Photos: Dr. Glory's Youth Theatre Presents Shad, Mesch and Abed

Dr. Glory's Youth Theatre: December 6 @ The Riverside Theatre, New York, NY

Langhorne Slim Visits Baebel Music Studios + MP3

Langhorne Slim, fresh off the heels of touring to support his recent release, Be Set Free, he paid a visit to the Baebel Music studios in NYC recently. Slim along with some friends performed a few songs in the intimate setting as well as did an interview. Check things out in the video below.

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

MP3 Grab: "Say Yes"

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McCartney Says Good Evening To New York City

A couple of weeks ago, Paul McCartney released a multi-disc live set titled Good Evening New York City. About a week ago I got a copy of the record. I have since indulged myself in more than one Macca listening marathon. I was officially put into a "comfort food stupor" listening to Good Evening New York City. What exactly is that you ask? That my friends is when you eat a bunch of sinfully bad for you, but extremely good, food and end up in your big comfy chair afterward with a big goofy grin on your face, usually unwilling to move for several hours. Think along the lines of going to Grandma's house on the holidays and stuffing yourself silly with all of the stuff you normally refrain from eating. I know, you're thinking I'm having one of my questionable comparison moments or something. But, music is food too, just a different kind. It's food for your soul and doesn't damage your waistline. Did I digress? Anyway, so McCartney isn't sinfully bad for you but he's extremely good at doing what he does, which is well, being Paul McCartney!

So, now that I've come out of my Macca induced comfort food stupor, I had to review. For the record, to eliminate any confusion, I'm reviewing the deluxe package. The first thing you notice is the packaging. Well, I did at any rate. In sticking with the whole I'm doing a show on a baseball field thing, all of the discs look like baseballs and there's even a Paul McCartney baseball card which could have used a little sleeve or holder of some sort of its own to keep it in place in the package. You also get thirty-nine pages of photos and liner notes, all of it encased in a compact little book, nice, spiffy and cute. Y'all know I like cute!

One of the things I like about this CD/DVD combo is all 33 songs are accounted for on both the CD's and DVD film. Thank you Sir Paul for that! I get annoyed by packages that have songs on the CD portion but not on the DVD portion and vice versa. I started with the audio portion of the package first. Things kick off with "Drive My Car" one of many songs in the set from that little known band he was in way back when ... believe they were called The Beatles or something. McCartney touches on the highlights of his career including a couple of songs from The Fireman album Electric Arguments, "Highway" and "Sing The Changes" respectively. Right off the bat I found myself singing along. How could you not sing along? The man has written and co-written some of the most memorable songs in rock history and as an entertainer he's infectious.

McCartney has done a number of live recordings over the years. On Good Evening New York City, his vocals show the normal wear and tear of a long career. But, I think this is one of the best live productions, vocally, he has done in a good while. He sounds more rested and relaxed. There seems to be less vocal strain on some of the higher notes compared to some previous live efforts. I admit there are a few spots that I wonder if they were "fixed" but that's a standard thing with live recordings.

Macca is joined on "I Saw Her Standing There" by Billy Joel. That has significance because Joel headlined the last rock concert at Shea Stadium, the site where The Beatles played a now legendary 34-minute set in 1965. He invited McCartney to sing that song and "Let It Be." So, we hear and see Joel a year later helping McCartney christen Citi Field, the former site of Shea.

While the audio portion is fun to listen to, it's the video portion that fully captures McCartney. As I mentioned earlier, he's an infectious entertainer and that infectiousness smacks you upside the head watching him perform. He's the puppy eyed charmer, the storyteller, the joker; he's the friend and widower paying tribute to those no longer with us. He's also still quite a sex symbol if the "marry me Paul" signs are any indication. He's full of energy and looks to be having as much fun as ever.

I'm not a big fan of close up shots of random audience members. I could have done with less of that. But there are visual highlights. The nostalgic visual stuff plays throughout the show on the giant video screens in the background but, during "I'm Down," the only song in the set that The Beatles played at Shea in '65, a nice bit of editing is done. Footage of The Beatles ripping through the song full of energy and smiles is mixed in. Throughout the song, the video bounces between modern day Paul and The Fab Four. Seeing that old footage of The Beatles having a blast momentarily makes you wonder how some four years later they ended up sour faced guys on a rooftop.

