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July 5, 2008
What's going on Saturday?
Ponytail @ The Yard - July 4, 2008 (danfun)
today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* DANCE STUFF
* Afro-punk festival
* Janis Ian @ Governors Island
* RZA as Bobby Digital @ Webster Hall
* Summercamp w/ USAISAMONSTER @ The Yard
* Thurston Moore & Gene Moore Duo @ Rehab
* Rachid Taha, Dengue Fever & Apollo Heights @ Summerstage
* Blues Control & Psychedelic Horseshit @ Asterisk Art Space
What else?
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July 4, 2008
What's going on Friday? (4th of July)
Fireworks store (cred)
today in NYC
* Fireworks
* FREE STUFF
* DANCE STUFF
* Afro-Punk Festival
* Japanther @ Bodega
* Frankie Bones @ Studio B
* Freedom Fest w/ The Weight
* Mr. Brownstone @ Bowery Ballroom
* Phosphorescent @ Glasslands Gallery
* a Union Hall BBQ w/ The Sweet Divines
* Sonic Youth & The Feelies @ Battery Park
* Titus Andronicus @ Solar One for a Rooftop Film
* Psychedelic Horseshit & Crystal Stilts @ Death By Audio
* Ponytail, Indian Jewelry, The Apes, Marne Stern & more @ The Yard
Listen to Sonic Youth on WFMU. See the fireworks from the Rooftop Films event.
Sonic Youth will be finished before the fireworks. Mr. Brownstone starts after the fireworks.
I have a pair of tickets to giveaway to Mr. Brownstone. Email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Brownstone) with your first and last name. I'll email back one person with the winning confirmation.
The Apes play the Yard today. They play the Afropunk festival on Saturday. Check out the Afropunk website for all the lastest info on Afropunk Festival events.
some other Festivals this weekend: Montreal Jazz, O2, Roskilde & Rothbury.
Crystal Stilts are also opening for The Vaselines at Southpaw on July 10th.
What else?
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July 3, 2008
What's going on Thursday?
today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* DANCE STUFF
* Takka Takka @ Union Hall
* Keith Murray @ Knitting Factory
* Murphy's Law @ Knitting Factory
* The Homosexuals @ Death By Audio
* Nat Baldwin & Angel Deradoorian @ Issue Project Room (Angel cancelled)
* Prefuse 73, Antipop Consortium & Catchdubs @ Hiro Ballroom
Mascott is opening for Takka Takka tonight. Mascott is Kendall Jane Meade from Juicy. She plays a song called "Fourth of July". Watch (the timely) video of it below.
Angel Deradoorian is in Dirty Projectors (but she isn't playing tonight).
Sonic Youth & The Feelies: tomorrow
Ronnie Spector plays McCarren Pool on Sunday: SET TIMES.
What else?
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July 4th weekend in Dance w/ Showtrotta (MP3s included)
DOWNLOAD: The Glass May DJ Mix (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Star Eyes - Strobe Attack mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: NROTB - Mixtape 1 (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: B. Rich - Live WERS 88.9fm (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - German only mixtape (MP3)
"Break Dance", Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (bok bok)
I have been totally slacking on the going out front. Luckily this week there is plenty of really exciting dancing to be done (both when I'm here and when I'm going to be away - more on that later). On to this week:
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July 2, 2008
Freedom Fest NYC is July 4-6 - The Weight, King Tuff, TK Webb & The Visions & much more...
by Black Bubblegum
DOWNLOAD: The Weight - "A Day In The Sun" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: King Tuff - "Sun Medallion" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: TK Webb And The Visions - "Teen Is Still Shaking" (MP3)
The Weight
The Weight Are Men. I can't/won't literally vouch for that (no offense dudes), but I know that The Weight will drop an album of that name on August 5th via The Colonel Records, their first album and their first since playing our SXSW party in March. The classic rock/country-tinged "A Day In The Sun" (download above) is pretty representative of Are Men.
King Tuff is an offshoot of the mighty Witch (and Feathers for that matter), sharing member/frontman Kyle Thomas betwixt them. Whereas Witch is all Sabbath-ian brawn, the King Tuff song "Sun Medallion" takes its roots in lo-fi garage rock (from Was Dead, due in the "late summer/early fall").
TK Webb & The Visions is TK Webb (duh), with The Visions being comprised of past/present members of Love Is Laughter and a current member of The Comas & Blood On The Wall (Brian Hale & Nic Gonzales). The upcoming Ancestor (Kemado, Sept 2nd) retains alot of the blues of Phantom Parade, but heads in a heavier rock direction ("Teen Is Still Shaking" is above).
