contag, Mr Sterile, Philip Dadson, Lovely Midget, The Idle Suite, Greg Malcolm and Sam Hamilton.
10 pm NY VS NZ II. A special show of tapes specially recorded for The Stone from far away musicians, concocted with co-organizer Mark Williams. Live images courtesy Public Opinion Laboratory. Expect sounds from: Birchville Cat Motel, Rosy Parlane, Johannes Contag, Mr Sterile, Philip Dadson, Lovely Midget, The Idle Suite, Greg Malcolm and Sam Hamilton.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/22/2008 $20  THE MUMBLES - CD Release Party, WITCHES IN BIKINIS, DJ CONCERNED 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
5/22/2008 $15  EMF Lab at the Flea Theater, May 20-22. Three days of concerts bringing together emerging and established composers/improvisers to explore the convergence of sound and technology. Featuring Todd Reynolds, Alan Licht, Lee Ranaldo, the electro- acoustic ensembles Rusty Limited Company, Airband and many more. Tonight: Rusty Limited Company. Aleksei Stevens: Pop. (world premiere). Aleksei Stevens, laptop; Jessica Schmitz, flute; Eleonore Oppenheim, bass; James Moore, guitar
Airband: Free Electron; Accessory; KGBeats; Volta; Spit. Langdon C. Crawford, Laura Sinnott, William David Fastenow, electronics
Text of Light: Improvisation With film by Stan Brakhage. Alan Licht, guitar; Lee Ranaldo, guitar; Ulrich Krieger, saxophone
7 PM  FLEA THEATER 41 White St, b/n Bwy & Church St  NYC  212-663-1967 
5/22/2008   Thrones, Ocrilim 8 PM  DEATH BY AUDIO (web site) 49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/22/2008 $13  Laura Veirs, Liam Finn 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/22/2008 $15  TYSHAWN SOREY (Jerome Foundation and Van Lier Fellowship) 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/22/2008   Juan Carlos Formell's Johnny's Dream Club 10 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/23/2008 $10  8 pm The man, the legend, Tuli Kupferberg will do whatever he damn well pleases in this one-night-only command performance.
10 pm Brooke Sietinsons (projections) Meara O'Reilly (tuned silver/horsehair) Eric Carbonara (tape manipulation glove, surround sound installation) Bill Nace (prepared guitar)
A panorama of sounds from three astral travelers as well as kaleidoscopic visuals and retinal transformations courtesy of Brooke Sietsinsons, who selected this evening’s performers. Four 15 minute sets…with some overlap…
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/23/2008 $$  Chicha Libre, Les Sans Culottes 7 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
5/23/2008 Free!  Hoofers' House. Hoofers’ House is an ongoing quarterly series in which some of the best of New York City’s rhythm tap community come together to share and showcase their work. The series has been propelling a rejuvenation of the genre for the last several years with the addition of live and electronic music and projected visuals. The evening at The Kitchen will be hosted by performer, choreographer and director Jason Samuels Smith and will feature DJ Reborn. Film and video artist Rashaad Newsome will create unique visuals to accompany the performance. Tap dancers of all ages are invited to take the floor for a jam session. The evening is part of city-wide weekend of events celebrating National Tap Dance Day. 8 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
5/23/2008 $12  Home Field Advantage: Experimental Jazz in Jersey City (every Friday in May) tonight: Damian Catera -- with Michael Lopez and G. E. Schwartz 8 PM  TOY EATERS STUDIO 143 Christopher Columbus Drive  Jersey City, NJ   
5/23/2008 $15  CHRIS TIGNOR (Jerome Foundation) 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/24/2008 $10  8 pm Jeff Preiss (films) Zeena Parkins (harp, electronics)
Filmmaker, cinematographer and master of the 8mm format, Jeff Preiss presents rarely screened small gauge works from yesterday and beyond alongside musical collaborator and sound visionary Zeena Parkins.
10 pm Saul Levine (films) Katt Hernandez (violin)
Hailing from Boston, Saul Levine is a widely acknowledged legend in experimental cinema circles. Tonight he continues his collaboration with Philadelphia-based violinist Katt Hernandez by showing double projections of his transfixing rapid-fire films.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/24/2008   The Skaters / Kemialliset Ystävät 8 PM  SILENT BARN / RAVEN'S DEN/CLUB KRIB (web site) 915 Wyckoff Avenue, Ridgewood  Queens   
5/25/2008 $10  8 pm Rob Brown Quartet. Rob Brown (sax) Craig Taborn (piano) Gerald Cleaver (drums) Todd Nicholson (bass)
10 pm Peter Stampfel (strings), Eli Smith (strings), Jeannie Scofield (strings)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/25/2008 $20  Matt Schickele showcase. Matt Schickele guitar and vocals, Pianist Rose Thomson, clarinetist Meighan Stoops, violist Leanne Darling, theorboist Hank Heijink, composer/ performer Daniel Sonenberg, and piper Matthew Welch.
The program will include: Mistranslations for Vocal Trio, featuring female vocal ensemble Trio Eos Call Without a Response, for clarinet and piano, Several of Matt's solo acoustic songs A special preview of Matt's album in progress, Badger Game and Over a Bottle of Wine for Great Highland Bagpipe.
5 PM  SNUG RIVER CULTURAL CENTER (web site) 1000 Richmond Terrace  Staten Island   
5/25/2008 $25  APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - The Ultimate Tribute to GUNS 'N ROSES 6 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
5/25/2008 Free!  Music To Spazz By's DAVE THE SPAZZ spins rock & roll, soul, garage, R&B, hillbilly, surf and assorted monkey-ape records every Sunday beginning at 10PM. 10 PM  UNION POOL 484 Union Ave at Meeker, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
5/26/2008 $10  8 pm An evening of “performance art extravaganza" curated by Jay Sanders.
10 pm Jim O’Roruke (CD, mystery) Karen Waltuch (viola)
