Companion Spotify Playlist
Found in NY - 4/30 - 5/6
Bands on playlist are in RED
Monday / April 30th
- Santigold, Theophilus London @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Hilly Eye, Alexander Trust, Big Ups , Jaja @ Cake Shop - Hilly Eye is a female duo for fans of PJ Harvey ; Alexander Trust is a Baltimore based electronic music producer inspired by the early Warp label artists ; Big Ups is NYC punk rock in the form of SD's Wavves, Jaja is a mystery to me.
- Zammuto, Lymbyc System @ Glasslands - Zammuto is the new project from Nick Zammuto of the Books ; Lymbyc System is an instrumental post rock band in the vein of the Album Leaf.
- Mrs. Magician, The Can't Tells @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - Mrs. Magician is fuzz rock surf guitar from SD and i really like it ; Can't tell what it is about the can't tells but they sound really interesting in a good way.
- Lower Dens @ Secret Location - if you are privy to this show, this may be the only chance to see lower dens this week as other shows are sold out.
- The Shins, Chairlift @ Terminal 5 - going to this one ; two of my favorite releases of the year come from the two bands ; tix still available.
Tuesday / May 1st
- Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show - SOLD OUT) - Lower Dens is sure to unveil material from their highly anticipated Nootropics (pronounced no-eh-tro-pics) release coming out the same day ; Matteah Baim was formerly of Metallic Falcons.
- Doe Paoro, Rewards, Larry Gus @ Cameo Gallery- Larry Gus is a madlib inspired producer who thrown in all sorts of found sounds ; listen to his mp3 in this stereogum post ; very interesting
- Suckers, Acrylics, Turn To Crime, Paper Twin @ Glasslands
- The Shins, Real Estate @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - Kind of surprising pairing but both bands are great.
- Tom Morello and the Guitarmy, Dan Deacon, Das Racist, Immortal Technique, Bobby Sanabria Band @ Union Square Park (Occupy Guitarmy)
Wednesday / May 2nd
- Spirit Animal, The Click Clack Boom @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Spirit Animal invokes spirits of early RHCP + LCD Soundsystem; really like their new material.
- Electric Guest, New Look @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - much hyped Electric Guest are recipients of Danger Mouse's production expertise....they have some great songs on their debut Downtown release.
- Micah Blue Smaldone, Coke Weed, Steve Gunn @ Cake Shop - Really like what i heard from Coke Weed. Also of note is Micah Blue Smaldone.
- Soft Circle, Tonstartsbandht, Dan Friel, Noveller @ Death By Audio
- Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Ed Vallance, Pursesnatchers, The Stationary Set @ Pianos - Ed Vallance and Pursesnatchers sound good.
Thursday / May 3rd
- Night Manager, Total Slacker, Habibi, Weird Rivers, Widowspeak DJ Set @ Mercury Lounge
- Light Asylum, oOoOO, Black Marble @ Le Poisson Rouge
- We Were Promised Jetpacks, Breton, Fort Lean @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - Been wanting to check out Fort Lean for some time now ; guess i'll have to continue waiting.
- The Walkmen, Zs, Sharon Van Etten, Callers, Twin Shadow, People Get Ready, Jherek
Bischoff, yMusic, Jack Quartet @ BAM (Crossing Brooklyn Ferry) - A 3 day festival curated by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National.
- Micah Blue Smaldone, Coke Weed, Sun Watchers, J. Wise @ Cameo Gallery
- Black Light Dinner Party, Mike Slott, Tiny Victories @ Glasslands - loving Black Light Dinner Party ; surprised i haven't heard about them before.
- Little Dragon @ Le Baron (FREE w/RSVP) -This may be a joke trying to get into but they've had some really impressive acts...best of luck.
- Eskmo @ Rock Off Concert Cruises
- St. Lucia, Haim, Goldroom, Xylos @ Santos Party House - great lineup ; hopefully i'll see one of Haim's two shows this week.
- Dinosaur Feathers, I'm Turning Into, The Hairs @ Shea Stadium
- Shlohmo, LOL Boys @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- Radical Dads, Hard Nips, Gross Relations @ Union Pool
Friday / May 4th
- Miracles of Modern Science, Conveyor @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - MOMS play inventive rock with classical instruments.
- Pierced Arrows, Mr. Gnome @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Mr. Gnome is a much buzzed duo from Cleveland.
- Andrew Bird, Patrick Watson @ Beacon Theater - wish i could afford to go to this show
- Xiu Xiu, Dirty Beaches, Father Murphy @ Bowery Ballroom
- St. Vincent, Joakim , Buke and Gase, The Antlers, Sinkane, Tyondai Braxton, Ava Luna, Missy Mazzoli & Victoire, NOW Ensemble @ BAM (Crossing Brooklyn Ferry)
- The Denzels, Fast Years, Wicked Tomorrow, Wojcik @ Cameo Gallery (Early Show) - Sure you've heard me talk about the Denzels in weeks past ; love them
- Onra, Blu Jemz, AJ Finizio @ Cameo Gallery (Late Show) - Very good DJ lineup ; I'm a fan of France's Onra
- Ritual Howls, Habibi @ Death By Audio
- Spectrals, Twerps, Family Portrait @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, LOL Boys, French Horn Rebellion (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT) - TEED was one of my favorite shows at CMJ last year and wins best DJ costume ever
- We Were Promised Jetpacks, Breton, Fort Lean @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- The Death Set, Wild Yaks, Total Warr, Rompers (mems. Team Robespierre) @ Shea Stadium - Paris' Total Warr sound pretty good ; would like to check them out.
- A Million Years, The Can't Tells, Devious Semantics, Dance For The Dying @ Spike Hill
- Alela Diane @ Sycamore Bar & Flowershop - One of my favorite bars featuring one of my favorite female singers...defly considering this one.
- Gospel Music (ex- Black Kids), Kleenex Girl Wonder, The Randy Bandits, Parade Grounds @ The Rock Shop - Gospel Music is the new project from bassist of Black Kids (FL)
Saturday / May 5th
- Frankie Rose, DIVE, Spectrals, Black Marble @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT) - Should be a great show ; DIVE just inked with Captured Tracks, Frankie Rose's new album has been highly praised ; Spectrals is a tight project from Louis Jones ; and Black Marble is the latest synthwave band from BK.
- School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Crystal Stilts, Woods, Mmoss @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Andrew Bird, Tift Merritt @ Beacon Theater
- Roadside Graves, Gunfight, Jeremy Benson, Seapost @ Big Snow
- Brendan Benson, Young Hines @ Bowery Ballroom
- Beirut, Pat Mahoney & Nancy Whang DJ Set, Oneohtrix Point Never, Atlas Sound, Janka Nabay, My Brightest Diamond, Skeletons, Caveman, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Yehudim @ BAM (Crossing Brooklyn Ferry)
- Gospel Music @ Cake Shop
- Kntrlr @ Lit Lounge
- Neon Gold Presents Cinco de Mayo feat. Haim, Team Spirit, Workout @ Glasslands
- Atlas Sound DJ Set @ Glasslands
- Feist, Timber Timbre @ Radio City Music Hall
Sunday / May 6th
- Tezeo, LF Wind, Dutch E Germ (DJ), Blondes (DJ) @ Cameo Gallery - Just got hip to Tezeo ; infatuated with early material ; bought tix to see him open for Kindness' NYC debut 5/17.
