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Recommended Show: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 YOU BRED RAPTORS? @ CAKE SHOP 152 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002 $5, 8PM A cheap show. An awesome name. Check out You Bred Raptors? tonight at Cake Shop. Joakim @ The DL Wayne Kramer @ Bowery Electric Dances, Jangula, & DT Rotbot @ Big Snow American Royalty & Vensaire @ Mercury Lounge Ramona Falls & The Explorers Club @ Maxwell's On An On, Tiny Victories, & Young [...]

You know what to expect from P!nk at this point. Good stuff. The video is for "Just Give Me A Reason." You can view it above.

It's another new video from E4RTH . This one is called "Goo Get It." It's weird and awesome. Check it out above.

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER @ KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 7:30PM How is this band still around? We're not sure, but we're glad they are! If you miss "Kiss Me" or maybe just the 90s in general, go to this. Barry Manilow @ St. James Theatre Lakutis & Reggie Watts @ Blind Barber On An On & Field Mouse @ Mercury Lounge Lazer Cake & Genghis Hans @ [...]

Holy shit! The Postal Service are back together! The emo-tronic duo of Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will be reuniting for a series of shows from April to June. The dates are in support of a reissue of the duo's one and only album, Give Up , on April 9. To be clear on how big of a fucking deal this is, when they hit Brooklyn on June 14, they'll be playing at Barclay's Center. Full schedule below. The Postal Service tour dates: 04/09/13 [...]

Maximum Hedrum have a new video for their song "Synthesize." There's just something about the band name that sort of begs us to check this out, and it should entice you too.

Once again, we check in with our friends at BreakThru Radio so that we may listen to more friends: Miracles of Modern Science ! That's how we roll sometimes.

Recommended Show: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013 FALL OUT BOY @ THE STUDIO AT WEBSTER HALL 125 E 11th St New York, US, 10003 $TBA, 5PM How did we miss hearing that Fall Out Boy are back together? And how did we only JUST find out that they're playing The Studio at Webster Hall tonight? Tickets probably aren't available, which means those scalpers will be charging a pretty penny. Avant @ Stage 48 Of Mice and Men @ Irving Plaza [...]

There are several exciting albums this week, and it's likely many of them will slip under the radar of most other blogs, but we won't ignore them! Deathbomb Arc releases the debut album from Clipping (entitled Album in case you were wondering). The Spinto Band release Cool Cocoon on their own label. On the flip side, the latest NOW That's What I Call Music compilation is out this week; they're up to volume 45. There's also a new record from The Misfits (though without Danzig , can [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013 LEE BAINS III AND THE GLORY FIRES @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $10, 9PM Lee Bains III is back in the City playing at Mercury Lounge tonight. Reel Big Fish @ Brooklyn Bowl Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Nelleke & Good Kids @ Home Sweet Home The Bronx & Hussle Club @ Bowery Electric Wyatt Cenac, Todd Barry, & Mike Drucker @ Littlefield [...]

We've never heard of Walker Lukens , but his video for "Dear Someone" is kind of awesome. The stop-motion Polaroid affair is viewable above and getting a bit of traction on the web. Check it out above.

Just because Trent Reznor abandoned Nine Inch Nails and started up his new band How to Destroy Angels , don't expect the king of alternative rock gloom to lighten up any time soon. Yep, the new "How Long?" video is just as dark as Reznor ever was. You can view it above.

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 NARWALZ OF SOUND @ THE HO_SE 28 Lawton St Brooklyn, NY 11221 $5, 8:30PM There's no shortage of good shows tonight. Whether that be Shila Ray at Silent Barn, Javelin at Shea Stadium, or the incomparable Narwhalz of Sound at The Ho_se. And, yep, we're picking Narwhalz as our show of choice. Expect weirdness. Sinkane @ Blue Note Spacehog @ Maxwell's Joakim & Max Pask @ [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 8PM This is probably one of those shows that's not exactly risky and probably a safe bet for a good time. School of Seven Bells at Music Hall of Williamsburg is tonight. Viceroy @ The DL Kathleen Edwards @ City Winery The English Beat @ The Bell House Trixie Whitley @ Le Poisson Rouge [...]

People Get Ready were one of the break out hits of this year's CMJ, and it looks like Deerhoof may be bringing up another level on the ladder of indie rock by bringing the band with them on an upcoming tour this April. People Get Ready will be playing a few shows in New York in advance of the tour with a Brooklyn show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on February 1 and Mercury Lounge in Manhattan on February 8. The full schedule is posted below. People Get Ready tour [...]

About f*@%in' time! Justin Timberlake finally takes the time to break away from his mostly questionable acting career to record a new album. The 20/20 Experience is scheduled for release on March 19. We don't know much about the new record yet, but it's sure to feature that "Suit and Tie" song with Jay-Z .

Arbouretum has a new video out for "Coming Out of the Fog," which is off their latest album of the same name. The band have a show at Camero Gallery here in New York City on February 15 before heading out to Europe.

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 THE SUZAN @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8:30PM While the Quicksand show at Webster Hall is very tempting, we've got to go all indie and encourage you to go see The Suzan at Glasslands. Kathleen Edwards @ City Winery Zula, Red Sea, & In Buenos Aires @ Cake Shop Dead Heart Bloom & Gold Lake @ Mercury Lounge Quicksand & Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Webster [...]

"Warning," The new video for Black Moth Super Rainbow 's "Hairspray Heart" starts, "This video contains flashing lights and has been identified to potentially trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised." That should tell you everything you need to know. Black Moth Super Rainbow tour dates: May 9 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom May 10 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick May 11 - Chicago, IL @ Metro May 12 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre May 13 - Minneapolis, MN [...]

The organ maestro Quintron and the lovely puppeteer Miss Pussycat are at it again. The New Orleans duo are planning to hit the road after a few shows at home. We've got the full schedule of their plotted trek below, and as an added treat, check out their new video for "Newgate" above. Quintron and Miss Pussycat tour dates: 02/01 – New Orleans, LA – Tulane University Mardi Gras Ball 02/02 – Lafayette, LA – Blue Moon Saloon 02/11 – New Orleans, LA – One [...]