Jim O’Rourke will be heard live on tape from Japan, not in person, alongside musical ally Karen Waltuch, who will be with us this evening.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/26/2008 $58  MAGO DE OZ 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/26/2008   Chicha Libre 8 PM  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/27/2008 $10  7pm Rufus Cappadocia
9pm Slavic Soul Party!
  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/27/2008 $10  8 pm An evening of “performance art extravaganza" curated by Jay Sanders.
10 pm Jim O’Roruke (CD, mystery) Karen Waltuch (viola). Jim O’Rourke will be heard live on tape from Japan, not in person, alongside musical ally Karen Waltuch, who will be with us this evening.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/27/2008   R. Stevie Moore with Kemialliset Ystavat and Skaters 8 PM  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
5/27/2008 $12  The Jealous Girlfriends, Sea Wolf 9:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/28/2008 $10  8 pm Steve Dalachisnky (poems), Yuko Otomo (poems), Stephanie Stone (piano).
10 pm Gerd Stern, multi-media pioneer Stern reads from “Into The Mind Fire”, a folder of eleven poems with handwriting and brushwork by Thea Herold, followed by a dramatic reading by actors from the opera libretto “Psyche And Delia" by Stern and Ed Rosenfeld, directed by Kate Temple West.
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/28/2008 $27  She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own PET, The Virgins, Switches 7 PM  FILLMORE NY AT IRVING PLAZA (web site) 17 Irving Place  New York  www.irvingplaza.com 
5/28/2008 $12  Sea Wolf, The Jealous Girlfriends, Ludlow Lions, Joemca 7:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/28/2008 $12  The Jealous Girlfriends, Sea Wolf, Ludlow Lions, Joemca 7:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
5/29/2008 $5  8 pm Francois Boue (films) Film + Music. $5
10 pm Bradley Eros & Nastya 0: Black Screen (aka: 13 ways of looking at a black screen) Bradley Eros & Nastya 0 (black piano projections and white sound illuminations, slides, glass slides, film, film loops, sound, sound loops, records, record player) $5
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/29/2008 $30  Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
5/29/2008 $15  TANYA KALMANOVITCH + MYRA MELFORD 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/30/2008   the Moonlighters   BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/30/2008 $$  8 pm David Bryant (guitar) Roger Tellier-Craig (guitar, keyboards) Karl Lemieux (film) Radwan Moumneh (guitar, organ, voice) Jonathan Parant (guitar), Alexandre St-Onge (bass). Featuring musicians associated with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Fly Pan Am and Set Fire To Flames. A scorching collaboration with expanded cinema wizard Karl Lemieux that combines live sound, looped images and lots of action. $10
10 pm Sally Golding (films) An evening of multi-projector film performance and live color separations. Sure to be exquisite and never before seen on these shores. $5
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/30/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site) 7 PM  BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
5/30/2008 $65  Duran Duran, Your Vegas 7 PM  CENTRAL PARK - RUMSEY PLAYFIELD 69th Street, midway through Central Park  NYC   
5/30/2008 $40  The Raconteurs, The Black Lips 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/30/2008 $12  Home Field Advantage: Experimental Jazz in Jersey City (every Friday in May) tonight: Nate Wooley -- with Chris Speed, Reuben Radding and Harris Eisenstadt 8 PM  TOY EATERS STUDIO 143 Christopher Columbus Drive  Jersey City, NJ   
5/30/2008 $15  ZELJKO MCMULLEN / DORON SADJA 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/30/2008 Free!  SHE WOLVES FROM THE TIBER TO THE HUDSON 9 PM  SOUTH STREET SEAPORT PIER 17 (web site) Fulton St at Water St  NYC   
5/31/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
5/31/2008   8pm CURTIS ELLER's AMERICAN CIRCUS. Banjo Player and Yodeler Curtis Eller sings songs about pigeon racing, performing elephants and Jesus (all of which he claims to have seen)
10pm ONE RING ZERO - Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp have released five CDs. Using odd-ball instruments including claviola, toy piano, theremin, and glockenspiel, One Ring Zero creates a musical landscape tha’t is part cartoon, part klezmer, and part circus.
  BARBES (web site) 376 9th St. at 6th Ave., Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-965-9177 
5/31/2008   National Geographic Traveler presents Laibach   TOWN HALL (web site) 123 W. 43rd St. between 6th and 7th Ave  New York City  212-840-2824 
5/31/2008 $$  8 pm Helena Espvall (cello)
10 pm Wu Fei (guzheng)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
5/31/2008 $65  Duran Duran, Your Vegas 7 PM  CENTRAL PARK - RUMSEY PLAYFIELD 69th Street, midway through Central Park  NYC   
5/31/2008 $40  The Raconteurs, The Black Lips 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
5/31/2008 $20  Fastball 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
5/31/2008 $37  MusicWorks for Peace Presents the World Premiere of The Grateful Inventions.
Recognized as one of the most gifted cellists of his generation, Alan Stepansky has assembled a world-class string ensemble to debut The Grateful Inventions - a classical reinvention of the music of The Grateful Dead orchestrated for an all-star string and percussion ensemble, including Stepansky on the cello. Through the use of strings and percussion, THE GRATEFUL INVENTIONS is a tribute to the Grateful Dead's musical innovation and adventurousness. W/ Cyro Baptista who will perform original works with Banquet of the Spirits. $37 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under (web site)
7:30 PM  UNION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH   Montclair, NJ   