- Shearwater, Dawn Landes, Ray Rizzo @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Howth (Record Release), Friend Roulette @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - Digging Howth
- Scissor Sisters @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Brooklyn Bowl Presents
Welcome Back Jonathan Toubin feat. Ian Svenonius (DJ Set), Mr. Fine
Wine (DJ Set), Josh Styles (DJ Set), Kid Congo Powers, K-Holes, Daddy
Long Legs, Expensive Shit @ Brooklyn Bowl (FREE w/RSVP) - Welcome Back Toubin
- Desert Stars, Early Spring, TEEN, Bad Girlfriend @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- Fred Armisen (does his 'Playlist') @ Union Pool
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Upcoming (Bold = Newly Added)
- 5/7 - Ane Brun, Gemma Ray @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/8 - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros @ Roseland Ballroom
- 5/8 - Races, Sean Bones, Right On Dynamite @ The Rock Shop
- 5/9 - Races, Hundred Waters, North Highlands @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/9 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/17 - Kindness (NYC Debut), Tezeo, JDH and Dave P @ Le Poisson Rouge
- 5/17 - Caveman, New Villager @ Brooklyn Museum (FREE w/RSVP)
- 5/18 - Father John Misty (J. Tillman of Fleet Foxes), Har Mar Superstar @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/19 - Awesome Tapes From Africa @ 285 Kent Avenue
- 5/19 - The Great GoogaMooga Festival feat. The Roots, Holy Ghost!, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Naomi Shelton & Gospel Queens, Bear Hands, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Unchained (Van Halen Tribute), Fort Lean @ Prospect Park
- 5/19 - Father John Misty, Har Mar Superstar, Jenny O @ Knitting Factory BK
- 5/19 - La Sera, The New Lines @ Cameo Gallery
- 5/19 - Nick Waterhouse (& his Tarots) @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/20 - The Great GoogaMooga Festival feat. Hall and Oates, Fitz and the Tantrums, Charles Bradley (and His Extraordinaires), Escort, Lez Zeppelin, Peelander Z, Lucius @ Prospect Park
- 5/21 - Jack White, The Alabama Shakes @ Roseland Ballroom
- 5/22 - The Gossip @ Terminal 5
- 5/29 - Foster The People, The Kooks @ Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
- 5/30 - Foster The People, The Kooks @ Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/31 - Apparat @ Grammercy Theater
- 5/31 - Radiohead, Caribou @ Prudential Center
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards, Micachu and the Shapes, Delicate Steve @ Terminal 5
- 6/1 - Freelance Whales, Spanish Prisoners, Lucius @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Radiohead, Caribou @ Prudential Center
- 6/4 - Emeli Sande @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 6/5 - The Temper Trap @ Terminal 5
- 6/7 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums, Vinyl Williams @ Mercury Lounge
- 6/8 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums, Vinyl Williams @ Glasslands
- 6/11 - Foster The People, Tokyo Police Club @ Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
- 6/11 - 2:54, Widowspeak, The Denzels, Indian Rebound @ Mercury Lounge
- 6/13 - Ramona Falls, The Darcys, Dru Cutler @ Glasslands
- 6/13 - Michael Kiwanuka @ Highline Ballroom
- 6/14 - Ramona Falls, The Darcys @ Mercury Lounge
- 6/14 - Laura Marling @ Prospect Park Bandshell (FREE)
- 6/14 - Theresa Andersson, Lucius @ The Bell House
- 6/15 - The Felice Brothers, Husky @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 6/15 - Marissa Nadler, Faces on Film @ Union Hall
- 6/15 - Tinariwen, Piers Faccini @ Warsaw
- 6/16 - Dawes, Kurt Vile @ Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
- 6/16 - fun., Now, Now @ Terminal 5
- 6/17 - fun., Now, Now @ Terminal 5
- 6/17 - Starfucker, Yawn @ Warsaw
- 6/17 - Jeff the Brotherhood @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/19 - The Tallest Man on Earth @ Town Hall
- 6/20 - Mon Khmer, Nouela, The Deer Tracks @ Pianos
- 6/20 - The Tallest Man on Earth @ Town Hall
- 6/22 - Los Campesinos!, Yellow Ostrich @ Le Poisson Rouge
- 6/22 - Jukebox The Ghost, Savoir Adore, Bright Moments @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 6/23 - The Magician (Stephen Fasano of Aeroplane), Plastic Plates, JDH & Dave P @ Le Poisson Rouge
- 6/23 - Bowerbirds, Basia Bulat @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- 6/23 - Governor's Ball feat. Passion Pit,
Duck Sauce, Chromeo, Special Disco Version, Atmosphere, Major Lazer,
Santigold, Big Gigantic, Penguin Prison, Walk The Moon, Art Vs. Science,
k.Flay, Nobody Beats The Drum @ Randall's Island
- 6/24 - Alabama Shakes, Diamond Rugs, Robert Ellis @ Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
- 6/24 - Governor's Ball feat. Fiona Apple, Beck, Modest Mouse, Explosions in the Sky, Devendra Banhart, Cage the Elephant, Built To Spill, Cults, Phantogram, Freelance Whales, Alberta Cross, The Jezabels, Turf War @ Randall's Island
- 6/29 - RAC, Jeffrey Jerusalem (of Yacht) @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 6/30 - RAC, Body Language @ Brooklyn Bowl
Monday, April 30, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Found in NY - April 23rd - April 29th
Monday/ April 23rd
- Squeeze, The English Beat @ Bergen PAC - thanks coachella for giving these guys an excuse to tour
- The Big Pink, Prince Rama @ Bowery Ballroom
- Raleigh Moncrief, Jonas Reinhardt, Hubble @ Glasslands - been really digging Raleigh Moncrief's stuff..check it.
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- The Vaccines, The Drowners, Porcelain Raft @ Webster Hall
Tuesday / April 24th
- Nite Jewel, Mac DeMarco, Sophia Knapp @ Bowery Ballroom - Nite Jewel's new material is alot more upbeat and dancey than earlier stuff, you may have heard me espouse Sophia Knapp as an artist to watch in weeks past.
- Bryan Scary, TAB The Band, Ward White @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Gauntlet Hair, Field Mouse @ Glasslands
- Alex Winston, 1,2,3 , Deirdre & the Dark @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Allo Darlin', The Wave Pictures, Ski Lodge, Field Recordings @ Mercury Lounge - Allo Darlin are new indie pop faves of mine.
- Emeli Sandé, Yuna @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT) - Saw a showcase from Emeli Sande a month ago and she blew me away. The UK songstress is about to make a big splash across the pond. Saw malaysian songwriter Yuna open for Example a few weeks back. Although she played for 20 minutes it was a nice set.
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Sophie Barker (Zero 7), Jo Schornikow (The Shivers), Sora An & the Belle Brigade @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- Everest, Diehard, Benjamin Cartel, Resistor @ Union Hall
Wednesday / April 25th
- Good Old War, Belle Brigade, Family of the Year @ Bowery Ballroom - lineup of LA's very best in the indie folk scene.
- We Are Scientists, 1,2,3 @ Brooklyn Bowl
- POPO, Bikini, Dapwell from Das Racist @ Glasslands
- Lissy Trullie, Blonds, Ohnomoon, I Am Lightyear @ Mercury Lounge
- The Weeknd @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Megafortress, Sister Crayon, New Moods, Tygerstrype @ Pianos
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Nick Lowe @ Town Hall
Thursday / April 26th
- Archers of Loaf, Pipe, Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Young Magic, Warm Ghost, Chrome Canyon @ Eyebeam Art & Technology Center (FREE with RSVP)
- Twin Shadow, Terrible Living (DJ Sets from Chris & Ethan) @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Here We Go Magic, Glass Ghost @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Guards, Kuroma @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- WU LYF, Willis Earl Beal @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- WIM, Snowmine, My Dear Mycroft @ Pianos - WIM and Snowmine are of note
- Vermin Supreme, The So So Glos, Devin, Fluffer @ Shea Stadium
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Everest (Live Recording for Broadcast) @ Bowery Electric
- The Wombats, The Static Jacks, Flagship @ Webster Hall (Early Show)
Friday / April 27th
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- WU LYF, Willis Earl Beal @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Mon Khmer , Fantasmas, Lushes @ Cameo Gallery - not sure why Mon Khmer aren't bigger
- Sam Buck Rosen, Hello Shark, Daytona, Future of What @ Death by Audio
- Alcoholic Faith Mission, You Won't, The Gytters @ Glasslands (Early Show) - don't be fooled with the images evoked from their name.
- Ben Browning (of Cut Copy) @ Glasslands (Late Show)
- Cold Cave @ Guggenheim Museum
- Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza - Yann Tiersen musical timeline according to when i've heard him reminds me of a kid whose been brought up playing really beautiful classical piano from the incessant insistence from their parents and then gets into some crazy drugs after going to college...i'd hope to meet him somewhere in his 30's.
- Jim White @ Mercury Lounge (CANCELLED)
- Hess is More , Chico Mann @ Mercury Lounge (Late show)
- The Boxer Rebellion, Canon Blue @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Feelies @ The Bell House
- Hey Champ, Heels on Fire, Blank Paper @ The Studio at Webster Hall
Saturday / April 28th
- Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Bosco Delrey, Cellular Chaos, Glittering Prizes @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Bright Moments, Nikhil P. Yerawadekar & Low Mentality @ 92YTribeca - Bright Projects is the solo project of Kelly Pratt, in demand wind player for such bands as Coldplay, LCD Soundsystem and Beirut ; Tourists is the finest track i've heard all week ; very shins-ih
- Dam-Funk (inside), Mike Slott (inside), Pete Swanson (inside), Bush Tetras (outside), Widowspeak (outside), FORMA (outside), Archie Pelago (outside), Night Birds (outside), Midtown Dickens (outside) @ Barnard College (FREE)
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- The Weeknd @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Cantora Live Presents Hey Champ @ Brooklyn Bowl
- John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders, Dean & Britta, Eugene Mirman, Rick Moody, A.C. Newman, Megan Reilly, Will Sheff of Okkervil River @ City Winery
- Golem, Conspiracy of Beards @ Glasslands
- The Features, Hollis Brown, Alvin and The 1015 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn
- Jim White @ Maxwell's
- Hanni El Khatib, Sundelles @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Hanni El Khatib may be casted to some as a black keys wannabe but he's still damn good.
- Yann Tiersen, Felix @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Kathleen Edwards, Hannah Georgas @ Webster Hall - Kathleen Edwards latest album is great.
Sunday / April 29th
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- La Dispute, Balance and Composure, All Get Out, Sainthood Reps @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Hanni El Khatib, Sundelles, Shuga @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn
- Archers of Loaf, Titus Andronicus, Sun Ladders @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Shins, St. Lucia @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - tix still available for monday with chairlift opening and tuesday with real estate opening.
