Niki and the Dove kick off a US tour today in Philly. We last caught the Swedish duo at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last fall when they were opening for Twin Shadow. This time they’re headlining, and we’re psyched. Here are the dates:

01/10 – Union Transfer – Philadeplphia, PA
01/11 – Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
01/12 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
01/13 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
01/14 – Le Belmont – Montreal, QC
01/16 – Wrong Bar – Toronto, ON
01/18 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
01/19 – Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
01/22 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
01/23 – Electric Owl – Vancouver, BC
01/24 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
01/26 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
01/27 – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
01/28 – El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA
01/29 – Casbah – San Diego, CA
01/30 – The Barn – Riverside, CA

Conspirator (the 4-piece jamtronica band: Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner of The Disco Biscuits, Chris Michetti of RAQ, and KJ Sawka of Pendulum) has scheduled a show on Wednesday, November 21 at New York’s Club 39 to raise money for continued hurricane relief efforts in the devastated NYC-area beach communities.

Conspirator bassist Marc Brownstein singled out the small Long Island city of Long Beach, one of the hardest-hit areas, as “near and dear to my heart” and that’s not only because of his fans who hail from the area. “I am a homeowner and summer resident of the beach town. The recovery is going to be long and hard and we wanted to see if we could pitch in a little.”

100% of the ticket sales will go to relief efforts. There will also be a silent auction at the event and other surprises planned.

Horizon Wireless and other special guests are set to provide support.

This is a great cause and it’s the night before Thanksgiving–a great party night–so come out and party with a purpose. More information and tickets, here,, and you can also choose to donate even if you cannot attend.

Occupy Sandy presents acoustic performances from the above acts this Saturday, November 17 at the Brooklyn Heights church St Ann & The Holy Trinity.

Tickets and donations at occupysandy.eventbrite.com.

There is plenty of EDM to experience Labor Day weekend and if you want to send summer out with a bang don’t worry, there is a great show you can catch on Monday at my favorite summer concert spot; Governors Island.

On Monday September 3rd some huge names will hop on a ferry and play a very special show: Subliminal vs Dirty Dutch featuring the legend Erick Morillo and Dutch superstar Chuckie. Sympho Nympho vs Beta Traxx will also be supporting.

The event is 18+ and doors/gates open at 4p, and the event goes till midnight So you’ll have plenty of time to rest before going back to work on Tuesday.
Tickets and vip are still available and you can buy them here.

This year marks the third annual Catskill Chill music festival at the picturesque Camp Minglewood campgrounds in Hancock New York. The festival is set for Sep 7-9 and features 30 stages and 40 bands. Not only does the festival offer some great names like Yonder Mountain String Band, Conspirator, Lotus and Zoogma the festival offers free parking, camping and on-site cabin rentals for those not so outdoors types.

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Attendees are invited to take part in open mic performances as well as yoga, drum circles and live art. There is even a bonfire every night.

Tickets are on sale now and you can buy them here
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And if you can’t wait to for the festival to start you can check out the warmup events starting Aug 1st at Sullivan Hall. Lineup includes Steve Molitz (keyboards, Particle) & Ben Combe (guitar, Particle) with DJ Logic , FiKus , Derek VanScoten (D.V.S*). This happens every Wednesday until the festival. For more details click here.