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Cake Shop is have a turbo-awesome party tomorrow (May 3rd) celebrating three years in the Lower East Side from 3pm to 3am and it only cost $3. I have not been there in a while but I guess they are clearing out the record store to make room for a second stage upstairs at the party. If only there were three stages they might have a theme.

Also there is an article in the new Time Out (their website is terrible and could really use a redesign) about the three owners. Here is an excerpt:

The two stages should enhance the venue’s laissez-faire atmosphere, which Curley likens to that of a house party. Ironically, much of this ambience stems from the club’s biggest handicap: the abominable sight lines, which cause spectators to push toward the performers. “There’s a more participatory vibe than someplace where there’s a strict separation between the audience and bands,” says Cause Co-Motion’s Liam, whose surname-deprived band plays Saturday and has recorded for the club’s seven-inch label, Cape Shok. “There’s not as much pretension of it being a rock show full of rock stars.”

Naturally, Cake Shop is no gold mine; naturally, this does not seem to matter. “Not to sound like a hippie, but I just wanted to open a place that felt right,” Bodor says. “I love the fact that we’re completely not what people are looking for on Ludlow. It’s kind of a respite—a little bit of humanity in the worst possible place.”

Come party tomorrow. It is a pretty nice bill for $3 so check out the full line-up after the jump.

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Posted by 3xWes at 10:46 AM | Permalink

According to sources on the internet, Swedish singer Lykke Li's real name is Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson. This must get confusing when people are referring to her and/or her music but I bet she has become used to responding to any combination of Lykke and Li. Maybe she has always gone with her middle name first.

Likewise, the origins of her music are not easily explained. I am still trying to figure out if she will have a backing band at her show or if it will just be her and a keyboard with samples on stage. Either way it works on record. Her album Youth Novels has the feel of a rainy day, not too exuberant and not too sullen. Horns whimper, pianos cry, but Lykke Li is optimistic. Check her out when she comes back to the U.S.

DOWNLOAD
Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance (MP3)

LYKKE LI TOUR DATES
05.06.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
05.07.08 - New York, NY - Joe’s Pub
05.08.08 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
05.09.08 - Boston, MA - Middle East
05.10.08 - Montreal, QUE - Lambi
05.11.08 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
05.12.08 - Chicago, IL - Shuba’s
05.14.08 - Vancouver, BC - Red Room
05.15.08 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
05.16.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
05.18.08 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s
05.19.08 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

UPDATE
Here is an El Perro Del Mar MP3 if you want. We already know she is good live. I think this next show will be the third time I have seen her.

DOWNLOAD
El Perro Del Mar - Glory to the World (MP3)

Posted by 3xWes at 11:24 AM | Permalink

Yes the water cooler has been empty for a while but here is a refill. I think all these shows are worth checking out but I am most excited for Fuck Butttons, Lykke Li, and Cut Copy. Jay Reatard, No Age and Langhorne Slim/Miles B.A.R. should be good too.

UPCOMING SHOWS
Wed 4/16
The Postelles / In Flight Radio :: Mercury Lounge

Wed 4/16
Yacht / Parts and Labor / Stars Like Fleas :: Studio B

Thu 4/17
Dan Deacon / The Ed Schrader Show :: Ridgewood Temple :: All Ages

Fri 4/18
Telepathe / Digital Frontier / Kinetix :: Knitting Factory (Tap Bar)

Fri 4/18
High Places / Ecstatic Sunshine / Cex / Evangelista / Zs :: Market Hotel :: All Ages
Sat 4/19
Regina Spektor :: Sound Fix Records :: All Ages :: free

Mon 4/21
Jay Reatard / Cheap Time / Golden Triangle / Ex Humans :: Bowery Ballroom

Tue 4/22
Jay Reatard / Cheap Time / The Golden Error :: Europa

Thu 4/24
Katy Perry / The Little Ones :: Mercury Lounge

Fri 4/25
Black Dice / Psychic Ills / Kria :: Music Hall of Williamsburg

Mon 4/28
120 Days :: Mercury Lounge

Wed 4/30
Langhorne Slim / Hoots and Hellmouth / Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson / J Roddy Waltson & the Business :: Mercury Lounge

Thu 5/01
I'm From Barcelona / Thao Nguyen / Get Down Stay Down :: Brooklyn Masonic Temple

Mon 5/05
Friction Presents: Fuck Buttons / Sightings :: Mercury Lounge

Tue 5/06
No Age / High Places / Fiasco :: Bowery Ballroom :: 16+

Wed 5/07
9:30 PM
El Perro Del Mar / Lykke Li :: Joe's Pub :: All Ages

Thu 5/08
El Perro Del Mar / Lykke Li / Anna Ternheim :: Bowery Ballroom

Tue 5/13
Black Kids / Cut Copy / Mobius Band :: Studio B

Wed 5/14
Cut Copy / Mobius Band / T & T (Tim Goldsworthy & Tim Sweeney) :: Bowery Ballroom

Thu 5/15
Suicide / Aa (aka Big A little a) / Child Abuse :: Europa

Thu 5/15
Los Campesinos! :: Music Hall of Williamsburg

Fri 5/16
Bishop Allen / War on Drugs / The Silent Years :: Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sun 5/18
Black Kids :: Bowery Ballroom

Mon 5/19
Los Campesinos! :: Bowery Ballroom

Sat 5/31
Ponytail / Thank You / WZT Hearts :: Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) :: All Ages

Tue 6/03
M83 :: Music Hall of Williamsburg

Wed 6/04
M83 / The Berg Sans Nipple :: Bowery Ballroom

Fri 6/06
Pela :: Bowery Ballroom

Fri 6/06
M.I.A. / Holy Fuck :: McCarren Park Pool :: All Ages

Sat 6/07
Lightspeed Champion :: Bowery Ballroom

Tue 6/10
The Kooks :: Terminal 5 :: All Ages

Wed 6/11
The Kooks :: Terminal 5 :: All Ages

Fri 6/13
Centro-Matic / Grand Archives / The M's :: Bowery Ballroom

Posted by 3xWes at 11:09 AM | Permalink

So SXSW is almost here. After the Jump has a showcase and a party; the details are below. Don't miss out!

Friday 3/14, 7pm
The After the Jump Backyard @ 1204 Salina St. - East Side
Free and open to the public + Free beer and BBQ!

07:00 Laura Palmer
07:45 Senryu
08:30 The Physics of Meaning
09:15 Salt and Samovar
10:00 Oliver Future
10:45 These United States
11:30 The Lisps

Saturday 3/15, 2pm
The After the Jump Backyard @ 1204 Salina St. - East Side
Free and open to the public + Free beer and bbq!

02:15 Bell
03:00 Laura Gibson
04:00 Luke Temple
05:00 The Lisps
06:00 White Ghost Shivers
07:00 Jukebox the Ghost

Saturday 3/15, High Noon
ATJ/Indie Outlaw/Paper Garden Day Party @ Lucky Lounge 209 W 5th St
Free and open to the public
Open bar + BBQ and free shirts and bags courtesy of Speakerheart!