Helter Skelter live, need I say more? I'm going by memory, but I believe this is the first time McCartney has included it on a live effort. I'm too lazy to flip through my collection to verify that though. What? I never claimed to be all proper and by the rules professional, just quirky! Sure it doesn't have that down and dirty edginess that it did all those years ago when it was originally recorded but, it's still fun to hear. It all ends with "The End" which I suppose is fitting albeit a bit corny ... it's Macca, he's allowed to be corny if he wants. He's earned it.

The bonus DVD gives McCartney's full performance atop The Ed Sullivan Theater marquee, the theater where The Beatles made their U.S. television debut. You also get an audience documentary culled from footage shot on Flip cameras that were put in the hands of some fans to help document the three shows. To be honest, that bit didn't do much for me though I'm sure the fans involved had a great time with the cameras. I just didn't need a whole segment of it. The digital fan footage is also mixed in with professional footage that makes up the concert film. The disc ends with the full performance version of "I'm Down."

Overall, Good Evening New York City is a good package. For longtime fans of The Beatles, you get lots of sentimentally significant Beatles moments. If you're a McCartney fan, you'll add this to your collection. That being said, casual fans shouldn't dismiss this. Yes, it's a bit nostalgia heavy. But, McCartney as a performer out classes a good number of today's performers and he's armed with a song catalog that few can match. If you're like me and have a Sir Paul soft spot, you'll find yourself in a Macca induced stupor with a grin on your face after nearly three hours of sing-a-long with Paul.

Track Listing
(Live Album / Concert Film)

• Drive My Car
• Jet
• Only Mama Knows
• Flaming Pie
• Got To Get You Into My Life
• Let Me Roll It
• Highway
• The Long And Winding Road
• My Love
• Blackbird
• Here Today
• Dance Tonight
• Calico Skies
• Mrs Vandebilt
• Eleanor Rigby
• Sing The Changes
• Band On The Run
• Back In The USSR
• I’m Down
• Something
• I’ve Got A Feeling
• Paperback Writer
• A Day In The Life / Give Peace A Chance
• Let It Be
• Live And Let Die
• Hey Jude
• Day Tripper
• Lady Madonna
• I Saw Her Standing There
• Yesterday
• Helter Skelter
• Get Back
• Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / The End

Bonus DVD
(Live on the Late Show with David Letterman)

• Get Back
• Sing The Changes
• Coming Up
• Band On The Run
• Let Me Roll It
• Helter Skelter
• Back In The USSR

• Good Evening People (Audience Documentary Film)
• I’m Down (Full Performance)

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Video: Your 33 Black Angels - "Lovers Limbo"

New York band Your 33 Black Angels have unleashed their debut music video. It's for the song "Lovers Limbo" from their upcoming record Pagan Princess. The record is set to drop on December 3. That is also the day of their record release party over at Mercury Lounge on the LES. Swing by and check them out! In the mean time, feast your lovely eyes on the video which was put together by the bands own Benji Kast.

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Spoon Debuts New Single "Written In Reverse"

The good folks over at The Audio Perv have the new single from Spoon, "Written In Reverse," up. You can check it out HERE. I'm really diggin' this one. It's rather catchy. I think this makes what, the third or forth Spoon song that gets more than an "it's okay" rating from me? I dare say it has made me look forward to checking out the album when it comes out.

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Around New York ... November 30 - December 6, 2009

Upcoming shows in the New York area ...