- Squeeze, The English Beat @ Bergen PAC - thanks coachella for giving these guys an excuse to tour
- The Big Pink, Prince Rama @ Bowery Ballroom
- Raleigh Moncrief, Jonas Reinhardt, Hubble @ Glasslands - been really digging Raleigh Moncrief's stuff..check it.
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- The Vaccines, The Drowners, Porcelain Raft @ Webster Hall
Tuesday / April 24th
- Nite Jewel, Mac DeMarco, Sophia Knapp @ Bowery Ballroom - Nite Jewel's new material is alot more upbeat and dancey than earlier stuff, you may have heard me espouse Sophia Knapp as an artist to watch in weeks past.
- Bryan Scary, TAB The Band, Ward White @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Gauntlet Hair, Field Mouse @ Glasslands
- Alex Winston, 1,2,3 , Deirdre & the Dark @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Allo Darlin', The Wave Pictures, Ski Lodge, Field Recordings @ Mercury Lounge - Allo Darlin are new indie pop faves of mine.
- Emeli Sandé, Yuna @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT) - Saw a showcase from Emeli Sande a month ago and she blew me away. The UK songstress is about to make a big splash across the pond. Saw malaysian songwriter Yuna open for Example a few weeks back. Although she played for 20 minutes it was a nice set.
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Sophie Barker (Zero 7), Jo Schornikow (The Shivers), Sora An & the Belle Brigade @ The Studio at Webster Hall
- Everest, Diehard, Benjamin Cartel, Resistor @ Union Hall
Wednesday / April 25th
- Good Old War, Belle Brigade, Family of the Year @ Bowery Ballroom - lineup of LA's very best in the indie folk scene.
- We Are Scientists, 1,2,3 @ Brooklyn Bowl
- POPO, Bikini, Dapwell from Das Racist @ Glasslands
- Lissy Trullie, Blonds, Ohnomoon, I Am Lightyear @ Mercury Lounge
- The Weeknd @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Megafortress, Sister Crayon, New Moods, Tygerstrype @ Pianos
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Nick Lowe @ Town Hall
Thursday / April 26th
- Archers of Loaf, Pipe, Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Young Magic, Warm Ghost, Chrome Canyon @ Eyebeam Art & Technology Center (FREE with RSVP)
- Twin Shadow, Terrible Living (DJ Sets from Chris & Ethan) @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Here We Go Magic, Glass Ghost @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Guards, Kuroma @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- WU LYF, Willis Earl Beal @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- WIM, Snowmine, My Dear Mycroft @ Pianos - WIM and Snowmine are of note
- Vermin Supreme, The So So Glos, Devin, Fluffer @ Shea Stadium
- Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Everest (Live Recording for Broadcast) @ Bowery Electric
- The Wombats, The Static Jacks, Flagship @ Webster Hall (Early Show)
Friday / April 27th
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- WU LYF, Willis Earl Beal @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Mon Khmer , Fantasmas, Lushes @ Cameo Gallery - not sure why Mon Khmer aren't bigger
- Sam Buck Rosen, Hello Shark, Daytona, Future of What @ Death by Audio
- Alcoholic Faith Mission, You Won't, The Gytters @ Glasslands (Early Show) - don't be fooled with the images evoked from their name.
- Ben Browning (of Cut Copy) @ Glasslands (Late Show)
- Cold Cave @ Guggenheim Museum
- Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza - Yann Tiersen musical timeline according to when i've heard him reminds me of a kid whose been brought up playing really beautiful classical piano from the incessant insistence from their parents and then gets into some crazy drugs after going to college...i'd hope to meet him somewhere in his 30's.
- Jim White @ Mercury Lounge (CANCELLED)
- Hess is More , Chico Mann @ Mercury Lounge (Late show)
- The Boxer Rebellion, Canon Blue @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Feelies @ The Bell House
- Hey Champ, Heels on Fire, Blank Paper @ The Studio at Webster Hall
Saturday / April 28th
- Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Bosco Delrey, Cellular Chaos, Glittering Prizes @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Bright Moments, Nikhil P. Yerawadekar & Low Mentality @ 92YTribeca - Bright Projects is the solo project of Kelly Pratt, in demand wind player for such bands as Coldplay, LCD Soundsystem and Beirut ; Tourists is the finest track i've heard all week ; very shins-ih
- Dam-Funk (inside), Mike Slott (inside), Pete Swanson (inside), Bush Tetras (outside), Widowspeak (outside), FORMA (outside), Archie Pelago (outside), Night Birds (outside), Midtown Dickens (outside) @ Barnard College (FREE)
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- The Weeknd @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Cantora Live Presents Hey Champ @ Brooklyn Bowl
- John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders, Dean & Britta, Eugene Mirman, Rick Moody, A.C. Newman, Megan Reilly, Will Sheff of Okkervil River @ City Winery
- Golem, Conspiracy of Beards @ Glasslands
- The Features, Hollis Brown, Alvin and The 1015 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn
- Jim White @ Maxwell's
- Hanni El Khatib, Sundelles @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Hanni El Khatib may be casted to some as a black keys wannabe but he's still damn good.
- Yann Tiersen, Felix @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Kathleen Edwards, Hannah Georgas @ Webster Hall - Kathleen Edwards latest album is great.
Sunday / April 29th
- Death Cab For Cutie, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Beacon Theater
- La Dispute, Balance and Composure, All Get Out, Sainthood Reps @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Hanni El Khatib, Sundelles, Shuga @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn
- Archers of Loaf, Titus Andronicus, Sun Ladders @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- The Shins, St. Lucia @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT) - tix still available for monday with chairlift opening and tuesday with real estate opening.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Found in NY - Recommended Shows - 4/16 - 4/22/12
Companion Spotify Playlist
Found in NY - 4/16 - 4/22
Bands on playlist are in RED
Monday / April 16th
- Neon Trees, Devin, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Kraftwerk (The Mix) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Mayer Hawthorne and the County, The Stepkids @ Webster Hall
Tuesday / April 17th
- Can (An Evening of Unreleased Music and Discussion) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Neon Trees, Tiny Victories, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Tim Fite, Hume @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Fixers, The Tony Castles, Young Heel @ Cameo Gallery
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit, Indians @ Littlefield - Why aren't Plants and Animals as big as Blitzen Trapper ??? hope to go to one of their two shows this week
- Ravens & Chimes, The Apache Relay @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - looking fwd to seeing locals Ravens and Chimes for the first time on the heels of their magnif Holiday LP....Nashville's Apache Relay have been the subject of chatter and i expect an easy win for them at the intimate Mercury gig.
- Kraftwerk (Tour de France) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Won tix to this show last week...thank you KCRW...another reason to subscribe to the best radio station in the world ; afterparty to the closing night of their 8 night residency at MoMa at Bowery Hotel
- Volkswagen Presents School Night Kraftwerk 3D Afterparty feat. Nosaj Thing, Body Language, High Highs, Yeasayer (DJ Set) + Residents DJ Jason Eldredge (East Village Radio) and Chris Douridas (KCRW) @ Bowery Hotel (FREE w/RSVP)
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Trampled By Turtles, These United States @ Webster Hall
Wednesday / April 18th
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Bowery Ballroom
- Everest, Chamberlin @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Habibi @ Cake Shop - Great lineup ; really like the production on the new album from Dirty Ghosts ; Habibi makes their return home after a nice SXSW run.
- Hunters, Sister Fucker, Buddy Bag, Generation @ Death By Audio - Hunters is the buzzed new punk project feat. production assistance from Nick Zinner (yeah yeah yeahs)
- Jenny Hval, Julia Holter, Julia Kent @ Issue Project Room (Unsound Festival Opening) - SOLD OUT
- Los Encantados, The Dunnie Bobos, Dead Rabbits @ Bar Matchless
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - lovin local indie folk-pop doowop group Lucius..part of a nice double bill on consecutive nights with the fiercely certificate of authenticity of JD McPherson.
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Bad Brains, GZA @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Prince Rama (DJ Set), Sister Crayon, Psychobuildings, D. Gookin @ Pianos
- Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces), Hospitality @ Bell House
- Free Energy, Future of What (Formerly Blair), Indian Rebound @ The Rock Shop
Thursday / April 19th
- Lambchop, Charlie Horse @ Le Poisson Rouge (Early Show) - very high pitchfork praise on Lambchops latest effort.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music - if you've seen him dj, you know Questlove (The Roots) knows how to mix and match..from the looks of this curation, he'd be a pretty good booker as well.
- Oneohtrix Point Never, Body Language @ Brooklyn Museum (Audiophile - FREE with RSVP)
- Peaking Lights, LXMP (US Debut) @ Lincoln Center (David Rubenstein Atrium - Unsound Festival) - Peaking Lights release last year was on many people's best of lists ; great chance to see them for FREE at a great space.
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Liquor Store, Easter Vomit @ Death by Audio
- Disappears, Lotus Plaza, Noveller @ Glasslands
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Com Truise, Tobacco, Shine 2009, Selebrities, Beacon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- WIM, Fixers, Cultfever @ Pianos
- Tiny Victories (EP Release), Dinowalrus, NewVillager, North Highlands, The Forms, and many more @ Public Assembly - Great bill ; been meaning to check out North Highlands and The Forms.
