Concert Notes: Tickets for Lianne La Havas, Flaming Lips, Silversun Pickups, & More On Sale Friday

Here's a listing of some of the great shows that are coming up in the NYC area in the coming months, and going on sale tomorrow, Friday, March 8th. All go on sale at 12 Noon, Eastern time. Listings and links after the video.


Young British singing sensation Lianne La Havas comes to Brooklyn on April 10th.

* Lianne La Havas at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Wed., April 10th.

* Kaki King at Mercury Lounge, Thurs., April 25th. Early show: solo, performing "Everybody Loves You;" Late show: with full band.

* Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Fri., April 26th.

* Flying Lotus at Terminal 5, Sun., May 5th.

* Silversun Pickups at The Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ), Sun., May 5th.

* Peter Murphy at Webster Hall, Tues., May 7th.

* Lights at Bowery Ballroom, Tues., May 14th.

* The Flaming Lips at The Wellmont Theatre, Thurs., May 16th

* Laura Stevenson at Bowery Ballroom, Fri., May 24th.

* Atlas Genius at Bowery Ballroom, Tues., June 18th.

* Lord Huron at Webster Hall, Fri., June 21st.

Free Album Streaming: New CDs from Best Coast, Beach House, & More

Just in time for summer, there are new albums from Best Coast and Beach House up for online preview this week. NPR Music says that on "The Only Place" Best Coast "doesn't just advance the band's irresistible garage-pop formula; it perfects it." I've only listened to the album once, but I also enjoyed it, and was glad to hear that they've added some new textures to the simple sound found on their debut album.


Above: Best Coast plays a new song, "Last Year," at the 35 Denton Festival.

Another popular group that made a splash a couple of years ago, Beach House, is back with a new album, "Bloom," and a reviewer from KEXP radio in Seattle calls it "a masterfully crafted set of expansive dream pop that rivals their 2010 breakthrough album 'Teen Dream.'" I haven't taken to the dreamy, layered-synth sound of Beach House the way many other people have, but I'll definitely give "Bloom" a listen and see if it gets me into the band.

Also streaming this week: Spinner has "Neck of the Woods" by Silversun Pickups (which was streaming on MTV's website last week); a four-song EP by S. Carey of Bon Iver; the new album by Animal Kingdom, and "Dr. Dee" by Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz, a soundtrack to an English opera about a 16th-century sorcerer who was a royal adviser.

Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune and "Sound Opinions" liked the early songs on "Dr. Dee," but says it fades from there, noting that it's "peppered by stuffy opera singers, slow-moving elegies, and unintentional silliness...."

In addition, Garbage announced online today that its new album, "Not Your Kind of People," will be streaming later this week. I'll post details on that when I hear them.

As always, the albums shown below are just a few of the many releases streaming each week; visit the websites to see the full listings.

NPR First Listen:
"The Only Place" by Best Coast
"Bloom" by Beach House
"Passage" by Exitmusic

Spinner.com's Listening Party:
"The Looking Away" by Animal Kingdom
"Neck of the Woods" by Silversun Pickups
"Dr. Dee" by Damon Albarn
"Hoyas" EP by S. Carey
"Fading Light" by Justin Jones
"Journey Through the Shadows" by The Parlotones
"Secret Handshake" by Anthony Da Costa

Listen to Silversun Pickups' New Album & Metric's New Single

Silversun Pickups are streaming their forthcoming album "Neck of the Woods"(out May 8th) in full on MTV (see below), while Metric is releasing tidbits of its June 12th release, "Synthetica," out in drips and drabs. You can stream their new song "Youth without Youth" (with lyrics) below.

Silversun Pickups have some tour dates scheduled, but so far all the U.S. dates are on the west coast.

Get More: Silversun Pickups, MTV Shows

(If the stream doesn't work, listen at MTV's website here.)

As for Metric, Emily Haines and the guys fortunately have scheduled some summer dates across the U.S. and, happily for me, that includes New York (though the venue, Radio City Music Hall, is a puzzling choice for a rock band that will probably have fans standing up the entire show).

What's more, Metric's website has a bonus: "Instant Gratification! Every Concert Ticket Purchased for Metric's US Fall Tour Comes With Music: You'll get the digital download of first single 'Youth Without Youth' immediately, followed by the full SYNTHETICA album download on June 12."

See the Metric tour dates here, and visit Metric's website for details on the various special collections and other options for buying "Synthetica." Metric's tour begins at the Sasquatch festival in Washington state on May 26th, and comes to New York on Sunday, Sept. 23rd. Presale is now open to many shows to members of the Metric fan community (free registration).
 
Metric "Youth without Youth" official video with lyrics:

New Tunes: Dum Dum Girls "Coming Down" Video; Songs from Garbage, Japandroids, & More

Some great new tunes have come out this week, from bands including Dum Dum Girls, Garbage, Japandroids, and Silversun Pickups. First off is the video of "Coming Down" by the Dum Dum Girls, directed by the band's own bass player, Malia James (who is also a photographer/videographer/writer/who knows what else).

