nyc // the hairs

Record Store Day was a beautiful day, the sun was out and the weather was cardigan-optional. So, of course, I made my friends go into a basement to watch the Hairs.

Guess what? Tonight’s CLOUDY.

Dinosaur Feathers
I’m turning into
Shark?
the Hairs

8 PM $8 at Shea wooooo

nyc // amoroso!!

I can be sickeningly nostalgic. My memory for faces and places and distinct moments veers on the absurd (never ask me to remember a name, however, because that just isn’t happening).

Exhibit A: The first time, as a Boston resident, that I went to a show alone at Great Scott. I’m not sure how I ended up there, as it was all local bands that I hadn’t become familiar with yet (This Car Up, Amoroso, Paper Thin Stages), but there I was, PBR in hand, posted up by that column that is every solo show-goer’s saving grace.

And you know what I remember? I remember the Ebow-like thing being used by Paper Thin Stages. I remember “Life In A Small House” by This Car Up (okay, maybe I am alright with names). There was that boy who asked me out because he couldn’t understand why a girl would be at a show alone. And there was that moment when Amoroso totally destroyed my mind. Before moving to Boston I was going through a pretty severe NME-influenced phase. This was different.

This is just a glimpse of the hyper-speed journey down memory lane my brain subjected me to Monday, when I saw that the very same Amoroso would be playing at Cake Shop Thursday night (that’s tonight!).

Can you handle it?

With:
Via Audio
King Stork
Whale Belly
Amoroso

8 PM $8

nyc // hunxy

I’m hoping you are familiar with the fabulous Hunx and His Punx? I feel like every time Hunx and his band of polyester ladies come in to town, they run rampant for a few days then leave everyone reeling in their wake.

Well, they’re baaack. After playing Wednesday night with Heavy Cream, they’re hopping the river for a show with Natural Child at Glasslands Gallery.

And with some new tunes, to boot. Hunx minus Punx, that is…

Glasslands Gallery, tonight, $12 at doors I believe

nyc // earthquake party

I’m trying very hard to avoid a nervous breakdown (laundry, vacuum car, WHERE IS MY AAA CARD?, cat litter, dishes, do I really need five cardigans in Texas?) so I’m just going to copy and paste (because also Sippy Cup Everything is the man)…

nyc // TEENAGE COOL KIDS

I actually clearly remember the first time I heard about Teenage Cool Kids. I was sitting at Charlie’s Kitchen, downstairs, in a booth but facing the window, with my friend. He was telling me about his friend’s band that was accidentally ruffling the feathers of the hip-hop group The Cool Kids. I just thought it was a funny story, but then followed up on the name and…

Love.

Three albums. “Denton After Texas” just recently released. A reunion of sorts. Tonight!! TOONIGHT! At Cake Shop! You might think I live there?

With…
(I’m stealing the words from the Facebook)

Little Gold’s last show before relocating to Athens, GA!
http://littlegold.bandcamp.com/

Girlfriends on tour from Portland, OR!
http://girlfriends.bandcamp.com/

Old Monk are fucking awesome!
http://www.freeoldmonk.com/

8 PM $8

nyc // DBA

So I’ve listened to this song five times in a row…

This is Woollen Kits, who can usually be found in Melbourne, Australia. But tonight? Tonight, we got em.

This is all making me very happy.

Death By Audio, 9 PM $7, with…

Home Blitz

Parquet Courts

Harpoon Forever (who I am just learning about right now)

What an interactive post!

nyc // 285 kent

Thursdays have been killing it lately.

Last Thursday, I went to IKEA and bought a dish towel. The Thursday before that, we went to K&M to see people in bands from New Jersey play songs they like. Thursday before THAT? Jeff Mangum Day!

Enter tonight. Not only do we have Veronica Falls at MHOW to worry about, 285 Kent went and did THIS…

 

Alex Bleeker & The Freaks
The Babies
Darlings
Life Size Maps (EP RELEASE!!!)
Heavens Gate

8 PM $8

I don’t know what to post. In honor of an EP release, have yourself a LSM song…

nyc // veronica falls

Tuesday, a new Veronica Falls track was unleashed…

Today, they are playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Brilliant Colors and Grooms (I love Grooms).

9 PM $12

In case you need more reason to see this London-based group…

**Boston-based? Veronica Falls will be at Radio in Somerville on Saturday. I have never been there but I’m pretty sure it’s like a third of the size of Music Hall of Wburg**

nyc // tonight!

So, you’ve very likely heard of Pissed Jeans, and the fact that they’re playing at Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight…

 

But what about Pop 1280?

Helluva show, people. $15 at the door.

nyc // mercury!

In case you weren’t paying attention today:

1. At the Drive-In announced a reunion via Twitter: “¡ ATTENTION ! To whom it may concern: AT THE DRIVE-IN will be breaking their 11 year silence THIS STATION IS …NOW…OPERATIONAL,”

2. The line-up for Coachella was released. Names you might find interesting (if you are me) include Pulp (!!!!!!!!), Real Estate, aforementioned ATDI, Refused (another reunion!), Radiohead (yep) etc. I never really blinked much of an eye at Coachella but, like I said… Pulp!

Whoa, right?? I’d like to sit here and chat about reunion-fever some more with you but we have to move on… here’s what I’m looking forward to in the next twenty-four hours:

My current favorite band, Royal Baths (who I will happily wax vaguely poetically about to almost anyone), is playing Mercury Lounge with this band from Georgia, Jane Jane Pollock. I’ve only started listening to these pals tonight but I think this’ll be a good thing…

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It’s an early show… like, 6:30 early. This is kind of amazing. Do as I do, and run from work to the show, and then from the show to pizza, then from pizza to maybe another show (or Netflix, whatever). And at the end of it all, marvel at yourself.