5/31/2008 $17  Clinic, BBQ 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
5/31/2008   the Carrots (60's girl group awesomeness, mems of Finally Punk) 8 PM  SILENT BARN / RAVEN'S DEN/CLUB KRIB (web site) 915 Wyckoff Avenue, Ridgewood  Queens   
5/31/2008 $15  ZEENA PARKINS ³the earth on three whales² 8:30 PM  ROULETTE (web site) 20 Greene St, btn Canal & Grand St.s  New York  212-219-8242 
5/31/2008 $13  The Sword, Torche, Stinking Lizaveta 9 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
6/1/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/1/2008   Sharde Thomas and the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Toshi Reagon   BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE 317 Clermont Ave # 4  Brooklyn  718-638-1256 
6/1/2008 $10  8 pm The Julie Show - Julie Patton and her ensemble. The always intriguing poet and performance artist Julie Patton in a rare New York appearance.
10 pm James Uhart and Gino Sitson duo. James Uhart (piano) Gino Sitson (voice, body percussion)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
6/1/2008 $35  Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead 6 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/1/2008 $16  Jeremy Enigk, Damien Jurado 7 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/1/2008 $40  The Raconteurs, The Black Lips 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/1/2008 $10  Slim Cessna's Auto Club 10 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/2/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/2/2008 $33  Rilo Kiley 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/2/2008 $15  The Black Lips 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
6/3/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/3/2008 $10  8 pm Joe Morris Trio. Joe Morris (guitar) John Voigt (bass) Tom Plsek (trombone)
10 pm Liberty Ellman (guitar)
  THE STONE (web site) Avenue C & 2nd Street  NYC   
6/3/2008 $33  Rilo Kiley 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/3/2008 $15  M83 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
6/4/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/4/2008 $15  The Presets 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
6/4/2008 $15  M83, The Berg Sans Nipple 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/4/2008 $15  The Presets, Walter Meego 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
6/5/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/5/2008 $15  The Presets 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/5/2008   The Presets, Walter Meego 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/6/2008   M.I.A., Holy Fuck   MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
6/6/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/6/2008 $38  M.I.A. with Holy Fuck 7 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
6/6/2008 $12  Gary Wilson 9 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/6/2008 $20  BoomBox 11 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/7/2008   Kaiju Big Battel   WEBSTER HALL (web site) 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves  NYC  212-353-1600 
6/7/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/7/2008 $25  Kill The Alarm 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/7/2008   Modey Lemon, It Lives 8 PM  DEATH BY AUDIO (web site) 49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
6/7/2008 $15  Bottle Rockets, Eric Ambel & The Roscoe Trio, The Apple Bros. 8 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/8/2008   Brooklyn International Film Festival (May 30 - June 8) Opening Night. Shows for the festival at Brooklyn Lyceum Theater and Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Check out the website for a full list of films to be shown. (web site)   BROOKLYN LYCEUM 227 Fourth Ave at President's St, Park Slope  Brooklyn  718-857-4816 
6/9/2008 $10  Evangelista, Extra Life 7 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/9/2008 $12  The Young Knives, Magic Wands 8 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/10/2008   Vision Festival
Main Stage, 7:00 p.m. Opening Invocation featuring Hamid Drake, Patricia Nicholson and
William Parker
Main Stage, 7:30 p.m. Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet Matt Bauder, tenor sax and clarinet Mary Halvorson, guitar Evan O'Reilly, guitar Jessica Pavone, violin and bass Tomas Fujiwara, drums
Milagro, 8:15 p.m. Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti
Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. Dave Douglas & Magic Circle Keys Dave Douglas, trumpet Uri Caine, piano Bryan Carrott, vibes
Milagro, 9:15 p.m. K.J. Holmes & David Moss (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)
K.J. Holmes, dance David Moss, bass
Main Stage, 9:30 p.m. The Nu Band - Mark Whitecage, alto sax and clarinet Roy Campbell, trumpet Joe Fonda, bass Lou Grassi, drums
Milagro, 10:15 p.m. Video art projection by Bill Mazza
Main Stage, 10:30 p.m. Mark Dresser Duo- Mark Dresser, bass; Denman Maroney, piano
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/10/2008 $25  The Breeders 7 PM  WEBSTER HALL (web site) 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves  NYC  212-353-1600 
6/10/2008   The Kooks, The Morning Benders 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/10/2008 $25  The Breeders, The Montana Boys 7 PM  WEBSTER HALL (web site) 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves  NYC  212-353-1600 
6/10/2008 $43  Death Cab For Cutie with Rogue Wave 7 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
6/10/2008 $25  The Budos Band 8 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/11/2008   Vision Festival XIII (6/10 - 6/15)   CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/11/2008   Vision Festival - Day 2
Lifetime Achievement Celebration of Edward "Kidd" Jordan
Milagro, 5:30 p.m. [Free Admission] Panel: The Role of Art in the Healing of New Orleans

