Recommended Show: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 LIGHTNING BOLT @ ABOVE THE AUTO PARTS STORE 600 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 $12, 8PM In terms of noisier bands, this might not only be the place to be tonight, but could potentially be the most anticipated show of the year. Lightning Bolt are one of those bands from the scene to really break to something bigger, and they're joined by Black Dice, Mick Barr, and TV Ghost. If noise isn't your thing, check out other events after the jump. Sigmund Droid @ Lit Palomar [...]
DOWNLOAD : The Purrs - Stay With Me (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Pete & the Pirates - Jennifer (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Let's Wrestle - Tanks (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Surf City - Records of a Flagpole Skater (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Surf City - Kudos (MP3) DOWNLOAD: A Classic Education - We Can Always Run to Hawaii (MP3) A Classic Education DAYTIME : [...]
Long before the Beatles kicked off "She Loves You" with a now-famous count, Lawrence Welk was doing it with "a-one and a-two." A lot of musicians do a count at the beginning of a song, but that isn't necessarily the part of a song you recall. That made finding a contribution for this week's Contrast Podcast #184 theme a bit tricky, and it's bound to lead to a fine mix. The songs I considered were all so beautiful that choosing one was difficult, so I am posting them all here. My choice for [...]
This is an ever changing and (hopefully) expanding list of some of the songs I have mentioned before in this blog or simply stuff I have found somewhere on the web that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. All files have been found somewhere in cyberspace (and NONE of them have uploaded by me, so I cannot help you with any requests you might have - just keep returning and something new might pop up), so they will be available until the artists, record labels, fans, whatever decide to remove them. Thanks to a few readers, [...]
Oh Christ an I aggravated. I spent an hour writing a great post about how amazing The Counting Crows ' tour with Spearhead and Augustana , and then wordpress crashes. Arggh! I don't know about you, but I have a hard time writing a second time with the same passion. But these guys deserve it, so here it goes again. On the show's site , Adam Duritz warns to get there on time because as soon as the curtain rises, they'll all be on stage jamming together. What it didn't say was [...]
Innovationsförderung | Deutschland ist nicht bekannt und beliebt für die Förderung von Selbstständigkeit. Die Festanstellung ist immer noch oberstes Ziel. Mit dem Innovationscamp Palomar5 stemmen sich sechs junge Menschen dagegen und bieten kreativen und motivierten Menschen 30 subventionierte Plätze, um ihren Ideen freien Lauf zu lassen. Mitmachen dürfen vom Musiker bis hin zum Computer-Geek jeder. Ein Interview mit Jonathan Imme. Was ist Palomar und wer steckt dahinter? Jonathan Imme: [...]
The Horrors @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in May ( more by Zach Stern ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Helado Negro, Rad Unicorn @ The Jackson * Impediments, Buzzer, Ex-Humans @ Don Pedro's * The Drums, Joakim (DJ) @ Tribeca Grand Hotel * Nine Inch Nails, The Horrors @ Bowery Ballroom * All Star 34 Band Salute to John Hughes @ Cake Shop [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009 BIKES IN THE KITCHEN "GOODBYE SUMMER" SHOW @ 979 BROADWAY BACKYARD 979 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221 $10, NOON Is summer really over already? It feels like with all the rain we've had that summer just got here! If summer IS over, I can't think of a better way to say goodbye than performances from The Death Set, Team Robespierre, NinjaSonik, Juiceboxxx, Best Fwends, Cerebral Ballzy, Snakes Say Hiss, Chinese Stars, The So So Glos, Wild Yaks, and Smarts. Besides, let's face it, you SO aren't getting into that Nince Inch [...]
Monday: The Virgins, The Beets, Animal Collective (DJ set) @ Santo's Party House 7pm $20 If you weren't able to make it out for any of Animal Collective's shows at Prospect Park this weekend then you should definitely make a point of going and dancing with the band as the spin records. At least that way you get some Animal Collective in your life and with The Beets and The Virgins playing too it should almost be worth spending $20 on. The Virgins - "Rich Girls" [...]