12:15 Peasant
01:00 The Pendletons
01:45 Darla Farmer
02:30 The Answering Machine
03:30 LoveLikeFire
04:15 Morning State
05:00 Cloud Cult

Saturday 3/15, 7:30pm
ATJ Official SXSW Evening Showcase @ Lambert's BBQ
401 W 2nd St
badges and limited tickets @ door

08:00 The Teenage Prayers
09:00 Care Bears On Fire
10:00 Neimo
11:00 Tigercity
12:00 Cassettes Won't Listen
01:00 Project Jenny, Project Jan

THESE SHOWS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY (CHECK 'EM OUT):
Trak Image
Speakerheart
ASCAP
WOXY
BlogFresh Radio
BuzzFeed

AFTER THE JUMP IS ORGANIZED BY:
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Posted by 3xWes at 11:00 AM | Permalink

Here is an updated calendar. Hot Chip and Joanna Newsom both perform this weekend but their shows have long been sold out. There are still somethings going on.

Phosphorescent and new French Kiss signees The DoDos play Union Pool Saturday. I heard good things about their Mercury Lounge show on Monday.

Singer-songwriter Peasant is playing coffee shops all over the city this weekend. It might be a nice change of scenery than the normal venues. Peasant is on Paper Garden, which is also the home of the awesome Eagle Seagull. Below are some MP3 links via Brooklyn Vegan.

DOWNLOAD
Peasant - Exposure (MP3)
Peasant - Icy Deep (MP3)

Tonight at the Lucky Cat in Brooklyn, Philadelphyinz face off against Flagrant Fowl. Apt One and Skinny Friedman will DJ then Cousin Cole and Pocketknife will also throw down. Looks good. Free baked goods by Dots will also be in the house. Also if you are in Philly this weekend you don't want to miss the Mad Pu$$y Party at Transit on Saturday. The DJ duo Philadelphyinz are blowing up down there and you might as well catch them before they go on tour. This is also free before 11PM and after that it is only $5 with RSVP. Also, I hear there will be free PBR 10-12. Woot.

Finally, get your Lightspeed Champion tickets. Dev is coming.

UPCOMING SHOWS
FEBRUARY
Joanna Newsom :: BAM :: Fri 2/1 :: SOLD OUT

Team Robespierre (Record Release) :: Death by Audio :: Fri 2/1

The DoDos / Phosphorescent :: Union Pool :: Sat 2/1

Philadelphyinz vs. Flagrant Fowl :: Lucky Cat :: Fri 2/1

Philadelphyinz at Mad Pu$$y Party :: Transit (in Philly) :: Sat 2/2

Hot Chip :: Highline Ballroom :: Sat 2/2 :: SOLD OUT

The Teenagers / Hot Chip DJ set :: Studio B :: Sat 2/2

The Teenagers :: Cake Shop :: Instore . Free . 6pm :: Sat 2/2

Bang Camaro :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Sat 2/2

Peasant :: Coffee shops around NY (see above) :: Free :: Early show :: Fri 2/1, Sat 2/2, & Sun 2/3
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Robyn :: Highline Ballroom :: Tue 2/5

Nada Surf / Illinois :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Thu 2/7 :: Also 2/8 @ Bowery Ballroom :: SOLD OUT

Gallows :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Fri 2/8 :: Also 2/9 @ Bowery Ballroom

Liars / No Age :: Warsaw :: Sat 2/9

Jukebox The Ghost :: Union Hall :: Sat 2/9
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White Williams / Ecstatic Sunshine :: Studio B :: Sun 2/10

No Age / High Places :: Venue TBA :: all ages :: Mon 2/11

Foals :: Bowery Ballroom :: Tue 2/12

Sufjan Stevens :: Carnegie Hall :: Wed 2/13

Yeasayer :: Bowery Ballroom :: Wed 2/13

Yeasayer :: Music Hall of Willaimsburg :: Thu 2/14 :: SOLD OUT

Sam Champion / Drug Rug :: Bowery Ballroom :: Fri 2/15

DJ Scottie B (Baltimore) / Dre Skull :: Silent Barn :: all ages :: Sat 2/16
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Be Your Own Pet :: Mercury Lounge :: Early Show :: Wed 2/20

Friction Presents: The Big Sleep (Record Release!) / Sian Alice Group / Priestbird / Heavy Creatures :: Mercury Lounge :: Thu 2/21

The Magnetic Fields :: Town Hall :: Thu 2/21 – Sun 2/24 :: SOLD OUT

The Besties (Record Release) :: Cake Shop :: Fri 2/22

Bon Iver / Black Mountain :: Bowery Ballroom :: Fri 2/22 :: SOLD OUT

The National :: BAM :: Fri 2/22
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Headlights / Evangelicals :: Mercury Lounge :: Sun 2/24

Super Furry Animals / Times New Viking :: Bowery Ballroom :: Sun 2/24 and Mon 2/25

DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist :: Irving Plaza :: Tue 2/26

Pela :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Wed 2/27

Bowerbirds / Phosphorescent :: Mercury Lounge :: Fri 2/29 :: Also 2/27 @ Union Hall

Oneida / Company / Oakley Hall :: Knitting Factory :: Fri 2/29

MARCH
Born Ruffians / Cadence Weapon :: Union Hall :: Sat 3/1 :: Also 3/2 @ Mercury Lounge

Lightspeed Champion :: Mercury Lounge :: Wed 3/5 :: Early Show

MSTRKRFT / LA Riots :: Studio B :: Fri 3/7

Sally Shapiro DJ Tour :: Mercury Lounge :: Late Show :: Fri 3/7
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The Black Lips :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Tue 3/11 :: Also 3/10 @ Bowery Ballroom

Rock Over London Presents: Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip :: Bowery Ballroom :: Tue 3/11

Cut Copy :: Studio B :: Sat 3/15 :: Tickets at Other Music and here
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Cut Copy :: Mercury Lounge :: Mon 3/17 :: SOLD OUT

Tilly & The Wall :: Knitting Factory :: Fri 3/21

Digitalism :: Webster Hall :: Sat 3/22

Xiu Xiu / Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down / Chris Garneau :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Sun 3/23

Le Loup :: Mercury Lounge :: Sun 3/23

Le Loup + Special Guests :: Union Hall :: Mon 3/24

Acid Mothers Temple / Danava :: Mercury Lounge :: Tue 3/25

Crystal Castles :: Studio B :: Tue 3/25

The Raveonettes / Black Acid :: Bowery Ballroom :: Wed 3/26

Friction Presents: Crystal Castles / Health / Apache Beat :: Mercury Lounge :: Wed 3/26

Ghostland Observatory :: Webster Hall :: Fri 3/28

Blitzen Trapper / Fleet Foxes :: Bowery Ballroom :: Sat 3/29 :: on sale 01/16 12:00 pm

Boredoms (In The Round) :: Terminal 5 :: Sun 3/30

APRIL & AFTER
Beachhouse / Papercuts :: Bowery Ballroom :: Wed 4/2

Jens Lekman / The Honeydrips :: Webster Hall :: Sat 4/5

The Dirty Projectors :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Wed 4/9

Man Man :: Bowery Ballroom :: Thu 4/10

Hot Chip :: Terminal 5 :: Sat 4/12
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Colin Meloy / Laura Gibson :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Wed 4/16 and Thu 4/17 :: On sale 2/9 at 12pm
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Tokyo Police Club :: Bowery Ballroom :: Sun 4/20 :: SOLD OUT

Tokyo Police Club :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Mon 4/21
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My Morning Jacket (An Evening With...) :: Radio City Music Hall :: Fri 6/20 :: SOLD OUT

Posted by 3xWes at 09:45 AM | Permalink

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Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip (above) are coming back to New York for a headlineing show at Bowery Ballroom. I saw them at Mercury and while they had no instruments they were highly entertaining. But frankly, I am suprised the duo is playing there since they have yet to release an album.

