We get about three emails a day asking if there is any other place outside the demon lairs of Ticketmaster to buy tickets to the Open Space Alliance’s concerts at the Williamsburg Waterfront. After deleting them for weeks or responding, “We’re a blog goddamnit. We don’t know,” I decided to ask somebody.

So here’s your answer. You can avoid paying blood money on Ticketmaster’s website by picking up real-life, hard-paper tickets at the Nokia Theater in Times Square. The ticket price is exactly same as listed but without those nasty service or convience charges. You’ll save roughly $9 – $12 a ticket.

The Nokia Theatre box office hours are Monday through Saturday 12 pm to 6 pm. You can contact them at (212) 930-1950.

You can get your twee on at noon, that’s when tickets go on sale.

Beloved twee-pop cult heroes Belle and Sebastian haven’t played a show on American soil since 2006. But this fall, the Matablog reports that the band will breeze through North American venues on a way-too-brief tour that’ll include a pair of Mexican dates.

This announcement comes on the heels of news that the band is back at work, writing songs in Glasgow and recording in Los Angeles. According to a Friday news update on the band’s site, they’re currently in “the final stages” of recording a new album. They’ll also tour through Europe and Asia in the coming months, and also promise some UK dates and “a trip to South America” before year’s end. And they’ll curate and headline the Bowlie 2 festival, which takes over Butlins in Minehead, England December 10-12. Taking twee global!

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