JEFF The Brotherhood in Nashville in 2009 (more by Paul Birman)

tonight in NYC
* Whiplash showcase @ Pianos
* Bill Frisell @ Blue Note
* Furthur @ Radio City Music Hall
* Alarm Will Sound @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Ask Andrew WK anything @ Santos Party House
* Smoota, Sonia's Party, Afuche @ Union Pool
* Tuesday Nite Disco w/ Blondes @ Glasslands
* itsnotyouitsme, Son Lux @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Hawk and Dove, Eleanor Whitmore @ Mercury Lounge
* Free Pop, Findlay Brown, Arms and Legs @ Pianos
* Boogie Boarder, The Sanctuaries, Sultan @ Cake Shop
* DBCR, Heart Punchers, Bunnyrat, Pursesnatchers @ Bruar Falls
* JEFF The Brotherhood, Screaming Females, Stupid Party @ Death By Audio
* Equestrian, The Binary Marketing Show, Transmography, La Snacks, The Fancy @ Zebulon
* Rage Against The Dying of The Light w/ Her Vanished Grace, Emily St John Mandel, Galvanometer @ The Bell House

Whiplash, UCB's weekly Monday late-night comedy, visits Pianos tonight.

Sara Schaefer and Kim Armstrong host free comedy at The Bell House.

Tuesday Nite Disco brings music from Blondes to Glasslands. A flyer with various videos are below.

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Crystal Stilts @ Slumberland Birthday, 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)

tonight in NYC
* Red Baraat @ BAM
* Dan Deacon at Suny Purchase
* Evangelista @ The Stone
* Memory Tapes at Tribeca Grand
* Men, MKNG FRNDZ @ The Bell House
* Wakey! Wakey!, Harper Blynn @ Mercury Lounge
* Yemenwed, Light Asylum, Sabine Gruffat @ P.S.1
* The Golden Filter, Nancy Whang @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Man In Gray, El Jezel, Coyote Eyes @ Union Hall
* H2O (15 Year Anniversary Show) @ Gramercy Theatre
* Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Jogger @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* These Are Powers, MNDR, Blondes, JDH & Dave P @ Coco 66
* Misery Index, Magrudergrind, Mutant Supremacy @ Union Pool
* Aligns, The Yellow Dogs, In Cadeo, Darwin Deez @ The Cameo
* Zola Jesus, Blacklist, Cult of Youth, White Ring @ Cake Shop
* Extra Life, Pink Reason, Silk Flowers, M. Lamar @ Death By Audio
* PC Worship, Ashcan Orchestra, GDFX, Hexbreaker Quintet @ Shea Stadium
* Pygmy Shrews, Golden Girls, Byrds of Paradise, Tough Knuckles @ Bruar Falls
* Greg Kelley, Chris Brokaw, Matthew Heyner, Sean Meehan @ Issue Project Room
* Secret Country, Roadside Graves, WJ & The Sweet Sacrifice, My Name Is John Michael @ Maxwell's
* Crystal Stilts, The Beets, Christmas Island, Beach Fossils, German Measles @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Haiti Benefit w/ Your 33 Black Angels, Bugs in the Dark, Palominos, Hollands, Normandy, Balboa, Winston Troy, MK Groove Orchestra @ East River Bar

Man in Gray are back together for one night only tonight at Union Hall! With Coyote Eyes and El Jezel. They played their two final shows in 2008, one of which was at one of our Rock n ROFL shows at Pianos.

Extra Life, who are at DBA tonight, have a new record coming out, called Made Flesh, on March 30th.

Memory Tapes tonight at Tribeca Grand is free (RSVP to events [at] self-titledmag.com). Tanlines are DJing.

Mates of State play the Bell House on Sunday.

Today is the last day of by:Larm in Norway. I've seen a ton of great bands so far. Most are new to me. I'm trying to avoid bands I've seen or will definitely see soon. Serena Maneesh fall into both categories (SXSW = the "see soon" part), but I couldn't help myself and went and checked them out last night at Spectrum Scene in Oslo. They went on after Johann Johannsson who went on after Efterklang (it was 4AD night). I actually watched all three and even saw some bands in nearby venues during set change... there's a band on somewhere every half hour, and all bands only play for 30 minutes.... so if you're quick you can see at least 25 minutes of a 30 minute set twice an hour for about 7 hours straight...except Serena Maneesh actually who got 45 minutes as tonight's big headliner... actually Johann played longer too, but I left before he finished). I don't have videos from the show, so here are some of their official videos instead, below...

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photos by Jason Bergman

Man in Gray gave a powerful performance at Pianos last night (June 18, 2008). It was the NYC band's second-to-last show ever, and their penchant for noise was a nice contrast to the more listener-friendly sounds of the Futureheads who came on after them. The combined show was the fifth installment of our recurring series of music and comedy shows called Rock n ROFL. Catch Man in Gray one last time tonight (June 19) at the Delancey. More pictures below....

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DOWNLOAD: Man in Gray - If You Ride It to the End, You'll Get What You Came For (MP3)

When I heard that NYC band Man in Gray were playing their last show ever this Thursday night (June 19) at the Delancey, I asked them if they would consider playing their second-to-last show at Rock n ROFL at Pianos on Wednesday night (TONIGHT). It would be opening for the Futureheads. They said yes.

June 18, 2008 @ Pianos

8pm - comedy by Mike Birbiglia, Dave Hill & others
9pm - Man in Gray (2nd to last show)
10pm - The Futureheads

$3.00 lemon drop shots (21+ show)
FREE Kronenbourg beer all night (while supplies last)