The Antlers @ City Winery in Jan ( more by Tim Griffin ) Tune-Yards @ MHOW in Nov ( more by Ryan Muir ) tonight in NYC * Aziz Ansari @ Comix * Baby Dee @ The Stone * Blockhead @ Mercury Lounge * Lez Zeppelin @ Gramercy Theater * Anti-Flag @ Starland Ballroom * The [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010 HOT CHIP & FREE ENERGY @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM 431 W 16th St New York, NY 10011 FREE, 7PM Okay, I'll be honest with you. This is going to be a clusterfuck. Not only is this a free show featuring Hot Chip and Free Energy , but it's also a Myspace Secret Show. On top of that, despite it's "secret" status, the blogosphere has been buzzing about this show, so, um, good luck getting in. Get there EARLY. The Soft Pack @ Cake Shop [...]
Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival We've known about this year's headliners for a while now, but the full lineup of participating venues and shows for this year's Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival is now listed on BAM.org . PS If you prefer to stay here, you can check out the full listing of 2010 Sounds Like Brooklyn shows after the jump. BAM | Fort Greene [...]
As I've done for the past two years on PHW, I've asked a handful of the artists I've blogged about over the last 12 months to reminisce, musically, on 2009. I asked a mix of my favorite local artists, as well as several more nationally recognizable acts, with the hope of having a diverse assortment of reflections on the music that mattered to the artists that mattered to me. In the coming 2 or 3 weeks there will be a series of "guest" posts from some names you may recognize, if you were paying attention this year… . [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 YOU ARE HERE BENEFIT @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 4PM We've already mentioned this show , but it's worth pointing out that it is THE show to do tonight. With a twelve hour length and performances from Mick Barr, Aa (Big A, Little a), NinjaSonik, and many others, this show is sure to be a marathon evening of some of the most amazing indie rock. Tyvek @ Cake Shop Holy Hail @ [...]
Tomorrow night is the kickoff of the third annual OJ All Day festival at the Brooklyn Lyceum. " The OJ All Day music festival is an annual event put on by Olive Juice Music, a D.I.Y. label, studio, and online distributor, based in New York City, interested in helping people who are in the developmental stages of trying to do something with their art. " There are a lot of great bands playing the festival, including art punk Bugs in the Dark (who are scheduled to play at 9PM on Friday). Tickets for the [...]
I can't believe Theoretical Girl is finally trading in EPs for albums. After years of independent EP releases, her debut Divided will be released on the 17 th of August via Memphis Industries. The date is a little far way, but Amy Turnnidge just released her first single 'Rivals' in order to prepare you. And the song, as usual, is lovely, a frenetic ballad softly interpreted. And if the song keeps going on about rivalry, the video shows Amy competing against a wicked Ching Chong in the lamest car [...]
Jeffrey Lewis repping Olive Juice Music @ Mercury Lounge ( more by Chris La Putt ) The OJ All Day music festival is an annual event put on by Olive Juice Music , a D.I.Y. label, studio, and online distributor, based in New York City, interested in helping people who are in the developmental stages of trying to do something with their art. June 19th and 20th at: The Brooklyn Lyceum (227 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY) [...]
Pete's Candy Store ( bitchcakesny ) tonight in NYC * Chris Cornell @ Webster Hall * The Rakes & Radical Dads @ Union Hall * The Gay Blades, Demander @ Mercury Lounge * James Yuill, The Answering Machine @ Coco 66 * White Hills, Gunslingers, Bogan Dust @ Cake Shop * Millions, Telecult Powers, Noveller @ Monkey Town * Jenny Scheinman, Nels [...]
Other great hits like Come, Josephine, My Flying Machine (above). And, oh, so many more. Thirteen of them. Yeah, I know--thirteen. But what are we, superstitious? Thirteen, schmirteen. I mean, who believes that bad-luck jazz? It's all folklore. What's next? Fear of black cats? Well, we've got two of them (black cats), and they cross my path constantly. And I've never had a bit of bad l.... Okay, an abscessed tooth. And MAGIX problems. But, surely, these have nothing to do with our two black cats and any mutual path-crossing. None. Just as surely, this thirteen-selection [...]
The 2009 Fortified Winter Antifolk Fest started on Feb 17, 2009 , and as you can see, I totally dropped the ball on making any kind of announcement until now (to be fair, I didn't even know it was going on until I got an email from The Lisps today). Anyway, there's still plenty left to see before it's all over, here's what the lineup looks like for this week, (all shows take place at the Sidewalk Cafe , 94 Ave. A): Fortified Antifolk Fest Winter 2009 (Feb [...]
Dufus is making another run at the New York circuit this fall and hints at a possible return to Europe for another tour there this Winter. One question: When will Dufus make it to Seattle? 10/11: Ithaca, NY @ Chapter House w/ USAISAMONSTER 11/01: Buffalo, NY @ Nickel City Co-Op w/ Ching Chong Song 11/02: Rochester, NY @ Medelsome Lab w/ Ching Chong Song 11/03: Pittsfield, NY @ Copperworks 11/04: Ithaca, NY @ ABC Cafe w/ Ching Chong Song 11/09: Brooklyn, NY @ Pete's Candy Store (Solo Seth Faergolzia) [...]
Coldest winter ever. And worst January of the decade so far, for many reasons, not the least of all because I've had to work [...]More about Yeasayer
Illustration borrowed from barkingbirdart I may not be consistent but I’m not giving up! The whole daily/single song post thing just [...]More about Hot Chip
Dark and mesmerizing, but propelled by a hypnotic beat and the sultry voice of Hope Sandoval.  From Massive Attack’s 2010 release, “Heligoland” which is [...]More about Massive Attack
Well, for one, you really should if you know what's good for you. Contra dropped this week, and it is nothing short of [...]More about Vampire Weekend
Algunas de las cosillas que nos han llegado al mail últimamente, no mucho, pero se le puede sacar juguito! Popular Damage hace que The [...]More about Phoenix
Hey, look at that – we’re still alive! Complete truth: I meant to post this a good week earlier, but was having server troubles. 2009 was a rough year, personally, [...]More about St. Vincent
Like my friend on the West Coast said, it was a big, big week for music. So big, in fact, that such notables as the new “Moonface EP” (from [...]More about Beach House
By now, you know exactly what a Spoon record – any Spoon record, every Spoon record – sounds like. One part jittery drum pattern, one [...]More about Spoon
Swedish duo Lo-Fi-Fnk have put out the first song since their debut album “Boylife” released in 2006, which much like this track had alot of people raving. [...]More about Kid Cudi
The blogosphere has been clamoring over the new Gorillaz single, "Stylo". The track featuring 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Womack and [...]More about Gorillaz
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