Since settling in New York in 2001, promoter Todd Patrick – known through his website as Todd P – has established himself as a major force in the avant-garde rock scene. In the fastidious spirit of a modern day Bill Graham – though without the passion for profits – Patrick has distinguished himself with his commitment to producing shows at atypical, under-the-radar locations like lofts, rooftops and funky, “illegal” clubs. Often eschewing such vagaries as......

We've got a stack of tickets over here for you, and all you have to do is email us telling us which pair you want, and answer a little question. First up is Interpol, playing this Friday (with Calla) in Atlantic City! The show is in support of their new album Our Love to Admire. Who doesn't want to spend a day on the boardwalk, hit the slot machines and see Carlos D's mustache up......

Bowery Snags Some Big Bands For Small Shows Earlier this week, Interpol (who if you haven't noticed is suddenly on the verge of massive international superstardom) played a local, intimate show at Bowery Ballroom to a select group of friends, label people and fans lucky enough to snag tickets when they quietly went on sale last week. The show was excellent and the band certainly proved that they've got the chops to push it to......

With brick and mortar sales declining, and the future of the music industry uncertain - at least live shows are always dependable. Sure, there are a lot of venues closing, but how about the ones thriving? The NY Times reports on some of the big players in the New York venue scene. In New York heated competition among concert promoters has driven a building spree of small and midsize spaces over the last two years.......

Bright Eyes Shows Off His Friends Okay Conor, we get it: you have cool friends. This week, during the Bright Eyes 7-night run at Town Hall, the band promised a special guest each night. So far he's brought out the likes of Lou Reed, Steve Earle, Jenny Lewis, Norah Jones and Ben Kweller. Each played a few songs of their own mid set before joining in jamming with the rest of the group. On the......

Yes, yes...Last week was Volume 18. We had some counting...issues. Apologies. Human Giant's MTV Takeover A Success Not only did the Human Giant crew blow past their goal of one million page views well before the 24 hour mark that they were on the air, but for one day they returned MTV to its irreverent, enjoyable and, well, musical roots. The comedy trio aired videos we didn't think MTV still knew existed (Aphex Twin, Stone......

MOVIE: One Ring Zero is a lit-rock fans dream come true. The band features Paul Auster, Jonathan Lethem, Dave Eggers and Margaret Atwood’s lyrics set to the music of trumpets, theremins, claviolas, and metallophones. Director Joe Pacheco captured the band on film and presents it now as a documentary, As Smart As They Are: The Author Project. Here's a song/video with lyrics by Michael Chabon: 7pm // Barbes [376 9th St, Park Slope] // Free......

We interviewed co-owner of Luna Lounge Rob Sacher in 2004, and he told a little story about Elliott Smith (who wrote his album XO at the bar at Luna). The story starts out, "Before I knew who Elliott Smith was, I knew him as this very quiet guy that had discovered the bar (at Luna) and would stay there till closing or near closing most nights, writing constantly in a journal with some kind of......

A Place to Bury Strangers are: Oliver Ackermann, Jono MOFO, JSpace They have a name that sticks with you, and for the last couple years, we'd always take notice when these guys on the bill. Once we finally got around to taking a listen, who woulda thunk, they're actually pretty good! God bless them for still sticking around with that electrogoth Depeche/Cure thing even after the Killers went Americana and She Wants Revenge made......

Breaking the law, breaking the law We -ist folks love us some crime, and no misdemeanor is too petty for a post on any of our sites. This week, join us for a rogues' gallery of miscreants major, minor, and alleged. Gothamist gets us started with "Law & Order", muppet style. Oh, you know what isn't a crime? Taking pictures on the MTA. So, why are cops stopping photographers? In other Gotham crime, a......

Hail Social are: Dayve Hawk, Matt Maraldo, Dan Henry, Richie Roxas, Avir Mitra A few years ago we went to see Interpol play the second of two nights at Hammerstein Ballroom. We remember really enjoying the first opener of the night, but never caught their name. Not too long ago a friend mentioned he was going out to see "that band that opened for Interpol" play a show. We put the pieces together and......

NYC, by Interpol, is without question one of the best songs to be written about New York City in the last ten years.......

A few times a week, Gothamist publishes music reviews by our contributor Jeff Baum. The opinions below belong entirely to the author. So...I was pretty skeptical of this Editors show on Saturday night. It had been shifted around from venue to venue. The very last minute (Saturday afternoon) change to Rothko didn't sound like good news. Furthermore, I got the impression the band may have taken too long to finally take on America. The buzz......

Damn, it's cold out there! Gothamist recently had a friend check weather.com before deciding whether to venture out of her home. News flash, folks: It's January! It's cold, finally! Put a coat on and let's rock: First up on the week's list of maybe-sees: Hard-Fi (at left) at Bowery Ballroom. What we've heard sounds interesting in a Clash-loving way, if not NME-freakout-worthy. Competent pop band Nightmare of You supports. Residencies still abound, with Richard Buckner......