Jonny Greenwood’s “Popcorn Superhet Receiver” will be performed by the Wordless Music Orchestra on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Columbus Avenue at 60th Street. The New York Times has a writeup about both Wordless Music and Greenwood's classical composition. There has been some confusion about who is actually performing at the show but all that seems sorted now.

Jack Peñate is coming to New York this month. I think the proper way to say his last name is "pen-ya-tay" but I have also heard that "pen-ah-tay" is acceptable. You can read about him in the latest issue of Dummy. The print mag is available online.

Check out the latest issue of Fader to while you are reading print mags off of a screen, especially the party pics from their last issue release. You never know who you might see.

Lightspeed Champion, formerly of Test Icicles, has also planned a trip to New York in the spring. Since I did not do a best of list yet (never?) for this year, I will start with this one: Lightspeed Champion - Best Haircut of 2007. Yes he beats the Klaxons.

The Hatch—one of the first bands to be eliminated from America's Next Great Band—is playing Luna Lounge. I am not saying you should go but it is still funny you can book a tour off that.

Finally, the Army is looking for a "professional celebrity rock music band" tour Kuwait and Afghanistan. Read about the band's (if they find one) mission here.

Here is an updated show list with the additions in red.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
JANUARY

The Wordless Music Orchestra performing Jonny Greenwood’s “Popcorn Superhet Receiver” :: Church of St. Paul the Apostle :: Wed 1/16 & Thu 1/17
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The Mugs / The Diggs / Mussels / Excellent :: Cake Shop :: Fri 1/18

Apes & Androids :: Mercury Lounge :: Sat 1/19 :: SOLD OUT
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Jack Penate :: Mercury Lounge :: Tue 1/22 :: Also 1/23 @ Union Pool

The Hatch (see above) :: Luna Lounge :: Fri 1/25
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The Teenagers :: Mercury Lounge :: Wed 1/30 :: Early Show

Vampire Weekend :: Bowery Ballroom :: Tue 1/29 & Wed 1/30 :: SOLD OUT

Karaoke Relapse with The Thermals :: Studio B :: Thu 1/31
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FEBRUARY
Joanna Newsom :: BAM :: Fri 2/1 :: SOLD OUT

Hot Chip :: Highline Ballroom :: Sat 2/2 :: SOLD OUT

The Teenagers / Hot Chip DJ set :: Studio B :: Sat 2/2

Bang Camaro :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Sat 2/2
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Robyn :: Highline Ballroom :: Tue 2/5

Nada Surf / Illinois :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Thu 2/7 :: Also 2/8 @ Bowery Ballroom :: SOLD OUT

Gallows :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Fri 2/8 :: Also 2/9 @ Bowery Ballroom

Liars / No Age :: Warsaw :: Sat 2/9

Jukebox The Ghost :: Union Hall :: Sat 2/9
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White Williams / Ecstatic Sunshine :: Studio B :: Sun 2/10

No Age / High Places :: Venue TBA :: all ages :: Mon 2/11

Foals :: Bowery Ballroom :: Tue 2/12

Sufjan Stevens :: Carnegie Hall :: Wed 2/13

Yeasayer :: Bowery Ballroom :: Wed 2/13

Yeasayer :: Music Hall of Willaimsburg :: Thu 2/14 :: SOLD OUT

Sam Champion / Drug Rug :: Bowery Ballroom :: Fri 2/15

DJ Scottie B (Baltimore) / Dre Skull :: Silent Barn :: all ages :: Sat 2/16
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Friction Presents: The Big Sleep (Record Release!) / Sian Alice Group / Priestbird / Heavy Creatures :: Mercury Lounge :: Thu 2/21

The Magnetic Fields :: Town Hall :: Thu 2/21 – Sun 2/24 :: SOLD OUT

Bon Iver / Black Mountain :: Bowery Ballroom :: Fri 2/22

The National :: BAM :: Fri 2/22
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DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist :: Irving Plaza :: Tue 2/26

Pela :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Wed 2/27

Bowerbirds / Phosphorescent :: Mercury Lounge :: Fri 2/29 :: Also 2/27 @ Union Hall

Oneida / Company / Oakley Hall :: Knitting Factory :: Fri 2/29
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MARCH & AFTER
Born Ruffians / Cadence Weapon :: Union Hall :: Sat 3/1 :: Also 3/2 @ Mercury Lounge

Lightspeed Champion :: Mercury Lounge :: Wed 3/5 :: Early Show
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The Black Lips :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Tue 3/11 :: Also 3/10 @ Bowery Ballroom

Rock Over London Presents: Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip :: Bowery Ballroom :: Tue 3/11
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Tilly & The Wall :: Knitting Factory :: Fri 3/21

Le Loup + Special Guests :: Union Hall :: Mon 3/24

Acid Mothers Temple / Danava :: Mercury Lounge :: Tue 3/25

Crystal Castles :: Studio B :: Tue 3/25

Friction Presents: Crystal Castles / Health / Apache Beat :: Mercury Lounge :: Wed 3/26

Blitzen Trapper / Fleet Foxes :: Bowery Ballroom :: Sat 3/29 :: on sale 01/16 12:00 pm

Boredoms (In The Round) :: Terminal 5 :: Sun 3/30
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Beachhouse / Papercuts :: Bowery Ballroom :: Wed 4/2

Man Man :: Bowery Ballroom :: Thu 4/10

Hot Chip :: Terminal 5 :: Sat 4/12

Posted by 3xWes at 03:06 PM | Permalink

So I missed the last karaoke party with Of Montreal but there is no way in hell I am missing The Thermals. This quick shot up to the best thing happening this month. I wonder what the list of songs will be. Tickets are on sale NOW. The Thermals rule.

New York Mag Presents: Karaoke Relapse with The Thermals
Studio B
Thursday, January 31st, 8:00pm doors
$20 - Tickets here

Posted by 3xWes at 12:15 PM | Permalink

So I am going to try to start the New Year off on a good foot and update this blog more regularly. Here is list of shows in the coming months I would recommend. Mark your calendars especially for Jack Penate, The Teenagers, Robyn, Gallows, Foals, and Le Loup. These bands have yet to really test the waters of NYC except for the few who were here for CMJ. Seeing Phosphorescent at Mercury will be cool too.

