Tonight, Yelle will be taking over the Music Hall of Williamsburg with Housse De Racket in towe. According to the rave reviews we have been reading left and right, both French pop-duos rocked Webster Hall last night. Yelle is fronted and named by Yelle, nee Julie Budet, a sparky gamine with a deceptively demure schoolgirl voice. Joined by producers GrandMarnier (Jean-Francois Perrier) and Tepr (Tanguy Destable), Yelle first arrived amid a flurry of 80′s inspired pop, with the likes of CSS and New Young Pony Club all revered for their take on brightly colored electro. Unfortunately tonight’s show is sold out, but we strongly suggest checking out Craigslist! Show starts at 9, doors open at at 8, see you there!

Le Bain at The Standard will be hosting the official Soulwax afterparty this Wednesday night after their show at Webster Hall. Steve from Soulwax, as One Man Party, will be DJing along with Figo, DJ Musa, and The Dirty Grand. The party is free and will start at 10pm with DJs spinning until 4am.

There are still tickets available for their live show at Webster Hall with Tiga, Auto Body, and Alex English. You can get them here.

Halloween weekend has finally graced us with her presence and there is clearly no shortage of festivities taking place throughout the next 72 hours. If you find yourself in a bind and unable to make a decision, let us take the pressure off and recommend a few to you. Happy Halloween!!

FRIDAY

Boys & Girls Presents: Porter Robinson and Madeon at Webster Hall
Click here for advance tickets. Webster Hall: 125 East 11th St between 3rd & 4th. Doors 10 PM. 19+ with I.D.

Shpongle: Live in Concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom
Halloween Ball. Hammerstein Ballroom: 311 West 24th Street. Show is currently SOLD OUT. Try your luck with Craigslist!

CVZ Contemporary Presents: Halloween Party at Safe Harbor
Click here for advance tickets and more info. 11 PM – 6 AM. Artists: Voices of Black (wolf + lamb), Cem & Rg (sleep is commercial), Low Pitch Orchestra, Guest DJ’s TBA, Live Visuals by Jimenez. Safe Harbor: 446 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NYC

SATURDAY

Blkmarket Membership & ReSolute Present: GET SPOOKY
You must RSVP with full names to Oct29th11@gmail.com All RSVP’s must be sent before 3 PM on Saturday 29th. Location will be annoucned the day of the event. 10 PM – LATE. Artists: Mathias Kaden (Vakant/Freude Am Tanzen), Margaret Dygas (Perlon), Rhadoo (A:irpia:r), Elon vs. Connie (ReSolute), Taimur & Fahad (Blkmarket Membership)

Mister Halloween Night: A Space Odyssey at 12 Turn 13
Click here for more info and advance tickets. 10 PM – 6 AM. 172 Classon Ave between Park and Myrtle, Brooklyn. Artists: Eamon Harkin, Justin Carter, Doctor Mojo, and Jeffery Raiston.

BangOn! NYC Presents Warehouse of Horrors
RSVP here, location announced Friday night. Artists: DJ Sega, Zoni DJs, Cherokee Blood Live Feat. Rose Lovell.

Beyond Booking Presents The Bunker Limited
Click here for more info. 10 PM – 6 AM. Public Assembly Loft: 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn. Artists: Function and Eric Cloutier

MONDAY

NYC’s 39th Annual Village Halloween Parade
This event is Free! Click here for more info.

An Evening With “Ween”
Ween live with no openers. Hammerstein Ballroom: 311 West 24th Street. Show is currently SOLD OUT. Try your luck with Craigslist!

The Bowery Presents SBTRKT
With Cubic Zirconia. Click here for more info. The Music Hall of Williamsburg: 66 North 6th Street, Brooklyn.

Deep Space NYC Presents Halloween 2011
Click here for more info. 10 PM – LATE. Cielo: 18 Little West 12th Street, NYC. Artists: Pearson Sound (Ramadanman, Hessle Audio – London UK) and DJ François K.

