Around New York ... May 12 - May 18, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...

Kopecky Family Band at Mercury Lounge, 5/16

May 12 -- Alice Russell at (le) poisson rouge
May 12 -- Joan Osborne / Ollabelle / Elizabeth Mitchell at City Winery
May 13 -- Clara Lofaro at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
May 14 -- Iron & Wine at The Beacon Theatre
May 14 -- The Hush Sound / Hockey / River City Extension at Webster Hall
May 14 -- Wakey!Wakey! at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
May 14 -- Spacehog / VAZ / Hubble at Union Pool
May 14 -- What It Means / Dawn Landes / Mesiko at The Rock Shop
May 14 -- Vera Flash / Parson James / Moxiie / Lyons / Nightbox at The Bowery Electric
May 15 -- Har Mar Superstar / The Young Things / Nightbox at (le) poisson rouge
May 16 -- Kopecky Family Band / Matrimony at Mercury Lounge
May 16 -- The Veda Rays / Lazyeyes / BNLX / Wormburner at Pianos
May 16 -- No Joy / Weekend / Grand Resort at Glasslands
May 17 -- The Lonely Wild / Yellow Red Sparks / The Lonelyhearts at Union Hall
May 17 -- Bettye LaVette / The Blind Boys of Alabama at The Town Hall
May 17 -- Christine Vaindirlis at Blue Note
May 17 -- Melissa Ferrick / The Western Den at The Bell House
May 18 -- Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band / the Felice Brothers at Terminal 5
May 18 -- James McCartney / Melissa Giges at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
May 18 -- The Feelies at The Bell House
May 18 -- Kitten / Lights Resolve at Santos Party House
May 18 -- VietNam / Andy Animal's Cannibal Tribe / Country Mice at Glasslands 

Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band to Play Terminal 5 on 5/18

  Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band
The Felice Brothers
Saturday, May 18
Terminal 5
610 W 56th Street
New York, NY
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Tickets: $32 advance / $35 dos
All Ages

Josh Ritter released his new album, The Beast In Its Tracks on March 5.

Jon Batiste and Stay Human To Play The Bowery Ballroom on 6/25

  Jon Batiste and Stay Human
Tuesday, June 25
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: $25 advance / $28 dos
18+

Jon Batiste and Stay Human are scheduled to release their debut album in June.  If you're attending the legendary Newport Jazz Festival this year, you'll be able to catch them there as well on Sunday, August 4.  If you haven't got tickets, grab some now.

Mermaid Parade Launches Kickstarter Project

The Mermaid Parade has been a staple in Coney Island since 1983.  Thanks to Hurricane Sandy wrecking havoc, the folks that put on the parade are working hard to keep a much loved tradition alive.  So, they've started a Kickstarter project.  Click HERE for more details on what you can do to help save a much loved institution.

As a photographer, the Mermaid Parade is one of the most fun events to photograph. It is in general, a complete and total blast to experience.  

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the Coney Island community. It also destroyed our historical museum and performance space at 1208 Surf Avenue. We rely on the income from our popular side-show and gift shop, along with registration fees, to pay for the Mermaid Parade. With our building severely damaged and donations slowing to a trickle, our not-for-profit has had virtually no income. In many ways we’re still underwater. What this all means is that the 31st Mermaid Parade now has a budget shortfall of $100,000. This is an impossible gap for a tiny not-for-profit arts organization like ours.

Bob Schneider to Play Bowery Ballroom on 7/26

Bob Schneider
Wheeler Brothers
Friday, July 26
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: $25
21+

Bob Schneider has a new album, Burden of Proof, scheduled for release on June 11.  The single, "Unpromised Land" was released in early April.

Iron and Wine To Play The Beacon Theatre on 5/14

Iron and Wine
Tuesday, May 14
The Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway
New York, NY
Doors: 8PM
Tickets: $45 - $60

Iron and Wine released their new album, Ghost On Ghost, on April 16.
 

Pokey LaFarge To Play The Bowery Ballroom on 6/4 + New Record

  Pokey LaFarge
Luke Winslow King
Tuesday, June 4
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM
Tickets: $15
18+

Pokey LaFarge will release his new full-length album, Pokey LaFarge, via Third Man Records on June 4.  CD's and Vinyl can be pre-ordered HERE.

Deap Vally Release New Video

Deap Vally recently released their new video for "Baby I Call Hell".  The clip was directed by Jess Holzworth.  The track is from their upcoming debut album, Sistrionix, which is scheduled for release in the US in September.  They released their Get Deap! EP last month. Check out their new video below.

Shooter Jennings to Play The Bowery Ballroom on 5/21

Shooter Jennings
Daniel Romano
Tuesday, May 21
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St
New York, NY
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 dos
21+

Shooter Jennings released his latest album, The Other Life, on March 12.

If I Dropped By... with Jamie DiTringo and John BellaVia of The Golden Furs

This week, I posed my "If I Dropped By..." question to Jamie DiTringo and John BellaVia of New York based band The Golden Furs.  This is what I found out during my hypothetical visits to their homes.

Quirky NY Chick (QNYC): ... and brought a friend who didn't know your music, what song of yours would you play for them and why?

John BellaVia (JBV): O Father! Acapella. You would play bongos and your friend can do hand claps. As long as there is someone else with a deep Barry White-ish voice for the bass, we are set.  O Father! just brings people together.

Jamie DiTringo (JDT): Amethyst. It’s one of the 1st songs John, Saul and I wrote together when we started the band and has a special place in my heart. Awww.. It has a lot of elements we really enjoy from the experimental intro, to the snappy verses and heaviness that drives the song. It’s tough to pick one because O Father is fan favorite at the moment.