Photos by G. Harry "Harrison" Koisser of Peace On June 12, 2013, British indie rock band Peace performed their 2nd of a 2 night stint in New York at Mercury Lounge. The band's sound has elements of The Maccabees and Vampire Weekend and some of their songs lean a little more on the dancey side, but make no mistake, Peace have a nice hard edge to their music. Peace is making a big splash overseas and the next time they come back to New York, they'll [...]
Tweet [Photo by acidjack] After a health scare sidelined him for much of last year, it was especially moving to see the guitar wizard Tom Carter back in action on Memorial Day weekend at Mercury Lounge . The Charalambides guitarist took us on an emotional journey through rare material that began with the new "Nancy's Song" followed by "August Is All" from the Northern Spy Records Clandestine Cassette series, and closing with "Numinous", a very limited [...]
Pure Bathing Culture recently dropped by Daytrotter. Moon Tides will see daylight shortly. Like Pure Bathing Culture on Facebook. Follow 'em on Twitter. Purchase Pure Bathing Culture items via Insound. Photographs by wagz2it. [...]
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It was a night of instrumental music at Mercury Lounge on June 7th. Playing at the show: • Musk Ox • Flying Horses • Michael Mucci Michael Mucci started off the set. Played a nice soothing solo guitar instrumental music [...]
by Bill Pearis Still Corners released their second album , Strange Pleasures , last month via Sub Pop and if you haven't heard it yet, it's a terrific record. I was a big fan of their debut but I think Strange Pleasures is better, adding synthpop elements to their icy, ethereal sound. You can stream the whole record via Rdio or Spotify . The band are currently [...]
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Tweet Follow @acidjacknyc [Photos by acidjack] We were thrilled to get a chance over Memorial Day weekend to check with D. Charles Speer & the Helix . We followed frontman Dave Shuford's other band, Rhyton , quite a bit last year (not to mention our love for the separate work of Helix keys man Hans Chew ). Now, after two Rhyton albums, Shuford is re-focusing on the Speer project, and if the material we heard on this night at [...]
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With alot of shows happening in Ottawa on May 2-4. Went to a lovely intimate show at Mercury Lounge. Playing at the show. • André M. Bluteau • Mike Dubue Mike Dubue played a lovely solo set of his Hilotrons music. Halfway he got Jamie Kronick to drum. Then ended off with Venus At Your Back Door and had Phil Charbonneau to play on bass. [...]
photos by Sarah Gainer The National at Mercury Lounge - 5/21/13 After The National played tiny shows at Sycamore and Public Assembly yesterday (5/21) to celebrate the release of their great new record, Trouble Will Find Me , they headed to Mercury Lounge for a third intimate show of the day. Hitting the stage around 10 PM, the band played almost the entirety of their new [...]
photos by Fred Pessaro "So great that I made it for The National's concert. Really small venue and great vibe. Highlight of the day. #NationalTrouble" - Alejandro Masferrer "brah I'm just so fuckin hyped to watch the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE!!!" - Nic It was a flurry of activity for Brooklyn indie stalwarts The National today. Not only [...]
Trouble Will Find Me - The National Trouble Will Find Me , the new album The National , is out today ( May 21 ) via 4AD. There doing a bunch of cool things to celebrate (which unfortunately I wasn't able to post until now). To celebrate release day, we've decided to play a few shows at NYC venues that mean a lot to us. You can get details for the first show on Twitter (@The_National) a little later [...]
(photo: Rebecca Miller) I listen to a lot of CDs and it is generally fairly easy to find an immediate reference point but Alessi's Ark's third disc, The Still Life , takes a lot of pleasantly surprising twists and turns which showcases the maturity of 22 year-old singer Alessi Laurent-Marke's songs. The thirteen-track / 32 minute disc incorporates a wide range of styles, which combine "Suzanne Vega-style" semi-confessional, personal lyrics with with a range of music styles that includes 'electonica' dance beats, dream-pop and 90's alt-rock [...]
photos by Jonathon Bernstein ; words by Bill Pearis DIIV / LODRO @ Mercury Lounge, 5/11/2013 It was the kind of line-up you might see at Shea Stadium or 285 Kent, but Brooklyn crossed the bridge on Saturday night for the Downtown Music Festival on Saturday night (5/11). Well some of its bands did at least, specifically DIIV , LODRO , Xray Eyeballs and [...]
Doldrums recently dropped by KEXP. Watch 'Lost In Everyone' here. Follow Doldrums on Twitter. Like Doldrums on Facebook. Follow Doldrums on SoundCloud. Purchase Doldrums items via Insound. MP3: Doldrums - She Is The Wave
photos by Jonathan Bernstein Beacon at Mercury Lounge - 5/4/13 Brooklyn electronic pop duo Beacon released their new album, The Ways We Separate , last week (4/30) and celebrated it with a release show on Saturday (5/4) at Mercury Lounge , a one-off before their mini spring tour, which begins later this month. Support at the show came from Braille (aka [...]
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Herd Magazine held their issue #3 launch at Mercury Lounge . It was a definitely a wild fun times ! There was live music happening there and playing were: Little Stella Jesse Dangerously Congrats on Herd Magazine for a successful party and an amazing issue! Here are the rest of the photos.
Tweet Follow @acidjacknyc [Photos by acidjack - sorry they aren't very good] Seeing Acid Mothers Temple has become a bit of a yearly tradition for me, and it's one worth keeping. No two shows by the legendary Japanese psych-rock band are alike, and this one at the Mercury Lounge on Friday night was extra-special due to the introduction of two as-yet-untitled songs from the band's forthcoming album. The rest of the set was the usual dazzling display of the [...]
Light Asylum recently dropped by KEXP. Follow Light Asylum on Tumblr. Like Light Asylum on Facebook. Follow Light Asylum on Twitter. Gig presented by WillCall. Purchase Light Asylum items via Insound. Photographs by wagz2it. [...]
photos by P Squared Photography ; words by Bill Pearis Suuns @ Mercury Lounge, 4/15/2013 Montreal's Suuns are about ready to hit the road with their neighbors Besnard Lakes (whose Jace Lasek produced their new LP, Images Du Futur ). Before that, though, the band are warming up with a few headlining shows, like last night (4/15) at NYC's Mercury Lounge. The band's sinister take on Kraut and prog really takes [...]
Tweet [Photos from the April 3 show by P Squared Photography] I last saw the Meat Puppets at Mercury Lounge four years ago, when I made this recording . Four years later, the band has proven that fires cannot only be rekindled, they can be made made brighter. Now in the fourth decade of their career and on their second reunion as a band, the brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood have all the scars to prove what 30 years of [...]
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