Last night Robert Thurman's annual Tibet House benefit concert took to Carnegie Hall, featuring performances by Antibalas, The National (who performed two new, untitled songs), Vampire Weekend, Patti Smith, Steve Earle, Angelique Kidjo, Keb' Mo', Philip Glass, and his son Zack (whose performance served as an alternate answer to that age old question, how does one get to Carnegie Hall).
Tibet Comes to Carnegie Hall
Four Stabbed in Everyday Struggle After Notorious
Much like the tragic story that had just been seen on screen, an afterparty for the opening night of Notorious turned violent Friday when four men were stabbed inside a Brooklyn nightclub. A chaotic scene emerged as one clubgoer described it, "I didn't know what happened, but whenever people start screaming and running out of a club it means someone either has a gun or a knife, and I wasn't going to stick around to find out which it was."
Gothamist Music Picks: The Little Red Riding Hood Edition
For a long time we didn't listen to Wolfmother just because they had "wolf" in their name. We were sick it. Wolfmother, Wolf Eyes, We Are Wolves..."how could any of them be better than Wolf Parade?" we thought.
A Wee Bit of Craic and Film Shorts
They pronounce it "crack" but when the Irish talk about craic, they really mean lively conversation not hardcore narcotics. Pints, craic and a few short films make for a very Irish kind of evening and this Thursday Film Fleadh presents "A Wee Craic," the best of Irish and Scottish filmmakers at their 4th Annual Shorts Night.

