So many shows, so little time...

Here are some of the show highlights for the week here in NYC (Brooklyn is, as always, representing pretty hardcore):

Tuesday
TV on the Radio @Prospect Park (Celebrate Brooklyn BENEFIT)
Middle Distance Runner @ Union Hall

Wednesday
Miracles of Modern Science @ Union Hall
Bat For Lashes @ Webster Hall - sold out!

Thursday
BLONDIE, PAT BENETAR and THE DONNAS @ Asser Levy/Seaside Park (Seaside Summer Concert Series) - FREE!!!!!!
Tori Amos @ Radio City Music Hall

Friday
Animal Collective @ Prospect Park (Celebrate Brooklyn - BENEFIT)

Saturday
Lights On and Drink Up Buttercup @ Union Hall
Animal Collective @ Prospect Park (Celebrate Brooklyn - BENEFIT)
Xylopholks @ Drom

And no, that is not a typo - Animal Collective is doing TWO benefit shows for Celebrate Brooklyn. Please feel free to comment with NYC shows that you're excited about and even shows in other cities (just be sure to list the city and venue so people can buy tickets if they want to!)

New music video from Tori Amos

In the past few months, I've started listening to my iPod on shuffle (normally I just listen to one or two playlists) and I've been rediscovering all these great artists that I used to love but hadn't listened to in a long time. Tori Amos is one of those artists who I was totally obsessed with in high school (I am so jealous of her piano skills) and I started listening to her again recently just in time to find out she is coming out with a new album on May 19th called Abnormally Attracted to Sin (it's a line from Guys and Dolls). You can pre-order it on iTunes now, and in the meantime, check out the video for "Welcome to England" here.