The French electronica duo Air comes to town to play Terminal 5 on Friday. The show has been sold out for a while, but you can still get tickets because The House List is giving away two of them. Want to Grow a Pair? It’s easy. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Air, 3/19) and a brief message explaining your best bet to have fun on St. Patrick’s Day while avoiding puke and the Pogues. Eddie Bruiser, allergic to both, will notify the winner on Friday.
The Allman Brothers Band’s traditional NYC residency has shifted uptown this year—to the United Palace—and you should, too. So The House List is giving away two tickets to the legendary group’s Monday show. Want to Grow a Pair? It’s easy. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (ABB, 3/15) and a brief message explaining which Allman Brothers tune is your favorite. Eddie Bruiser, a “Little Martha” kind of guy, will notify the winner on Monday.
Ori Kaplan, formerly in Gogol Bordello, and Tamir Muskat, of Firewater, were born in Israel and met in Brooklyn. They were united by a love of music, and playing together—as Balkan Beat Box—they blend Balkan, klezmer and Mediterranean sounds with dub, electronica and hip-hop. The duo, joined by a rotating group of musicians, has put out a couple of albums since 2005. The third, Blue Eyed Black Boy, will be released next month. But you won’t need to wait that long to check out their new music because Balkan Beat Box (above, playing “Hermetico”) is playing Webster Hall on Saturday. Want to go? The House List is giving away two tickets. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Balkan Beat Box, 3/13) and a brief message explaining what you like so much about the band. The winner will be notified on Friday. Good luck.
The Magnetic Fields have a new album and are coming to town for three shows at Town Hall this week. Tickets are hard to come by, but you’re in luck because The House List is giving away two to Friday’s show. Want to Grow a Pair of tickets? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (the Magnetic Fields, 3/12) and a brief message explaining who will win the Big East Tournament. Eddie Bruiser, who will watch as many of those games as possible, will notify the winner on Friday. Good luck.
RJD2—hot on the heels of recently releasing his fourth LP, The Colossus—hits Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday. No, there aren’t any tickets left. But, yes, you’ve still got a chance to go because The House List is giving away two of them. Want to Grow a Pair? (You know you do.) Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (RJD2, 3/6) and now that the Olympics have finished, a brief message explaining who your favorite Olympian was and why. Eddie Bruiser, a Steven Holcomb fan, will notify the winner on Friday.
Some people use the method to figure out their porn name, but Andrew Mayer Cohen, who grew up on Hawthorne Road, added his middle name to that of the street he grew up on to become the soul singer Mayer Hawthorne. He’s most influenced by Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson and the legendary Holland-Dozier-Holland writing team, but Hawthorne is much more than a singer and writer. In fact, he’s also a producer, arranger, audio engineer and a DJ, plus he plays a variety of instruments and has even been known to rap. His soul music began sort of as a goof, but the tunes were no joke and they eventually led him to Stones Throw Records. And now Mayer Hawthorne—above, playing “Maybe So, Maybe No” for Suite903.com—starts a new tour at Webster Hall on Thursday. Want to go? Fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Mayer Hawthorne, 3/4) and the name of your favorite soul song. The winner will be notified on Thursday.
The English rockers Wild Beasts are coming to town this weekend for a sold-out show on Friday at The Bowery Ballroom and a Sunday appearance at Music Hall of Williamsburg (tickets are still available for that one). The House List wants you to see these guys so much that we’re offering two tickets to the show of the winner’s choice. Want to Grow a Pair? It’s easy. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Wild Beasts, 2/26 or Wild Beasts, 2/28) and a brief message explaining why you are no longer afraid of wild beasts. Eddie Bruiser, who’s not afraid of dogs but doesn’t care for cats, will notify the winner on Friday.
The post-punk UK band Editors—singer-guitarist Tom Smith, guitarist Chris Urbanowicz, bassist Russell Leetch and drummer Ed Lay—released their first album, The Back Room, in 2005. The buzz from that earned them appearances at Coachella and Lollapalooza the following year. The band’s second disc, An End Has a Start, released in 2007, went platinum in the UK the very day it was released. Not wanting to rest on their laurels, the guys in Editors (above, playing “Papillon” on Later…with Jools Holland) opted to take their sound in a different direction in choosing to use synthesizers on 2009’s In This Light and on This Evening rather than sticking with the dark guitar rock they’d employed on their previous two albums. But you can judge which style you like best when Editors (with the Antlers and the Dig) play Terminal 5 tomorrow night.
Want to go but don’t have tickets? Then try to win two from The House List. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re to win tickets to (Editors, 2/19) and a brief message explaining which Winter Olympic sport is your favorite and why. Eddie Bruiser, who does not care for figure skating, will notify the winner tomorrow. Good luck.
Mumford & Sons play The Bowery Ballroom on Thursday. Great, right? Unfortunately, the show is sold out. But if you really want to see these English folk rockers, you’ve still got a chance because The House List is giving away two tickets. Want to Grow a Pair? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets for (Mumford & Sons, 2/18) and a brief message explaining your best bet to get past the February blahs. Eddie Bruiser, a bigger fan of spring than winter, will notify the winner by noon on Thursday. Good luck.
Art Neville was the keyboardist and a singer for the Meters, one of the most influential bands in American-music history—and quite possibly the greatest funk band of all time. Later on, his youngest brother, Cyril, joined the group as a percussionist and vocalist. Something must’ve clicked because when the Meters broke up in the late ’70s, Art and Cyril, along with their other brothers, Charles (sax) and Aaron (singer), formed the Neville Brothers. With their delicate harmonies and predilection for funk, they became one of the top purveyors of the NOLA sound.