- Hotel Lights, Emperor X @ Rockwood Music Hall - LA's Emperor X has a distinct calculated sound that reminds me of vocals of Why (Yoni Wolf)
- Caged Animals, Woodsman, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Universe @ Shea Stadium
- Cat Martino, Daltonians, Patrick Bower @ Union Hall
Friday / April 20th
- The Unsound Festival feat. Sun Araw, Pole, Innertube (feat. Mark McGuire of Emeralds and Spencer Clarke of Skaters) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Anything related to Mark McGuire is of interest..no not the steroid infused baseball player.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Yeasayer (DJ Set), Twin Shadow (DJ Set), Suckers (DJ Set) @ Cameo Gallery (Late Show)
- Gary Wilson, The Immaculates, Moonmen On The Moon, Man, Slowdance (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- The Permanent Festival feat. Bryce Dessner (The National), Jesse Stein (The Luyas), Mauro Remiddi (Porcelain Raft), etc. @ Littlefield - if their side projects sound anything like the bands they help comprise, this will be a good show.
- Fang Island, The Big Sleep @ Maxwell's (Early Show)
- Woods, Mmoss @ Maxwell's (late Show)
- Bosco Delrey, Terry Malts, X-Ray Eyeballs @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - At a time when the indie punk scene is gettting a little ubiquitous, Terry Malts defly impress and should sound sharp in a live setting.
- Mansions on the Moon, Fixers @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Bonobo (DJ Set), Nickodemus (DJ Set) @ Museum of Natural History (Rose Center for Earth & Space) - bonobo at a center for space?...sound amazing.
- Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela, C.U.B.A. @ Radio City Music Hall
- Lambchop @ Bell House (Early Show)
- Chilly Gonzalez @ Bell House (Late Show) - Chilly Gonzalez is perhaps the most entertaining piano man of our time and producer of choice for feist ; defly recommend one of his two gigs in the city this week. His solo piano release from a few years back is a great listen while you work.
- Lucero, J. Roddy Walston and The Business @ Webster Hall (Early Show)
- Wolfgang Gartner @ Webster Hall
Saturday / April 21st
- Chilly Gonzalez (Piano Talk Show) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Dent May @ 285 Kent Avenue (Early Show)
- Fatima Al Qadiri, Arca, Kuhrye-oo, Fur, CFCF (Nightbus), Gobby, Physical Therapy @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Secret Guest, Widowspeak, Black Marble, Family Portrait, Weird Magic (DJ set) @ 319 Scholes
- Discography feat. Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better) @ Cameo Gallery - Italians Do It Better label founder Mike Simonetti makes many a fine mixtape ; this should be a great opportunity to see him live.
- Terry Malts, The Suzan, Mainland @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Let's Play House feat. Tiger & Woods, Justin Miller, Jacques Renault, Drew Heffron @ Glasslands (Late Show) - Just got hip to Tiger & woods...sounds like a delightful dance sesh..highly recommended.
- Mice Parade (acoustic) @ Little Field
- Robbers on High Street (Record Release Party), Diamond Doves @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Memoryhouse, Ex Cops, Matteah Baim @ Public Assembly
- Esperanza Spalding @ Webster Hall
- The Juan Maclean (DJ Set) @ Yotel (FREE w/RSVP)
Sunday / April 22nd
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Highline Ballroom
- The Drums, Craft Spells, Part Time @ Webster Hall
Found in NY - 4/16 - 4/22
Bands on playlist are in RED
Monday / April 16th
- Neon Trees, Devin, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Kraftwerk (The Mix) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Mayer Hawthorne and the County, The Stepkids @ Webster Hall
Tuesday / April 17th
- Can (An Evening of Unreleased Music and Discussion) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Neon Trees, Tiny Victories, APT @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Tim Fite, Hume @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Fixers, The Tony Castles, Young Heel @ Cameo Gallery
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit, Indians @ Littlefield - Why aren't Plants and Animals as big as Blitzen Trapper ??? hope to go to one of their two shows this week
- Ravens & Chimes, The Apache Relay @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - looking fwd to seeing locals Ravens and Chimes for the first time on the heels of their magnif Holiday LP....Nashville's Apache Relay have been the subject of chatter and i expect an easy win for them at the intimate Mercury gig.
- Kraftwerk (Tour de France) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Won tix to this show last week...thank you KCRW...another reason to subscribe to the best radio station in the world ; afterparty to the closing night of their 8 night residency at MoMa at Bowery Hotel
- Volkswagen Presents School Night Kraftwerk 3D Afterparty feat. Nosaj Thing, Body Language, High Highs, Yeasayer (DJ Set) + Residents DJ Jason Eldredge (East Village Radio) and Chris Douridas (KCRW) @ Bowery Hotel (FREE w/RSVP)
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Trampled By Turtles, These United States @ Webster Hall
Wednesday / April 18th
- Modeselektor, Low Limit @ Bowery Ballroom
- Everest, Chamberlin @ Brooklyn Bowl
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Habibi @ Cake Shop - Great lineup ; really like the production on the new album from Dirty Ghosts ; Habibi makes their return home after a nice SXSW run.
- Hunters, Sister Fucker, Buddy Bag, Generation @ Death By Audio - Hunters is the buzzed new punk project feat. production assistance from Nick Zinner (yeah yeah yeahs)
- Jenny Hval, Julia Holter, Julia Kent @ Issue Project Room (Unsound Festival Opening) - SOLD OUT
- Los Encantados, The Dunnie Bobos, Dead Rabbits @ Bar Matchless
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - lovin local indie folk-pop doowop group Lucius..part of a nice double bill on consecutive nights with the fiercely certificate of authenticity of JD McPherson.
- Plants and Animals, This Is The Kit @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Bad Brains, GZA @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Prince Rama (DJ Set), Sister Crayon, Psychobuildings, D. Gookin @ Pianos
- Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces), Hospitality @ Bell House
- Free Energy, Future of What (Formerly Blair), Indian Rebound @ The Rock Shop
Thursday / April 19th
- Lambchop, Charlie Horse @ Le Poisson Rouge (Early Show) - very high pitchfork praise on Lambchops latest effort.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music - if you've seen him dj, you know Questlove (The Roots) knows how to mix and match..from the looks of this curation, he'd be a pretty good booker as well.
- Oneohtrix Point Never, Body Language @ Brooklyn Museum (Audiophile - FREE with RSVP)
- Peaking Lights, LXMP (US Debut) @ Lincoln Center (David Rubenstein Atrium - Unsound Festival) - Peaking Lights release last year was on many people's best of lists ; great chance to see them for FREE at a great space.
- Turbo Fruits, Dirty Ghosts, Liquor Store, Easter Vomit @ Death by Audio
- Disappears, Lotus Plaza, Noveller @ Glasslands
- JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Com Truise, Tobacco, Shine 2009, Selebrities, Beacon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- WIM, Fixers, Cultfever @ Pianos
- Tiny Victories (EP Release), Dinowalrus, NewVillager, North Highlands, The Forms, and many more @ Public Assembly - Great bill ; been meaning to check out North Highlands and The Forms.
- Hotel Lights, Emperor X @ Rockwood Music Hall - LA's Emperor X has a distinct calculated sound that reminds me of vocals of Why (Yoni Wolf)
- Caged Animals, Woodsman, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards, Universe @ Shea Stadium
- Cat Martino, Daltonians, Patrick Bower @ Union Hall
Friday / April 20th
- The Unsound Festival feat. Sun Araw, Pole, Innertube (feat. Mark McGuire of Emeralds and Spencer Clarke of Skaters) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Anything related to Mark McGuire is of interest..no not the steroid infused baseball player.
- Questlove's Curated Shuffle Culture Festival feat. Questlove, Gray, Reggie Watts, Rahzel, Kenny Muhammad (The Human Orchestra), Deerhoof, Willis Earl Beal, and more! @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
- Yeasayer (DJ Set), Twin Shadow (DJ Set), Suckers (DJ Set) @ Cameo Gallery (Late Show)
- Gary Wilson, The Immaculates, Moonmen On The Moon, Man, Slowdance (DJ Set) @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- The Permanent Festival feat. Bryce Dessner (The National), Jesse Stein (The Luyas), Mauro Remiddi (Porcelain Raft), etc. @ Littlefield - if their side projects sound anything like the bands they help comprise, this will be a good show.
- Fang Island, The Big Sleep @ Maxwell's (Early Show)
- Woods, Mmoss @ Maxwell's (late Show)
- Bosco Delrey, Terry Malts, X-Ray Eyeballs @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - At a time when the indie punk scene is gettting a little ubiquitous, Terry Malts defly impress and should sound sharp in a live setting.
- Mansions on the Moon, Fixers @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Bonobo (DJ Set), Nickodemus (DJ Set) @ Museum of Natural History (Rose Center for Earth & Space) - bonobo at a center for space?...sound amazing.
- Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Rodrigo y Gabriela, C.U.B.A. @ Radio City Music Hall
- Lambchop @ Bell House (Early Show)
- Chilly Gonzalez @ Bell House (Late Show) - Chilly Gonzalez is perhaps the most entertaining piano man of our time and producer of choice for feist ; defly recommend one of his two gigs in the city this week. His solo piano release from a few years back is a great listen while you work.
