ART: Secrets of Coney Island Creek opens at the Brooklyn Public Library tonight. The exhibit of photographs by photog/author/Coney Island native Charles Denson goes back to the 1960s "when the waterway was at a low point, surrounded by industry and suffering from neglect and pollution. Since then, portions of the creek have been reclaimed, drawing both wildlife and residents to its shores. The photographs in Secrets of Coney Island Creek document those early decades and......

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This week requires you to make some very important decisions. It all starts on Wednesday with the question, "will it be SPIN or Summerstage?" SPIN is celebrating their 20th anniversary at Webster Hall with an incredible lineup that includes Public Enemy, Death Cab for Cutie, LCD Soundsystem, Drive-By Truckers, Lady Sovereign, Diplo, and Afrika Bambaataa. All that can be yours for only $10 more than it'll cost you to see just Death Cab in......

British Sea Power...

We remember the first time we saw British Sea Power play on the eve of the release of their first album, “The Decline of British Sea Power,” in a small venue in Brooklyn where the band had decorated the stage with a tree and a giant stuffed bird. The band seemed to be from another world as the vocalist, Yan, sang of writers long dead and the mysteries of nature while his brother Hamilton played......

Since this seems to be hard to grasp for some we just want to reiterate that this post is just to let you know that we've noticed a few tickets that are on sale for shows that we believe may sell out. We won't be repeating any ticket listings we posted last time, so you may want to give that list a once over as well. Also, we put a $ sign next to overpriced......

Thank you, Coolfer! You have compiled the list of NYC shows we'd want to see in the next few months. Cooler's list is much more comprehensive, but here are a few we're interested in checking out: • March 13, British Sea Power (pictured)Bowery Ballroom • March 25th, Television, Irving Plaza • March 31st, The Delgados, Bowery Ballroom • March 31st, Rapture w/BRMC, Roseland Ballroom • April 6-8, Death Cab For Cutie, Irving Plaza • April......