Brooklyn Vegan — McSweeney's, Smith Mag, and The Rumpus Present: Todd Barry and Eugene Mirman, Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, and special guests at Highline Ballroom on May 30th. Readings by Anthony Swofford, Jessica Anthony, James Hannaham, The Six-Word Memoirists, and ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lots of great shows on sale today: All Points West Festival tickets are on regular sale now. Tickets Vans Warped Tour is at the Nassau Colliseum on Jul 18. Tickets Elvis Costello is at Beacon Theater on June 10. Tickets are on regular sale now The R... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The Roots [ tickets ], Above & Beyond, Chromeo and Goldie are among the acts who will appear at next month's Audiotistic [ tickets ] 2009 festival in Southern California.... continued more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Talib Kweli & The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (more by Jacob Blickenstaff) In a bit of shuffling, Digable Planets have cancelled their tour with Common Market and Dujeous. According to a post at Hyena Records, "there were 'irreconcilable differences' i... more info

All About Jazz — Daniel Sadownick is one of the world's premier percussionists. His resume includes work with names such as The Roots, {{Dennis Chambers = 12052}}, Billy Idol, {{Pat Martino = 3225}}, {{Nicholas Payton = 10180}}, Me'shell Ndege'ocello, {{Christian McB... more info

Perfect Porridge — Samahra, Black Blondie’s lead singer and tone-setter, is Minneapolis’ answer to Fergie and all the American Idol karoake wannabes out there. Upon listening to the group’s new album, Did You Remember Who You Wanted to Be?, it’s easy to tell t... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Matt and Kim only did one set at SXSW, and it was apparently good. But I know it wasn't as good as the show they played for us here in Louisville. After all, there was no hanging upside down from the rafters at SXSW. :: The Daily Swarm has some .... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Grates @ Club De Ville (Hot Freaks party) - March 21, 2009 (Jose Ole) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Les Paul @ Iridium * Micachu @ Cake Shop * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Jay Jay Pistolet... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jacob Blickenstaff "Since everyone can't live in New York City, OKP took our [video] camera crews into "The Roots present The Jam" @ The Highline Ballroom to bring you a virtual video taste of the new weekly jam... more info

JamBase — By: Nancy Dunham Allman Brothers Band by Danny Clinch Craziness may rage outside the Beacon Theatre in New York but life is calm at 'Bert's house.' That's what the Allman Brothers long-time manager Bert Holman calls the suite where he's liv... more info