Day two of Northside featured some show-hopping – well, a little bit of show-hopping. My main focus that evening was EarFarm 's showcase at Spike Hill , although I had my eye on a few other shows, too. Unfortunately, my notes on this night are rather meager, so you're going to have to enjoy all the pretty pictures instead. Before the festival started, members of Coyote Eyes contacted me and sent along some songs, which is a generally lovely thing to do, and so I looked forward to seeing them live. Alas, [...]
Here are some of my shitty photos from the Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Showcase that was part of the first Northside Fest : Screaming Females Eula Sisters Palomar Dinowalrus [...]
At some point during the booking of this show the good folks at Absolutely Kosher reached to see if I would like Palomar to be part of it. My immediate reaction was "Hell yeah!" and so Palomar was added to the bill. It was basically a coup to have a band as experienced and enjoyed as Palomar at a small venue like Public Assembly and they absolutely filled the steamy backroom to the gills for their set. And what a set it was! Filled with the band's brilliant songs both new and old, Palomar absolutely ruled the [...]
The Tallest Man on Earth @ Bowery Ballroom in April ( more by Fresh Bread ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * THIS WEEK IN INDIE * FRIDAY AT NORTHSIDE * Helado Negro @ Sycamore * Prince Paul @ Union Pool * Baby Gramps @ Terra Blues * Lucero, Roadside Graves @ Maxwell's * [...]
What : Pop Tarts Suck Toasted's Northside Fest Showcase When : Tonight, 8pm! Where : Public Assembly , 70 N. 6th St. Cost : $10 What to Expect : With 12-bands on two stages this is simply the most bang for your buck throughout the entire Northside Festival. Not only is it big in terms of numbers it's big in bands as well with some true up-and-coming acts like Screaming Females, Dinowalrus, and Kilgore Trout Is Dead all getting time on the stages. Of course I've made [...]
by Bill Pearis Pow Wow! - last minute street performance - Northside Day 1 ( Maryanne Ventrice ) Here we are: the inaugural Northside Festival , the L Magazine 's attempt at bringing the spirit of SXSW to Brooklyn. At least that what I think they're doing. What makes the Northside Festival different than CMJ, [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009 THESE ARE POWERS @ NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, midnight A full list of Northside Festival shows are listed after the jump; you can also get a photo rundown of my first night here . Tonight, the show to see is definitely going to be These Are Powers at Death By Audio, and let's just hope things go smoother the rest of the weekend as the festival kicks into full gear. -The Recovery, The Fear and Trembling, [...]
Probably the best value of the Northside Festival is happening @ Public Assembly (70 North 6th Street) on Friday. The show was curated by Pop Tarts Suck Toasted and is sure to be filled with awesomeness. 7:30pm 21+? $10 __ The Front Room Lineup__ Brilliant Sweaters Description: I hear they like Green Day (and not in a bad way either) Listen: Sexy Genius (mp3) Screaming Females Description: Mind-blowing rock and/or roll from New [...]
The Northside Festival starts this week and I just thought I thought I would alert you to some showcases being put on by the good people at PopTartsSuckToasted , Battering Room and Ear Farm . Check out the flyers belows, (times and details after the jump): The Battering Room Northside Showcase Saturday June 13, 2009 at 1:00pm [...]
I haven't been as good about posting or tweeting as of late, and I apologise - I haven't been feeling well, too lazy, writer's block, blah blah, etc. It would be remiss of me, then, to come back and not mention the L Magazine 's upcoming Northside Festival , a self-proclaimed "a four-day celebration of the independent music and art scene that thrives here in New York City." The full, official line-up was announced on the 18th , and it's hella' long - I was going to repost the whole thing here, but [...]
MUSIC NEWS - The Counting Crows have announced their summer tour plans and will embark on , THE SATURDAY NIGHT REBEL ROCKERS TRAVELING CIRCUS & MEDICINE SHOW with special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana ! The run kicks off June 26 in Milwaukee, WI at SummerFest and ends Sept 6 in New York State (full itinerary below). The shows will be an original format where the three acts (and some special guests along the way) will combine to play together in addition to playing their own sets. Some [...]
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