Gallows – In the Belly of a Shark (MP3)

UPCOMING SHOWS
JANUARY
Kate Nash - Bowery Ballroom 1/9 - SOLD OUT

Apes & Androids - Mercury Lounge 1/19

Jack Penate - Mercury Lounge 1/22 or Union Pool 1/23

The Teenagers - Mercury Lounge 1/30 or Studio B w/ Hot Chip DJ set 2/2

FEBRUARY
Vampire Weekend - Bowery Ballroom 1/29 & 1/30 - SOLD OUT

Joanna Newsom - BAM 2/1 - SOLD OUT

Hot Chip - Highline Ballroom 2/2 - SOLD OUT

Bang Camaro - Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/2

Robyn - Highline Ballroom 2/5

Nada Surf / Illinois - Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/7 or Bowery Ballroom 2/8 - SOLD OUT

Gallows - Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/8 or Bowery Ballroom 2/9

Liars / No Age - Warsaw 2/9

Jukebox The Ghost - Union Hall 2/9

White Williams / Ecstatic Sunshine - Studio B 2/10

Foals - Bowery Ballroom 2/12

Sufjan Stevens - Carnegie Hall 2/13

Yeasayer - Music Hall of Willaimsburg 2/14

Sam Champion / Drug Rug - Bowery Ballroom 2/15

The Magnetic Fields - Town Hall 2/21-2/24 - SOLD OUT

Bon Iver / Black Mountain - Bowery Ballroom 2/22

The National - BAM 2/22

DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - Irving Plaza 2/26 - This is $37.50?!

Pela - Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/27

Bowerbirds / Phosphorescent - Union Hall 2/27 or Mercury Lounge 2/29

MARCH & AFTER
Born Ruffians / Cadence Weapon - Union Hall 3/1 or Mercury Lounge 3/2

The Black Lips - Bowery Ballroom 3/10 or Music Hall of Williamsburg 3/11

Tilly & The Wall - Knitting Factory 3/21

Le Loup / Bodies of Water - Mercury Lounge 3/23 or Union Hall 3/24

Crystal Castles - Studio B 3/25

Boredoms (In The Round) - Terminal 5 3/30

Beachhouse / Papercuts - Bowery Ballroom 4/2

Hot Chip - Terminal 5 - 4/12

Posted by 3xWes at 02:57 PM | Permalink

Here is a list of shows to get you through the week. While it was a slow November, things are really picking up next month. There are some top notch U.K. acts coming to New York like Los Campesinos! and Richard Hawley. There are some long-time favs like Elvis Perkins and Dirty Projectors headlining Bowery with killer support like Bon Iver. Old timers like GZA and The Sword are performing in December as well. And Friction stacks their next party with Yeasayer and Team Robespierre. Hopefully I can catch all the bands on this list.

THIS WEEK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Jinner's Presents - Cheeseburger @Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) FREE

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Drug Rug / Butane Variations @ Mercury Lounge

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
The Hold Steady / Art Brut / 1990s @ Terminal 5
Terminal 5
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Alela Diane @ Union Pool

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Black Dice / Awesome Color @ Highline Ballroom

UPCOMING SHOWS
BOWERY BALLROOM
11.30 Los Campesinos! / Spinto Band
12.01 Richard Hawley
12.04 Dirty Projectors / White Williams
12.05 The Sword
12.07 Elvis Perkins / Bon Iver
02.08 Gallows
02.10 The Black Lips / Quintron & Miss Pussycat

MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
12.15 White Magic / Phosphorescent
02.09 Gallows / This is Hell / Cancer Bats
03.11 The Black Lips / Quintron & Miss Pussycat

NYU KIMMEL CENTER
11.29 The Mountain Goats / Deer Tick

MERCURY LOUNGE
11.27 Maritime
12.13 Le Loup
12.14 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
12.15 Friction Presents: Yeasayer / Team Robespierre
01.30 The Teenagers

SUPREME TRADING
12.13 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

KNITTING FACTORY
11.30 Gil Mantera's Party Dream
12.01 Gil Mantera's Party Dream
12.08 After the Jump Winter Fest
12.14 Gza (Wu-Tang Clan)

STUDIO B
12.07 Daft Punk LP Release Party with Faux Punk
02.02 The Teenagers

SOME SONGS TO HELP YOU PREPARE
Bon Iver – Skinny Love (MP3)
Deer Tick – Ashamed (MP3)
Dirty Projectors – Rise Above (MP3)
Dan le Sac vs. Pip – The Beat That My Heart Skipped (MP3)
The Teenagers – We Are the Teenz Mix (MP3)
Gallows – In the Belly of a Shark (MP3)

Posted by 3xWes at 03:44 PM | Permalink

After The Jump Fest is finally coming up this Saturday, August 24th! Spectum aka Sonic Boom of the legendary Spacemen 3 is headlining the FREE day show and Riot in Belgium is headlining the night show. Free Blood (ex-members of !!!) has been added to the night show. Get your tickets before they are gone here. Help the kids!

All proceeds from the festival will help fund grants written by New York music teachers for their classroom via the Bloggers Choose chapter of DonorsChoose.org. Additionally, the free day shows will feature fundraising raffles with prizes such as concert tickets, cds and two CMJ passes.

There is also a pre-party with Friday on a roof in Williamsburg sponsored by The Musebox with performances by Luke Temple, Paul Duncan, and Butane Variations. The party is FREE and there will be FREE beer. 84 N. 9th St at Wythe Ave. 7:00 PM, Friday, August 24th. Click the image for a llarger flyer.

Check out all the interviews at the After The Jump blog and listen to some songs of the bands playing in the slideshow below. Set times and a word from our sponsors after the jump!

Continue reading "Your Guide to After The Jump Fest This Saturday at Studio B" »

Posted by 3xWes at 01:20 PM | Permalink

To bad Bowery Presents is transitioning their ticket sales from Ticketweb to TicketMaster. Yeah, it is the same crappy ticket company but I really don't like the Ticketmaster website. Booo. Shows below.