Mac Rebennack was born in New Orleans in 1940. His musical career, as a guitarist, took off in the late ’50s. But following an accident, he had to drop the guitar, so he focused on playing the bass and then, with Professor Longhair as an important influence, turned to the piano. Several years later, in the early ’60s, Mac Rebennack moved from LA to L.A. and somewhere along the way, with time and the help of his winning combination of blues, jazz, pop, boogie-woogie and Zydeco, the singer-songwriter was reborn as Dr. John. His live shows, known for R&B, psychedelic rock and a little a bit of voodoo hoodoo, earned him a cult following—and the attention of Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger. Ultimately, though, he’ll probably always be known for the albums Gris-Gris, Dr. John’s Gumbo, In the Right Place and Desitively Bonnaroo (a name music-festival fans might recognize).
And the best news of all is that both the Neville Brothers and Dr. John (above, playing “Iko Iko”) are playing The Wellmont Theatre tomorrow night, and The House List is giving away two tickets. Want to go? Then fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Nevilles/Dr. John, 2/13) and a brief message telling us what you love about New Orleans music. The winner will be notified later today.
Citizen Cope has six sold-out shows this week. Obviously those tickets went quickly. But guess what? The House List is giving away two to this Saturday’s show at The Bowery Ballroom. Want to Grow a Pair? Then fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Citizen Cope, 2/13) and a brief message telling us how you’re celebrating the Saints’ Super Bowl win (Lombardi Gras). Eddie Bruiser, who didn’t win money but still can’t stop smiling, will notify the winner on Friday. Buena suerte.
Those Darlins write songs that effectively mix country, pop, punk and rock. The trio—Kelley Darlin (bass), Jessi Darlin (guitar) and Nikki Darlin (baritone ukulele)—hails from Murfreesboro, Tenn., but they record their music here in NYC. So in a way, their show tomorrow night at The Bowery Ballroom (with the So So Glos and Pine Hill Haints opening) is a sort of homecoming. While it’s true that Those Darlins (above, playing “Wild One”) are a band comprised entirely of ladies, they’d rather be known for their rowdy performances (“There are fucking tons of dude bands out there and they’re not described as an all-male band,” says Nikki), which have charmed audiences across the country and have garnered them a fair amount of positive press. Find out for yourself why in person tomorrow night.
The House List is giving away two tickets to tomorrow’s show. Want to go? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Those Darlins, 2/5) and a brief message telling us what you’d be doing if you weren’t at this show. The winner will be notified on Friday.
Sure, it’s taken the Saints more than 40 years to reach the Super Bowl, but you won’t need to wait anywhere near that long to get your own NOLA fix. Because where funk and jazz collide, you’ll find Galactic. And that collision will be at Terminal 5 this Friday. Virtuoso drummer Stanton Moore holds together this longtime instrumental group. But percussionist and vocalist Cyril Neville, of the Neville Brothers, and trombonist Corey Henry, of Rebirth Brass Band, will join Galactic onstage. (Henry also sat in on Galactic’s new album, Ya-Ka-May, out next Tuesday.) Plus, as an added bonus, the jammy Tea Leaf Green will be opening. So get there early—expect to hear at least one Zeppelin cover—and get your weekend started right.
We know you’ll have so much fun seeing Galactic (above, playing “Hustle Up” with Boots Riley) that The House List is giving away two tickets to the show. Want to win them? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Galactic, 2/5) and a brief message telling us why you could use a free night of the funk. The winner will be notified on Friday.
Hot Chip has a new album—One Life Stand—out, and they’re celebrating by playing Music Hall of Williamsburg this Saturday. Turns out, lots of people wanted to join the celebration, so the show sold out quickly. (Although tickets are available to see them on 4/23 at Terminal 5.) But you’re in luck because The House List is giving away two tickets. Want to Grow a Pair to this show? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Hot Chip, 2/6) and a brief message telling us your pick to win the Super Bowl and why. Eddie Bruiser, a NOLA lover, will notify the winner on Friday.
Cold War Kids come to town this week for two shows in two boroughs. The bad news: There are no tickets available for either date. The Good news: The House List is giving away two of them to Friday’s show at Terminal 5. So try to Grow a Pair. Just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets for (Cold War Kids, 1/29) and a brief message explaining which past war is your favorite. Eddie Bruiser, who’s partial to the “Low Rider”-writing War, will notify the winner by noon on Friday. Good luck.
The very funny Jim Gaffigan is playing two shows at The Wellmont Theatre this Friday. And The House List is giving away two tickets to the late show. Try to Grow a Pair of them. It’s easier than you think: Fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Jim Gaffigan, 1/22) and a brief message telling us why you deserve to end the work week with some free laughs. Eddie Bruiser, a Gaffigan fan since “Hot Pockets,” will notify the winner on Friday. Good luck.
Dinosaur Jr. plays The Bowery Ballroom this Saturday. If you didn’t act quickly, you probably got shut out. But if you’d still like to spend that night with a roomful of feedback and distortion, you’re in luck because The House List is giving away two tickets to this sold-out show. Want to Grow a Pair? Then just fill out the form below, listing your name, e-mail address, which show you’re trying to win tickets to (Dinosaur Jr., 1/16) and a brief message telling us who your favorite Jr. (other than Dinosaur) is. Eddie Bruiser, partial to Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., will notify the winner by noon on Friday. Good luck.