November 30 -- Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam at Bowery Ballroom
www.boweryballroom.com
December 1 -- Over The Rhine / Lucy Wainwright Roche at Highline Ballroom
www.highlineballroom.com
December 1 -- Video Daughters / Darlings / Dynasties / Equestrian at Glasslands Gallery
www.glasslands.com
December 1 -- The Mountain Goats at Webster Hall
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December 1 - 6 -- Anat Cohen Quartet at Village Vanguard
www.villagevanguard.com
December 2 -- Jaguar Love (pictured) / The King Left / Yes Giantess / Violent Soho at Mercury Lounge
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
December 2 -- Emilie Autumn at Music Hall of Williamsburg
www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com
December 2 -- Dom Flemmons at Spike Hill
www.spikehill.com
December 2 - 4 -- Phish at Madison Square Garden
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December 3 -- Casper Bangs / Flight Crash Companion / Meaghan Smith at Pianos
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December 3 -- Your 33 Black Angels / Wakey! Wakey! / Casey Shea / Paperdoll at Mercury Lounge
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December 4 -- Slone / Magneta Lane at The Bell House
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December 4 -- Brendan Benson with Corey Chisel at (Le) Poisson Rouge
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December 4 -- Elvis Perkins In Dearland (pictured) / Bowerbirds at Bowery Ballroom
www.boweryballroom.com
December 4 -- Erin McKeown / Jill Sobule at Highline Ballroom
www.highlineballroom.com
December 4 -- The Sights / The Figgs at Cake Shop
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December 4 -- The Library / Bel Air / Electric Owls at Union Pool
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December 4 -- Raphael Saadiq / Anjulie at Terminal 5
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December 4 -- Gain Ann Dorsey at 92YTribeca
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December 5 -- Friendly Fires at Webster Hall
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December 5 -- Heloise & the Savoir Faire at Brooklyn Bowl
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December 5 -- Sam Champion / Matt Trowbridge / Electric Owls / DJ Sean Bones at Union Hall
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December 5 -- Hot Tuna at Beacon Theatre
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December 5 -- Lionel Loueke at (Le) Poisson Rouge
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December 6 -- Begushkin / T'Broken Letters / Zachary Cale at Union Hall
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Happy Thanksgiving!

For those who celebrate, have a Happy Thanksgiving. May you and your loved ones have a safe and happy holiday. For those who don't, Happy Thursday and may you and your loved ones also have a safe and happy day.

Cheers,

QNYC

Ash Release Video For Arcadia

Ash released a video for "Acradia" (that's "C" in their A - Z releases) today. Check it out below. This week, they also released letter "D" of the series, "Tracers." You've been collecting the singles, haven't you? Well, you can check out "Tracers" using the handy dandy widget which is also below.

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ResidentBand Features Seth Freeman

Our friends over at ResidentBand have a new episode online, Episode 23 to be exact. This one features Seth Freeman performing "Losing Streak." I dig this song. Check it out and then pop over to ResidentBand where you can download the song for free, for a limited time. See how nice they are to you good folks of the Internet world?! And, while you're over there, click some stuff and explore!

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Around New York ... November 23 - November 29, 2009

Upcoming shows in the New York area ...

November 23 -- The Heath Bros. / Cyrus Chestnut at Blue Note
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November 23 -- Sumbrellas (pictured) / Jason Anderson / Sora An at Cake Shop
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November 23 -- Pow Wow! / The Nymphets / NT / Elenor at Bruar Falls
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November 23 - 24 -- Royksopp / Nite Jewel at Webster Hall
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November 24 -- Jim Boggia / Leslie Mendelson / Benyaro at Southpaw
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November 24 -- John Fogerty at Beacon Theatre
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November 24 -- Jupiter One / Donora / The Prigs / Jeff Taylor at Mercury Lounge
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November 24 -- Elliott Brood / Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears / The Black Hollies at Union Hall
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November 24 -- Ray Davies / Nicole Atkins at Wellmont Theatre
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November 24 - November 29 -- Renee Rosnes Quartet at Village Vanguard
www.villagevanguard.com
November 25 -- Julian Plenti / I'm In You at Brooklyn Bowl
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November 25 -- Meat Puppets / Kirkwood Dellinger / Dynasty Electric at Bowery Ballroom
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November 25 -- Sherlocks Daughter / Marit Bergman at Pianos
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November 25 -- Screaming Females / So So Glos / Bad Blood Revival at The Bell House
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November 27 -- Chuck Prophet / Eilen Jewel at 92 Y Tribeca
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November 27 -- Zero 7 / Body Language at Terminal 5
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November 28 -- Nila Kay (pictured) at 92 Y Tribeca
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November 28 -- Bebel Gilberto at Wellmont Theatre
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November 28 -- Our Mountain / True Lovers at Union Pool
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November 28 -- Ramsey Lewis Trio at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
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November 28 -- David Johansen at Highline Ballroom
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