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SEE SHRINEBUILDER, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM AND SALOME PLAY AXL’S ALMA MATER FOR JUST FIVE BUCKS

 Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 2:30pm by

Here’s something you probably don’t care to know about me: I went to NYU. (I actually did my freshman year at a school called Bard, but gave up on living in a shack in the woods and transferred back to the city after that.) And when I was there, I don’t ever remember even meeting a metalhead, let alone seeing a school-sponsored metal show. I think they offered us discounted tickets to see some shit on Broadway. That was about as cool as it got.

But last night a reader (and current NYU student) known only as “Chris” e-mailed me to say that the NYU Program Board is presenting a show, cleverly titled “Almost the Ides of March: Et Tu Brut(al)?”, which will feature Shrinebuilder, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Salome. It will take place next Thursday, March 11. And the best part? Even for non-NYU students, tickets are only five bucks. (Students pay two bucks, which is the very definition of “a great deal.”)

Even if this concert wasn’t happening at my old school, it would be an incredible line-up for an incredible price. If you live the area, you really oughta check it out.

Get full details here.

-AR

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  • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

    Ah, good old Bard. That is one of the weirdest student populations I’ve ever seen. Sometimes a crew of them come up to my town, and you can always tell the Bard students walking up and down Warren St.

  • http://raiseyerfists.wordpress.com raiseyerfists

    Visited a friend at Bard once. Not much to do but walk around in the woods and “be creative” whatever the fuck that means. The foliage is real nice during the fall though.

    • SourDeez

      From what I’ve seen, Bard is full of hipsters who think they are creative people because they eat a lot of hallucinogens.

  • Double D

    Soooooo much fucking bullshit!!!!! I wanna fucking see Shrinebuilder!

  • Awful Offal Carnage

    What the fuck. The semester I transfer out of the city, there’s all sorts of shit going on. I would so go to NYU to see Salome, for 5 fucking bucks (plus MTA fare).

  • http://www.myspace.com/skeeterbeets Skeeter

    Salome always reminds me of ‘Salame’ from Tim and Eric Awesome Show (Great Job!)

  • Germang

    All Hail Chris

  • 10000 Gays

    Kinda ridiculous this is only 5 dollars…

    I’m sold

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-Tims/1313713879 Bobby Tims

    I’m already set on going \m/

  • Matt S

    goddamn lucky assholes

  • Sabbathfan

    Since I don’t have a FB page, could someone tell me what time this shindig starts? Or more importantly, what time Shrinebuilder goes on?

  • 10000 Gays

    the Fbook page says the show starts at 8 (doors at 730).. so shrinebuilder would probably be on around 930 or 10?

    and the address is 60 Washington square street

  • jason

    If you live within 100mi of this and don’t go, you may hate yourself later. I’m really jealous.

  • Freedom35

    I just saw WITTR at a shitty basement show to a hundred or so people and it was mind-blowingly good. $5 to see those dudes would be the best $5 you ever spent!

  • http://web.me.com/metalshea metahea

    I go to NYU now and Axl’s right: no metalheads anywhere. Bout freaking time something metal came our way. I’m totally in.

    • LJ

      there are definitely metalheads, you’re just not looking in the right places. if you’re into this show, come to the program board office (7th floor of kimmel) and help my committee plan more in the future. next meeting’s the day after the shrinebuilder show, friday at 5:30.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lauren-Jackon/838634 Lauren Jackçon

        should’ve linked that to my facebook.

  • brandonmetal

    hm i think i’ll just wait till next month and see them at ROADBURN!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lou-Guberti/804425053 Lou Guberti

    Thank God NYU is doing something metal. I’ll post a writeup on my blog next week but it’s gonna be awesome

  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    Speaking of NYU and metal, WNYU.org streaming radio has a metal show called SOMA DEGENERATE which “airs” every Saturday from 4PM to 6PM eastern time. It’s good stuff.