Music Hub: Archive for Le Poisson Rouge
Gig Alert: Brooklyn Rider
Monday, February 13, 2012
New-music string quartet Brooklyn Rider plays with Bruce Levingston and Lisa Bielawa at Le Poisson Rouge as part of the Premiere Commission 10th anniversary concert on Monday night. Download "Seven Steps," the title song from the eclectic quartet's forthcoming album.
Gig Alert: Threefifty Duo
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Indie classical guitar outfit Threefifty Duo performs with Dither, Andrew McKenna Lee and Twi the Humble Feather at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday night. Download the Brooklyn act's rock-tinged single "Circles" here.
Gig Alert: Andy Statman
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Brooklyn bluegrass-klezmer master Andy Statman performs at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday night. Download his new single "Bourbon In Jackson Hole" here.
Gig Alert: Claire Chase
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Flutist Claire Chase previews works from her new album, Terrestre, at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday night. Download the piece "Terrestre: I. L'oiseau dansant."
Gig Alert: tUnE-yArDs
Monday, September 19, 2011
Indie favorite tUnE-yArDs hits Le Poisson Rouge on Monday. Download a free track from her new album w h o k i l l here.
Gig Alert: Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Although you may not know it, actor Tim Robbins is an accomplished folk songwriter. He brings his Rogues Gallery Band to Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday evening. Download "Book of Josie" here.
Gig Alert: Bombino
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Tuareg trance rocker Bombino brings deep desert grooves to Le Poisson Rouge on Friday night. Download his "Tar Hani" here.
Gig Alert: Marques Toliver
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Violinist Marques Toliver went from L Train busker to Adele's "favorite new artist." On Wednesday night, he takes the stage at LPR. Download his "Deep in My Heart" here.
Gig Alert: Elysian Fields
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The New York fixture Elysian Fields brings its eclectica to Le Poisson Rouge Tuesday night for its first new album release party in a decade. Download "Change" here.
Gig Alert: Hazmat Modine
Friday, May 20, 2011
The music of the New York City folk fusion ensemble Hazmat Modine is steeped in blues, reggae, klezmer and country. Download “Child of a Blind Man,” which features the vocals of Natalie Merchant and the Gangbé Brass Band here.
Gig Alert: Todd Sickafoose
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The septet used on Todd Sickafoose's acclaimed indie-jazz album Tiny Resistors hits Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday night, presented by Undead Jazz. Download "Bye Bye Bees" here.
Gig Alert: Watcha Clan
Friday, April 29, 2011
Watcha Clan, the electro-meets-worldbeat pioneers from Marseilles, brings its futuristic folk music to LPR tonight. Download "Im Nin Alu" here.
Gig Alert: Tony Allen
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Fela Kuti once said "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat." Catch the genre's second son at Le Poisson Rouge Wednesday night, and download his killer "Secret Agent" here.
Gig Alert: Club d'Elf
Friday, April 08, 2011
Club d'Elf makes funky instrumental music infused with a taste of Moroccan Gnawa trance. The group plays Le Poisson Rouge on Sunday night. Download "As Above" here.
Gig Alert: Skuli Sverrisson
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Bass guitarist and composer Skuli Sverrisson brings his cinematic instrumental soundscapes to Le Poisson Rogue Tuesday night. Download "Her Looking Back," recorded with Amadeo Pace of Blonde Redhead.
Gig Alert: Superhuman Happiness
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Superhuman Happiness is a genre-bending indie rock band led by Stuart Bogie, the sax wizard beyond the fiery Antibalas horns. Tuesday night, they play Le Poisson Rouge. Download the band's "GMYL" here.
Gig Alert: Francesco Tristano and Bruce Brubaker
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Tristano combines his Juilliard piano training with a love for minimalist electronic music at Le Poisson Rouge tonight, accompanied by pianist Bruce Brubaker. Download Tristano's "Mambo" here.
Gig Alert: Metropolis Ensemble presents "Hallucinations"
Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Metropolis Ensemble presents its vision of classical music's future with a new music program at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday and Friday nights. Download the group playing Jakub Ciupinski's minimalist composition "Flashbacks" here.
Gig Alert: Gloria Cheng featuring The Calder Quartet
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Catch the ensemble play with diva Gloria Cheng Wednesday night at Le Poisson Rouge, and download the quartet's recording of a Thomas Adès composition.
Gig Alert: Rubblebucket
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Rubblebucket take their horn-heavy indie pop to Le Poisson Rouge Wednesday night, opening for the ReBirth Brass Band. Download their "Triangular Daisies."
