POSTER BOY ON YOUTUBE
Check out the latest “Poster Boy” Video as he roams New York’s subways on Youtube Poster Boy
UPCOMING ALBUM RELEASES: JANUARY 2009
JANUARY 13: Late Of The Pier– Fantasy Black Channel JANUARY 20: Animal Collective– Merriweather Post Pavilion Bon Iver-Blood Bank JANUARY 27: Franz Ferdinand– Tonight: Franz Ferdinand FEBRUARY 3: Von Bondies– Love, Hate, and Then There’s You FEBRUARY 16: Morrissey– Years of Refusal FEBRUARY 17: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – […]
DISCOSALT BREAKS DOWN 2008’s CROP OF NYC BANDS TO WATCH
Bands on our radar : Bear Hands-Straightforward post-punk indie. Yeasayer-Psych-experimental dance party. If you haven’t heard them, please leave your cave immediately and rejoin society. A Place to Bury Strangers-Dark Atmospheric noise-pop against a tension-wracked Joy Division-meets-Ministry, Jesus-Mary Chain backdrop. Blonde Acid Cult-Brooklyn swagger Rock& Roll Party band ala Jet, Stone Roses. Crystal Stilts-Cheap instruments, Moody Stipped […]
LAST NEW YEARS EVE SHOW!: LEONARD STREET KNITTING FACTORY
The Knitting Factory will soon be moving from its current Leonard Street location to the old Luna Lounge in Williamsburg and the venue will have its last Manhattan night show EVER on New Year’s Eve this year! Akron/Family curates the New Year’s Eve event! Featuring performances by Deerhoof, Akron/Family, Dirty Projectors, Deer Tick, Megafaun, DJ […]
JOY DIVISION DOCUMENTARY AT THE GRASSLANDS GALLERY IN BROOKLYN
The GlassLands Gallery, a community arts space in Williamsburg Brooklyn, that hosts live music, dance parties, special events, lectures and ongoing interactive art projects will be showing the Joy Division Documentary on Tuesday, December 30th. @ 9PM. The Glasslands Gallery (map) 289 Kent Avenue Brooklyn, NY, USA 11211 http://www.myspace.com/theglasslands
MORE MR. BRAINWASH
More Brainwash along Houston Street… want more? Check out Mr. Brainwash’s webs. >http://www.mrbrainwash.com/
I’D LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST
These little smiling toast stencils keep appearing along the Bowery. I first saw one on Bleeker between Bowery and Lafayette and since last weekend, they seem to have multiplied. Why? What’s the significance? I don’t know! Any information will be forthcoming.
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WHAT’S PAM GLEW BAKING?
Smells good… Pam Glew joins Stella Dore’s cosy stable of artists this month. No, not the cookies…thats Stella “Doro” silly. Even better than those swiss fudge treats, this is Dore…say it with me… Dor-E…and add the accent, make it sound French if you want. Stella Dore are about to open their new super-cool permanent gallery […]
SOME JOKES ARE SHORT AND ELEGANT, LIKE A MATHEMATICAL PROOF OR A MIDGET IN A BALLGOWN
STAND UP: DEMETRI MARTIN Monday, November 24th @ 11pm- $5 Make Reservations Now At UCBTheatre.com > > > New York City’s hottest alternative stand-up comics come together for this weekly showcase. Hosted by Leo Allen. Featuring:Doug Benson, Sailorman and very special guest Demetri Martin performing a full hour of material! Monday, December 1st @ 11pm- […]
OLD GLORY: PAM GLEW SOLO SHOW
For more info on Pam Glew and her work, Check out Discosalt Artist Section: http://www.discosalt/artists/pamglew or for purchasing Pam’s work check out the Discosalt Merch section under “Art”: http://www.discosalt/merch
AWARENESS, VIDEO AND MUSIC COLLIDE
This here is 2fer. Two of the discosalts favorite webs unite at Santos Party House next Friday 10/24 UNCENSOREDINTERVIEW.COM is a really cool site that gives your favorite bands and artists an outlet to voice their opinion on a variety of random topics. You can check out some videos or keep a conversation going on […]
IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE AT FRESH FACTORY
No plans Friday night? Feeling abandoned? under-appreciated? neglected? She aint gonna email you… so instead go check out “Quality of Life” @ Factory Fresh and commiserate with some art themes you can relate to. Its an exhibit of urban landscape photography that examines marginalized, forgotten, and neglected spaces in the city…like your bed and your apartment, as well as the […]
VAMPIRE WEEKEND: VAMPIRE WEEKEND
[rating:2] Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend Label: Xl Recordings Release date: January 2008 Vampire Weekend, hot sh*t band of the moment, turn in 11 fun and inspired songs in just 34 minutes on their virgin effort. Inspired by what, you ask? Mostly by Paul Simon, with a taste of the Police for effect. And what is […]
BELLMER DOLLS: LIVE AT CSV THEATER
With the bad comes the good, I guess. A few weeks ago I went to that church-y place on Delancy and Suffolk. Remember that place? Yeah, I went on that date there that one time. So this time, again I find myself slightly tipsy and far from home late at night. Going to see this […]
IRON AND WINE: THE SHEPHERD’S DOG
Iron and Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog Label: Sub Pop Release date: September 2007 I guess the thing that struck me most about The Shepherd’s Dog wasn’t the studio production (slick) or the effects pedals (lots of wah wah) or the plugged in-ness of it (Sam Beam went electric a long time ago). No, I guess […]
NEW GRAFFLE + PAM GLEW SCREEN PRINTS
Graffle have just released a new Pam Glew screen print ‘Window to the World’ Paper Size: 105cm x 70.5cm Ink image area: 73cm x 51cm Edition: 30 Signed & Dated bottom right Titled & numbered bottom left Published: 2008 Price: £150 Measuring 105cm (1 metre) x 70.5 cm (it is the exact same size paper as […]
LOVE OF DIAGRAMS SEPTEMBER 13TH SHOW
Love of Diagrams performing thier last show in Melbourne before recording in the US. September 13, 2008 @ The Tote (w. Panel of Judges, Zond and Lost Animal) http://thetotehotel.com/