Ho Ho Ho! Holiday time in NYC
- Dec 17, 2008
It's winter holiday time in NYC, which means mini Xmas trees are for sale in the bodegas, Starbucks has added 5 or more new winter flavors, and Whole Foods grocery store has stocked up with Hanukkah chocolates. It also means there's a SLEW of holiday flavored concerts to attend.
Despite there being a rampant depression, a ton of pink slips fluttering from the air, musicians will be attempt to alleviate spirits this year via microphones, electro beats, and heavy reverb. On the 19th of January, the uber-sexy record label DFA are throwing a killer fiesta at (Le) Poisson Rouge, a new, rather luxuries opium-den-for-millionaires resembling music club in Greenwich Village. Label co-founder, LCD Soundsystem frontman, and cute pug owner James Murphy is going add his special disco always-anywhere-anyhow DJing, along with Pat Mahoney, while the electro-furious Juan Maclean plans to perform a "live acid" sets. Add Italians Do It Better superstars the Invisible Conga People and you need no longer wish for "a partridge in a pear tree".
Meanwhile, for anyone celebrating Hanukkah (or who simply like a good party), across the Hudson River in the good old Jerz (New Jersey for none you international readers), the energetic Yo La Tengo will be of its annual 8 nights of Hanukkah at Maxwell's Pub on the 21st of December. (All Ages; $30) For those who prefer it old school, on Saturday the 27th, New York Dolls hit up the Fillmore @ Irving Plaza (16+, $30)(yes, they are stillllllll going). While understandably there's no concerts on Christmas, (musicians do have families too), for hip hop fans, the almighty Nas plays Hammerstein Ballroom ($52 All Ages) the day after Santa's departure.
And as for New Years Eve, while a gazillion New Yorkers will be freezing yet merry watching the ball drop at Times Square, Crystal Castles will be getting the dance party started at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Blonde Readhead and the Islands are playing at Terminal 5. My Morning Jacket will probably turn the whole of Madison Square Garden into a tropical tiki tent. Tiesto is playing at Roseland Ballroom. For folk lovers, Patti Smith plays Bowery Ballroom 12/29; $40. As if that isn't enough, Matthew Dear, Drop the Lime, Michna, and Mike Servito spin and groove at (Le) Poisson Rouge.
If you are in NYC, the musicians-best-friend concert guide Oh My Rockness has more info on tickets and time, place, occasion.
Happy holidays folks near and far!
