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- Monster Magnet | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Pierces l Mercury Lounge
- Givers | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Phish l Madison Square Garden
- Jonathan Toubin Benefit l Brooklyn Bowl
- Bear Hands | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Black Keys l Webster Hall
- 30 Seconds to Mars | Hammerstein Ballroom
- Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa | Terminal 5
- Paper Diamond, Machine Gun Kelly and Jesse Marco l Webster Hall
- The Cure | Beacon Theatre
- Mastodon | Terminal 5
- M83 | Webster Hall
- AP Tour l Irving Plaza
- Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge l Irving Plaza
- Guns N' Roses | IZOD Center
- Thee Oh Sees | 285 Kent
- The Kooks | Webster Hall
- Hank3, Hellbilly & Attention Deficit Domination | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds l Beacon Theatre
- F--ked Up, Titus Andronicus l Le Poisson Rouge
- Korn | Roseland Ballroom
- MGMT | Guggenheim Museum
- fun. l Bowery Ballroom
- WU LYF | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Evanescence l Terminal 5
- Toyota Antics present Special Disco Version | House of Vans
- The Black Angels l Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Danzig l Hammerstein Ballroom
- GWAR | Irving Plaza
- Holy Ghost! | Bowery Ballroom
- The Rapture & A-Trak | Spin/Rayban Flip Out
- The Naked and Famous | Webster Hall
- Little Steven's Underground Garage Live l Hard Rock Cafe
- Arctic Monkeys l Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Perez Hilton's 'One Night in New York City' | Hammerstein Ballroom
- The Creators Project with Florence + the Machine, Justice and more
- CMJ 2011: The Syndicate Conflict of Interest party | Rebel NYC
- Little Dragon l Terminal 5
- deadmau5 | Roseland Ballroom
- Steel Panther | Gramercy Theatre
- Radiohead l Roseland
- The Big 4 | Yankee Stadium
- TV on the Radio & Broken Social Scene | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Paramore | Terminal 5
- Electric Zoo 2011
- Lez Zeppelin l Irving Plaza
- The Movielife | Best Buy Theater
- Pepper Rabbit | Mercury Lounge
- Converge | House of Vans
- 2011 MTV Video Music Awards show highlights
- Pentagram, JEFF the Brotherhood | Le Poisson Rouge
- MoMA PS1 Warm Up with The Juan MacLean
- LMFAO | Pier 36
- Tokyo Police Club, Against Me!, Big Freedia and Japanther | House of Vans
- Bon Iver | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Cut Copy | Celebrate Brooklyn
- Alkaline Trio l Irving Plaza
- Ra Ra Riot | Celebrate Brooklyn
- Sufjan Stevens | Celebrate Brooklyn! Prospect Park
- Man Man, Glass Candy and Crystal Antlers | House of Vans
- Malibu Station Invasion with Ciara | Beekman Beach Club
- Taking Back Sunday | Best Buy Theater
- Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity | Brooklyn Bowl
- tUnE-yArDs | Pier 54
- The Fleshtones | Mercury Lounge
- Superchunk and OFF! | House of Vans
- Ratatat | Central Park Summerstage
- Animal Collective | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Raekwon and Smif-n-Wessun | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Cheeseburger | Beekman Beer Garden
- Dance.Here.Now. Festival
- Los Lobos | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Court Yard Hounds | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Camp Bisco X highlights
- No Age and HEALTH | House of Vans
- NOBUNNY | Knitting Factory
- Sloan | Bowery Ballroom
- Archers of Loaf | Webster Hall
- Sounds Like Paper | House of Vans
- Governors Ball 2011 | Governors Island
- Beady Eye | Webster Hall
- The Heavy | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- We Are Scientists | Red Hook Park
- Roy Hargrove Quintet and Badwagon | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Tell All Your Friends Northside Music Festival Showcase | Brooklyn Bowl
- Andrew Bird | Celebrate Brooklyn! 2011 opening gala
- The Decemberists | Celebrate Brooklyn!