Main Stage, 7:00 p.m. Jordan/Bluiett/Burrell, Kidd Jordan, tenor sax; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, piano

Milagro, 7:30 p.m. Projection of photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman

Main Stage, 7:45 p.m. Bang/Jordan/Parker/Drake; Billy Bang, violin; Kidd Jordan, tenor sax; William Parker, bass; Hamid Drake, drums

Milagro, 8:15 p.m. Spoken word by Kalamu Ya Salaam

Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. Jordan/Fielder Quartet - Kidd Jordan, tenor sax; Joel Futterman, piano; William Parker, bass; Alvin Fielder, drums

Main Stage, 9:15 p.m. New Orleans Pays Tribute to Kidd Jordan. Kent Jordan, flute; Marlon Jordan, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Darrell Lavigne, piano; Elton Heron, bass; Alvin Fielder, drums; Maynard Chatters, piano strings

Milagro, 10:00 p.m. Projection of photos of Kidd Jordan by Michael Wilderman

Main Stage, 10:15 p.m. Anderson/Jordan/Parker/Drake - Fred Anderson, tenor sax; Kidd Jordan, tenor sax; William Parker, bass; Hamid Drake, drums
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/11/2008   The Kooks, The Morning Benders 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/11/2008   Jenny Scheinman 7:30 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
6/12/2008   Vision Festival XIII (6/10 - 6/15)   CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/12/2008   Vision Festival - Day 3
Main Stage, 7:30 p.m. Oliver Lake's New Quintet Project - Oliver Lake, alto sax; Peck Allmond, trumpet; Jared Gold, organ; Jonathan Blake, drums; Jahi Sundance, DJ

Milagro, 8:15 p.m. Dance by Kazuko Miyamoto (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto)

Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. James Spaulding's Swing Expressions - James Spaulding, alto sax and flute; Richard Clements, piano; Eric Lemon, bass; Reggie Nicholson, drums; Sabor, percussion; Gregory Porter, voice