- Lucero, J. Roddy Walston and The Business @ Webster Hall (Early Show)
- Wolfgang Gartner @ Webster Hall
Saturday / April 21st
- Chilly Gonzalez (Piano Talk Show) @ Le Poisson Rouge
- Dent May @ 285 Kent Avenue (Early Show)
- Fatima Al Qadiri, Arca, Kuhrye-oo, Fur, CFCF (Nightbus), Gobby, Physical Therapy @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Secret Guest, Widowspeak, Black Marble, Family Portrait, Weird Magic (DJ set) @ 319 Scholes
- Discography feat. Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better) @ Cameo Gallery - Italians Do It Better label founder Mike Simonetti makes many a fine mixtape ; this should be a great opportunity to see him live.
- Terry Malts, The Suzan, Mainland @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Let's Play House feat. Tiger & Woods, Justin Miller, Jacques Renault, Drew Heffron @ Glasslands (Late Show) - Just got hip to Tiger & woods...sounds like a delightful dance sesh..highly recommended.
- Mice Parade (acoustic) @ Little Field
- Robbers on High Street (Record Release Party), Diamond Doves @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Memoryhouse, Ex Cops, Matteah Baim @ Public Assembly
- Esperanza Spalding @ Webster Hall
- The Juan Maclean (DJ Set) @ Yotel (FREE w/RSVP)
Sunday / April 22nd
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Highline Ballroom
- The Drums, Craft Spells, Part Time @ Webster Hall
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Found in NY - Recommended Shows - 4/9 - 4/15/12
Companion Spotify Playlist -
Found in NY - 4/9 - 4/15/12 - Artists in RED are featured on playlist
Monday / April 9th
- Emily Wells, Dan The Automator, Live Footage @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dolfish, Jeremy Benson (Roadside Graves), S.L.F.M. @ Cake Shop - S.L.F.M. is lo fi ukelele in the spirit of early tune-yards.
- Japanther, Total Slacker, Night Manager, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards @ Cameo Gallery
- Sleepy Sun, White Hills, Weird Owl @ Glasslands - Spacey/Garagey Rock n roll ; Sleepy Sunand White Hills play again the following night at mercury lounge.
- Black Tambourine , Fan Modine, Rose Melberg @ Maxwell's - DC influential twee/noise pop band Black Tambourine is playing shows for the first time in over 20 years ; in town this week for the first of multiple chickfactor mag 20th anniversary parties at the Bell House. This is only party of theirs that's not sold out.
- Devin (Formerly Devin Therriault), Young Rival @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Vintage styled rocknroller Devin's a new signing to Frenchkiss Records ... Canadian indie rockers Young Rival also round out the lineup nicely.
- The Horrors, Night Beats @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Night Beats sounds like the bluesy version of the arctic monkeys.
- HeyRocco, French Camp, Lovely Liar, Basement Batman @ Pianos - A good lineup, all bands sound good but i'm particularly interested in French Camp and Basement Batman.
Tuesday / April 10th
- Alone Together Tour feat. Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin & Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre), Gregory Rogrove (Devendra Banhart, Priestbird) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Should be a great show, really digging the deep melancholic and pensive piano of G. Rogrove's. For Fans of Yann Tiersen.
- The Jezabels, Imagine Dragons, Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - Three great up and coming bands to see here ; Jezabels (australia) are newly signed to mom + pop and are great live ; Imagine Dragons are newly signed to Interscope and have released a commercial success in their Continued Silence EP ; and don't sleep on UK singer songwriter BF Leftwich. He plays again the following night at Knitt Factory in BK.
- Tennis @ Brooklyn Bowl - Tennis is giving you another chance in case you missed them a few weeks ago ; it bears repeating that their sophomore record is solid.
- Howler, 1,2,3, The Denzels @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - Howler sounds like they'd kill it live, and the Denzels new batch of jamz played at their gig with cloud nothings a few weeks ago sounds as badass as Denzel Washington in Glory.
- Krautwerk 1-8 feat. Kim Gordon, Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore/Free Kitten), Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor), Publicist, Barry London (Oneida), Brittain Ashford (of Prairie Empire), Xaddax, Kurt Braunohler, Dave Hill @ Littlefield - Big time Kraftwerk pep rally before their MoMa residency, obviously for fans of the werks of Kraft.
- A Silent Film, Empires @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - First headlining tour for UK act A Silent Film
- Sleepy Sun (Santa Cruz), White Hills (NY) @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Autobahn) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Over eight consecutive nights, MoMA presents a chronological exploration of the sonic and visual experiments of Kraftwerk with a live presentation of their complete repertoire in the Museum's Marron Atrium. and yes, all 8 nights sold out immediately.
- The Horrors, Small Black @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Little Anchor @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage Two)
- Yukon Blonde, Library Voices, Silya (Residency) @ Pianos - Digging Vancouver's Yukon Blonde
- Pulp, Chromatics @ Radio City Music Hall
- Black Tambourine, Small Factory, Versus, The Lois Plus @ Bellhouse (Chickfactor 2012)
Wednesday / April 11th
- Lost in the Trees, Poor Moon @ Le Poisson Rouge - Chapel Hill's Lost in the Trees are supporting a fine release. Poor Moon is formed from members of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls.
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)- Alabama Shakes are the best band i have and will see live this year...do yourself a favor and do the same.
- Local X feat. Javelin, Psychobuildings @ Brooklyn Bowl (FREE with RSVP) - Rhode Island's Javelin is a supreme beatmaker and a joy to watch live ; defly worth the price of admission or lack thereof and should be a fun one.
- Alice Smith @ City Winery - Although she's long overdue for a release, this will be a great opportunity to see the soul songstress at what i've heard is a lovely venue.
- Crocodiles, Eternal Summers, Young Boys @ Glasslands - Been meaning to catch Eternal Summers....both the band and the taco truck on Bedford Ave.
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Arborea @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - BF Leftwich's 2nd date in as many nights in NY ; Arborea are a married duo who perform very soft psych-folk.
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - 2nd of two shows
- MNDR (DJ Set), Safety Scissors (DJ Set), Prince Terrence (DJ Set) @ Le Bain (Standard Hotel New York) - Not a big night club guy but Le Bain is Le Shit...this should be a great excuse to party on a school night.
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Maxwell's
- Howler, 1,2,3 @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
- Kraftwerk (Radio-Activity) @ Moma (Retrospective 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
- Margot and The Nuclear So & So's, Ezra Furman, Writer @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Margot defly lives up to the coolness of their name ; good bill, all good bands.
- Sister Crayon, The Stepkids (DJ Set) @ Pianos - Sister Crayon is great live.
- Pulp, Jeffrey Lewis @ Radio City Music Hall
- The Aisler's Set, Pipas, Bridget St. John, Legendary Jim Ruiz Group @ Bell House (Chickfactory 2012)
- Face Crimes, Body Parts (LA), Nonviolence @ The Delancey - I'm an advocate of non-violence.
- NewVillager, Hannis Brown @ Zebulon
Thursday / April 12th
- Tanlines, Rewards, Tezeo @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - After leaving Chairlift, Aaron Pfenning started Rewards. They both sound better from the breakup. Tanlines new album is good. This should be a dance party.
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- King Stork, Via Audio, Whale Belly @ Cake Shop
- A Silent Film, Empires, Transitshop @ Maxwell's
- Yellow Ostrich, TEEN @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- Crocodiles, Punks On Mars @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Kraftwerk (Trans Europe Express) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- WIM @ Pianos - digging australian band WIM, sounds like vocals of Rufus Wainwright with a more indie rock backdrop.
- Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian), Honey Bunch, A Girl Called Eddy, The Softies @ Bell House (Chickfactor)
- The Dixons, Amen Dunes, Spectre Folk, The Naked Heroes @ Union Pool
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Webster Hall
Friday / April 13th
- Doveman (The Burgundy Stain Sessions) feat. Aaron Dressner and Bryan Devendorf of the National, Julia Stone (Angus & Julia Stone), Chocolate Genius, Trixie Whitley and more @ Le Poisson Rouge - great pool of talent here.
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- White Denim @ Bowery Ballroom (Late Show)
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- Small Factory, Air Waves @ Cake Shop
- DOM, Zambri (Record Release), Night Manager @ Glasslands
- Divine Ricochet: A Guggenheim Music Series feat. Grouper, Julianna Barwick @ Guggenheim Museum - although their music may not be super accessible to the masses ; this will be a very unique and extraordinary event. Love the work of both of these artists.
- Moon Hooch @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)- you've probably heard their upbeat jazzy jamz while waiting for subways in union square ; these guys are a treat to watch.
- Crystal Stilts, Widowspeak, What Next? @ Maxwell's
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Savoir Adore, Field Mouse @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Last time to check out this great unsigned act before they tour for Europe in May.