Trentemøller and his band stop by New York City for the second time in 2011.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL ALBUM

Midnight City (Trentemøller Remix) by M83

Tuesday, October 11th, RJD2 and Icebird, Brooklyn Bowl, Tickets $15
10 years! My god, that is a LIFETIME! I cant believe I have been making records on a national level for 10 years. In 1999, I was just making these little beats in my bedroom for release on an independent label. Fast forward to 2009, and I’m….making these little beats in my bedroom for release on an independent label. But when it all comes down to its most base level, the goal is still the same: to make a piece of music that is going to hopefully rearrange your brain, or at least provide some relief from real life for a moment or two. Icebird is a new group featuring RJD2 with Aaron Livingston. They recently completed an album together in a singer/producer collaborative fashion. Tickets

Wednesday, October 12th-22nd, Stop The Virgens, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Tickets $55
The Creators Project & St. Ann’s Warehouse presents Karen O in STOP THE VIRGENS. Co-created by Karen O & KK Barrett Music Direction by Sam Spiegel & Nick Zinner Directed by Adam Rapp Produced by The Creators Project An assault on the tragic joys of youth, fever dreams drenched in visual seduction, a cathartic spell spun through a cycle of nine songs. Tickets
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Friday, October 14th, Trentemoller, Webster Hall, Sold Out
This Friday, October 14, Danish DJ, producer, and live musician Trentemøller returns to New York City to perform at Webster Hall with his full band. Trentemøller is known for his incredible innovation within the realm of electronic music and beyond, and now that his show has integrated live instrumentalists, vocalists, and striking visuals, he has taken the experience of seeing live music to a whole new level. Tickets

Saturday & Sunday, October 15-16, The Creators Project, DUMBO, Free with RSVP
The Creators Project is an ongoing global arts initiative dedicated to supporting musicians, artists and filmmakers who are using technology to push the bounds of creative expression. This October, The Creators Project will host an event series, featuring original works, major installations, musical performances, films, panels and workshops throughout DUMBO. More info. Free with RSVP. Musical performances by: ARCHWAY, Queen Sea Big Shark, The Field, A$AP Rocky + Clams Casino, Four Tet, Florence + The Machine, Nic Thorburn (from Islands, DJ Set), Tobacco Warehouse, Emicida, Teen Daze, John Maus, Yuksek, Atlas Sound, Company Flow, Justice (DJ Set), DJ Ravves + more, 55 Washingon, Optimo, Nosaj Thing  + jj and Koreless, Girl Unit, Juan MacLean (DJ Set).

Tuesday, October 18th, Smashing Pumpkins, Terminal 5, Sold Out
The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history and sold over 30 million albums. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential (and platinum) debut in 1991,
which was followed by more platinum and multi-platinum albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore. In December 2009 The group’s BILLY CORGAN has said the band’s new music “harkens back to the original psychedelic roots of The Smashing Pumpkins; atmospheric, melodic, heavy, and pretty.”

This Friday, October 14, Danish DJ, producer, and live musician Trentemøller returns to New York City to perform at Webster Hall with his full band. Trentemøller is known for his incredible innovation within the realm of electronic music and beyond, and now that his show has integrated live instrumentalists, vocalists, and striking visuals, he has taken the experience of seeing live music to a whole new level.

When his debut album The Last Resort was released in 2006, Anders Trentemøller had already established a reputation as one of the greatest talents of electronic music. The Copenhagen based Danish producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist started out with a number of classic single productions. Trentemøller’s fresh sound and quality production gave a new twist to the minimal techno sound and solidified his reputation as one of the most interesting producers of the year.

To expand his horizons and show the world another side of his musical personality, he worked on his debut album The Last Resort in 2006. The 13 instrumental tracks together form a musical story, almost like the soundtrack of a movie. The Last Resort struck a chord with new audiences all around the world and became a international hit, earning a number of music awards as well as the ‘album of the year’ in various magazines.

In the summer of 2007 Anders started a live tour: ‘Trentemøller Live in Concert’. For the first time Trentemøller and his band performed tracks from the album The Last Resort live on stage. In October 2007, the double album The Trentemøller Chronicles was released; a kind of “best of,” which contained Anders’ personal selection of his best songs which were not included in the debut album and remixes for artists like Röyksopp, The Knife and Moby, as well as some new and exclusive songs.

In 2009 Trentemøller presented his first mix compilation. Harbour Boat Trips 01- Copenhagen consisted of a collection of Trentemøller’s personal favourites from the past four decades. One of the highlights of 2009 surely was headlining Roskilde Festival 2009, where Trentemøller performed a show in front of more than 50,000 people.