Milagro, 9:15 p.m. Poetry by Steve Dalachinsky with music TBA

Main Stage, 9:30 p.m. Hamiet Bluiett Quartet - Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax; Billy Bang, violin; Harrison Bankhead, bass; Hamid Drake, drums

Milagro, 10:15 p.m. Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti

Main Stage, 10:30 p.m. Ensemble of Possibilities
Whit Dickey, drums; Rob Brown, alto sax; Eri Yamamoto, piano; Daniel Carter, reeds and trumpet; Jason Kao Hwang, violin; Joe Morris, bass
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/12/2008 Free!  Isaac Hayes 5:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
6/12/2008 $20  Voodoo Glow Skulls, Whole Wheat Bread, Knockout 6 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/12/2008 $25  Losers Lounge Tribute to The Kinks 9:30 PM  JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
6/13/2008 $25  Teenage Jesus & the Jerks one time only reunion event!!!!! To commemorate the publishing of NO WAVE: Post Punk, Underground, New York, 1976-1980 edited by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley Shows at 8 & 11 pm   KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/13/2008   Vision Festival - Day 4 Main Stage, 7:30 p.m. Ullmann/Swell 4
Gebhard Ullmann, reeds; Steve Swell, trombone; Hilliard Greene, bass; Barry Altschul, drums Milagro, 8:15 p.m. Yvonne Meier & Saco Yasuma (within "Lunar" by Kazuko Miyamoto) Yvonne Meier, dance; Saco Yasuma, alto sax
Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. Simmons/Few - Sonny Simmons, alto sax; Bobby Few, piano
Milagro, 9:15 p.m. Budbill/Parker. David Budbill, poetryWilliam Parker, bass
Main Stage, 9:30 p.m. Connie Crothers, piano
Milagro, 10:15 p.m. Projection: "By Night No Stillness". Video by Katy Martin and Miriam Parker featuring Jo Wood-Brown; Katy Martin, painting; Miriam Parker, dance; Hamid Drake, frame drum; Jo Wood-Brown, sculpture
Main Stage, 10:30 p.m. Sabir Mateen/Henry Grimes Quartet - Sabir Mateen, reeds; Henry Grimes, bass and violin; Rasul Siddik, trumpet; John Betsch, percussion
Main Stage, 11:30 p.m. Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet; Vijay Iyer, piano; John Lindberg, bass; Famoudou Don Moye, drums
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/13/2008 $25  Teenage Jesus & The Jerks at 8 & 11 pm   KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/13/2008 $25  Losers Lounge Tribute to The Kinks at 7 & 9:30 pm   JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
6/13/2008 $20  Mark Kozelek, Jennifer O'Connor 7 PM  HIGHLINE BALLROOM (web site) 431 W 16th St, b/t 9th and 10th Aves  New York City  212-414-5994 
6/13/2008 $15  Centro-Matic, Grand Archives, The M's 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/13/2008 $15  A live multimedia concert featuring the music of avant-rock trio Oneida, based on their 2005 album, The Wedding. Oneida will be backed by a string quintet under the direction of Brian
Coughlin, who created the arrangements for the original recording, along with celebrated pianist Emily Manzo. In this evening, conceived for The Kitchen and directed by Nick Hallett, The Wedding is re-envisioned within the tradition of the song cycle as an abstract narrative. Art Direction by Mighty Robot A/V Squad, longtime provider of Oneida’s lightshow,
contextualizes the work as a unique hybrid of multimedia concert and non-didactic rock opera.
8 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
6/13/2008 $8  The Black Hollies, The A-Bones 9 PM  MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
6/14/2008   Vision Festival - Day 5 Emerging Artist showcase (1-6 p.m.)
Milagro, 1:00 p.m. Poetry by Hila Ratzabi, others TBA
Main Stage, 2:00 p.m. Jeff Arnal Trio - Jeff Arnal, percussion, odron Beeferman, piano, John Dierker, tenor sax and bass clarinet
Milagro, 3:00 p.m. Nabaté Isles' Imagination, Nabaté Isles, trumpet, David Gilmore, guitar
Sam Barsh, keyboards,Jaimeo Brown, drums, Milagro, 4:00 p.m. Kioku Wynn Yamami, Taiko, percussion, Ali Sakkal, saxes and percussion, Christopher Ariza, electronics
Milagro, 5:00 p.m. Mazz Swift featuring James Peter Lee and Vernon Reid, Mazz Swift, violin, voice and electronics, James Peter Lee, lap steel, Vernon Reid, guitar and electronics
