(Le) Poisson Rouge

We've Moved

2011-07-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

Maybe you noticed....maybe you didn't. But we don't live here any more. We've moved operations over to blog.lepoissonrouge.com. Come visit us there.

Watch: Tim Robbins on the Rogues Gallery Band

2011-07-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

If you like what you hear, join us on Tuesday, July 26th for Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band! To learn more or purchase tickets, click here!

LPR wants YOU! Seeking interns for the upcoming fall semester...

2011-07-15T13:08:00.000-07:00

(le) poisson rouge is currently seeking candidates for our Marketing Internship Program for the upcoming Fall 2011 semester & beyond, below is a description:

(Le) Poisson Rouge Internship-Marketing
WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

OVERVIEW:
(Le) Poisson Rouge is an 1100-capacity music venue and multimedia art cabaret founded by musicians on the site of the historic Village Gate. We present concerts, multimedia events, special events and late-night programming in the flexible-use main space, which features acoustic engineering by the legendary John Storyk/WSDG (Electric Lady Studios, Jazz @ Lincoln Center). The adjoining Gallery is a fully functioning Art Exhibition space with quarterly installations, as well as an event and party space with diverse party bookings.

COMMITMENT:

* Candidates must be able to commit to minimum two 4-hr shifts per week for 3-6 months
* Flexible schedule between the hours of 1pm-6pm
* Attendance and participation at planning meetings

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Proficient in MS Office Suite and internet research/social media
* Excellent interpersonal and general communication skills
* Excellent time management skills and an intuitive self-starter
* Familiarity with the arts and local cultural resources ranging from classic to cutting-edge
* Mature and discreet conduct in a fast-paced, high-profile environment
* Experience working with diverse cultural and lifestyle demographics

PROJECTS & DUTIES:
LPR accepts 5 Interns per semester. The scope of each intern's responsibilities is tailored to match the ability and interests of the successful candidates, but will fall in to the general category of Marketing & Promotions. The LPR Internship program emphasizes general knowledge acquisition, but each student will be entrusted with the direct management of projects. Expected duties may include the following:

o Maintain press archives and produce weekly internal news briefs
o Maintain internal marketing and informational displays
o Update LPR viral networking applications (social media)
o Assist with production and dissemination of press releases, marketing materials, mailings, and newsletters
o Assist with graphic design fulfillment and scheduling
o Complete a semester long marketing project/plan

BENEFITS:

* Invaluable experience working directly with the core management team of a major performance venue
* Professional, creative environment where you are valued as a key team member
* Can be individually structured to fulfill credit for college coursework
* Excellent letter of recommendation for your resume folio
* Opportunities for advancement within the organization
* LPR Staff privileges including free admission to LPR events and food, beverage, and merchandise discounts

TO APPLY:
Send an email to monica@lprnyc.com attn: Marketing Internship. Please include your resume as a PDF attachment, as well as a brief letter of introduction detailing why you are interested in the position and what qualities would make you an exceptional candidate. LPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively cultivates diversity in the workplace.

Photos from Wild Beasts last night!

2011-07-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

...check out some photos from last night's SOLD OUT Wild Beasts show

Photos by Alexander Stein via Pitchfork

Wild Beasts is at it again tonight @ LPR. We just re-released a small amount of tickets if you didn't get yours already! To purchase, click here!

FLASH DISCOUNT!

2011-07-14T12:26:00.001-07:00

Watch: New York Night Train's Land of 1000 Dances Preview

2011-07-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

...if you like what you see, join us for Land of a 1000 Dances THIS THURSDAY w/ special guests James Chance (the Contortions) & many more! To learn more or purchase tickets, click here!

Watch: New Single by Anika, "No One's There"

2011-07-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

(via Pitchfork)

If you like what you hear, join us on Tuesday, September 27 for Anika live @ LPR! Click here for more details...

The Radio Happy Hour Mixtape Volume 22

2011-07-07T09:27:00.000-07:00

Did you catch that Radio Happy Hour released their second annual mixtape recently? Almost the whole thing was recorded live at LPR and features acts like Island, Norah Jones, Cloud Cult, The Postelles, Tim Kasher, Suckers, and more. You can download the mixtape for free here.

In other Radio Happy Hour related news, the show has announced their final episode ever, and it's going to be at LPR! Tickets are only $5 and are already going really fast. Guests on this episode will include Twin Sister, Mike Doughty, Franz Nicolay, Matt Pond PA, Arthur Phillips, John & Molly Knefel, air-guitarist William Ocean and many more TBA. Get your tickets now because this is going to sell out.

A New Look

2011-07-07T06:45:00.000-07:00

We didn't even mention it when we launched it, how do you like our new look?

Watch Khaira Arby & Her Band and The Mast Live Online Tonight

2011-07-06T19:09:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't try to argue that it's better than being there in person, but if you can't be at the show you can catch a pretty rare performance from a phenomenal musician from Mali, Khaira Arby and Her Band. The show is also the CD Release for the Brooklyn-based duo The Mast, and the whole thing is going to be streamed live online.

You've got a couple of options for watching this. You can go to concertwindow.com/lpr or you can watch the show below. Let us know what you think of the show afterwards in the comment section or participate in the live chat at the Concert Window website.

Watch live streaming video from lepoissonrouge at livestream.com

Listen: The Mast's new album // Wild Poppies

2011-07-05T11:51:00.000-07:00

The Mast is currently streaming their brand new album "Wild Poppies"on TheMastMusic.com click here to listen!

