nyctaper posts

The National will play Summerstage on Monday August 4, it was announced today. Tickets for this show go on sale on Friday May 30. Yeasayer is the opener.

This week The National released The Virginia, an EP of b-sides and outtakes from Boxer, their acclaimed 2007 release. They will also appear as the opening band for REM and Modest Mouse at Madison Square Garden in June.

We expect tickets to go quickly for this Central Park gig. Our recording of The National’s outstanding show at BAM in February is one of the most popular recordings ever featured on nyctaper.

We spoke today via email with Jason Lowenstein from the Fiery Furnaces. There was a rumor floating around the official Furnaces forum (temporarily offline for upgrades) that the new Furnaces live album Remember was culled entirely from “bootlegs”. This rumor is not completely true. The recordings that provide the raw material for Remember include over a dozen recorded by Jason himself, three multitrack recordings and five recordings from nyctaper.

Obviously, we are thrilled to have contributed material to an official release for one of our favorite bands. This kind of news makes all the hard work worthwhile.

Remember will be released in August by Thrill Jockey, but the album is finished and pressed and copies will be available at Fiery Furnaces merch tables at concerts this summer.

Visit Fiery Furnaces website or MySpace page for more concert dates.

The Concert for a Healthy City is a benefit being held at Webster Hall this coming Wednesday night May 21. The excellent band Oakley Hall have just been added to the bill.

The Concert’s mission is stated on their site:
“Concert for a Healthy City is a collaborative effort among student-run free clinics in New York. We strive to bring about awareness of the growing healthcare access problems faced by New Yorkers as well as raise funds to support efforts to provide primary care to those in need.”

More information about times and tickets is available at the Webster Hall site [HERE].

Steve Wynn was the frontman for the early 80’s post-punk band The Dream Syndicate. Their first full album, 1982’s Days of Wine and Roses is one of the best albums from this period and was influential in the west coast music that followed in the late 80s and early 90s.

Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 will perform Days of Wine and Roses from start to finish at Maxwell’s on July 25, 2008. As Steve Wynn has an open taping policy, we will be there to record this excellent event.

Steve Wynn has pursued a solo career since the Dream Syndicate ended in 1989, garnering enough cred to merit a tribute album (From a Man of Mysteries) with covers by bands such as The Silos, Minus 5, Chuck Prophet, and Sid Griffin of The Long Riders.

Please support Steve Wynn and purchase his official releases from the store at his website.

I guess this gig makes perfect sense, since Tara Key from Antietam is in fact a librarian, but we find this one pretty interesting and slightly amusing. The Saturday afternoon readers’ attempts to “shh” the noise will be futile, as Antietam’s powerful post-punk will be on display across the Plaza.

Who: Antietam and Ladybug Transistor
Where: Brooklyn Public Library — Grand Army Plaza Branch [MAP]
When: Saturday May 31, 2008
Time: 2 p.m.

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Today Dirty on Purpose released a new EP which is available as a free download at RCRDLBL (HERE). The four-song release features all songs that were performed live when nyctaper recorded Dirty on Purpose in early April.

Dirty on Purpose have three new dates, including two NYC performances in June:
Friday, June 6, 2008 “Rooftop Films” at New Design 350 Grand Street NYC
Saturday, June 7, 2008 The Bug Jar Rochester, NY
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Bowery Ballroom opening for Swervedriver (sold out)

Today in a Manhattan courtroom, four of the eight charges against the Market Hotel arising from the legal problems encountered in February were dismissed outright. The other four matters were given an administrative adjournment to a date in June, and are expected to follow the same course.

A judge ruled that the Showpaper benefit held on February 28, 2008 did not violate the “bottle club” statute, and granted the attorney’s motion to dismiss the cases on both technical and legal grounds.

A beautiful day, and a great time had by all. We had an intimate but enthusiastic crowd and all four bands performed terrific sets. Thanks to all the bands, and to Pianos!

The entire show was recorded and I’ll be offering all four sets in the very near future.

He is one-half of arguably the greatest songwriting team of the last two decades of the twentieth century. Chris Difford penned such Squeeze classics at “Tempted”, “Pulling Mussels From the Shell” and “Cool for Cats”. The latter features his distinctive accented baritone in a song that influenced an entire generation of Brit-pop and powerpop bands.

In between Squeeze tours, Chris released his latest solo album The Last Temptation Of Chris in March, and returns to the U.S. this week to perform several solo shows. We will be at the show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken on Tuesday May 13, 2008. We emailed Chris and secured his permission to record the show for nyctaper. Squeeze returns to the States this Summer for a series of dates nationally.

Here are Chris Difford’s May dates:
May 12 2008 8:00 Iron Horse Northampton MA
May 13 2008 8:00 Maxwell’s Hoboken NJ
May 14 2008 8:00 Water Color Cafe Larchmont NY
May 16 2008 8:00 Stephen Talkhosue Amagansett NY
May 17 2008 8:00 Ocean County Lib Toms River NJ
May 18 2008 8:00 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry NH

The Last Temptation of Chris can be purchased at The Turkey Zone through a link at Chris’s main site.

What:
NYCTAPER ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Where:
PIANO’S
158 Ludlow Street
New York NY
[MAP]

Date and Time:
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm (doors at 3:30 pm)

TICKETS:
100 Will-Call Tickets will be made available exclusively through this site at the price of $10.
The cost of entry at the door on the day of the show is $12.
Purchase tickets by clicking the paypal button below:

SET TIMES:
4 p.m. Spanish Prisoners (Acoustic)
5 p.m. The Loom
6 p.m. The Antlers
7 p.m. Bridges and Powerlines

Many Thanks to the following web sites/blogs for their posts about this show:
Pianos Web Site
Jessi’s Music
Music Slut
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
Yahoo Events
Last.fm
Deli Magazine