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......

Sarah Lewitinn, Ultragrrrl...

Too bad Snow Patrol isn't playing this week to provide us with some poetic justice. Right on to it: Tuesday night, as you're probably aware, media baby Interpol playing with the amazing Blonde Redhead, but if you're not already there, you're probably not going. It's at Radio City, and $39.50. I'd say check out The Frames at Bowery Ballroom. Their live shows are stunning, and it's in the neighborhood. Wednesday see M. Ward @ Knitting......

[Finally, Gothamist will be reviewing cd's. On a weekly basis this column, entitled Hard To Explain, will give you insight into one bands music - one cd at a time. Authored by G. Nylund with original photography (specifically shot with each band/cd in mind) by Raphael Rodriguez.] Bloc Party can't be from the UK. They just can't. This is the country that invented the pub crawl, a place where they wean you straight from breast......

We planned on giving you a whole list of things to do on this rainy, cold Monday (aka: Valentine's Day) but let's face it, your destiny is sealed. Either you're "coupled" and you're going to spend the night in a dimly lit Italian restaurant. Or you're going to sit home alone on the couch with a dozen mini cupcakes from Sugar Sweet Sunshine watching Bridget Jones' Diary. Okay, maybe we have a few suggestions up......

There are some great shows coming up that will get you from Valentine's Day to St. Patricks Day, but you're going to want to buy tickets SOON, before they sell out. Gothamist is particularly looking forward to the Thermals [pictured, reading Nabokov - hott!] @ Knitting Factory, as well as our own Movable Hype 2 at the same venue. And if you don't know who the Kaiser Chiefs are, you will, so just buy tickets......

Here's the question for the day: Should Gothamist even mention sold out shows? There are a few of them this week. Mentioning sold out shows creates an environment where the "haves" are the winners and the "have nots" are the loser--unless the "have nots" turn in sexual favors with exes who thought ahead and bought two tickets. Is it right to pit the winners against the losers? Is it right to pour salt on the......

If you plan on hitting the clubs next week and taking part in the annual CMJ music binge, why not use the coming days to rest up, get some sleep and save your pennies? A week of rest woudln't hurt, would it? But it's not that easy. Not this week...though the shows are mostly big ticket events that will set you back a few bucks. The big names precede CMJ this year. Next week we'll......

If you don't know who On! Air! Library! is right now...well, we'd like for you to stop reading this and go educate yourself on good music. Seriously. Go. Now. Okay, go tonight when they play Tonic. Anyway, you WILL know who they are soon enough if you don't already, because they're opening for New York sweethearts Interpol in the upcoming months. This band somehow takes everything worth listening to in the music scene and......

Everyone's favorite New York band, Interpol, has a new album coming out...and apparently the band have become muses to some. (The album is called Antics and drops on 9/24. Although we'd be willing to bet that most of you have heard it by now, buy it when it comes out anyway!) So back to our rock muses...tomorrow night marks the opening of the Interpol Antics�NYC art space. What better way to kick off this......

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This is where Gothamist tells you about all of the shows you should buy tickets for NOW because they will in fact sell out, and you will in fact be scanning Craigslist in hopes of finding a ticket for double the face value at the last minute. So pay attention and purchase wisely. This months list was particularly hard to compose because of the ratio of really good shows to the amount of money we......

There's an item in Page Six about how contributors to Suicide Girls don't want to be associated with the site anymore (there's a power struggle between publisher and editors there). An insider "sniffs" to the Post, "The magazine quickly went from a contemporary, hip production to a little more than a hipsterized Maxim with nipples." Now, Maxim is problematic and so is hipsterization. But nipples - there ain't anything wrong with that. Interpol's Carlos D......

To most New Yorkers, Interpol is a band. But this week it was announced that the NYPD will be able to access Interpol data to track international criminals. Interpol is the world's international police organization and keeps criminal data, like photographs and fingerprints, in a database that is accessed by many countries. It seems like police departments of the U.S.'s major cities should have had access to Interpol sooner, but NYC will be the first......

Even though Suffolk County has denied their permit, promoters claim the Field Day Festival, the two-day concert with acts like the Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Beck, and Liz Phair, will still go on. Schedule for June 7-8, the concert is to be held at a former Grumman U.S. naval facility in Calverton, NY. The accusations/excuses the town of Riverhead faces are that roads wouldn't be able to handle the traffic, the land would be irrevocably damaged,......

Sam had a good time at the Interpol show Saturday night, especially with the Raveonettes ("The lead singer, she's hot, man."). Me, I saw Tears of the Sun (and it almost made me cry of boredom in during the first 90 minutes, even though it's directed by the director with the best last name ever, Antoine Fuqua), but I've been listening to "NYC" by Interpol a lot. It's pretty hypnotizing. While some say they sound......