In 2010 came Into The Great Wide Yonder, Trentemøller’s second artist album. The follow up of The Last Resort shows an artist that’s willing to take risks, find inspiration in new places and move beyond the sound of his previous album. Compared to the intimate electronic mood pieces of The Last Resort, the ten tracks on the new album indeed have a rather indie rock sound, with a lot of dynamics, distorted twang-guitars and synths alongside four melodic vocal songs might be one step ahead of his previous work.

Check out photos from his last visit to NYC HERE, and our interview with him at SXSW last March HERE.

Last time Trentemøller was in town he sold out Music Hall of Williamsburg, so make sure you get your advanced tickets HERE.

Sunday, October 2nd, The 37th Annual Atlantic Antic at Atlantic Avenue, Free
The Atlantic Antic is a longstanding tradition in New York City. Spanning four neighborhoods through the heart of brownstone Brooklyn, the Atlantic Antic is the largest and most celebrated street festival in New York City! With over 500 artists, craftspeople, musicians, and food merchants purveying an eclectic variety of goods and services, the Antic is the perfect place to explore everything the city has to offer! More Info

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 4th & 5th, Portishead, Hammerstein Ballroom
Portishead is a band from Bristol, UK, named after a small coastal town twelve miles west of said musical hotbed, in North Somerset. They were initially known for their use of jazz samples and some hip-hop beats along with various synth sounds and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of singer Beth Gibbons. Their current sound drops the samples in favour of a harder, more abrasive edge, but retains Gibbons’ vocals. Their tunes are legendary and hauntingly mesmerizing.  Tickets

Tuesday-Sunday, October 4th-9th, Deadmau5, Roseland Ballroom
Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Canada, Joel Zimmerman (aka “deadmau5”) has become one of the most sought-after artists on the electronic music scene in recent times. He is known for his highly entertaining live gigs, often performing wearing a large cartoon mouse head. ‘Deadmau5’, Zimmermans’ DJ name, originates from an incident where a mouse crawled into his computer and died. He then posted on an internet forum of his shenanigans, and the members began calling him TheDeadMouseGuy. ‘Dead Mouse’ was too long for an IRC login name, so he abbreviated it to “deadmau5”. Tickets

Wednesday & Thursday, October 5th & 6th, James Blake, Webster Hall & Music Hall of Williamsburg
James Blake is a producer, DJ, and live musician based out of the United Kingdom. James Blake first garnered attention through his deep and melodic dubstep productions that began to emerge in 2009. The release of his EP The Bells Sketch in March of 2010, and of CMYK a few months later, represented a maturation of his sound; a movement away from his more dubstep centered production and towards the more stripped down melody that would characterize his first full length album. Released in February of this year, the album falls safely within the realm of the electronic genre, while heavily emphasizing piano and the increased integration of vocal elements, both of which are performed by James himself. This ability has set James apart and caused him to skyrocket to such notoriety at such a young age. Unfortunately both shows are sold out, we suggest trying your luck on Craigslist!

Friday, October 7th, Mickey Avalon, Webster Hall
Mickey Avalon (real name Yeshe Perl) is a rap artist from Hollywood, California. His debut self-titled solo album was released Nov. 7, 2006 on Interscope/Shoot to Kill Records in association with MySpace Records. Avalon blends dark, lewd, and crizzled lyrical hooks with hip-hop beats. Frequent topics of Avalon’s songs are his experiences with substance abuse and prostitution, but don’t let that discourage you- he knows how to deliver an epic performance. $5 til midnight with RSVP, Advance Tickets $15

Saturday, October 8th, Ladytron, Terminal 5
What transpired in the studio as a result of that confidence and freedom enhanced the vision they achieved on Witching Hour, and in doing so, has simultaneously redefined and escaped the genre. Produced by Ladytron with assistance from Vicarious Bliss (Ed Banger Records) and Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails), VELOCIFERO fully transcends the confines of electro-pop with a fresh wave of distorted soul. Mira and Helen—whose disparate vocal styles already provide considerable depth—have evolved both as musicians and songwriters, lending provocative harmonies to songs like “Runaway” and “I’m Not Scared.” While, rhythmically, there are moments reminiscent of their old favorites Os Mutantes and the Birthday Party. Tickets

