If you were me, which shows would you go see when you're in NYC during 4/2 - 4/5?

Why do you think Pianos is so hip? I'm curious about this...

Email me, dude.

(Yancey, you've got mail)

4/3/2003 godspeed you! black emperor WARSAW AT THE POLISH NATIONAL HOME
4/3/2003 $$ 8 Amanda Kravat with special guest Sherman
10 Marykate O'Neil, Dave Derby KNITTING FACTORY: OLD OFFICE
4/3/2003 $10 Hot Hot Heat/special guests 9 PM MAXWELLS
4/3/2003 $12 Nobukazu Takemura (live) feat. John Herndon of Tortoise & Matt Lux of Isotope 217 10 PM KNITTING FACTORY
4/4/2003 godspeed you! black emperor at warsaw WARSAW AT THE POLISH NATIONAL HOME
4/4/2003 The Swimmies, The Can Utility, The Boy Star's Library UNCLE JOES
4/4/2003 The Walkmen BOWERY BALLROOM
4/4/2003 $$ 8 Roy Campbell, Jr., Lou Grassi, Joe Fonda, Mark Whitecage 11 Reeltime Travellers KNITTING FACTORY: OLD OFFICE
4/4/2003 $15 NOTWIST 8 PM KNITTING FACTORY
4/4/2003 $26 Karaghiozis Shadow Puppet Theater. Part of the World Music Institute Greek Festival. This program provides a rare opportunity for the New York audience to see the magical Karaghiozis (Greek shadow puppet theater), a rich and illuminating tradition which is related to the Eastern shadow theaters from India, China, Java, Persia and Turkey. Karaghiozis, which offers political and social commentary and deals with a myriad of regional characters ranging from the heroic to the comic, has enraptured its audiences throughout Greek villages and cities for well over a century. A live orchestra (oud, lyras, laouto, santouri, kanonaki, accordion, clarinet, violin, baglama, vocals) presenting
a panoramic view of Greek music on traditional instruments will accompany the renowned puppet master Athos Danelis in the best-loved classic, The Wedding of Karaghiozis. (web site) 8 PM SYMPHONY SPACE
4/4/2003 $12 Stella Comedy Show starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter & David Wain (From MTV's The State & Wet Hot American Summer) special guest: Eugene Mirman 8 PM MAXWELLS
4/4/2003 $7 Mr. Vivo 8 PM KNITTING FACTORY: ALTERKNIT
4/4/2003 $15 The Notwist, James Yorkston, STYROFOAM 10 PM KNITTING FACTORY
4/4/2003 $7 Billionaire Boys Club/Blow Up 11 PM MAXWELLS
4/5/2003 Cassanovacaine, Barbiana Complex, Amber Brown Vision UNCLE JOES
4/5/2003 The Walkmen BOWERY BALLROOM
4/5/2003 $$ 7 Un-Cabaret presents THE OTHER NETWORK sponsored by Modern Humorist 10 The Notwist, STYROFOAM, The Burnside Project KNITTING FACTORY
4/5/2003 $10 James Yorkston at 8 & 11 KNITTING FACTORY: OLD OFFICE
4/5/2003 $$ Emigration Blues: Rembetika, Folk & Popular Songs. Part of the World Music Institute Greek Festival. With Petros Gaitanos with Sophia Papazoglou Petros Gaitanos, a major figure in the new generation of Greek singers, has been honored with songs written especially for him by composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, Yannis Markopoulos, Giorgos Hatzinasios, Yannis Spanos and Stamatis Spanoudakis. He has been internationally acclaimed for his superb voice as well as his versatility and knowledge of music ranging from ecclesiastic hymns to rembetika ("Greek blues") and traditional songs. In this concert, he will perform impassioned songs of emigration, including traditional songs from the early 1900s, rembetika songs from the '20s to '50s, and laiko folk songs of the '50s to '70s. Gaitanos will be accompanied by the brilliant singer Sofia Papazoglou and an 8-piece orchestra. (web site) 8 PM TOWN HALL
4/5/2003 $7 Val Emmich/The Blakes 9 PM MAXWELLS
4/5/2003 $7 Evan Wilson Quartet 9 PM KNITTING FACTORY: ALTERKNIT
4/5/2003 $15 NOTWIST 10 PM KNITTING FACTORY
4/5/2003 The Dirty Faces, Dan Melchior's Broke Revue, Oneida, DJ's : Count Zero and I-Sound.
10 PM KINGSLAND TAVERN

This is a joke, but I'm going to this show and would happily hang with you or any other ILXors who show up.

oooooh this one looks good

Also: Electric Masada at Tonic 4/2, and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at Southpaw 4/4.