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Check out these wonderous events coming up ...

Monday, March 13
American Shimidol presented by JDub Records* and HEEB Magazine @ Bowery Ballroom
    "JDub is teaming up with Heeb Magazine for a new take on its annual Purim happenings. In the spirit of drunken, absurdist revelry, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain (The STATE, Wet Hot American Summer, and currently, STELLA) judge our giant-screen karaoke competition where you'll be able to win valuable prizes (i.e. JDUB and HEEB tshirts). Plus special guest DJs.  Who needs American Idol when you've got American Shmidol?"
*JDub is Matisyahu's label
> http://www.heebmagazine.com/events/eventDetail.php?id=323
> http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=654691
$14

Monday, March 20
'Bring 'Em Home Now!' Concert @ Hammerstein Ballroom
    Performances by Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright, Bright Eyes, Fischerspooner, Chuck D, Peaches, Steve Earle, Devendra Banhart and others; Cindy Sheehan will speak.
Janeane Garofalo will broadcast live from the event for her national Air America Radio show, The Majority Report.  Funds will go to Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace.
> http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002073155
> http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=21179
> http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003C55AA685F00
$42 after fees   (I already have tickets to this, so let me know before buying, if you want to go)

Friday, March 31
Michael Showalter and Eugene Mirman with Leo Allen @ Warsaw
> http://www.polishnationalhome.com/warsaw.htm
> http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003C559C6D4956
$15

There are some other shows at Warsaw (Greenpoint, Brooklyn) on sale, some very hyped bands I'm not really a fan of any except possibly Editors but here's part of the list:

Sat, 03/25/06 8:00 PM Love Is All with Cause CO-Motion
Tue, 03/28/06 7:00 PM Stellastarr* and The Editors
Fri, 04/07/06 8:00 PM The Hold Steady
Wed, 04/12/06 7:00 PM Gogol Bordello
Thu, 04/13/06 7:00 PM An Acoustic Evening With Chris & Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes)
Fri, 05/05/06 7:00 PM Minus the Bear with: Mewithoutyou, Russian Circles
> http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/24

I'm going to the first three events that I posted, plus Stellastar & Editors at Warsaw -- let me know if you want to join me for any of them.

-Mike