- Kraftwerk (The Man-Machine) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- The Cribs, The Hounds Below, Skaters @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Shabazz Palaces @ S.O.B.'s
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)c
- The Secret History, Summer Fiction, The Smittens @ The Rock Shop
Saturday / April 14th
- Reptar, Body Language, NewVillager, Quiet Hooves @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- NRBQ @ Brooklyn Bowl (Early Show)
- Cantora Live Presents Shabazz Palaces @ Brooklyn Bowl (Late Show)
- Teen Girl Scientist Monthly, Jackpot, Tiger, Norwegian Arms, Starlight Girls @ Cake Shop
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Cameo Gallery
- Mika Pauley @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage One) - Very strong vocals on this gal ; she some recommended.
- Dinosaur Feathers, Grandchildren, Steel Phantoms @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Deastro, Kuhrye-oo, Solid Liquid @ Glasslands (Late Show)
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Maxwells
- Chain and the Gang, Coasting @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Computer World) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Unicycle Loves You, Motive, The Sanctuaries, Dull Edges @ Pianos
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran, Jonquil @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Love as Laughter, Sundown, El Dorado @ The Gutter
- Jonquil, Xylos, Darlings @ Union Pool (Prefix Party) (FREE w/RSVP)
- Superhuman Happiness @ Zebulon
Sunday / April 15th
- High Highs, Indians, White Birds, Awning @ Glasslands
- Chain and the Gang, Habibi, Alex Minoff @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
- Kraftwerk (Techno Pop) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
Upcoming
- 4/18 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (EARLY SHOW)
- 4/18 - Plants & Animals, This is the Kit @ Mercury Lounge (LATE SHOW)
- 4/19 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge
- 4/27 - Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza
- 4/28 - Yann Tiersen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- 4/29 - The Shins @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 4/30 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/2 - Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands
- 5/4 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Glasslands
- 5/5 - Haim @ Glasslands
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards @ Terminal 5
Found in NY - 4/9 - 4/15/12 - Artists in RED are featured on playlist
Monday / April 9th
- Emily Wells, Dan The Automator, Live Footage @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dolfish, Jeremy Benson (Roadside Graves), S.L.F.M. @ Cake Shop - S.L.F.M. is lo fi ukelele in the spirit of early tune-yards.
- Japanther, Total Slacker, Night Manager, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards @ Cameo Gallery
- Sleepy Sun, White Hills, Weird Owl @ Glasslands - Spacey/Garagey Rock n roll ; Sleepy Sunand White Hills play again the following night at mercury lounge.
- Black Tambourine , Fan Modine, Rose Melberg @ Maxwell's - DC influential twee/noise pop band Black Tambourine is playing shows for the first time in over 20 years ; in town this week for the first of multiple chickfactor mag 20th anniversary parties at the Bell House. This is only party of theirs that's not sold out.
- Devin (Formerly Devin Therriault), Young Rival @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Vintage styled rocknroller Devin's a new signing to Frenchkiss Records ... Canadian indie rockers Young Rival also round out the lineup nicely.
- The Horrors, Night Beats @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Night Beats sounds like the bluesy version of the arctic monkeys.
- HeyRocco, French Camp, Lovely Liar, Basement Batman @ Pianos - A good lineup, all bands sound good but i'm particularly interested in French Camp and Basement Batman.
Tuesday / April 10th
- Alone Together Tour feat. Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin & Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre), Gregory Rogrove (Devendra Banhart, Priestbird) @ Le Poisson Rouge - Should be a great show, really digging the deep melancholic and pensive piano of G. Rogrove's. For Fans of Yann Tiersen.
- The Jezabels, Imagine Dragons, Benjamin Francis Leftwich @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - Three great up and coming bands to see here ; Jezabels (australia) are newly signed to mom + pop and are great live ; Imagine Dragons are newly signed to Interscope and have released a commercial success in their Continued Silence EP ; and don't sleep on UK singer songwriter BF Leftwich. He plays again the following night at Knitt Factory in BK.
- Tennis @ Brooklyn Bowl - Tennis is giving you another chance in case you missed them a few weeks ago ; it bears repeating that their sophomore record is solid.
- Howler, 1,2,3, The Denzels @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - Howler sounds like they'd kill it live, and the Denzels new batch of jamz played at their gig with cloud nothings a few weeks ago sounds as badass as Denzel Washington in Glory.
- Krautwerk 1-8 feat. Kim Gordon, Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore/Free Kitten), Pete Nolan (Magik Markers), Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor), Publicist, Barry London (Oneida), Brittain Ashford (of Prairie Empire), Xaddax, Kurt Braunohler, Dave Hill @ Littlefield - Big time Kraftwerk pep rally before their MoMa residency, obviously for fans of the werks of Kraft.
- A Silent Film, Empires @ Mercury Lounge (early show) - First headlining tour for UK act A Silent Film
- Sleepy Sun (Santa Cruz), White Hills (NY) @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Autobahn) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) - Over eight consecutive nights, MoMA presents a chronological exploration of the sonic and visual experiments of Kraftwerk with a live presentation of their complete repertoire in the Museum's Marron Atrium. and yes, all 8 nights sold out immediately.
- The Horrors, Small Black @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Little Anchor @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage Two)
- Yukon Blonde, Library Voices, Silya (Residency) @ Pianos - Digging Vancouver's Yukon Blonde
- Pulp, Chromatics @ Radio City Music Hall
- Black Tambourine, Small Factory, Versus, The Lois Plus @ Bellhouse (Chickfactor 2012)
- Savoir Adore, Kevin Allison, Nick Vatterott @ UCBeast - great band + UCB comedy = solid date option ; )
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - Just getting hip to Mark Ronson Collaborateurs MNDR...really dig it. see more oppportunities to check them out the following day.
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - Just getting hip to Mark Ronson Collaborateurs MNDR...really dig it. see more oppportunities to check them out the following day.
Wednesday / April 11th
- Lost in the Trees, Poor Moon @ Le Poisson Rouge - Chapel Hill's Lost in the Trees are supporting a fine release. Poor Moon is formed from members of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls.
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)- Alabama Shakes are the best band i have and will see live this year...do yourself a favor and do the same.
- Local X feat. Javelin, Psychobuildings @ Brooklyn Bowl (FREE with RSVP) - Rhode Island's Javelin is a supreme beatmaker and a joy to watch live ; defly worth the price of admission or lack thereof and should be a fun one.
- Alice Smith @ City Winery - Although she's long overdue for a release, this will be a great opportunity to see the soul songstress at what i've heard is a lovely venue.
- Crocodiles, Eternal Summers, Young Boys @ Glasslands - Been meaning to catch Eternal Summers....both the band and the taco truck on Bedford Ave.
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Arborea @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) - BF Leftwich's 2nd date in as many nights in NY ; Arborea are a married duo who perform very soft psych-folk.
- The Ting Tings, MNDR @ Webster Hall - 2nd of two shows
- MNDR (DJ Set), Safety Scissors (DJ Set), Prince Terrence (DJ Set) @ Le Bain (Standard Hotel New York) - Not a big night club guy but Le Bain is Le Shit...this should be a great excuse to party on a school night.
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Maxwell's
- Howler, 1,2,3 @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
- Kraftwerk (Radio-Activity) @ Moma (Retrospective 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
- Margot and The Nuclear So & So's, Ezra Furman, Writer @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Margot defly lives up to the coolness of their name ; good bill, all good bands.
- Sister Crayon, The Stepkids (DJ Set) @ Pianos - Sister Crayon is great live.
- Pulp, Jeffrey Lewis @ Radio City Music Hall
- The Aisler's Set, Pipas, Bridget St. John, Legendary Jim Ruiz Group @ Bell House (Chickfactory 2012)
- Face Crimes, Body Parts (LA), Nonviolence @ The Delancey - I'm an advocate of non-violence.
- NewVillager, Hannis Brown @ Zebulon
Thursday / April 12th
- Tanlines, Rewards, Tezeo @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - After leaving Chairlift, Aaron Pfenning started Rewards. They both sound better from the breakup. Tanlines new album is good. This should be a dance party.
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- King Stork, Via Audio, Whale Belly @ Cake Shop
- A Silent Film, Empires, Transitshop @ Maxwell's
- Yellow Ostrich, TEEN @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- Crocodiles, Punks On Mars @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
- Kraftwerk (Trans Europe Express) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- WIM @ Pianos - digging australian band WIM, sounds like vocals of Rufus Wainwright with a more indie rock backdrop.
- Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian), Honey Bunch, A Girl Called Eddy, The Softies @ Bell House (Chickfactor)
- The Dixons, Amen Dunes, Spectre Folk, The Naked Heroes @ Union Pool
- White Rabbits, GULL @ Webster Hall
Friday / April 13th
- Doveman (The Burgundy Stain Sessions) feat. Aaron Dressner and Bryan Devendorf of the National, Julia Stone (Angus & Julia Stone), Chocolate Genius, Trixie Whitley and more @ Le Poisson Rouge - great pool of talent here.
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom (Early Show) (SOLD OUT)
- White Denim @ Bowery Ballroom (Late Show)
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- Small Factory, Air Waves @ Cake Shop
- DOM, Zambri (Record Release), Night Manager @ Glasslands
- Divine Ricochet: A Guggenheim Music Series feat. Grouper, Julianna Barwick @ Guggenheim Museum - although their music may not be super accessible to the masses ; this will be a very unique and extraordinary event. Love the work of both of these artists.