HOT TICKETS
UPCOMING SHOWS
The Veils
Bowery Ballroom
Monday, September 10 (7:30 PM doors) $13
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Girl Talk / Dan Deacon / White Williams
Webster Hall
Saturday, September 15 (5:30 PM doors) $20
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VHS or BETA / Walter Meego
Studio B
Thursday, August 30 (9:00 PM doors) $12.50
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Mountain Goats / Bowerbirds
Bowery Ballroom
Mon, October 1 (8:00 PM doors) $18
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The Blow
Gramercy Theatre
Friday, October 5 (8PM doors) $15
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Arcade Fire / LCD Soundsystem
Randalls Island
Saturday, October 6 (3:30 PM doors) $39.50

THIS WEEK'S WALK-UPS
TONIGHT, JUNE 31
The Virgins / Lissy Trullie / Frankpollis / Eric Gaffney (ex-Sebadoh)
Mercury Lounge (7:00 PM doors) $10

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
Cassettes Won't Listen / 1990s / The Frequency / Cruel Black Dove
Mercury Lounge (7:30 PM doors) $10

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead / Shock Cinema
Luna Lounge (7:30 PM doors) $5
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Cuizinier & Orgasmic of TTC, Shout Out Out Out Out
Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel (10:00 PM doors) Free w/ RSVP

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
CSS / Shout Out Out Out Out / Dirty on Purpose
Studio B (8:00 PM doors) Free w/ RSVP

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
Dirty Projectors / Effi Briest / Ecstatic Sunshine / Spectre Folk
Death By Audio (9:00 PM doors) All Ages, $tba
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Andrew W.K.
Highline Ballroom (11:00 PM doors) $8

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5
Helio/JellyNYC Pool Party: Blonde Redhead / I'm From Barcelona / The Coydogs
McCarren Park Pool (3:00 PM doors) All Ages, FREE

MONDAY, AUGUST 6
Brightblack Morning Light
Rocks Off Concert Cruises (7:00 PM doors) $25
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I'm From Barcelona / The Harlem Shakes
Southpaw (9:00 PM doors) $13

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7
GoGo!7188 / Peelander Z
Knitting Factory (7:30 PM doors) All Ages, $10

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
Totally Michael / Prizzy Prizzy Please / Sharon Cheslow's Sonic Triptych 3 w/Matterlink
The Arm NYC – 281 North 7th St @ Meeker St (8:00 PM doors) All Ages, $tba

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77BOADRUM with Boredoms
4 PM on Saturday, 7/7/07 at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park under the Brooklyn Bridge
FREE with RSVP

From the Vice:

Legendary Japanese iconoclasts Boredoms, a visionary band who has spent over twenty years pushing itself toward new frontiers, will stage the most extraordinary concert of their career on July 7, 2007. A once-in-a-lifetime performance featuring 77 drummers, and meant to be performed just once (on 7/7/07), Boredoms will create 77BOADRUM as a free show in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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Boredoms - Jungle Taitei (MP3)

Cheeky Bastard presents: Chromeo / Flosstradamus / 33Hz
Thursday, July 5 at Hiro Ballroom
Svedka Vodka Open Bar 10 to 11 PM
FREE with RSVP

TONIGHT is a double dose of the duos Chromeo and Flosstradamus. If you plan to go out to Hiro get there early or you might end up paying the cover.

DOWNLOAD
Chromeo - Tendreroni (MP3)

JellyNYC presents: Octopus Project / Erase Errata / Dan Deacon / OCDJ
Sunday, July 8 at McCarren Park Pool
FREE

And of course you could RSVP for the Pool Parties but that is unnecessary. Get there early for Dan Deacon and OCDJ. The first band usually goes on around 4 PM but doors open around 2 PM and folks from The Rub will be DJing.

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There are lots of free shows in the next week. From Television at Summerstage to Todd P's BBQ with bands like Vampire Weekend and Meneguar on Roosevelt Island to the roaming Make Music New York Stage setting up in Williamsburg for Oxford Collapse. This is Television's last show ever. Their first was at CBGB's back in 1973 where they allegedly even helped to construct the first stage. Will their last show be a washed-up last grasp for the spotlight or a triumphant farewell to legends? You kind of have to go to the show to find out.

HOT TICKETS
David Vandervelde and the Moonstation House Band / Blitzen Trapper
Mercury Lounge
Wednesday, July 25 (7:30 PM doors) $10 tix
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The White Stripes
The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Tuesday, June 19
Tickets $30, sale at the box office at 10 AM tomorrow. The Modern Age has all the details.

THIS WEEKEND'S WALK-UPS
FRIDAY, JUNE 15
Voxtrot / Favourite Sons / Au Revoir Simone
Webster Hall (6:00 PM doors) $18
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The Battering Room Presents KO! Round 5: Peel / Charles Bissell / The Antlers / Cinema, Cinema
Matchless (8:00 PM doors) $7

SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Television / Apples in Stereo / Dragons of Zynth
Central Park Summerstage (3:00 PM doors) FREE & All Ages
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Aeroplane Pageant / Great Lakes Myth Society / Bad Veins / Christy & Emily
Union Hall (7:30 PM doors) $8
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Heartless Bastards / Illinois / Viva La Foxx
Bowery Ballroom (8:00 PM doors) $15
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The Pull-Out Method Presents: Vampire Weekend / Sam Rosen / Bear Hands
Glasslands (9:00 PM doors) $tba
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Oneida
Highline Ballroom (9:00 PM doors) FREE & 16+
--and--
Soundfix Records (4:00 PM doors) FREE & All Ages

SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Todd P's Springtime Unamplified Acoustic BBQ:The Ballet / Big A little a / Christy & Emily / Dirty Beauty Shoppe / The Fugue / The Goddamn Rattlesnake / Golden Ghost / High Places / Katie Eastburn / Meneguar / Necking / Po Boy Johnson, Shooting Spires / Skeletons and Kings of All Cities / Shellshag / TK Webb / Vampire Weekend / The Woods
Southern Tip of Roosevelt Island (12:00 PM) FREE & All Ages
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Brakes Brakes Brakes / Pela / Electric Soft Parade
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $12
**Saturday Show Sold Out**
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Bad Veins / Peel
Piano's (10:00 PM doors) $8

TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Big Business / Panthers / Hull
Knitting Factory (8:00 PM doors) $12a/$14d
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DOWNLOAD
Panthers - Uncertainly (MP3)
Panthers - Goblin City (MP3)

THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Oxford Collapse / Cheeseburger / Best Fwends
Williamsburg Make Music New York Stage (6:00 PM) FREE & All Ages

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Todd P presents: Matt & Kim / Parts and Labor / Deathset / The Golden Error
Above the Auto Parts Store (8:00 PM doors) $tba & All Ages

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I like a good dance party. Totally Michael could rile up the same crowd that smash into each other at Matt & Kim and Deathset shows, except his party would probably be strewn with balloons and bowls of cashews. The man loves cashews, but aside from that he makes absurdly fun music by laying down a drum-machine beat, a sequenced keyboard melody, and some punk power chords.
In "Death Hill" the guitar chords chug as much as drums, which takes me back to the mid-nineties when bands like Green Day and NOFX topped the charts and I romped around the friendly all-ages punk shows for bands like The Queers. Totally Michael makes a similar burst of pop-punk, happycore, funcore, dancecore, cashewcore, or what every you want to call it. Punk will never die.

DOWNLOAD
Totally Michael – Death Hill (Over and Over) (MP3)
Totally Michael - Cheerleaders vs. Drillteam (MP3)

There are more MP3s at his website. Totally Michael is currently on tour but he does not have all his shows lined up yet. So if you want him to play your bar mitzvah or club party give him a holler. Full tour dates after the jump.