Last Friday, Trouble & Bass celebrated their 5 year anniversary at Webster Hall with an insane party in the true style we’ve come to expect from the gang. Drop the Lime performed with his entire live band, putting on an extraordinary show to accompany his “raveabilly” sound. Plastician proceeded to drop some heavy bass, shaking the very foundations of Webster Hall with his gritty dubstep. And let’s not forget the rest of the Trouble & Bass crew, namely AC Slater, Star Eyes and The Captain, who each stepped behind the decks to drop some celebratory beats.

We’re looking forward to yet another year of Trouble & Bass glory, and can’t wait to see what they’ve got up their sleeves next. In the meantime…

CHECK OUT THE FULL PHOTO GALLERY HERE.

Crystal Castles, Thursday, September 15th, Good Units:
Smoke & Mirrors is your favorite new party, brought to you by RCRD LBL. Smoke & Mirrors brings big names to small rooms. Be prepared to get lost in the music and enjoy some smoky surprises. This event is free for RCRD LBL Subscribers with RSVP. Come early, stay late. We will be cutting off RSVPs once the demand is wildly out of control. This is a small room for big talent. Once the room is filled, all others will be turned away. Good Units (Beneath the Hudson Hotel), 356 W 58th Street (Between 8th and 9th Ave) RSVP

The Official Launch of VICE.COM, Thursday, September 15th, One Hanson Place, Brooklyn:
Following years of hard work, arm wrestling over domain names, and a little bit of high-tech stuff that we can’t even begin to understand, we’re proud to announce that VICE.COM is here. We’ve combined VBS.TV and Viceland.com to create a super dupe one-stop-content-shop for all the videos and words you’ve come to expect from VICE. Being that we’re VICE, we decided to throw a party to celebrate our new URL with our best friends, like you and Rick Ross. RSVP is now open, details and flier below. Space will be limited. Performances by Rick Ross, A-Trak, and Death From Above 1979. Skylight One Hanson, One Hanson Place, Brooklyn, 9PM-3AM. General Public can RSVP (space will be limited 21): RSVP

Trouble and Bass, 5th Anniversary Party, Friday, September 16th, Webster Hall:
Trouble & Bass is the sound of staying up all night and getting wild in the streets, sweat dripping off the walls and speakers pounding in your face. For the last four years, these rowdy ravers have brought raw energy back to the world’s dancefloors by effortlessly flipping bass music in all its forms. Taking influences from house, electro, dubstep, drum & bass, metal, and hip-hop, T&B has created an entirely new genre known simply as “heavy bass.” Purchase Tickets

Blkmarket Membership, Friday, September 16th, TBA:
Blkmarket Membership is back from vacation on Friday 16th September as we commence our fall lineups which we are very excited to announce. Kicking things off we bring you Planetary Assault Systems (aka Luke Slater), Barem, Kollektiv Turmstrasse live, Taimur & Fahad and Zach Rosenberg. Purchase Tickets

Ghostland Observatory, Saturday, September 17th, Terminal 5:
Ghostland Observatory is the duo of frontman Aaron Behrens and producer/drummer Thomas Turner. Behrens’ vocal style and stage performances are unique and uncompromising, and he has drawn early comparisons to Freddie Mercury and Prince. Turner is heavily influenced by electronic artists such as Daft Punk, Laurent Garnier and Green Velvet, as well as rockers such as The Animals, David Bowie, and The Clash. With their spectral blend of electronics, drums, guitar and vocals, they have emerged with a sound that is the culmination of past influence and present inspiration, and can only be described as BALLSY. Purchase Tickets

M83′s new album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is due out mid-October. The band will be gracing NYC with their presence shortly thereafter on November 22 at Webster Hall. (Tickets are already sold out! We suggest consulting Craigslist.) Danish mastermind, Trentemoller, released his own take on the electro-pop track. What was once a minor four chord ear-worm has morphed into an eerie story infused with chromatic and pitch-bending dissonances. The delicacy of the haunting intro makes you want to loop the first 18 seconds. Give it a listen and let us know what you think.

Midnight City (Trentemøller Remix) by M83

Midnight City by M83