Lisa Hannigan Releasing A New Album, Tour Dates (Hiro, The Bell House)

Lisa Hannigan at the Highline Ballroom (03/07/09) Photo: Tim Griffin (more) Listen: “A Sail” – Lisa Hannigan via Paste Irish singer Lisa Hannigan (some of you may remember her from Damien Rice‘s first two records) has a new solo album due out September 20 on ATO Records. Passenger is the follow-up to her Mercury Prize…

Jay-Z and Kanye West “Watch The Throne” Presale Happening Now

Jay-Z at All Points West 2009 Photo: Paul Crispin Quitoriano (more) Tickets for the Jay-Z/Kanye West “Watch The Throne” tour are on presale now (Aug 2). The “Watch The Throne” presale password is WTT and the Citi presale password is the first 6 digits of your Citi credit card or Citibank Debit MasterCard. Yeezy and…

Imelda May Played Central Park Summerstage, Playing Bowery Ballroom

Imelda May at Central Park Summerstage (07/27/11) Photo: Leanne Benson Ireland’s Imelda May recently opened up for Wanda Jackson at Central Park Summerstage in support of her most recent album, Mayhem. Though it came out last year across the pond, Mayhem is still tearing up the rockabilly charts on amazon.co.uk and its been doing pretty…

Eleanor Friedberger Played 4Knots Fest, Announces Fall Tour

Eleanor Friedberger at 4Knots Fest (07/16/11) Photo: Jon Klemm Eleanor Friedberger (1/2 of the brother-sister duo, The Fiery Furnaces) helped kick off this year’s 4Knots Music Festival with a set of (mostly) all new material in support of her recently released solo album, Last Summer. Throughout the set her voice was clear and music bouncy,…

Dan Mangan Playing The Mercury Lounge Tonight

Dan Mangan at CMJ 2010 Photo: Jon Klemm (more) As I mentioned a little while ago, Dan Mangan is in town tonight (Tuesday, July 26) to play an album pre-release gig at the Mercury Lounge with Dear Lions (some tickets for the late show should be available at the door). Here’s a little bit more…