- Notorious MSG | Brooklyn Bowl
- The Dirtbombs | The Bell House
- US Air Guitar New York Regionals | Bowery Ballroom
- Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Irving Plaza
- Big Freedia | Brooklyn Bowl
- Panic! at the Disco | Terminal 5
- Sleigh Bells and CSS | Webster Hall
- Lykke Li | Webster Hall
- Gruff Rhys | Knitting Factory
- Satanicide and Upper Crust | Mercury Lounge
- Peter, Bjorn and John | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Bamboozle 2011: Day 3
- Bamboozle 2011: Day 2
- Bamboozle 2011: Day 1
- Eliza Doolittle | Mercury Lounge
- Insane Clown Posse | Gramercy Theater
- Raveonettes | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Big Boi | Irving Plaza
- MNDR | Brooklyn Museum
- The Black Lips | Webster Hall
- Das Racist | NYU Kimmel Center
- Hollywood Undead | Irving Plaza
- Foster The People and Grouplove | Mercury Lounge
- The Strokes | Madison Square Garden
- Duran Duran | Good Units
- LCD Soundsystem Final Show | Madison Square Garden
- Cut Copy | Terminal 5
- Wiz Khalifa | Roseland Ballroom
- LCD Soundsystem | Terminal 5
- Vans Warped Tour 2011 Kick-Off Party | House of Vans
- Richard Ashcroft | Bowery Ballroom
- The Death Set | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Rad Bromance | B.B. Kings
- Trouble Andrew album release | Don Hill's
- The Pogues | Terminal 5
- South by Southwest 2011 photos
- Dropkick Murphys and Against Me! l Roseland Ballroom
- Say Hi | Bowery Ballroom
- Downtown Records 5-Year Birthday Party | Webster Hall
- Esben and the Witch | Mercury Lounge
- Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden: photos
- The Ready Set | Gramercy Theater
- The Get Up Kids | Webster Hall
- MNDR | Spin Magazine Offices
- White Rabbits | Bowery Ballroom
- GWAR | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Jägermeister Music Tour with Buckcherry | Best Buy Theater
- ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead l Littlefield
- Huey Lewis and the News | Gramercy Theatre
- Gang of Four | Webster Hall
- Robyn | Radio City Music Hall
- Tapes 'n Tapes | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Best Coast and Wavves | Webster Hall
- Panic! at the Disco | Bowery Ballroom
- The Dismemberment Plan | Webster Hall
- Rubix Kube presents Back to the Eighties with Tiffany and Debbie Gibson | Canal Room
- Iron and Wine | Radio City Music Hall
- Suuns | Mercury Lounge
- The Decemberists | Beacon Theatre
- Mavis Staples | The Bell House
- Oh Land | Hiro Ballroom
- Wanda Jackson and the Third Man House Band | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Young the Giant | Mercury Lounge
- Sharon Van Etten | Bowery Ballroom
- Neon Trees | Webster Hall
- Original Moonshine presents Blackbells | John Varvatos Store
- The Roots New Year's Eve | Brooklyn Bowl
- The Bloody Beetroots New Year's Eve | Webster Hall
- Guided By Voices New Year's Eve | Irving Plaza
- Brooklyn Rock Lottery | Knitting Factory
- Weezer | Roseland Ballroom
- Rammstein | Madison Square Garden
- Florence and the Machine | Don Hill's
- Usher | Madison Square Garden
- DJ Pauly D | Terminal 5
- The New Pornographers and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | Terminal 5
- Matisyahu | Brooklyn Bowl
- CAKE | Irving Plaza
- Minus the Bear | Terminal 5
- Faux Punk | Le Poisson Rouge
- Badly Drawn Boy | Le Poisson Rouge
- La Roux | Terminal 5
- Kings of Leon | Madison Square Garden
- Hard Turkey Soup | Terminal 5
- Cee Lo Green | W Hotel
- The Dandy Warhols | The Bell House
- Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything | Best Buy Theater
- Underworld | Roseland Ballroom
- Asher Roth and Boys Like Girls | Irving Plaza
- CMJ 2010: 25 favorite photos
- Swedish House Mafia 'Take One' screening | Tribeca Grand Hotel
- New Orleans' Voodoo Experience 2010 highlights
- Bad Religion | Irving Plaza
- CMJ 2010: Fixed party with Holy Ghost! | Public Assembly
- CMJ 2010: AAM showcase | Knitting Factory
- CMJ 2010: Yours Tru.ly showcase | Glasslands Gallery
- Pitchfork Offline Festival | Brooklyn Bowl
- CMJ 2010: Brooklyn Vegan day party with Devotchka | Public Assembly
- CMJ 2010: Das Racist | Pianos
- CMJ 2010: Stereogun Showcase | Santos Party House
- CMJ 2010: Phoenix | Madison Square Garden
- CMJ 2010: Yo La Tengo | Brooklyn Bowl
- Mayer Hawthorne and The County | Bowery Ballroom
- Mark Ronson and the Business International | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- X Japan | Roseland Ballroom
- Gorillaz | Madison Square Garden
- Bullet for My Valentine | Roseland Ballroom
- Matador at 21 | Pearl Ballroom at the Palms Casino Resort
- The xx | United Palace
- Belle and Sebastian | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Klaxons | Bowery Ballroom
- Jay-Z, Eminem at Yankee Stadium
- Of Montreal and Janelle Monae | Terminal 5
