Yanni of the Day

I Yanni'd! And it was fucking beautiful.
Last Friday night I saw Yanni live at the Radio CIty Music Hall.



Here he is now ~ sans signature moustache. Which is a pretty big deal as Yanni has no upper lip. He's got a funky muzzle.

A muzzle that I believe he shares with Lion-O. As you can clearly see.

Are you in London?

The Doves need extras. Kinda damn short notice if you ask me, Doves. They just released an album last month and start US/Canadian tour on May 14th. City near you?

And because it's so damn entertaining to listen to artists known as Prince complain about the record companies for stealing his dollars... he's smooth:

Celebrate Brooklyn! 2009

Celebrate Brooklyn! is performed at the bandshell in Prospect Park ~ in the evenings ~ throughout the summer. There is a suggested donation of $3 and here is an abbreviated sked of the shows that are not to be missed.

~Opening Night ~
JUNE 8th : David Byrne (check out his blog)

JUNE 25th : Femi Kuti & Positive Force

JUNE 26th : Blonde Redhead - myspace'd - video'd

JUNE 27th : Dr. Dog

JULY 1st : MGMT (Benefit Show ~ sold out)

JULY 9th : STREB (a Brooklyn dance troupe)

JULY 11th : They Might Be Giants For Kids! (It's a family show)


They Might Be Giants - Instanbul (Not Constantinople)
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JULY 21st : Jackson Browne [Benefit Show, get tix]

JULY 23rd : Stephen Petrino Co. (dance, score by Nico Muhly)

August 1st : Dean & Britta; 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests

~ NY Times "The music unabashedly translates the ominous drone of early Velvet Underground songs like I’m Waiting for the Man and Venus in Furs into a more modern electronic mode reminiscent of Giorgio Moroder’s chic torture-chamber disco." Uh, cool.

Britta sang the opening sequence to Jem! Truly outrageous.



August 6th : Purple Rain ( screening and sing-a-long)

August 7th : Deer Tick

August 11th : TV on the Radio [Benefit Show, get tix]

August 12th : Bonnie Rait & Taj Mahal [Benefit Show, get tix]

August 14th : Animal Collective [Benefit Show, sold out ~ second date below]

Still obsessed with this song/vid:



August 15th : Animal Collective [Benefit Show, get tix]

~ ~ You can find the complete lineup here. Celebrate! bitches.