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

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, FREE Live Concert Download

With all the attention the film "Once" has been getting in light of its Oscar win the other night, I figure people might want to hear more music from the film than just "Falling Slowly." NPR's music podcast All Songs Considered featured a Webcast and download of a concert that the Oscar-winning songwriters and performers Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova did in Washington, D.C. this past summer.

The podcast of the entire concert, which runs about an hour and a half, is still available for free on the NPR Web site here. As far as I know most of the songs in this concert are from the film "Once." These are many of the songs that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are performing on their current tour. They are performing under the name The Swell Season, which is also the name of the album that, according to the NPR Web site, they recorded before making "Once."

"Falling Slowly" from "Once" Wins Oscar

"Falling Slowly," the nominee from the movie "Once," has won the Oscar for best original song.

“Once,” a film about two singers making music on the streets of Dublin, was made for just $100,000.

The winners of the Oscar, songwriters Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, also played the lead roles in "Once" Both Hansard and Irglova are actual musicians, not actors.

Glen Hansard is best known in the U.S. as the leader of the Irish rock band The Frames. Marketa Irglova is a singer and songwriter from the Czech Republic.

Based on the popularity of “Once” in its theatrical release, Hansard and Irglova have toured together under the name The Swell Season, and have released an album of the same name.