Main Stage, 7:30 p.m. Celestial Moon Beams Funk, Lewis Barnes, trumpet, Sabir Mateen, reeds, Rob Brown, alto sax, Jason Kao Hwang, violin, Todd Nicholson, bass, Gerald Cleaver, drums, Patricia Nicholson, dance, Miriam Parker, dance, Jason Jordan, dance
Julia Wilkins, dance, Solomon Nadaf, capoeira, Jon Michael Leccia, capoeira, Milagro,
8:15 p.m. Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti
Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. Matthew Shipp Trio Matthew Shipp, piano, Joe Morris, bass, Whit Dickey, drums, Milagro, 9:15 p.m., Spoken word by Bill Zavatsky,
Main Stage, 9:30 p.m. Dunmall/Ali/Grimes, Paul Dunmall, tenor sax and bagpipes.Rashied Ali, drums and percussion, Henry Grimes, bass Milagro, 10:15 p.m. Dance TBA
Main Stage, 10:30 p.m. George Lewis/Joëlle Léandre. George Lewis, trombone and electronics, Joëlle Léandre, bass, Main Stage, 11:30 p.m. Marraffa/ Braida/ Borghini/ Spera, Edoardo Marraffa, reeds, Alberto Braida, piano,Antonio Borghini, bass, Fabrizio Spera, drums
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/14/2008   Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures   DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
6/14/2008 $25  Losers Lounge Tribute to The Kinks at 7 & 9:30 pm   JOE'S PUB (web site) 425 Lafayette St  New York  (212) 539-8777 
6/14/2008   Vision Festival - Day 5 Emerging Artist showcase (1-6 p.m.) Milagro, 1:00 p.m. Poetry by Hila Ratzabi, others TBA
Main Stage, 2:00 p.m. Jeff Arnal Trio - Jeff Arnal, percussion, odron Beeferman, piano, John Dierker, tenor sax and bass clarinet
Milagro, 3:00 p.m. Nabaté Isles' Imagination, Nabaté Isles, trumpet, David Gilmore, guitar
Sam Barsh, keyboards,Jaimeo Brown, drums, Milagro, 4:00 p.m. Kioku Wynn Yamami, Taiko, percussion, Ali Sakkal, saxes and percussion, Christopher Ariza, electronics
Milagro, 5:00 p.m. Mazz Swift featuring James Peter Lee and Vernon Reid, Mazz Swift, violin, voice and electronics, James Peter Lee, lap steel, Vernon Reid, guitar and electronics
Main Stage, 7:30 p.m. Celestial Moon Beams Funk, Lewis Barnes, trumpet, Sabir Mateen, reeds, Rob Brown, alto sax, Jason Kao Hwang, violin, Todd Nicholson, bass, Gerald Cleaver, drums, Patricia Nicholson, dance, Miriam Parker, dance, Jason Jordan, dance
Julia Wilkins, dance, Solomon Nadaf, capoeira, Jon Michael Leccia, capoeira, Milagro,
8:15 p.m. Projections of Vision Festival XII photos by Luciano Rossetti
Main Stage, 8:30 p.m. Matthew Shipp Trio Matthew Shipp, piano, Joe Morris, bass, Whit Dickey, drums, Milagro, 9:15 p.m., Spoken word by Bill Zavatsky,
Main Stage, 9:30 p.m. Dunmall/Ali/Grimes, Paul Dunmall, tenor sax and bagpipes.Rashied Ali, drums and percussion, Henry Grimes, bass Milagro, 10:15 p.m. Dance TBA
Main Stage, 10:30 p.m. George Lewis/Joëlle Léandre. George Lewis, trombone and electronics, Joëlle Léandre, bass, Main Stage, 11:30 p.m. Marraffa/ Braida/ Borghini/ Spera, Edoardo Marraffa, reeds, Alberto Braida, piano,Antonio Borghini, bass, Fabrizio Spera, drums
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/14/2008 $3  MIRIAM MAKEBA / BAKITHI KUMALO & FRIENDS 7:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
6/14/2008 $20  Mission of Burma 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/14/2008 $15  A live multimedia concert featuring the music of avant-rock trio Oneida, based on their 2005 album, The Wedding. Oneida will be backed by a string quintet under the direction of Brian
Coughlin, who created the arrangements for the original recording, along with celebrated pianist Emily Manzo. In this evening, conceived for The Kitchen and directed by Nick Hallett, The Wedding is re-envisioned within the tradition of the song cycle as an abstract narrative. Art Direction by Mighty Robot A/V Squad, longtime provider of Oneida’s lightshow,
contextualizes the work as a unique hybrid of multimedia concert and non-didactic rock opera.
8 PM  KITCHEN (web site) 512 W. 19th St. betw. 10th/11th Aves.  New York  (212) 255-5793 
6/15/2008   Vision Festival - Day 6 Milagro, 3:00 p.m. [Free Admission]
Panel: Building Arts in Community/NYC-RUCMA
Main Stage, 6:00 p.m. Lewis Barnes' Hampton Roads
Lewis Barnes, trumpet, Rob Brown, alto sax, Darius Jones, alto sax, Todd Nicholson, bass, Warren Smith, drums
Milagro, 6:45 p.m. Dance & Music Improvisations, Part I (within "Lunar" by Kazuko
Miyamoto)