Tournament is one of those hardcore/punk bands that seems to be on every punk/heavy music bill in NYC. Their newest EP, the eclectic Swordswallower, is available for download (IN FULL) for the meager price of nada at their myspace. (TOTALLY worth it)
So.... what the hell do these bands have in common? They are all playing the inaugural Freedom Fest NYC this July 4th-6th!
To set it off right, here's how the press release ends:
Things to expect:I hope so. With hopes on high, lets check out the rest of it:
Total Fucking Mayhem.
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6th Annual Musical Saw Festival in Queens Saturday
25 saw players. Saturday. Queens, NYC....
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What's going on Wednesday?
The Feelies @ Maxwell's - July 1, 2008 (Max Lang)
TODAY IN NYC
* FREE STUFF
* The Feelies @ Maxwell's
* High Places @ Stuvesent Town
* The Fleshtones on a Rocks Off boat
* Oxford Collapse & Frightened Rabbit @ Southpaw
* Gelmania comedy @ Rififi w/ Fred Armisen (flyer below)
* Kimya Dawson & friends @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Stomp! Boink! (videos below)
What else?
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Juno too busy causing pregnancies to sell concert tickets
Moldy Peaches @ Central Park Summerstage, 2002 (m. norr)
Tickets are STILL on sale for tonight's Kimya Dawson show at Music Hall of Williamsburg (July 2, 2008). It's a benefit with a bunch of bands on the bill that only costs $20, and for what it's worth, it's in a smaller venue than her last and next NYC shows *.
Has the Juno buzz worn off a little? It should be strong now that there's all this pregnancy talk that has "the Most Successful Indie Film in Six Years" back in the news. Maybe parents are afraid to let their kids near Kimya....
With a lot of attention on teen pregnancy these days, parents can use the news to talk about sex and pregnancy with their children. Here are some tips from experts.Juno is the new Judas Priest. Okay, I made the last tip up (not the one before it though), but young girls across the world are apparently watching Juno and getting Knocked Up like crazy... or are they?- Have age-appropriate discussions about sex. Answer their questions openly and honestly.
- Talk about teen pregnancy. Ask your kids what they thinks about "Juno" and Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy, says Bill Albert, spokesman for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy....
- Throw away your kids' Moldy Peaches albums...
[Associated Press]
Juno" actor Jason Bateman has defended the Oscar-winning movie against claims it has encouraged teenage girls to get pregnant.Adam Green and Ozzy Osbourne could not be reached for comment...He tells "Access Hollywood," "I don't know the specifics, but I can speak about what sort of responsibility entertainment should hold for social behavior.
"Unfortunately, we've had these instances where guys kill people because of what they hear in rock 'n roll lyrics or some garbage like that. Look, if you're going to blame a movie or song for your actions, whether they be good or bad, I think you're looking at the wrong things to influence your life.
"What we're doing is providing entertainment in different flavors for your consumption. I think people should look to other areas of their life for lessons and guidance, mainly parents, or teachers, or friends, or whomever. That should probably be where you should point your eyes and ears." [SFGate]
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July 1, 2008
What's going on Tuesday?
DOWNLOAD: Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning (MP3)
Pictures from the Sun City Girls show surface....
Brothers Unconnected (SCG) @ Knitting Factory - June 22, 2008 (nana untel)
today in NYC & NJ
* FREE STUFF
* The Feelies @ Maxwell's
* 50 Cent @ Nokia Theater
* Alabama 3 @ Irving Plaza
* Pearl Jam @ Beacon Theater
* Type O Negative @ Starland Ballroom
* Death Vessel & Deer Tick @ Knitting Factory
Alabama 3. You're probably familiar with the song on the top of this post.
I went to see Type O Negative at Terminal 5 on Saturday. I've seen Type O Negative a lot and Saturday was not a great show - I think partially because half the crowd was there just to see Hatebreed who went on last and partially because frontman Peter Steele just doesn't seem to be doing so well.
Sonic Youth tickets will be available that morning.
Video of Lykke Li performing at Glastonbury below...
What else?
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June 30, 2008
What's going on Monday?
DOWNLOAD: Shawn Fogel - Dead Petals (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Shawn Fogel - The Season I Love Best (MP3)
Guignol's Franz Nicolay @ McCarren Pool (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall
* The Zydepunks & Guignol @ Silent Barn
* Soft Circle, Drawlings & Lichens @ Death By Audio
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson & Deer Tick @ Southpaw
* Eef Barzelay, Ferraby Lionheart & Shawn Fogel @ Mercury Lounge
Shawn Fogel will be playing at Mercury Lounge with journalist Michael Azerrad on drums and Guster's Josh Cohen on bass.
Drawlings is Abby Portner of Rings solo. Abby Portner's brother is David Portner aka Avey Tare of Animal Collective. Rings is on Paw Tracks, etc...
Check out a video of Gossip performing at Glastonbury (with a very purple Beth Ditto) below.
What else?
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