The Boss plays the Swamp Take football away, and it would seem that Giants Stadium was practically built to host mammoth Bruce Springsteen concerts. The Boss took up a mini residency this week at the 80,000 seat concrete coliseum, making his earlier MSG shows seem intimate in comparison. With the possible exception of Bon Jovi, who has moved into Manhattan for greater lawns, no other performer could command such crowds across the Hudson, selling nearly......

A poignant week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, No Country For Old Men. At UCLA, thousands of students celebrated the end of their quarter by running around campus in their undies (lots of photos in a two-part......

On the Gothamist Newsmap: A large fight/stabbing at Church and Remsen in Brooklyn, a stabbing on 5th Ave. in Manhattan, and a home invasion robbery on Cruger Ave. in the Bronx. An early morning fire damaged four businesses in Inwood; the FDNY is investigating, but the fire may have started in a business that's been closed for months. Senator Schumer releases a statement about his support for Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey (the senior......

A whole bunch of bands just came together to pay tribute to Bob Dylan. Here's some video from that tribute show, of Phil Lesh and Warren Haynes singing "Thunder on the Mountain". Also on hand were Patti Smith, Ryan Adams, Philip Glass, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cat Power, and many more. Next up on the list: Bruce Springsteen. Maybe Twyla Tharp will make The Boss her next project, too. This show will be the......

EVENT: Tonight PowerHouse books is having a signing event for the release of photographer Ron Galella's "Disco Years". This visual diary of the New York club scene in the 70's and 80's is sure to make you nostalgic for Studio 54 - even if that was before your time. 5:30 to 7pm // Rizzoli Bookstore [31 W 57th btw 5th & 6th] // Free THEATER: The workaday lives of office temps are brightened by rumors......

A Place to Bury Strangers are: Oliver Ackermann, Jono MOFO, JSpace They have a name that sticks with you, and for the last couple years, we'd always take notice when these guys on the bill. Once we finally got around to taking a listen, who woulda thunk, they're actually pretty good! God bless them for still sticking around with that electrogoth Depeche/Cure thing even after the Killers went Americana and She Wants Revenge made......

Saturday Night Live kicked off their 32nd season this past weekend. Dane Cook hosted and The Killers provided the music. Did anyone catch it? We have a post about the non-music parts. Above is a clip of The Killers performing one of their new songs, with their creepy new mustaches. This coming Saturday Jaime Pressly hosts with music by Corrine Bailey Rae.......

Above (right below the sarcastic subject line) is a clip of The Killers performing their, in our opinion, boring new single at the VMA's this year. We admit to enjoying most of the songs off of their last album, "Hot Fuss", but even if Brandon Flowers says this new one is "one of the best albums of the past 20 years", we still aren't rushing to buy tickets to their "secret show" at Webster......

The murder of a Jamaican teen visiting his sister in the Bronx unfolds differently in the city's papers. The NY Times reported that Noel Earl was killed by a group of men who called out his nickname in a housing complex at 245 East 149th Street. The gang shot him, and it seemed that the killers knew Earl, though he didn't seem to know them. The NY Post and Daily News, though, have the possible......

The VMA's are in town, but there's more to do beyond screaming outside of Radio City or attempting to hit up one of the red carpet parties... EVENT: If you're in to PDA then head uptown tonight, there's going to be a "makeout party". We prefer the sound of silence over the sound of hundreds of people smooching, so we'll probably skip this. Of note: they mention that "this is a kissing-only event, so all......

After a decade of being featured on America's Most Wanted, Charles "Chaka" Raysor turned himself in at a Brooklyn police precinct. Raysor, who had been a "Most Wanted" fugitive on the program 11-13 times, had been indicted in 1996 for leading a drug gang that made weekly profit of $90,000 in Bed-Stuy. The gang which was called "The Killers" was also accused of killing many people, including three people they wrongly thought would testify against......

Damn, it's cold out there! Gothamist recently had a friend check weather.com before deciding whether to venture out of her home. News flash, folks: It's January! It's cold, finally! Put a coat on and let's rock: First up on the week's list of maybe-sees: Hard-Fi (at left) at Bowery Ballroom. What we've heard sounds interesting in a Clash-loving way, if not NME-freakout-worthy. Competent pop band Nightmare of You supports. Residencies still abound, with Richard Buckner......

This week requires you to make some very important decisions. It all starts on Wednesday with the question, "will it be SPIN or Summerstage?" SPIN is celebrating their 20th anniversary at Webster Hall with an incredible lineup that includes Public Enemy, Death Cab for Cutie, LCD Soundsystem, Drive-By Truckers, Lady Sovereign, Diplo, and Afrika Bambaataa. All that can be yours for only $10 more than it'll cost you to see just Death Cab in......

Andrew Bird and M. Ward not only released two of our favorite albums this year, they both put on a perfect live show. Keren Ann is another one of our favorite people to see live. Over the past past few months we've paid to see Keren Ann, M. Ward, and Andrew Bird headline shows in NYC. For that reason we couldn't be more excited that Andrew & Keren are teaming up for a double......

Sarah Lewitinn, Ultragrrrl...

Coachella confirmations are starting to appear, after many many rumors. This year, the 6th, will be held April 30th to May 1st at Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA (same venue as last year). The lineup is still unconfirmed but you can probably expect Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand and the Killers. Others asked to perform this year are the Futureheads, Snow Patrol, Keane, Bloc Party, Secret Machines, Hot Hot Heat, Phoenix, The Bravery and Radio 4.......

'Tis the season for corporate holiday parties, which could really get in the way of the great music we have in the coming week. Not that there are any tickets available, and not that most people want to pay the black market price, but the Pixies are opening their 2004 Hammerstein eight-show stand on Saturday. Check out all the dates and openers at Oh My Rockness and read the review of last night's DC......

For a change, the best shows aren't in the smallest clubs. Let's start with the larger rooms: The Roseland Ballroom, I hate to say it, is hosting two of the best shows this week. On Saturday, rock legends Patti Smith and Television perform. Then on Sunday, a somewhat younger band who are legends in their own day, Franz Ferdinand, return to the Roseland with The Evaporators and Blanche. Too bad Roseland blows, huh? Wilco plays......

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Just a reminder incase you didn't see this post last month: Gothamist has missed far too many sold out shows to know that buying tickets ahead of time is imperative. In that vein, every month or so we'll make it a point to update you with a list of shows we think may sell out. This way you can buy tickets ahead of time and avoid that last minute Craigslist surfing. Here is a list......

Oh! My! God! This is the best shirt ever made. Not only does it express the essence of Gothamist's favorite show, Law & Order, it's also a shout-out to us! (Yeah, we know it's not really a shout-out, but we can dream) Glarkware, the clothing arm from the masterminds behind Television Without Pity (they used to recap Law & Order: SVU, but then stopped, explaining, "It was just like Law & Order, except that......