Main Stage, 7:00 p.m. Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce, Roy Nathanson, alto sax and voice, Curtis Fowlkes, trombone, Sam Bardfeld, violin, Tim Kiah, bass, Napoleon Maddox, voice

Milagro, 7:45 p.m. Dance & Music Improvisations, Part II (within "Lunar" by Kazuko
Miyamoto)

Main Stage, 8:00 p.m. Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure's Deep Sahara
Abdoulaye Alhassane Toure, guitar and voice, Kali Z. Fasteau, soprano sax, nai, piano and voice

Milagro, 8:45 p.m. Projection: "By Night No Stillness"
Video by Katy Martin and Miriam Parker featuring Jo Wood-Brown, Katy Martin, painting
Miriam Parker, dance, Hamid Drake, frame drum, Jo Wood-Brown, sculpture

Main Stage, 9:00 p.m. William Parker's Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield Plus Children's Choir. William Parker, bass, Amiri Baraka, voice and words, Leena Conquest, voice
Lewis Barnes, trumpet, Darryl Foster, saxes, Sabir Mateen, saxes, Dave Burrell, piano
Hamid Drake, drums
  CLEMENTE SOTO VELEZ CULTURAL CENTER 107 Suffolk st at Rivington  NYC   
6/15/2008 $20  Mission of Burma 8 PM  BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/15/2008 $7  Blues Control, Kurt Vile, led er est, Gary War, DJ Porkchop SS, DJ Jacob Gorchov 8 PM  CAKE SHOP (web site) 152 Ludlow Street b/t Rivington & Stanton Sts  NYC  212-283-7610 
6/18/2008 $15  The Ting Tings   BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/18/2008   Boban i Marko   DROM (web site) 85 Ave A (Bet. 5th and 6th Street)  New York City  212-777-1157 
6/18/2008   Maceo Parker 8 PM  BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE 317 Clermont Ave # 4  Brooklyn  718-638-1256 
6/18/2008 $10  Retribution Gospel Choir (feat. Alan Sparhawk & Matt Livingston of Low), Thalia Zedek 9:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/19/2008 $3  MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD / MARC RIBOT'S CERAMIC DOG / TAYLOR MCFERRIN & THE CELL THEORY 7 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
6/19/2008 $10  The Go, Black Hollies, The Nouvellas, DJ Jonathan Toubin (New York Night Train) 9 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/19/2008 $10  65daysofStatic, God Fires Man 9:30 PM  MERCURY LOUNGE (web site) 217 E. Houston St.  New York  (212) 260-4700 
6/20/2008 $45  Gogol Bordello 6 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
6/21/2008 $15  Polvo, Birds Of Avalon, Artanker Convoy   BOWERY BALLROOM (web site) 6 Delancy St.  New York  212-533-2111 
6/21/2008 $20  The Tim Nayfield Mix Tape (boards at midnight) Midnight  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/22/2008 $3  SALIF KEITA / HAALE 6 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
6/22/2008 $18  Alan Bishop & Richard Bishop present: The Brother's Unconnected, a tribute to the music of Sun City Girls & Charles Gocher 7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/23/2008 $10  Richard Lloyd (Television) & Billy Ficca (Television) 7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/24/2008 $20  THE QUEERS, KEPI GHOULIE, THE COLYTONS, 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/25/2008 $18  The Skatalites, Rudy Crew at 6 & 10   KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/25/2008 $25  Ladytron, Datarock 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/25/2008 $25  The Bravery, Switches / Your Vegas 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/25/2008 $20  Agent Orange 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/25/2008 $20  Agent Orange 7 PM  ROCKS OFF BOAT CRUISE Skyport Marina, 23rd St at East River  NYC  212-571-3304 
6/26/2008 $52  Devo, Dan Deacon, Tom Tom Club 6 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
6/26/2008 $30  Citizen Cope 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
6/27/2008 $3  COLD WAR KIDS / ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND / SAM CHAMPION 7 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
6/27/2008 Free!  A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES, BLACK ACID 7 PM  SOUTH STREET SEAPORT PIER 17 (web site) Fulton St at Water St  NYC   
6/27/2008   Woods, Pocahaunted, Robedoor 8 PM  66 HOPE STREET 66 Hope Street at Havemeyer St, Williamsburg  Brooklyn   
