The Most Blogged About Shows This Week

Kanye West

It’s refreshing (and relaxing) to talk about something other than CMJ for a change.  Not that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy myself during the all-out clusterfuck of a festival that is the “Music Marathon,” but the weight of tracking hundreds of shows, attending them, and consuming all the free booze that’s flowing over a few days borders on burdensome at some points.  I know.  Serious, SERIOUS #hipsterproblems.

I digress.  The beauty of New York City is that we’re not waiting all year to see bands.  We’re not Manchester, Tennessee or Indio, California.  Shit, we’re not even Austin, Texas (no offense.)  We ALWAYS have stuff going on.  And that’s why I’m here, no?

As I write this, Kanye West holds the bloggable gold as the most buzzed show this week in Gotham, for his FREE show tonight at Skylight at Moynihan Station.  Almost as shocking as the announcement of a free Kanye West show is that he was able to pry himself away from Kim Kardashian for more than five minutes to throw down a live set.  Apparently Kanye is a rail enthusiast.  Seems like an event Jay-Z would jump all over.  Maybe he’ll be there?

Last year’s CMJ breakthrough artist is in town for four sold out shows thanks to the fine folks at Bowery Presents; Grimes.  On Thursday and Sunday she’ll play Music Hall of Williamsburg, with weekend dates at Bowery Ballroom sandwiched in between.  I’m predicting a Terminal 5 show sometime in the spring (PS, The Weeknd plays there tomorrow and Friday), so good on you if you managed to score tickets to this four-night engagement, which features support from one of my favorite CMJ acts of THIS year, Mykkie Blanco.  Be sure to show up early.

Bowery Ballroom won’t be empty on Sunday night.  The room will be filled with lusher and more dissonant sounds (and an older crowd) from noise rock legends Swans, hot off the release of their latest dark (and I meant dark) long (and I mean long) player Seer.  If that’s not enough to push you through the turnstiles; Devendra Banhart is supporting, the first NYC set I can recall from him in some time.

If Kanye West is too smug for ya, you don’t need to leave home tonight.  2:54 are in town from the UK and are headlining Knitting Factory (also playing Mercury Lounge with Jangula tomorrow) and will be joined by Zambri and Blonds, an absolutely unreal lineup for a Wednesday night, and over on the Lower East Side, New Zealand’s latest buzzband crossover Opossom decided that CMJ wasn’t enough for him.  He plays Pianos with Big Scary, Grandchildren and Teeth & Tongue.

CMJ apparently isn’t the end of free shows either; the FILTER Microtropolis Block Party is on Friday night at Hudson River Park Pier 57, and is stacked with a solo performance by The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr., DFA’s latest signee (and recent My Social List interviewee) Sinkane, and the rich, attention commanding onslaught of Caveman.

Halloween isn’t until next Wednesday, so “Halloween (observed)” is basically scheduled for this weekend.  I’ll close this post with the best Halloween events:

Regal Degal, Royal Baths and Indian Rebound at The Lab; Inspectah Deck, Moon Hooch, Osekre and the Lucky Bastards, WC Kids at Cheap Storage; CLUB HELL with Fatima Al Qadiri, Nguzunguzu, Total Freedom, Venus XTC, $hayne and J-Cush at Knockdown Center; and Haunted Hop! With Jonathan Toubin at Brooklyn Bowl

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TOP 10 FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS

10. Four Tet @ Autumn Bowl w/ Jamie XX
Friday, October 26th at 11:00pm – all ages, FREE! -> tickets

9. The xx @ Paradise Theater w/ Chairlift
Sunday, October 28th at 7:00pm – all ages, $42 -> tickets

8. Cypress Hill @ Best Buy Theater w/ Action Bronson
Tuesday, October 30th at 7:00pm – all ages, $37 -> tickets

7. Swans @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Devendra Banhart
Sunday, October 28th at 8:00pm – 21+, $32 – $35 -> tickets

6. Aimee Mann @ The Town Hall w/ Ted Leo
Saturday, October 27th at 7:30pm – all ages, $35 – $45 -> tickets

5. The Weeknd @ Terminal 5
Friday, October 26th at 8:00pm – all ages, SOLD OUT

4. Freedom to Love Now! @ Beacon Theatre w/ Rufus Wainwright, The National, fun., They Might Be Giants, Justin Bond, Toshi Reagon, Doveman, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask
Tuesday, October 30th at 8:00pm – all ages, $50 – $155 -> tickets

3. Major Lazer @ Terminal 5
Saturday, October 27th at 8:00pm – all ages, $25 – $35 -> tickets

2. Grimes @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Myths, Mykki Blanco
Thursday, October 25th at 8:00pm – 18+, SOLD OUT

1. Kanye West @ Skylight at Moynihan Station w/ DJ Craze, Hudson Mohawke, Tommy Trash
Wednesday, October 24th at 9:00pm – all ages, SOLD OUT

SHOWS GOING ON SALE

Thursday, October 25th at 10:00am

Cyndi Lauper @ Beacon Theatre on 12/08 – $35 – $500

Friday, October 26th at 7:00am

Wildlife Control @ The Rock Shop on 12/14 – $10
Sky Ferreira @ Glasslands Gallery on 11/28 – $12

Friday, October 26th at 10:00am

Dave Matthews Band @ Barclays Center on 12/21 – $75 – $85

Friday, October 26th at 11:00am

Cyndi Lauper @ Beacon Theatre on 12/08 – $35 – $500

Friday, October 26th at 12:00pm

The Rolling Stones @ Prudential Center on 12/13 – $95 – $750
The Rolling Stones @ Prudential Center on 12/15 – $95 – $750
Toro Y Moi @ Webster Hall on 02/13 – $20
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Webster Hall on 12/13 – $20
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall on 01/15 – $30
Father John Misty @ Webster Hall on 01/14 – $20
Mission of Burma @ Bowery Ballroom on 01/18 – $20 – $22
Ellie Goulding @ Terminal 5 on 01/21 – $35
The Dirty Pearls @ Bowery Ballroom on 01/04 – $15 – $18
David Bazan @ The Mercury Lounge on 11/15 – $16 – $18
Andrew Bird @ The Riverside Church on 12/11 – $40
Chappo @ The Mercury Lounge on 12/15 – $12 – $15
Turkuaz @ The Mercury Lounge on 12/15 – $10 – $12
Jane’s Addiction @ Terminal 5 on 12/29 – $59.5
Wormburner @ The Mercury Lounge on 12/20 – $12 – $15
Churchill @ The Mercury Lounge on 12/18 – $10 – $12
Sonnymoon @ The Mercury Lounge on 12/21 – $10 – $12
Local Natives @ Music Hall of Williamsburg on 02/01 – $25
Local Natives @ Bowery Ballroom on 02/02 – $25
Local Natives @ Bowery Ballroom on 02/03 – $25
Benzos @ The Mercury Lounge on 11/28 – $10
TNGHT @ Music Hall of Williamsburg on 11/30 – $25 – $30
Gojira @ Irving Plaza on 02/08 – $21
Ra Ra Riot @ Webster Hall on 01/25 – $23
Sky Ferreira @ The Mercury Lounge on 11/29 – $12
Water Liars @ The Mercury Lounge on 11/19 – $10
Urban Cone @ The Mercury Lounge on 01/24 – $12
The Wedding Present @ Bowery Ballroom on 02/09 – $15 – $17

Friday, November 2nd at 12:00pm

Mike Birbiglia @ Highline Ballroom on 12/02 – $25
Janeane Garofalo @ (le) poisson rouge on 11/02 – $25

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