Events for November 24th, 2009
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Tuesday - November 24th
Music / Alternative
Sonic Youth
Bowery Ballroom - 6 Delancey St. - New York (Lower East Side)
9 p.m.
Sonic Youth: underground icons, the epitome of downtown cool
Music / Acoustic
Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band
Madison Square Garden - 4 Penn Plaza - New York (Chelsea)
8 p.m.
Singer, songwriter and best-selling author Jimmy Buffett is out on his annual summer tour, bringing all the favs like "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville" with him, and even though it is technically not summer the tour rolls on! Jimmy will also be releasing his newest album, "Buffet...
Music / Alternative
The Pixies
Hammerstein Ballroom - 311 W. 34th St. - New York (Midtown West)
8 p.m.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album "Doolittle", The Pixies - Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering are hitting the road. It is the pioneering 80s alt/rock band's first tour since 2005, and they will be playing all the songs on the...
Events / Theater Event
The Brother/Sister Plays
Public Theater - 425 Lafayette St. - New York (NoHo)
Like everyone else in American theater, I love these powerful, elemental dramas by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Metromix offered a rave review of "The Brothers Size" last season; now you can catch up on that and McCraney's two related plays (based on African myths) about sibling rivalry in a small...
Events / Theater Event
In the Next Room
Lyceum Theatre - 149 W. 45th St. - New York (Midtown West)
Sarah Ruhl is the darling of modern theater, a rare playwright whose so popular (with the in-crowd, at least) that she can write a play that opens straight on Broadway, with no tryout elsewhere! In the Next Room is a period piece about the invention of the titular instrumentused in the 19th c. to...
Music / Classic Rock
John Fogerty
Beacon Theatre - 2124 Broadway - New York (Upper West Side)
7:30 p.m.
No one ever talks about it, but Creedence Clearwater Revival might have been the closest thing America ever had to its own Beatles. Just like nearly everyone likes at least one or two Beatles songs, its tough to dismiss the entire CCR catalog; if you dont dig the chiming folk-rock of Wholl Stop the...
Music / Hip Hop
Queen Latifah
Highline Ballroom - 431 W 16th St. - New York (Meatpacking District)
8 p.m.
The queen has returned to rap with "Persona," Latifah's seventh studio album and her first hip-hop album since 1998. With all her acting roles lately you almost forget her hit single, "U.N.I.T.Y.," which hit the RB Top Ten, won a Grammy for Best Solo Rap Performance. Her music has also turned to...
Events / Literature Event
The Comic Book Club
Peoples Improv Theater - 154 W. 29th St. - New York (Chelsea)
Comedy...comic books...it's an easy connection. The Comic Book Club is a weekly live show featuring comedians discussing the comic book industry with some of the finest creators.
Events / Performance
Ragtime
Neil Simon Theatre - 250 W. 52nd st. - New York (Midtown West)
A surprise upset in '98 had "Ragtime" lose the Best Musical Tony to "Lion King". Adapted from EL Doctorow's masterful novel, the musical shows the tumult of NYC in the first decade of the 20th century: historical figures rub shoulders with representatives from the Yiddish, black, and WASP...
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Special Sauce at Trophy Bar
Trophy Bar - 351 Broadway - Brooklyn
10 p.m.
Post-modern minimalist music master Sal P of Liquid Liquid helps co-selectors Mikie Lixxx and San Franster Tristes Tropiques deliver deep cuts.