The Mast's CD release show w/ Khaira Arby is THIS THURSDAY! If you like what you hear, join us! Click here for more info on the show.

Listen//Download: Darkstar "Digital"

2011-07-05T09:38:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen//download "Digital" by Darkstar

If you like what you hear, join us on July 18th for Darkstar at LPR. To learn more or purchase tickets, click here.

Download is courtesy of SelfTitledMag

Check out these photos/video from The Body w/ the Assembly of Light Choir @ LPR

2011-07-01T11:24:00.000-07:00

The Body performed at LPR with The Assembly of Light Women's Choir on June 25th with Work/Death opening, and Greg C got some photos and Unartig took some video, all of which you can see below. The show was presented by The Blackened Music Series who are also presenting YOB w/ Dark Castle and Basillus on July 12th at LPR.

The Body w/Assembly of Light Women's Choir | NYC @ (Le) Poisson Rouge | 25 Jun 2011 from (((unartig))) on Vimeo.

(Photos by Greg Cristman via Brooklyn Vegan)

Tim Robbins New Band Coming to LPR

2011-06-28T14:35:00.000-07:00

In case you missed it, we've got Tim Robbins (yeah, that Tim Robbins) new band coming to LPR in July. The band is called Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery band. Their self-titled album is out on July 19 and you'll be able to see them at LPR on july 26 (get your tickets here).

Below you can enter your e-mail address to get a free download of the album track "You're My Dare."

Check out these photos from The Warhol Experience

2011-06-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

Photos by Swiper Bootz (via An-Mag)

Check out this video from Flying Lotus + Brainfeeder crew's surprise show @ LPR

2011-06-23T14:04:00.001-07:00

(video by Matt Taplinger of Nonformat)

Flying Lotus @ Le Poisson Rouge - 6/21/11 from Matthew Taplinger on Vimeo.

Check out these photos from Earth & Ô Paon

2011-06-21T15:16:00.000-07:00

via Brooklyn Vegan (photos by: Greg Cristman)

Check out these great photos from last week's Planned Parenthood benefit featuring Best Coast & Those Darlins

2011-06-20T09:57:00.000-07:00

via Brooklyn Vegan (photos by Amanda Hatfield)

To learn more about Planned Parenthood or to donate the cause, click here!

Watch: Undead Jazzfest 2011 Trailer

2011-06-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

This trailer for the Undead Jazzfest features 1 second of music from every musician playing in the festival, recorded privately, taken from a song, or left on an answering machine.

Join us on June 23rd for the kick off of the Undead Jazzfest featuring Satoko Fujii, Marc Ribot, Tarbaby, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Escreet / Binney / Krantz / Gilmore - "The Age We Live In" and David Torn Trio w/ Tim Berne and Ches Smith! To learn more visit Undeadjazz.com.

Watch: Anna Calvi performs live on QTV

2011-06-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

If you like what you hear, join us on July 27th for Anna Calvi at LPR! To learn more or purchase tickets click here!

via A Heart is a Spade

$33 Classic Fish Membership (Normally $300)

2011-06-10T18:38:00.000-07:00

In celebration of LPR's Three-Year Anniversary we're offering a Classic Fish Membership for $33 with the discount code THREEYEARS. You can get this awesome deal anytime from June 12th to June 18th at our membership page.

The Classic Fish Membership will get you in free to all of our member shows (over 10 per month) with a guest, for free. You'll get to take advantage of LPR's award-winning programming including great music like you'll hear during LPR's Three-Year Anniversary Week, which features performances from Best Coast, Earth, Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab), Ensemble ACJW, Christina Courtin, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Elysian Fields, O Paon, Tea Leaf Green, Bardo Pond, White Out w/ Thurston Moore, and lots of other great performances in the main space and The Gallery at LPR.

Check out these photos from The Soundtrack of Our Lives this past Sunday

2011-06-09T10:52:00.000-07:00

Photos Courtesy of Adam Siegal

Win Tickets to Ivri Lider Electronic Trio and a Free EP

2011-06-08T12:58:00.000-07:00

You can win two tickets to tomorrow night's Ivri Lider Electronic Trio show, as well as a three song EP called "Fly/Forget". Send an e-mail to info@lprnyc.com and tell us why you deserve to win the tickets and EP.

You can still buy tickets to the show here.

Watch: Ensemble ACJW Season Finale Concert Preview

2011-06-08T09:02:00.000-07:00

(video credit: Kornhaber Brown)

Join us THIS SUNDAY (June 12th) for Ensemble ACJW's season finale concert, "Was It All A Dream?" w/ music of Radiohead, Bartok, Britten, Bettison, Pink Floyd, and Vienna Teng! To learn more or purchase tickets, click here!

This show will be a part of the LPR Three-Year Anniversary Week Celebration. Come down to LPR all week to get a taste of the breadth of our programming. We'll also be giving away free Classic Fish Memberships every day at noon all week on Twitter.

Stream Saadi, Janka Nabay, and Jogyo Live Tomorrow Night!

2011-06-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

We are going to be streaming Saturday's Saadi, Janka Nabay, and Jogyo show live on at 7pm. If you're still looking for tickets you can get them here. You'll be able to watch the show in the player below starting at 7pm on Saturday, or you can go here for more streaming options.