"This is going to be a motherfucker of an evening," designer John Varvatos declared at the opening of his shop at 315 Bowery, the once seedy, prostitute and junkie-ridden locale of punk's kicking and screaming birthplace, CBGBs.

What's the Deal? While the diminutive DJ's past two albums, 2002's 18 and 2005's Hotel, dabbled in ambient instrumentals and guitar rock, respectively, Last Night sees Moby triumphantly return to his club music roots, and compresses an all-night rager in New York City into a 15-song set.

Indie rock heartthrob Sufjan Stevens played to a full house Thursday night (Nov. 1) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as part of the 25th Next Wave Festival. The songwriter debuted the musical and cinematic piece "The BQE," which he described as a

Miss Polly Jean Harvey, looking demure in a white Victorian-style gown, played an electrifying set during Wednesday night's (Oct. 10) sold-out concert at Beacon Theater. "I don't know if you can read my dress, but these are the lyrics to my songs," she said while gesturing to the black print on her lengthy skirt. But despite her restrained

Revelers traveled by boat, bus and other forms of public transportation to see the Randall's Island stop of the Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem tour Saturday afternoon (Oct. 6). Les Savy Fav opened the indie rock juggernaut event and frontman Tim Harrington

Who? The Norwegian ensemble helped usher in the new rave movement with a flurry of Casio keyboards and matching red hoodies. Founded in 2000, the band hails from the same Bergen music scene that bred Kings of Convenience, Röyksopp, and Annie.