TOKYO POLICE CLUB BRINGS FAREWELL TOUR TO IRVING PLAZA
Photos by Nick DiBari Toronto's Tokyo Police Club brought its farewell tour to Irving Plaza last month for a two-night run. The group released its debut EP, "Elephant Shell," in 2008, which led to ...
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WILD RIVERS ARE ‘NEVER BETTER’ AT IRVING PLAZA
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Canadian indie folk trio Wild Rivers performed at Irving Plaza on Sept. 4, announcing a new album during an intimate show in which vocalist Dean Glover went into the cr...
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KISHI BASHI CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF DEBUT ALBUM AT IRVING PLAZA
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Kishi Bashi made his way to Irving Plaza Thursday night on his tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut album "151a," and it was like meeting up with an old frie...
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DAVID BOWIE KEYBOARDIST: ‘I’M REALIZING HE WAS A GENIUS’
When David Bowie hired New York keyboardist Mike Garson in 1972, the deal was Garson, who was unfamiliar with Bowie’s music when he got the call would do the final eight weeks of the Ziggy Stardust T...
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PAUL McCARTNEY TO HEADLINE FIREFLY FESTIVAL, WATCH CLIP FROM IRVING PLAZA SHOW
Coming off a surprise Valentine's Day show at New York City's Irving Plaza and performances at both the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary and its after party, Paul McCartney announced this week t...
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WAVVES DEBUT NEW SONG ON ‘CONAN’
Last night, Wavves debuted a new song, "9 Is God," on "Conan." Wavves wrote the song for "Grand Theft Auto V," which will be released Sept. 17. The band also performed "Afraid Of Heights," the titl...
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ADAM ANT INFESTATION IN NEW YORK
By Nikki M. Mascali Photo by Tom Roarty NEW YORK – An ant infestation broke out at New York’s Irving Plaza this weekend: Big ants, old ants, young ants, scantily clad ants, and even men-dressed-as-...
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PRIMA DONNA GLAMS IT UP
By Nikki M. Mascali Don’t let the name fool you. Los Angeles-based band Prima Donna is a merry band of poppy punk rockers whose songs ooze the infectious sound and raw sexuality not often seen since...
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