Yeasayer. Free. Pier 54. 8/13. NYC

Any band who's Myspace quote is "Enya With Bounce" is ok in my book. Go check out YEASAYER for free tonight as part of the River Rocks series at Pier 54 in Manhattan (Hudson River at 14th Street).

The Cheese Chronicles. Reading. Tasting. 8/13. Park Slope.

My friend Chris commented that I better have a story about cheese...and then I got my daily email from Tasting Table about this event tonight in Park Slope.

Lactose Literate
Murray's Cheese darling Liz Thorpe has been busy: Between teaching classes, blogging about her favorite new finds and acting as the company's vice president, she's found time to write a book. Get the first peek at The Cheese Chronicles at this two-part celebration: first, a book signing and discussion at Barnes & Noble, then a beer-and-cheese pairing ($15) with Liz at Beer Table.

7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave. (at Sixth St.), Brooklyn
Beer Table, 427 Seventh Ave. (at 14th St.), Brooklyn

New York. Craft Beer Week. Sept 11-20. NYC.

As the NY CRAFT BEER WEEK website states, "We are proud to shine a bright spotlight on how craft beer has intersected with two of our city's most renowned attributes: great nightlife and an outstanding restaurant scene. This year's NY Craft Beer Week includes 83 different venues featuring 162 unique beers throughout the five boroughs."

Them Crooked Vultures

I'll use the bad pun and say that this new SUPERGROUP is creating a big "buzz" in the music world right now. How could you not when you have Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and freakin John Paul Jones get together to record an album. Check out the teaser, it will leave you wanting more.

New. Shadows Fall. Video.

I love Shadows Fall. You love Shadows Fall. We all love Shadows Fall. They have a new record, Retribution, coming out September 15th, but for now you can sit back and enjoy their new video for "Still I Rise"

Robot Chicken. Roller Derby. Gym Class Heroes. Aug 13. NYC.

Robot Chicken On Wheels '09 comes to the Big Apple!



The Gotham Girls team with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim to produce a night of all-ages roller skating fun, Robot Chicken-style, with appearances by show masterminds Seth Green, Matt Senreich, and Breckin Meyer!

This unprecedently awesome skating party will be held at the rink at Riverbank State Park - 679 Riverside Drive, in Manhattan. By subway, take the #1 train to 145th street, and the park's entrance is a block away at 145th and Riverside.

Be sure to arrive early as this FREE event is 'first come -- first served,' and you won't want to miss the skating chickens, the prizes, the photo booths, or the live music by Gym Class Heroes.

Become a fan of Robot Chicken on Wheels '09 on Facebook to check out videos, photos, and updates from the tour. Learn how to beat the crowd and get admitted an hour early at the tour's OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Shake Shack. Burger Conquest. ABC News.

My good friend Rev runs a great burger blog called BURGER CONQUEST where he reviews different, well, burgers from around the world. Last week we went on one without him to SHAKE SHACK and ABC News happened to be there. If you go to -7:05 in the video, you'll see a certain someone saying what is true...that Shake Shack has one of the best burgers out there.

Music. Music. Music.

A lot of my life revolves around music (the business and enjoyment side, not the actual performance of). So, I figured the first post would be to list some of my favorite artists of all time. Should give you a good point of reference for when I recommend other music to you all. Enjoy the randomness...

Faith No More Metallica Anathema Opeth Genesis Brad Aphex Twin Torche The Raconteurs The Giraffes Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Katatonia Dillinger Escape Plan Mr. Bungle George Winston In The Nursery Russian Circles Jose Gonzlez Jimmy Eat World Sense Field Sia Iron Maiden Nine Inch Nails M83 Guns N Roses King's X Porcupine Tree Jellyfish Shawn Smith Three Journey Between The Buried And Me Clutch Pantera Biffy Clyro Amorphis Coheed And Cambria The Gathering Ulver Dream Theater Elliott Smith Juliana Theory Nick Drake Oceansize Kyuss Queen Queensryche Queens Of The Stone Age Type O Negative Moody Blues In Flames Life Of Agony Enya My Dying Bride Muse Dredg U2 Prodigy Ministry Orbital Devin Townsend Duran Duran Arcturus Barry Adamson Avail Anthrax Massive Attack