- Moon Hooch @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)- you've probably heard their upbeat jazzy jamz while waiting for subways in union square ; these guys are a treat to watch.
- Crystal Stilts, Widowspeak, What Next? @ Maxwell's
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Mercury Lounge (early show)
- Savoir Adore, Field Mouse @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Last time to check out this great unsigned act before they tour for Europe in May.
- Kraftwerk (The Man-Machine) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- The Cribs, The Hounds Below, Skaters @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Shabazz Palaces @ S.O.B.'s
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)c
- The Secret History, Summer Fiction, The Smittens @ The Rock Shop
Saturday / April 14th
- Reptar, Body Language, NewVillager, Quiet Hooves @ Bowery Ballroom
- Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Funky but it's Nu Awlins)
- NRBQ @ Brooklyn Bowl (Early Show)
- Cantora Live Presents Shabazz Palaces @ Brooklyn Bowl (Late Show)
- Teen Girl Scientist Monthly, Jackpot, Tiger, Norwegian Arms, Starlight Girls @ Cake Shop
- Dawn Landes, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Donora @ Cameo Gallery
- Mika Pauley @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage One) - Very strong vocals on this gal ; she some recommended.
- Dinosaur Feathers, Grandchildren, Steel Phantoms @ Glasslands (Early Show)
- Deastro, Kuhrye-oo, Solid Liquid @ Glasslands (Late Show)
- White Denim, Hundred Visions @ Maxwells
- Chain and the Gang, Coasting @ Mercury Lounge (late show)
- Kraftwerk (Computer World) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
- Unicycle Loves You, Motive, The Sanctuaries, Dull Edges @ Pianos
- Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran, Jonquil @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Love as Laughter, Sundown, El Dorado @ The Gutter
- Jonquil, Xylos, Darlings @ Union Pool (Prefix Party) (FREE w/RSVP)
- Superhuman Happiness @ Zebulon
Sunday / April 15th
- High Highs, Indians, White Birds, Awning @ Glasslands
- Chain and the Gang, Habibi, Alex Minoff @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
- Kraftwerk (Techno Pop) @ MoMa (Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
Upcoming
- 4/18 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (EARLY SHOW)
- 4/18 - Plants & Animals, This is the Kit @ Mercury Lounge (LATE SHOW)
- 4/19 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge
- 4/27 - Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza
- 4/28 - Yann Tiersen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- 4/29 - The Shins @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 4/30 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/2 - Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands
- 5/4 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Glasslands
- 5/5 - Haim @ Glasslands
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards @ Terminal 5
Monday, April 2, 2012
Found in NY - Recommended Shows - 4/2 - 4/8/12
Monday / April 2nd
- Ben Howard, Willy Mason @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - buzzed Uk sensation Ben Howard made his US debut last week.
- Keep Shelly In Athens, Jonquil, New Moods, Behavior (DJ Set) @ Glasslands
- Encore Session #4 feat. Friends (Live) @ Le Baron (Chinatown) - FREE with RSVP - Great opportunity to see one of the year's most hyped new bands for Free.
- SBTRKT DJ Set, Sepalcure @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday / April 3rd
- The Magnetic Fields, Devotchka (acoustic) @ Beacon Theater
- Colin Stetson, Lone Wolf and Cub, Sarah Neufeld @ Glasslands - Sarah Neufeld is violinist in arcade fire...Colin Stetson is also a saxophonist in Arcade Fire and Bon Iver...prolly the most in-demand horn player in indie music. His last album is very experimental in a good way.
- Mumiy Troll, Hess Is More, Xander Smith (Run Run Run) @ Highline Ballroom
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, The World Blanket @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
- Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) (SOLD OUT) - Perfume Genius plays very delicate piano indie pop ; big fan of his new album. Look out below for more shows this week
- SBTRKT, Willis Earl Beal, Sepalcure @ Webster Hall
Wednesday / April 4th
- The Magnetic Fields, Devotchka (acoustic) @ Beacon Theater
- Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Conduits @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - if u have Tix to this show, don't sleep on openers Conduits , new shoegaze signing to team love records.
- Angel Olsen, Doe Paoro, Cat Martino @ Glasslands - For female vocal fans like me ; Still have yet to see Doe Paoro but Angel Olsen's tunes sound pretty promising.
- Wild Yaks, Fenster (Morr Music), Daytona (Harlem/Wild Yaks) @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) been meaning to check out Fenster and Daytona.
- Mike Wexler @ Manhattan Inn (FREE) - really nice psych-folk new album from Mike Wexler ; been interested in checking out the venue as well.
- Pomegranates, Ewert & the Two Dragons @ Pianos - although the name exudes geekdom, ewert + 2 dragons sound worth a visit ... They play again at knitt factory in bk the following evening.
- Walk The Moon, We Barbarians, Motive @ Santos Party House
- Tree of Life Infinite Roots (mems of Akron/Family, Oneida, Guardian Alien) @ Shea Stadium
- The Naked and Famous, Vacationer, Now, Now @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Honeyhoney , Sonya Kitchell @ Union Hall - went to this venue for the first time last week. Loved it,LA's honeyhoney give me another excuse to visit.
- Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Doomsday Student, Dan Friel, Ramble Tamble, Pardalince Bird (dan deacon ambient side project) @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Arthur Russel Tribute and Benefit Concert feat. Arthur's Landing, The Forms, First Nature @ Le Poisson Rouge
Thursday / April 5th
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down) - Interesting return to original form for Dr. John with his new album (produced by Dan Auerback of Black keys, but infused with new indie blood. Part of an ongoing BAM residency.
- ESL Music and BYT Present Federico Aubele, The Funk Ark, Chico Mann, Ursula 1000 @ Le Poisson Rouge - nice sampling of good bands from the esl label
- Rioux, AIMES @ Cameo Gallery
- Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Pomegranates, Ewert & The Two Dragons @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Screaming Females, Marvin Berry and The New Sound, Lost Weekend @ Maxwell's - lots of chatter behind screaming females ... Look into it
- Walk Off The Earth@ Mercury Lounge (early show) (SOLD OUT) - walk off's popular cover of gotye's "somebody i used to know" put them on the map, now they're selling out venues.
- Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT) - Of monsters...much hyped icelandic band recently signed to Universal
- Flight Facilities, Yuksek, Tiger Love, '96 Bulls @ Santos Party House - good lineup of electronic music
- Shilpa Ray, Family Band, Firehorse, Natureboy, She Keeps Bees, Blast Off!!!, EULA, El Jezel, Jon Mizrachi, Magnetic Island @ Bell House (Brain Cave Festival)
Friday / April 6th
- Bush Tetras, DIVE @ Le Poisson Rouge
- The Rapture @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down)
- Kaviar Disco Club feat. Jesse Rose, Oliver $ @ Le Poisson Rouge - for fans of house music
- Fixed Presents Fred Falke with JDH and Dave P @ Brooklyn Bowl- lovin fred falke's remixes ... this should be a great night of dancing for lovers of 80's/disco dance music.
- Walk Off The Earth, Lost Lander @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) (SOLD OUT) - Lost Lander, new project outta Portland from members of Menomena. Sounds great. Tix still available for their show the following night at Cameo. get on it.
- The War on Drugs, Ape School (ex-Lilys), The Everymen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Screaming Females, Aye Nako, Swearin' @ Bell House
- WNYC Presents Battle of the Boroughs (The Bronx) @ The Greene Space
- Levon Helm (The Band), Deer Tick @ Wellmont Theater
- Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low @ Webster Hall
Saturday / April 7th
- Dragonette, The Knocks, Xylos @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - If you like Chairlift's new material, Polica, and Everything But the Girl, you'll love local band Xylos. Keep an eye on them.
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down)
- Target First Saturdays feat. Comandante Zero (9pm), The Library Is On Fire @ Brooklyn Museum (FREE) - not a bad Saturday evening option and a great opportunity to check our the new Keith haring exhibit for free
- Sophia Knapp (Drag City), The Curious Mystery @ Cake Shop - Sophia Knapp is worth checking out...like kiki dee on disco. very groovy stuff.
- Lost Lander, Tan Vampires, Paper Twin @ Cameo Gallery
- Alone Together Tour (An Evening of Solo works) Billy Martin (Medeski Martin and Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire/Belle Orchestra), Gregory Rogrove (Devendra Banhardt/Priestbird) @ Littlefield
- Pass Kontrol @ Mercury Lounge - prolly wont be at the show but I'd like to check these guys out soon
- The Rapture, Ava Luna @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Monogold, Caged Animals, Afuche, Snowmine, Quiet Loudly, Shy Hunters, Aye Aye Rabbit, Gunfight, Lost Boy?, Conveyor, Backwords, Public Speaking, Fables, Passenger Peru, Spanish Prisoners, Clouder @ Bell house (Brain Cave Festival)
- Nada Surf, An Horse @ Webster Hall - two great bands ... Latest nada surf album is solid
Sunday / April 8th
- The War on Drugs, Sleepy Sun, JRG @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Angel Olsen, Companion, Emily Reo, Alex Drewchin @ Littlefield - This should be a great night of female fronted music
- Nada Surf, Milagres @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Upcoming
- 4/8 - The War on Drugs, JRG @ Bowery Ballroom
- 4/8 - Easter SUNDAY
- 4/10 - Tennis @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 4/10 - Howler, The Denzels, 1,2,3 @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- 4/11 - Javelin @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 4/11 - Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 4/11 - White Rabbits, Gull @ Maxwell's
- 4/12 - Tanlines, Rewards @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 4/18 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (EARLY SHOW)
- 4/18 - Plants & Animals, This is the Kit @ Mercury Lounge (LATE SHOW)
- 4/19 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge
- 4/27 - Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza
- 4/28 - Yann Tiersen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- 4/29 - The Shins @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 4/30 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/2 - Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands
- 5/4 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Glasslands
- 5/5 - Haim @ Glasslands
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards @ Terminal 5
- Ben Howard, Willy Mason @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - buzzed Uk sensation Ben Howard made his US debut last week.