The video uses a shortened, four-minute version of the song, which ran six-and-a-half minutes on DDG's "Only in Dreams" album from late last year. (Related: see photos from the February Dum Dum Girls show at Maxwell's.)

Here's all the new stuff:

* Dum Dum Girls, "Coming Down" video:



* Garbage's "Battle in Me" video (U.K. single). (Via Consequence of Sound, which also features the track listing.):



* Japandroids have a new single, "The House That Heaven Built." You can listen to it at their website. Also: the band is playing Bowery Ballroom on June 27th; get tickets here this Friday at 12 Noon.

* Stereogum as posted a new song download by Screaming Females, "Expire." At the link you can also find their live dates; they're kicking off their tour with an album release show at Maxwell's on April 5th.

* Silversun Pickups are out with a new song, "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)," which you can listen to at the link or listen to below (for some reason, SoundCloud embeds aren't working for me).



* Crocodiles, the band fronted by Brandon Welchez (husband of Dum Dum Girls frontwoman Dee Dee), is preparing a new album and has a new video of its own: an album teaser that sends up those old Time-Life Records collections of the past. (Via NME.)

New York Concerts on Sale: Squeeze & Cheap Trick, Jackson Browne, Carrie Underwood, Sting, Hole, More

Above: L.A.'s Silversun Pickups play two shows in the New York area, in Montclair and NYC. Shown are Brian Aubert and Nikki Monninge. Photo: Flickr user Brian Teutsh.

Tickets to see a lot of veterans musicians are on sale this Friday and Saturday: Phil Collins, Squeeze and Cheap Trick, Faith No More, Foreigner, Jackson Browne, and more. And Sting, who'd previously announced shows with the Royal Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Opera, has now added a couple of outdoor concerts.

Here's a sampling of what's coming up (there are many more, too many for me to type in, including O.A.R., Tears for Fears, and Pearl Jam), grouped by on-sale date:

On sale Friday, April 23: 
* Erykah Badu - Roseland Ballroom - Tues., May 25 (on sale: April 23, 10 a.m.)
* Phil Collins - Roseland Ballroom - Tues. to Fri., June 22 to 25 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Silversun Pickups - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Thurs., June 24 (on sale: April 23, Noon)

* Hole - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Fri., June 25 (on sale: April 23, Noon)

* Faith No More - Williamburg Waterfront - Fri., July 2 (on sale: April 23, Noon)
* Squeeze and Cheap Trick - Beacon Theatre - Tues., July 13 (on sale: April 23, 9 a.m.)
* Foreigner - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Thurs., August 26 (on sale: April 23, Noon)
* Jackson Browne - Beacon Theatre - Tues., September 14 (on sale: April 23, 10 a.m.)
*** UPDATE: 2nd Jackson Browne show added at Beacon; will add link when I can find it
***2nd UPDATE: Tickets for both Jackson Browne Beacon shows available here

On sale Saturday, April 24: 
* Silversun Pickups - Williamsburg Waterfront - Fri., June 25 (on sale: April 24, Noon)
* Creed - PNC Bank Arts Center - Sat., August 21  (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Squeeze and Cheap Trick - State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ - Sun., July 18 (on sale: April 24, 9 a.m.)
* Creed - Nikon Jones Beach Theater - Tues., August 24 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Carrie Underwood - Nassau Coliseum - Fri., Nov. 5 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
(with special guests Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia)
* Carrie Underwood - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ - Mon., Nov. 15 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
(with special guests Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia)

On sale Monday, April 26: 

* An Evening with Sting - PNC Bank Arts Center - Wed., July 7 (on sale: April 26)

(featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra) 

* An Evening with Sting - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Tues., July 27 (on sale: April 26)

(featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra) 

New York Concerts on Sale This Week: Jim Gaffigan, Julian Casablancas, Muse, Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck, and More

2010 is shaping up to be a great year for live music in the New York City area, if the first few months are any indication. Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck are returning to Madison Square Garden; Julian Casablancas of The Strokes is stepping out on his own; The Swell Season is back supporting its new album; and Alice in Chains are touring once again.

Here are some of the shows that have recently been announced recently or are going on sale this weekend, followed by concerts that are already on sale.

On Sale Fri, Dec 11:

Jim Gaffigan - January 23, Wellmont Theatre; Montclair, NJ - 9:30PM show added.

An Evening With YES - February 10, Wellmont Theatre; Montclair, NJ http://www.wellmonttheatre.com/event/3931

February 13 & 14, Town Hall

David Gray - April 1, Wellmont Theatre; Montclair, NJ

Julian Casablancas - January 14, Terminal 5

Editors and The Antlers - February 19, Terminal 5

Air - March 19, Terminal 5

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - April 8, Webster Hall

Yeasayer - May 4, Webster Hall

Dr. Dog - May 15, Terminal 5

On sale Sat., Dec. 12

Muse and Silversun Pickups - March 5, Madison Square Garden

On sale now:

Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck - February 18 & 19, Madison Square Garden

The Swell Season with special guest Josh Ritter - January 19, Radio City Music Hall

Celtic Woman "Songs From the Heart" -
February 26 & February 27, Radio City Music Hall

Alice In Chains - March 8 & 9, Terminal 5