The Life Vicarious scooped New York Magazine on the announcement of their own 40th birthday extravaganza. As the mag goes over the hill, they'll have Brooklynites The National and Grizzly Bear on hand. The concert, at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 10th, will also include some comedy, with hosting duties appointed to Stella (aka Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain) – all in all you can expect to throw down $35 a ticket. Could all of these recent bookings (see: NYxNY event series) be the equivalent of the magazine's mid-life crisis Porsche? more ›

Considering most parties have a hard time getting through a summer in this town, the fact that GBH has been doing their thing for 10 whole years is an incredible achievement. These guys have been hosting parties in just about every space available, from the high end hotels to the low brow clubs. To celebrate the anniversary, they blew it out in spectacular form last Friday night, taking over Webster Hall's main ballroom for the evening with an impressive collection of DJs and dance acts. MSTRKRFT (pictured), James Murphy, Grandmaster Flash, among others hit the decks till the early morning, and while there was no secret LCD Soundsystem set (as rumored), few seemed disappointed with what was an completely raucous night. Here's to another 10 years. more ›