- Keep Shelly In Athens, Jonquil, New Moods, Behavior (DJ Set) @ Glasslands
- Encore Session #4 feat. Friends (Live) @ Le Baron (Chinatown) - FREE with RSVP - Great opportunity to see one of the year's most hyped new bands for Free.
- SBTRKT DJ Set, Sepalcure @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday / April 3rd
- The Magnetic Fields, Devotchka (acoustic) @ Beacon Theater
- Colin Stetson, Lone Wolf and Cub, Sarah Neufeld @ Glasslands - Sarah Neufeld is violinist in arcade fire...Colin Stetson is also a saxophonist in Arcade Fire and Bon Iver...prolly the most in-demand horn player in indie music. His last album is very experimental in a good way.
- Mumiy Troll, Hess Is More, Xander Smith (Run Run Run) @ Highline Ballroom
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, The World Blanket @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)
- Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) (SOLD OUT) - Perfume Genius plays very delicate piano indie pop ; big fan of his new album. Look out below for more shows this week
- SBTRKT, Willis Earl Beal, Sepalcure @ Webster Hall
Wednesday / April 4th
- The Magnetic Fields, Devotchka (acoustic) @ Beacon Theater
- Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Conduits @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - if u have Tix to this show, don't sleep on openers Conduits , new shoegaze signing to team love records.
- Angel Olsen, Doe Paoro, Cat Martino @ Glasslands - For female vocal fans like me ; Still have yet to see Doe Paoro but Angel Olsen's tunes sound pretty promising.
- Wild Yaks, Fenster (Morr Music), Daytona (Harlem/Wild Yaks) @ Knitting Factory (Brooklyn) been meaning to check out Fenster and Daytona.
- Mike Wexler @ Manhattan Inn (FREE) - really nice psych-folk new album from Mike Wexler ; been interested in checking out the venue as well.
- Pomegranates, Ewert & the Two Dragons @ Pianos - although the name exudes geekdom, ewert + 2 dragons sound worth a visit ... They play again at knitt factory in bk the following evening.
- Walk The Moon, We Barbarians, Motive @ Santos Party House
- Tree of Life Infinite Roots (mems of Akron/Family, Oneida, Guardian Alien) @ Shea Stadium
- The Naked and Famous, Vacationer, Now, Now @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- Honeyhoney , Sonya Kitchell @ Union Hall - went to this venue for the first time last week. Loved it,LA's honeyhoney give me another excuse to visit.
- Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Doomsday Student, Dan Friel, Ramble Tamble, Pardalince Bird (dan deacon ambient side project) @ 285 Kent Avenue
- Arthur Russel Tribute and Benefit Concert feat. Arthur's Landing, The Forms, First Nature @ Le Poisson Rouge
Thursday / April 5th
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down) - Interesting return to original form for Dr. John with his new album (produced by Dan Auerback of Black keys, but infused with new indie blood. Part of an ongoing BAM residency.
- ESL Music and BYT Present Federico Aubele, The Funk Ark, Chico Mann, Ursula 1000 @ Le Poisson Rouge - nice sampling of good bands from the esl label
- Rioux, AIMES @ Cameo Gallery
- Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls @ Glasslands (SOLD OUT)
- Pomegranates, Ewert & The Two Dragons @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- Screaming Females, Marvin Berry and The New Sound, Lost Weekend @ Maxwell's - lots of chatter behind screaming females ... Look into it
- Walk Off The Earth@ Mercury Lounge (early show) (SOLD OUT) - walk off's popular cover of gotye's "somebody i used to know" put them on the map, now they're selling out venues.
- Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT) - Of monsters...much hyped icelandic band recently signed to Universal
- Flight Facilities, Yuksek, Tiger Love, '96 Bulls @ Santos Party House - good lineup of electronic music
- Shilpa Ray, Family Band, Firehorse, Natureboy, She Keeps Bees, Blast Off!!!, EULA, El Jezel, Jon Mizrachi, Magnetic Island @ Bell House (Brain Cave Festival)
Friday / April 6th
- Bush Tetras, DIVE @ Le Poisson Rouge
- The Rapture @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down)
- Kaviar Disco Club feat. Jesse Rose, Oliver $ @ Le Poisson Rouge - for fans of house music
- Fixed Presents Fred Falke with JDH and Dave P @ Brooklyn Bowl- lovin fred falke's remixes ... this should be a great night of dancing for lovers of 80's/disco dance music.
- Walk Off The Earth, Lost Lander @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) (SOLD OUT) - Lost Lander, new project outta Portland from members of Menomena. Sounds great. Tix still available for their show the following night at Cameo. get on it.
- The War on Drugs, Ape School (ex-Lilys), The Everymen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Screaming Females, Aye Nako, Swearin' @ Bell House
- WNYC Presents Battle of the Boroughs (The Bronx) @ The Greene Space
- Levon Helm (The Band), Deer Tick @ Wellmont Theater
- Of Monsters and Men, Lay Low @ Webster Hall
Saturday / April 7th
- Dragonette, The Knocks, Xylos @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - If you like Chairlift's new material, Polica, and Everything But the Girl, you'll love local band Xylos. Keep an eye on them.
- Dr. John, Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Inside Outs: Locked Down)
- Target First Saturdays feat. Comandante Zero (9pm), The Library Is On Fire @ Brooklyn Museum (FREE) - not a bad Saturday evening option and a great opportunity to check our the new Keith haring exhibit for free
- Sophia Knapp (Drag City), The Curious Mystery @ Cake Shop - Sophia Knapp is worth checking out...like kiki dee on disco. very groovy stuff.
- Lost Lander, Tan Vampires, Paper Twin @ Cameo Gallery
- Alone Together Tour (An Evening of Solo works) Billy Martin (Medeski Martin and Wood), Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire/Belle Orchestra), Gregory Rogrove (Devendra Banhardt/Priestbird) @ Littlefield
- Pass Kontrol @ Mercury Lounge - prolly wont be at the show but I'd like to check these guys out soon
- The Rapture, Ava Luna @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- Monogold, Caged Animals, Afuche, Snowmine, Quiet Loudly, Shy Hunters, Aye Aye Rabbit, Gunfight, Lost Boy?, Conveyor, Backwords, Public Speaking, Fables, Passenger Peru, Spanish Prisoners, Clouder @ Bell house (Brain Cave Festival)
- Nada Surf, An Horse @ Webster Hall - two great bands ... Latest nada surf album is solid
Sunday / April 8th
- The War on Drugs, Sleepy Sun, JRG @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- Angel Olsen, Companion, Emily Reo, Alex Drewchin @ Littlefield - This should be a great night of female fronted music
- Nada Surf, Milagres @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Upcoming
- 4/8 - The War on Drugs, JRG @ Bowery Ballroom
- 4/8 - Easter SUNDAY
- 4/10 - Tennis @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 4/10 - Howler, The Denzels, 1,2,3 @ Knitting Factory (BK)
- 4/11 - Javelin @ Brooklyn Bowl
- 4/11 - Alabama Shakes, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 4/11 - White Rabbits, Gull @ Maxwell's
- 4/12 - Tanlines, Rewards @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
- 4/18 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge (EARLY SHOW)
- 4/18 - Plants & Animals, This is the Kit @ Mercury Lounge (LATE SHOW)
- 4/19 - JD McPherson, Lucius @ Mercury Lounge
- 4/27 - Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza
- 4/28 - Yann Tiersen @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
- 4/29 - The Shins @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 4/30 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - The Shins @ Terminal 5
- 5/1 - Lower Dens, Matteah Baim @ Mercury Lounge
- 5/2 - Lower Dens, Air Waves, Twisted Wires @ Glasslands
- 5/4 - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Glasslands
- 5/5 - Haim @ Glasslands
- 5/8 - Bear in Heaven, Blouse, Doldrums @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/9 - Starslinger, The Hood Internet @ Irving Plaza
- 5/10 - Active Child. Bala, Acab, Superhumanoids @ Bowery Ballroom
- 5/10 - M83, I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 (SOLD OUT)
- 5/11 - Active Child, Balam Acab, Superhumanoids, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge (SOLD OUT)
- 5/15 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/16 - Arkells @ Santos Party House
- 5/30 - Great Lake Swimmers, Cold Specks @ Bowery Ballroom
- 6/1 - Tune-Yards @ Terminal 5
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