May 22, 2010 -- A private members-only tour of the unrestored portion of Ellis Island: 29 hospital buildings on the South side. The tour was offered to donating members of the non-profit, Save Ellis Island.

Save Ellis Island is the National Park Service fundraising and programmatic non-profit partner for the rehabilitation of the twenty-nine remaining buildings on Ellis Island, with the mission and mandate to raise the funds necessary to create and sustain, within these buildings, the Ellis Island Institute and Conference Center.

(The abandoned portions of the island have been open to tours on a very limited basis since the 2005 as part of Open House New York.)

The full set on Flickr. If you enjoy these photos, I highly encourage you to donate to Save Ellis Island. See also behind the scenes in Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, Murray's Cheese caves, 7WTC, and the High Line.

At the Cooper Square Hotel. I love walking by this on my daily walks with the dog.

April 19, 2010 -- Snoop Dogg performs at Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, New York.

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April 8, 2010 -- LCD Soundsystem perform a surprise "Coachella warm up" show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York.

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March 26, 2010 -- Erykah Badu performs at Under 100 presented by Less Artists More Condos and the Dash Gallery in New York, New York.

A handful of people. Damon Dash's sweaty, sweaty basement. And Erykah Badu, looking like a million dollars.

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March 20, 2010 -- PK14 perform as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

Chinese hardcore rock bands, for the win.

Shot for SPIN.com. See all SPIN.com SXSW 2010 coverage.

March 20, 2010 -- Street Sweeper Social Club perform at Rachael Ray's Feedback Festival, as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

This was during their insanely loud cover of MIA's "Paper Plans" and Bootsy is miming that he's got a gun in his hands. And yes, that's Tom Morello, with the guitar and super-cool shades.

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March 19, 2010 -- New Politics perform at Dirty Dog Bar, as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

This guy would not stop moving -- pointing, jumping, posing, break dancing. He was definitely meant for the stage.

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March 19, 2010 -- Fucked Up perform at the SPIN@Stubb's Party, as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

This might be one of my favorite live music shots ever. Damien of Fucked Up started pouring water onto the ground and create a mud puddle. Then he just laid down in the mud. (At this point, most of his clothing was already off, anyway.) Totally, insanely memorable.

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March 19, 2010 -- Hole perform at the SPIN@Stubb's Party, as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

I must confess, Courtney looks pretty good for her age. I also somehow torn a hangnail during the SPIN party, but didn't realize I was bleeding until after Hole's set. Too focused, I guess!

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March 17, 2010 -- Melissa Auf der Maur performs at Austin Music Hall as part of the twenty-fourth South By Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

Austin Music Hall's beautiful lighting + a beautiful performer! Shot for SPIN.com. See all SPIN.com SXSW 2010 coverage.

March 4, 2010 -- Mayer Hawthorne & The County performs at Webster Hall in New York, New York.

View the full set on Flickr or the review on SPIN.com.

February 19, 2010 -- Dirty Projectors perform at the Allen Room in Frederick P. Rose Hall, at Lincoln Center, as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series.

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February 16, 2010 -- The entire cast of performers, including Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Cornelius, Yuka Honda, Paul Simon, Scissor Sisters, Justin Bond, Bette Midler, Mark Ronson, and Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, sings "Give Peace a Chance" as part of We Are Plastic Ono Band at the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York.

View full set. Happy 77th birthday, Yoko!

February 5, 2010 -- Ra Ra Riot perform at the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, as part of the Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival.

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