Continue reading "Totally Michael Is Fun For Kids of All Ages" »

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Here are a few things to do if you have not made plans. There are lots of sold out shows like The Veils, The Clientele, and The Long Blondes but these options seem pretty solid too. Saturday is a night of secret guests with Greg from O'death opening the free Music Slut Anniversary Show during the free PBR hour at 8:00 PM and We Are Scientists playing as Beat Up Old Fellas at the Mercury Lounge. It is even worth sticking around to see the headliners of those shows too.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Rooftop Films presents: This is What We Mean by Short Films / Luke Temple
Roof of 350 Grand Street (8:00 PM music performance, 9:00 PM short films) $8 door or $5 online w/ code RFJUNE

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
The Music Slut's Second Year Anniversary Party: The Glass / The Gaskets / The Lisps / Greg from O'death (secret guest)
The Delancey (8:00 PM doors) FREE w/ RSVP
FREE PBR from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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The Spinto Band / The Teeth / Beat Up Old Fellas (We Are Scientist) / Bling Kong
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $10
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Project Jenny / Project Jan / The Bloodsugars / The 1900's
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $8
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USAISAMONSTER / Eric Gaffney (ex-Sebadoh) / Thee Scarcity of Tanks / Child Abuse
Glasslands (9:00 PM doors) tba

SUNDAY, JUNE 10
Loney, Dear / The Silent League
Union Hall (9:00 PM doors) $12

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
Flight of the Conchords / Eugene Mirman
Gramercy Theatre (7:00 PM doors) $25

THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Earl Greyhound / Dirty On Purpose / Great Northern
Bowery Ballroom (8:00 PM doors) $13
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Flight of the Conchords / Eugene Mirman
Gramercy Theatre (7:00 PM doors) $25

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Finn Andrews is one of those life long musicians. As a young teenager, he had already met the current members of The Veils at grammar school in New Zealand. At 15, he had record companies on his back enticing him to move to London to record an album. It probably helps that his father, Barry Andrews, played in XTC and Shriekback. A few years later Finn signed to Rough Trade and released a record under the first incarnation of The Veils in 2001, but that band fell apart quickly. He then moved back to New Zealand and began rehearsing with old classmates Sophia Burn and Liam Gerrard.

They gave The Veils a second go with another album Nux Vomica, which was released in 2006 in the UK. I am not sure why this album was so overlooked in the US when it was released in April of 2007. The album is giddy with jangling pianos, coarse guitar strums, looming hums of strings, and Finn's possessed demeanor. One minute he is lulling you to sleep and the next he is tackling you, shrieking. The whole grand production is built on his unstable morbid optimism, where Finn's emotions gush like water and shift with the wind. Nux Vomica is soaked in the dark excesses of Romanticism and alive with pangs of joy and beauty. By the way, these crazies are on tour. Witness the spectacle.

DOWNLOAD
Not Yet (MP3)
Advice For Young Mothers To Be (MP3)

TOUR DATES
Jun 07 :: Mercury Lounge, New York
Jun 08 :: Union Hall, Brooklyn
Jun 09 :: Great Scott, Boston
Jun 11 :: DC 9, Washington DC
Jun 12 :: The Khyber, Philadelphia
Jun 14 :: El Mocambo, Toronto
Jun 15 :: Shelter 16, Detroit
Jun 17 :: Empty Bottle, Chicago
Jun 18 :: 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis
Jun 19 :: Grand Emporium, Kansas City
Jun 21 :: Larimer Lounge, Denver
Jun 24 :: Plaza Club, Vancouver
Jun 25 :: Crocodile Café, Seattle
Jun 26 :: Doug Fir, Portland
Jun 28 :: Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco
Jun 29 :: Spaceland, Los Angeles

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And I thought there was nothing going on this weekend...

HOT TICKETS
THE ANNEX
The Secret Machines
Tonight! (10:30 PM doors / 12:00 AM show) $25 - tix
**See them here instead of The Highline Ballroom

MERCURY LOUNGE
The Veils / The Phoenix Foundation
Thursday, June 7 (9:45 PM doors) $10 - tix
**Early show added so this one must be close to selling out

STUDIO B
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) / Maserati / Telepathe
Wednesday, May 30 (8:00 PM doors) $16 - tix
**Duh. But really, why isn't this show on a weekend?

THIS WEEKEND'S WALK-UPS
TONIGHT
High Line Festival: Deerhoof / Dirty Projectors / Robert Stillman's Horses
The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza (8:00 PM doors) $16.50

FRIDAY, MAY 18
Frog Eyes plus Alex Delivery / Chris Garneau / Modern Skirts
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $10
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Bang Camaro / Fresh Kills / Stalkers
Luna Lounge (7:30 PM doors) $12
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FUN presents: Lady Sovereign / Professor Murder / The Glass
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) $10
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Tapes 'n Tapes / Ladyhawk / The Harlem Shakes
The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza (8:00 PM doors) $16

SATURDAY, MAY 19
Coco Rosie
Winter Garden at The World Financial Center (7:30 PM) FREE
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Frog Eyes plus Alex Delivery / Chris Garneau
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $10
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The Pull-Out Method presents: The Epochs / The Comas
Club Midway (11:59 PM show) $5
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Fields / Page France / School of Seven Bells / My Best Fiend
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $12

TUESDAY, MAY 22
Todd P presents: OhSees (J Dwyer from Coachwhips) / Castanets / Chen Santa Maria (Mr. George Chen) / Extra Life Charie from Zs / Shooting Spires (BJ from Parts & Labor)
Silent Barn (8:00 PM doors) $tba

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Handsome Furs / TK Webb
Mercury Lounge (9:00 PM doors) $13

THURSDAY, MAY 24
Oxford Collapse / Centipede E'est / Excellent
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $8
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Handsome Furs / Sam Jayne
Mercury Lounge (9:00 PM doors) $13

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Here is another list of shows. Tonight I think your best bet is to go to Soundfix early and get there early because it is going to be packed for John Darnielle. Then Head to Don Pedro's for The Deathset. Tomorrow don't forget about FRICTION with Dan Deacon at Mercury. Looking to next week, you should definitely try your hardest to get to opening party at Solar One for the Bicycle Film Festival. It is free, the venue is solar powered and Mates of State will be performing. Mates of State has cancelled due to a family emergency. Dan Deacon will play instead! Brooklyn Vegan is helping to present this show. Also Sam Champion has an album coming out called Heavenly Bender. They are playing Bowery next week with Tigercity.

FRIDAY, MAY 11
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
Soundfix Records (9:00 PM doors) FREE
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Todd P presents: Deathset / Abstract Artimus / Team Robespierre / Lidia Stone
Don Pedro's (8:00 PM doors) $6
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My Best Fiend / Tussle / Shapes and Sizes / Stay High
Cake Shop (8:00 PM doors) $8
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Elk City / Sea Wolf / Tim Bracy (of the Mendoza Line)
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $8

SATURDAY, MAY 12
FRICTION presents: Dan Deacon / Ponytail / Meneguar / Lions & Tigers
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $8
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O'Death / Artranker Convoy / Standing Nudes,
Glasslands (9:00 PM doors)
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The Changes / Takka Takka / The End Of The World
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $10

MONDAY, MAY 14
Turbo Fruits (Be Your Own Pet side project) / The Clean Teens
Cake Shop (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM) $6, all ages

TUESDAY, MAY 15
Tigercity / Sam Champion / Stylofone / The Affair
Bowery Ballroom (7:00 PM doors) $13
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Spank Rock / Ghostface / Roxy Cottontail
Highline Ballroom (7:00 PM doors) $22
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Electrelane / Tender Forever / The Blow
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza (8:00 PM doors) $15
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The Teeth
Piano's (7:00 set time) $8

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
Bicycle Film Festival presents: Dan Deacon / Parts and Labor / Team Robespierre
Solar One, 2420 FDR Dr - 23rd St at the East River (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM) FREE
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Bicycle Film Festival presents: Gang Gang Dance
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) FREE
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Panthers / The Hidden Ratio / Square Wave Punch / Big Bang
The Annex (8:00 PM doors)

THURSDAY, MAY 17
Frog Eyes
Soundfix Records (4:00 PM doors) FREE

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Besides what is sold out, here is another list of shows.