- Holy F--- | Le Poisson Rouge
- Das Racist Mixtape Party | Santos Party House
- Linkin Park | Best Buy Theater
- John Varvatos 10 Year Anniversary Party
- Interpol | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Les Savy Fav | Mercury Lounge
- Fashion Week Kickoff with Blonde Redhead | Tribeca Grand Hotel
- Black Angels | Angel Orensanz Foundation
- Stone Sour | Studio at Webster Hall
- Scissor Sisters | Terminal 5
- Devil Wears Prada | Gramercy Theater
- Chromeo | Williamsburg Waterfront
- David Gray and Ray LaMontagne | Jones Beach
- Plain White T's | VH1 Save The Music Benefit at Bowlmor Lanes
- !!! | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Javelin and Warpaint | Whitney Museum
- Free Energy | SPIN Magazine offices
- The Boxer Rebellion | 'Going the Distance' screening party at Bryant Park
- Cut Copy l Williamsburg Waterfront
- Empire of the Sun | Terminal 5
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Less Artists More Condos with Jim Jones | Death By Audio
- Metric | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Hot Chip | Central Park SummerStage
- Arcade Fire | Madison Square Garden
- The Dead Weather | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Wavves | Bowery Ballroom
- The Black Lips | Rocks Off Cruise
- Sonic Youth | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Chromeo | Bowery Ballroom
- Robyn and Kelis | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Madison Square Garden
- HARD NYC | Governors Island
- The National | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
- Rufus Wainright | Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell
- Siren Fest 2010
- Caribou and Phantogram | Governors Island
- Murder City Devils | Williamsburg Waterfront
- New Music Seminar showcase with Naughty By Nature | Webster Hall
- Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu cover 'Unknown Pleasures' | Williamsburg Waterfront
- The Roots present Okay Africa | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Ozomatli | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Passion Pit | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- She and Him | The Beach at Governors Island
- Phil Collins | Roseland Ballroom
- Silversun Pickups and Against Me! l Williamsburg Waterfront
- The Creators Project Launch Party | Milk Studios
- Band of Horses | Williamsburg Waterfront
- Runner Runner | The Studio at Webster Hall
- Backstreet Boys | Hammerstein Ballroom
- Norah Jones | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park Bandshell
- Yeasayer | The Beach at Governors Island
- Lil Kim | Irving Plaza
- The Futureheads | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Tokyo Police Club | The Studio at Webster Hall
- Public Image Limited | Terminal 5
- Coheed and Cambria | Rumsey Playfield
- Taylor Swift | Prudential Center
- Lady Antebellum | Nokia Theatre
- Korn's Ballroom Blitz | Roseland Ballroom
- Broken Social Scene | Webster Hall
- The Death Set | Rocks Off Cruise
- a-ha Farewell Tour | Nokia Theatre
- Hot Hot Heat | Public Assembly
- Kate Nash | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Bamboozle 2010: Day 1
- Bamboozle 2010: Day 2
- Jamie Lidell | Bowery Ballroom
- Hole | Terminal 5
- Semi Precious Weapons | Bowery Ballroom
- Owl City | Terminal 5
- The Specials | Terminal 5
- Kelis | Santos Party House
- Snoop Dogg | Brooklyn Bowl
- Liars | Bowery Ballroom
- The Like | Downtown Studios
- Chew Lips | Littlefield
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Webster Hall
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists | Irving Plaza
- Florence and the Machine | Le Poisson Rouge
- LCD Soundsystem | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Charice | Canal Room
- Foxy Shazam | The Knitting Factory
- Miike Snow | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Built By MeanRed | Webster Hall
- Muse and Silversun Pickups | Madison Square Garden
- AIR | Terminal 5
- Andrew W.K. | Irving Plaza
- The Very Best | American Museum of Natural History
- Alkaline Trio | Nokia Theatre
- Dillinger Escape Plan | Irving Plaza
- The National | The Bell House
- Alice in Chains | Terminal 5
- Broken Bells | Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Jay-Z | Madison Square Garden
- Editors | Terminal 5
- Hype Machine Show/CD Swap with the Morning Benders
- Dan Black | Mercury Lounge
- Ninjasonik and So So Glos | Chelsea Hotel
- Freeway and Brother Ali l Highline Ballroom
- Yes | Town Hall
- La Roux | Webster Hall
- Hot Chip | Highline Ballroom
- Cold Cave | Mercury Lounge
- Motion City Soundtrack | Irving Plaza
- Haiti Benefit Concert | The Bell House
- Cheap Trick | Irving Plaza
- Charlotte Gainsbourg | The Bell House
- Kid Cudi | Irving Plaza
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