NME — Vampire Weekend, Patti Smith and Jesse Smith, and The National have all been confirmed to perform at the 2009 Tibet House Benefit Concert, taking place at Carnegie Hall in New York City in February, more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Throwing Muses with Kristen Hersh, Kimya Dawson, Ingrid Michaelson, Glenn Hansard, The Apples in Stereo, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jolie Holland, Keren Ann, Guster, The Db’s, Bob Mould, Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power, Rachel Yamagata, Calexico, Patt... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy!Spinner.com: Singer Rick Astley 'Rickrolled' Thursday's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Patti Smith added a third show in her annual pre-New Years concert series at New York's Bowery Ballroom. The sho... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Throwing Muses with Kristen Hersh, Kimya Dawson, Ingrid Michaelson, Glenn Hansard of The Frames & Swell Season, Apples in Stereo, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jolie Holland, Keren Ann, Guster, The Db's, Bob Mould, Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Throwing Muses with Kristen Hersh, Kimya Dawson, Ingrid Michaelson, Glenn Hansard of The Frames & Swell Season, The Apples in Stereo, Tommy James and the Shondells, Jolie Holland, Keren Ann, Guster, The Db's, Bob Mould, Vic Chesnutt & Elf... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Patti Smith’s New Year’s Eve show and her Dec. 30 show at Bowery Ballroom are sold out so she has added a 3rd night, on Dec. 29. Tickets are on sale today (Wednesday) at 12 noon. Tags: bowery-ballroom, New-Years-Eve, Patti-SmithShare This more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith's December 30th & 31st shows sold out pretty quickly, so she added another one at the same Bowery Ballroom venue on December 29th. Tickets are on sale Wednesday at noon. Patti also has an event coming up... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Patti Smith's December 30th & 31st shows sold out pretty quickly, so she added another one at the same Bowery Ballroom venue on December 29th. Tickets are on sale Wednesday at noon. Patti also has an event coming up... more info

NME — Crystal Castles, My Morning Jacket, Blonde Redhead and Patti Smith are among the acts who will perform shows in New York City on New Year's Eve this year. more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Leó StefánssonThough it's out today digitally from XL, a single for Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" will hit brick-and-mortar stores December 9. The white vinyl 7" single for the closing track from the band's smashing sel... more info