THIS WEEKEND'S WALK-UPS
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Awesome Color / Deerhunter / Telepathe
Silent Barn /aka Raven's Den (8:00 PM doors)
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Acid Mother's Temple
Southpaw (8:00 PM doors) $15
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Georgie James / Vampire Weekend / Pascalle
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $10
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The Battering Room presents: Beat Radio / Sure Juror
/ Mussels / The Mugs
The Delancey (8:00 PM doors) $8

SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Professor Murder / The Rub
Canal Room(10:00 PM doors) $10
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Finger On The Pulse presents: Apes & Androids / Cousin Cole
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) $5
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Black Moth Super Rainbow
Pianos (8:00 PM doors) $10

MONDAY, APRIL 30
The Wordless Music Series presents: The Books / Real Quiet
Society for Ethical Culture (6:30 PM doors) $20

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Peter & The Wolf / Artanker Convoy / Heavy Creatures
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $8

RSVP
Going.com presents: Albert Hammond Jr.
Hiro Ballroom
Thursday, May 10 (8:00 PM doors) Free before 11:00 PM

ON SALE
Patrick Wolf
Bowery Ballroom
Wednesday, May 9 (8:00 PM doors) $15 (tix)
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The Jesus & Mary Chain
Webster Hall
Monday, May 21 & Tuesday, May 22 (8:00 PM doors) $45 (tix)

UPCOMING SHOWS
MERCURY LOUNGE
Brightblack Morning Light
Saturday, May 5 (8:00 PM doors) $13
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Friction presents: Dan Deacon / Ponytail / Meneguar / Lions & Tigers
Saturday, May 12 (8:00 PM doors) $8
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Frog Eyes / Alex Delivery / Chris Garneau
Friday, May 18 (8:00 PM doors) $10
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Handsome Furs / TK Webb
Wednesday, May 23 & Thursday, May 24 (7:30 PM doors) $13
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The Veils
Thursday, June 7 (6:45 PM doors) $10
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Brakes Brakes Brakes / Pela / Electric Soft Parade
Saturday, June 16 (8:00 PM doors) $12

BOWERY BALLROOM
TigerCity / Sam Champion plus Stylofone / The Affair
Tuesday, May 15 (7:00 PM doors) $13
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Mystery Jets plus White Rabbits / Vampire Weekend
Saturday, June 2 (8:00 PM doors) $15
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Lavender Diamond
Sunday, June 3 (8:00 PM doors) $15
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The Long Blondes
Saturday, June 9 (8:30 PM doors) $13
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Earl Greyhound
Thursday, June 14 (8:00 PM doors) $13
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Heartless Bastards / Viva La Foxx
Saturday, June 16 (8:00 PM doors) $15
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Deerhunter
Wednesday, July 11 (8:00 PM doors) $15
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Tokyo Police Club
Friday, August 10 (8:00 PM doors) $15

WEBSTER HALL
Voxtrot / Favourite Sons / Au Revoir Simone
Friday, June 15 (6:00 PM doors) $18

STUDIO B
!!! (chk chk chk)
Wednesday, May 30 (8:00 PM doors) $16
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Datarock
Saturday, June 2 (10:00 PM doors) $10

CAKE SHOP
Maserati
Saturday, June 2 (8:00PM doors) $7

UNION HALL
Frog Eyes / Alex Delivery / Chris Garneau
Saturday, May 19 (8:00 PM doors) $10
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Oxford Collapse / Centipede E'est
Thursday, May 24 (8:00 PM doors) $8
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The Veils
Friday, June 8 (8:00 PM doors) $10

UNION POOL
Langhorne Slim
Friday, May 4 (8:00 PM doors)

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FRIDAY - APRIL 13
If you missed Klaxons at their sold out Bowery show (Amrit was there), now is your chance to see the at Studio B. Bonde do Role opens. What is the is Nu-Rave anyway? I hope it is MDM-A-mazing.

FIXED presents: Klaxons / Bonde do Role
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) $12

Page France and Headlights. I have never seen either of these bands but I have heard good things. Expect lighthearted indie rock and girl/guys singing duos.

Page France / Headlights / Cheyenne
Piano's (9:00 PM doors) $12

SATURDAY - APRIL 14
YATCH IS A DUDE WHO LIKES ALL CAPS. He is also a dude who has been chopping the "instruments" to make beats for The Blow. Previously only know for that a few solid indie-rock remixes he has now unveiled I Believe In You Your Magic Is Real. Go say hi at Cinder's Gallery. Also. And Telepathe will be there. This is FREE.

YATCH / Telepathe
Cinder's Gallery (9:00 PM doors) FREE

Page France / Headlights
Union Hall (8:00 PM doors) $12

SUNDAY - APRIL 15
Cloud Cult always puts on a good live show. Maybe they will have someone painting there too. I am still curious about Young Galaxy. Sunday is not sold out as of now.

Cloud Cult / Young Galaxy / Exit Clov
Mercury Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $12

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Wilco is finally going to stop in New York. Hallelujah. They play Hammerstein Ballroom with Low opening on June 25th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (thx Adam) at noon. Their new one, Sky Blue Sky, is killer. Check out the last track on the album courtesy of the band.

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What Light (MP3)

WILCO TOUR DATES
06.13.07 RiverCenter: Adler Theatre – Davenport, IA
06.14.07 Bonnaroo Music Festival – Manchester, TN
06.19.07 Chastain Park Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA
06.20.07 Ovens Auditorium – Charlotte, NC
06.22.07 Count Basie Theatre – Red Bank, NJ
06.24.07 Pines Theatre – Northampton, MA
06.25.07 Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
06.28.07 Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA
06.29.07 The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT
06.30.07 Massey Hall – Toronto, On

[photo: Jim Saah / WilcoWorld]

Posted by 3xWes at 02:46 PM | Permalink

Here is another list of things to do this weekend. Obviously sold out shows are not mentioned. See the last list for some tickets to buy. Also The National added a fifth night at Bowery, Beirut will probably add a fourth.

THIS WEEKEND'S WALK-UPS
THURSDAY - APRIL 5
After the closing of Sin-é, FRICTION is moving to the Mercury Lounge. The have put together a big line up with Land of Talk headlining their first show there. Dave Bruno from Slap You In Public is DJing all night. Or you could check out UK pop sensation Patrick Wolf at Hiro Ballroom if you can stand the wait to get inside.

