This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC

UPDATE: Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale play the Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, February 21. How we missed this doozy of a show, we don’t know. Since we’re not fans of revisionist history, consider this a “better late than too late” update. Pull yourself together more than us, and get the get out! Thursday! Do it!

Once you listen to track one of Ben Schneider (aka Lord Huron)’s album Lonesome Dreams, it’s pretty easy to understand why someone – why anyone – would easily fall in love with him … or, y’know, his music. Sigh. And apparently, everyone and their neighbor in the New York area did just that. The proof is in the puddin’, with Lord Huron playing back-to-back, sold out shows this Saturday and Sunday at Music Hall of Williamsburg only a handful of months since the record’s release. If you don’t have tickets already, you might be able to snag some off of the interwebs, which would be highly advisable. If you’re not yet convinced, check out the Tiny Desk Concert below, in which Schneider and band perform a handful of tunes, including “She Lit a Fire” and “Ends of the Earth.”

You should probably head on over to Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight to see Jim James, too, while you’re at it. Check out the video for one of Regions of Light and Sounds of God’s sweetest tracks here.

Here are some more must-sees:
Tuesday, February 19
7:00 p.m. – Jim James at Music Hall of Williamsburg
9:00 p.m. – Christopher Paul Stelling at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
TBD: Spirit Family Reunion at Jalopy Theatre

Wednesday, February 20
7:00 p.m. – Tegan & Sara at Beacon Theatre (re-scheduled from 1/29)
8:15 p.m. – Alexa Wilding at Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
9:00 p.m. – Kelly McRae at Rockwood Music Hall

Thursday, February 21
7:00 p.m. – Philip Glass (Artistic Director), Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), Rahzel, Patti Smith, tUnE-YaRds, Ariel Pink, Tenzin Choegyal at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium (Tibet House Benefit)
8:00 p.m. – Buddy Miller / Jim Lauderdale at Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, February 23
7:30 p.m. – Sarah Blacker / Tanner Walle at Bowery Electric
9:00 p.m. – Lord Huron at Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sunday, February 24
9:00 p.m. – Lord Huron at Music Hall of Williamsburg