Photo by Jenna Stoltzfus Stamm
We’ve got another chance for y’all to check out The Swimmers this Saturday at Piano’s– not only will one lucky reader win a pair of tickets to the show, they will also receive a copy of the just released album People Are Soft!
The full album is streaming on the interwebs today, so take a listen (because I haven’t been able to stop), and comment on our Facebook page for a chance to win!
Comment on the contest thread over on our Facebook page, and you could win a pair of tickets to see The Swimmers, Joel Plaskett, & New Numbers tomorrow night (Thursday 10/15) at Union Hall!
If you enjoy the dizzy clap along above, you’ll be excited to know that The Swimmer’s release People Are Soft on November 2nd, and you can download the single “A Hundred Hearts” here. (Right Click, y’all)
Wanna celebrate last week’s release of Be Set Free, the newest from lovely crooner Langhorne Slim, this Thursday at the Bell House? Well, we’ve got some more FREEwilly love for you– a pair of tickets to come join the party. You know the drill, RT the contest info over on Twitter OR leave a comment on the Facebook thread.
Here’s a little Langhorne love to keep your ears happy while you do so:
Thursday’s show is a kick off to Slim’s tour, and you won’t have the chance to see him again in our neck of the woods until November 21st at Le Poisson Rouge, so get your tickets my pretties! Or check out the tour dates after the jump if you find yourslef outside of wonderful NY in the next few weeks…
Seattle’s Grand Archives put out their newest, Keep In Mind Frankenstein, last month after grappling with a serious case of writer’s block in the studio, namely on standout track “Oslo Novelist”. But once the music was laid down, the words just fell into place, and thank goodness. This orchestral and slightly weepy (read: Pacific Northwest) version of a classic southern saloon resonance, is sure to warm your bones.
Since it’s starting to get chilly, we’d like to think we’re in the business of making our readers happy– so we’ve got two pairs of tickets to see Grand Archives, tonight at Le Poisson Rouge and tomorrow night at Southpaw. Holler at us on twitter with this message:
RT @freedubya Win tickets to see Seattle’s Grand Archives TONIGHT @lprnyc or TOMORROW at Southpaw. Simply RT to Win!
OR hit us up on the contest’s Facebook thread! Update: WE HAVE WINNERS!
Read it and weep– this is the last Yo La Tengo show in the greater NY area this year (looks like the Hanukkah shows at Maxwell’s aren’t happening).
But have no fear, our dear readers. One of you lucky folks will win a pair of tickets for tomorrow night’s Roseland extravaganza. Not only are the Black Lips opening, but you’ve got John Oliver of The Daily Show as MC, not to mention the fabulous Gary Panter (who created the lovely B&W flyer) with a (get this!) light show. And we thought On Ice was dead!? If you haven’t gotten your hands on Yo La’s newest release, Popular Songs, you’re seriously slacking.
How do you enter to win, you ask? Well, just hit us up on Twitter @freedubya with an I <3 Yo La Tengo!, and those tickets could be yours! Tweet away, my lovelies.
Cale Parks, the genius drummer boy behind indie faves Aloha and White Williams, has been doing the solo thing and we just can’t get enough. The newest EP, To Swift Mars, has been playing soundtrack to our dreamy (read: make believe) summertime love affairs with bike messengers. I got a chance to catch up with Greenpoint’s own Parks about his love for synth sound, Broadcast, and Brooklyn– so keep your eye out for the interview in the next few days.
Recently coming off tour with Passion Pit, Cale kicks off his next tour with Lemonade at Santos Party House on August 18th, and we’ve got a pair of tickets for one lucky reader!
You know the drill, follow @freedubya on Twitter, and RT the contest tweet or hit us up with a #freedubyaCP hashtag.
Debut album BiRd-BrAiNs, out August 18th on 4AD, is the singular musical project of New England native Merrill Garbus, a.k.a tUnE-yArDs. Merril’s ukulele brings forth a timid quality that can only be captured by the word endearing. In a Kimya Dawson-esque language, her somewhat awkward femininity blazes forward with a lonesome confidence.
The work is best described by Garbus herself as ‚”a patchwork of sound snippets, of history in a present tense. It is a composer’s commitment to the preservation of stories, however small and unassuming.”– self recorded on a handheld digital voice recorder and produced on free mixing software, with echoing drum loops and siren vocals.
We’ve got a copy of this Limited Edition Screen Printed DIY gem for TWO LUCKY READERS! Simply comment on the tUnE-yArDs thread on our Facebook page and you can become just as obsessed as I have…
Recently coming off tour with sound pioneers Micachu & The Shapes, tUnE-yArDs will be making a pit stop at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Sept 5th with troubadour Phosphorescent, before hitting up the UK with the lovely Dirty Projectors. GO COMMENT IT UP ON OUR FACEBOOK TO WIN!
Leonard Cohen recently announced that he’s extending his 2009 world tour and will be returning this fall to play 15 more U.S. dates. He’ll be in New York City at MSG on October 23rd, and tickets will go on sale August 10. Fans will tell you that seeing the acclaimed singer/songwriter/poet perform is an unforgettable experience – but it also takes a toll on your wallet (tickets usually cost about $100 or more a piece).
Fortunately, AEG Live and FREEwilliamsburg are giving away a pair of the highly coveted tickets to one of our lucky Twitter followers (if you aren’t part of our crew yet, follow @freedubyahere). Just send us a tweet or a RT with the hashtag #FreedubyaLC. We’ll randomly select a winner a week from today, on August 7. Good luck!
Ok, do you see the tinyness these guys call their practice space here in good ol’ Williamsburg!? So the vocals aren’t the best in the video, but these guys are booming with energy live– especially on stand out track “MR2″.
Download the self titled EP for absolutely $0 on the Miracles of Modern Science website, and you’ll be blown away. You know the deal– Follow us on twitter and RT for a chance to win a pair of tickets to this Saturday’s show at Le Poisson Rouge for The Albertans CD Release Party.
Joan Wasser, musically referred to as Joan as Police Woman, has played with legends– Lou Reed, Antony and the Johnsons, And Rufus Wainwright. In turn, as a solo artist, making her the stuff legends are made of.
Wanna check out her deeply moving performance at 92Y Tribeca this Saturday, July 25th? Follow us on twitter, and just RT the contest tweet for a chance to win a pair of tickets.
And be sure to keep an eye out in the next few days for our interview with the lovely lady herself!
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Leonard Cohen recently announced that he’s extending his 2009 world tour and will be returning this fall to play 