6/27/2008 $20  !!! 9 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
6/28/2008 $12  Text of Light: Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht - Dyke March Dance Party, Benefitting RightRides.org Hosted by Sarah FM with DJs Noa D & Bianca 6:30 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
6/28/2008 $25  Hatebreed, Type O Negative, Three Inches of Blood 7:30 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
7/1/2008   Feelies   MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
7/1/2008 $12  16 Volt, Bella Morte, Cyanotic 7 PM  KNITTING FACTORY (web site) 74 Leonard St.  New York  (212) 219-3006 
7/2/2008   Feelies   MAXWELLS (web site) 1039 Washington St.  Hoboken  (201) 653-1703 
7/4/2008 Free!  Sonic Youth, The Feelies. Presented by Downtown Alliance and River to River Festival, with special support from WFMU. The show is Free, but ticket distribution info forthcoming as well as time.   BATTERY PARK LAWN   NYC   
7/5/2008 $40  Armin van Buuren 4:30 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
7/5/2008 $3  MICHAEL STUART / WILLIAM CEPEDA'S GRUPO ESSENCIA / ZEMOG EL GALLO BUENO 7 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/10/2008   Brooklyn Hip Hip Festival: REVIVE DA LIVE featuring Chris Dave with special guests Bilal, Smif & Wessin, Chip Fu, Ladybug Mecca , and surprise guests TBA   BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE 317 Clermont Ave # 4  Brooklyn  718-638-1256 
7/10/2008 $16  Boris, Torche, Wolves in the Throne Room 7 PM  WEBSTER HALL (web site) 125 E 11th St b/t 3rd & 4th Aves  NYC  212-353-1600 
7/10/2008 $35  At The Gates, Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste 7 PM  FILLMORE NY AT IRVING PLAZA (web site) 17 Irving Place  New York  www.irvingplaza.com 
7/10/2008 $3  FREDDIE McGREGOR / SOUL STEPS 7:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/11/2008 $125  Brian Wilson 7 PM  HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM 311 W. 34th St. / Manhattan Ctr.  New York  (212) 564-4882 
7/11/2008 $3  BRAZILIAN GIRLS / MIRANDA! / TICKLAH 7 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/12/2008   The Breeders   STARLAND BALLROOM (web site) 570 Jernee Mill Road  Sayreville, NU  732-238-5500 
7/12/2008 $3  BETH ORTON / MATT MUNISTERI 7:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/15/2008 $33  Spoon, Jay Reatard - A concert to benefit free performances at the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival   PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/15/2008 $33  Spoon, Jay Reatard, Constantines 5:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/17/2008 $35  DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist 6:30 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
7/17/2008 $38  Ween 7 PM  MCCARREN POOL North End McCarren Park, NASSAU AVE, BAYARD, LEONARD & N 12 STS  Brooklyn   
7/18/2008 Free!  Deerhoof, Metropolis Ensemble performing Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. A free concert Co-presented with Celebrate Brooklyn.   PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/18/2008 Free!  MARY WEISS OF THE SHANGRI-LAS (others to be announced) 7 PM  SOUTH STREET SEAPORT PIER 17 (web site) Fulton St at Water St  NYC   
7/18/2008 $3  DEERHOOF / METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE: STRAVINSKY'S RITE OF SPRING 7:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/19/2008 $3  ENTER THE DRAGON with KARSH KALE / SOH DAIKO 7:30 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/20/2008 $3  GOLEM / SWAY MACHINERY / MICHAEL SHOWALTER / DELEON / SOULICO / & Special Guests 6 PM  PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL (web site) 9th St. & Prospect Park W.  Brooklyn  718-855-7882 
7/21/2008   Jarvis Cocker - sold out 8 PM  MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG (web site) 66 North 6th St, b/t Wythe & Ken  Brooklyn   
7/22/2008 $38  Jarvis Cocker 8 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
7/25/2008 $23  Brian Jonestown Massacre 7 PM  TERMINAL 5 (web site) 610 W. 56 ST  New York City   
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