FRICTION Presents: Land of Talk / Mahagony / Vampire Weekend / Balún
Mercury Lounge (7:30 PM doors) $10
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GBH Presents: Patrick Wolf
Hiro Ballroom (9:00 PM doors) RSVP Here

FRIDAY - APRIL 6
Bang Camaro bring to life the world's best Guitar Hero band. If you have every played the game you know exactly what their music sounds like. Plus they are backed by a choir of singing bros. Or Patrick Wolf again.

Bang Camaro
Mercury Lounge (8:30 PM doors) $12
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FUN Presents: Patrick Wolf
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) $12

SATURDAY - APRIL 7
Knockout Round 3 is going down Saturday. Benzos and The Diggs are playing. The Battering Room has hand-picked a bunch of other bands too. Check the site for set times.

KNOCKOUT Round 3: benzos / The Diggs / Square Wave Punch / The Diggs / Bridges and Powerlines
Matchless (8:00 PM doors) $8

SUNDAY - APRIL 8 - EASTER
This Easter show is a random pairing of bands but is exciting because Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is making an overdue New York appearance. Also if you are missing The Black Angels and Vietnam at Mercury Saturday, you could always catch them at Luna Lounge.

Xiu Xiu / Shearwater / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Bowery Ballroom (8:00 PM doors) $17
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The Black Angels / Vietnam / The Cave Singers
Luna Lounge (8:00 PM doors) $12

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I meant to put this up earlier this week but things got a little crazy. Also check out previous lists for upcoming shows not mentioned here.

ON SALE
BACK ON SALE - LISTED AS SOLD OUT
Cold War Kids / Tokyo Police Club / Delta Spirit
The Bowery Ballroom
Friday, April 6 (9:00 PM doors) $14 - tix
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Cold War Kids / Tokyo Police Club / Delta Spirit
The Bowery Ballroom
Saturday, April 7 (9:00 PM doors) $14 - tix
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Junior Boys / San Serac / Tigercity
The Bowery Ballroom
Wednesday, April 11 (8:00 PM doors) $16 - tix
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Beirut / Final Fantasy
The Bowery Ballroom
Tuesday, May 8 (7:30 PM doors) $16 - tix
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!!! (Chk Chk Chk)
The Bowery Ballroom
Wednesday, May 16 (8:00 PM doors) $16 - tix

ON SALE
Voxtrot / Favourite Sons / Au Revoir Simone
Webster Hall
Friday, June 15 (6:00 PM doors) $18 - tix
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FUN Presents: Patrick Wolf
Studio B
Friday, April 6 (10:00 PM doors) $10 - tix

ON SALE - FRIDAY AT 10:00 AM
Polyphonic Spree
Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Friday, May 11 (6:30 PM doors) $33.50 - tix
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Air
Theater At Madison Square Garden
Thursday, May 10 (8:00 PM doors) - tix
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Bjork
United Palace Theater
Saturday, May 5 (8:00 PM doors) $46–$86 - tix
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Arcade Fire
United Palace Theatre
Monday, May 7 & Tuesday, May 8 (08:00 PM doors) $35 - May 7 tix - May 8 tix

ON SALE - SATURDAY AT 11:00 AM
Daft Punk / The Rapture / Sebastian
Keyspan Park, Coney Island
Thursday, August 9 - $47.50

FREE WITH RSVP
Patrick Wolf
Hiro Ballroom
Thursday, April 5 (9:00 PM doors)
RSVP for the Cheeky List Here

THIS WEEKEND'S SHOWS
FRIDAY - MARCH 30
Ruff Club Presents: Lo-Fi-FNK
The Annex (10:00 PM doors) FREE

SATURDAY- MARCH 31
Fixed Presents: Data Rock / The Presets / Lo-Fi-FNK / Sebastian
Studio B (10:00 PM doors) $12
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Ohmyrockness.com presents March Radness II: Walter Meego / Oxford Collapse / Dragons of Zynth/ Del Rey
Knitting Factory (7:30 PM doors) $10 - tix

SUNDAY - APRIL 1
Les Savy Fav plus The Big Sleep / Call Me Lightning
The Bowery Ballroom (7:30 PM doors) $18 - tix
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The Long Winters plus Stars of Track & Field / The Broken West
Mercury Lounge (7:30 PM doors) $15 - tix
**Saturday and Monday Shows Sold Out**

UPCOMING
MERCURY LOUNGE
Cloud Cult / Young Galaxy
Sunday, April 15 (7:30 PM doors) $12
**Saturday Show Sold Out**
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Brightblack Morning Light / Daniel A.I.U. Belteshazzar-Higgs / Chiara Gio
Saturday, May 5 (8:00 PM doors) $13

BOWERY BALLROOM
Art Brut / Holy Hail
Tuesday, April 17 (8:00 PM doors) $16
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Ghostland Observatory
Wednesday, April 18 (8:00 PM doors) $13

WEBSTER HALL
Hot Chip
Thursday, April 19 (6:30 PM doors) $22
**Friday Show Sold Out**
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Jarvis Cocker
Sunday, April 22 (8:00 PM doors) $32
**Monday Show Sold Out**

KNITTING FACTORY
Monday, April 16 at 7:00 PM
Smoosh with The Postmarks and Creeping Weeds
Monday, April 16 (7:30 PM doors) $12
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Richard Lloyd (of Television)
Saturday, May 19 (7:30 PM doors) $15

PIANO'S
Headlights / Page France / Cheyenne
Friday, April 13(8:00 PM doors) $12
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Richard Swift / David Vandervelde
Sunday, April 22 (8:00 PM doors)

UNION HALL
Land Of Talk / The Muggabears
Tuesday, April 3 (8:00 PM doors) $10
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Page France / Headlights
Saturday, April 14 (8:00 PM doors) $12

SOUTHPAW
Acid Mother's Temple
Friday, April 27 (8:00 PM doors) $13

LUNA LOUNGE
Richard Swift and the Sons of National Freedom / David Vandervelde / White Rabbits
Saturday, April 21 (8:00 PM doors) $10

EUROPA
J-Live / IsWhat? / X:144 / SPS
Friday, May 11 (7:30 PM doors) $12

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Self-described "Absurdist composer and electronic musician," Dan Deacon is more like the mad scientist of Baltimore pulling from the "Fluxus Movement, Italian Futurism, Performance Art, Spiderman, Absurdism, and the current movement in underground rock." He hacks up and re-stitches Casio noises, computer blips, and his voice (or singing animals, super-heroes, etc) processed through some sort of helium-jacked vocoder. His album Spiderman of the Rings is a post-modern mishmash yanked from Toontown. It's-so-fun! I picture this man as cartoon.

When The Thermals played Studio B earlier this month, Dan Deacon was there too. He was going to perform in the side room but some of his equipment was messed up so he really ended up DJing. I guess we will have to wait until the end of his tour. Remaining tour dates below.

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The Crystal Cat (MP3)