Think About Life @ BV CMJ, 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)

today in NYC
* J&R MusicFest
* Somi @ Joe's Pub
* The Lisps @ Joe's Pub
* Marianne Dissard @ Barbes
* Les Chauds Lapins @ Barbes
* The Ne(x)tworks String Trio @ The Stone
* DJ Rupture, Tanlines @ Whitney Museum
* Solange Knowles (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Morgan O'Kane, Phillip Roebuck @ Zebulon
* RJD2, DJ Ray Roc (Girls & Boys) @ Webster Hall
* Coolrunnings, Slam Donahue, Teams, Y/Y @ Pianos
* The Machine (performs Pink Floyd) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Elk City, Adam's Castle, Animal Hands @ The Rock Shop
* Future Rock @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Temptress
* Ryan Montbleau Band @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Jewel
* Think About Life, Tayisha Busay, Phonetag @ Santos Party House
* Benevento Russo Duo (Highline Piano Series) @ Highline Ballroom
* Xray Eyeballs, Bare Wires, Liquor Store @ Monster Island Basement
* Living Days, Naked Hearts, Teletextile @ The Studio at Webster Hall
* Big Terrific comedy w/ special musical guest Islands @ MHOW
* Arms, TV Torso, Juston Stens & The Get Real Gang @ Mercury Lounge
* Chappo, The Sundelles, Steel Phantoms, Motive, Landlady @ Glasslands
* La Otracina, Bezoar, Wizardry, Unstoppable Death Machines @ Union Pool
* Sisters, Girlfriends, Slow Animal, Sweet Bulbs, Candy Hearts @ Cake Shop
* Apollo Sunshine, The Black Hollies @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise (Halfmoon)
* Zulus, ELKS, Yvette, Hunters, Mega Calderos (Showpaper Benefit) @ Silent Barn
* Knight School, Art Department, Ed Shrader, Starring, Cinnamon Band @ DeathByAudio
* Oneohtrix Point Never, ARP, James Ferraro, Future Shuttle, Blondes (DJ set) (ARP record release) @ Coco 66
* Rangda (Sir Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano), Major Stars, D. Charles Speer & The Helix @ Knitting Factory

"Having performed to audiences across four continents, Somi has since worked with or performed alongside the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Baaba Maal, Paul Simon, John Legend, Hugh Masekela, Mos Def, Amel Larrieux, Talib Kweli, Roy Hargrove, and Idan Raichel." tonight at Joe's Pub.

Check out This Week in Indie for more detail on some of tonight and tomorrow's shows.

Have you seen the new issue of NY Press? (NSFW)

Did you see any working inmates before or after the show in Coney Island last night?

J&R MusicFest brings free music to City Hall Park today and Saturday.

Saturday is also the the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Marcus Garvey Park which continues in Tompkins Square Park Sunday.

Saturday is also Rock the Bells.

And there's a free show at the Rock Yard on Saturday.

Sunday is also Michael Jackson's birthday party in Prospect Park.

Sunday is also the reinstated final Pool Party.

How was Bill Goffrier last night? How was Martha's Vineyard Ferries? Videos from the latter show below...

What else?

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Martha's Vineyard Ferries

"Martha's Vineyard Ferries is a summer fun punk band, created by Elisha Wiesner (Kahoots), Bob Weston (Shellac, Volcano Suns, Mission of Burma), and Chris Brokaw (Come, Codeine, The New Year), when they got together for a few days in 2009. Their new EP, In The Pond, is a 4 song 12" with music on one side, and a sweet little etching by Rosemary Hoeft on the other. It is a very nice record.

Elisha describes their process thusly:

the band started as a fake joke band name bob and I were using with some vague intention of maybe playing some music. we asked Chris to be the drummer in the fake band. A while after that we decided to actually do it, sent demos back and forth and got together at bobs house in Chicago for a couple days of recording and eating hot dogs. Basically it's just 3 friends playing punk rock. all of us have larger musical commitments outside of the ferries but, for me at least, it was fun to just kind of come up with a silly idea see it turn into something really cool. I am certainly looking forward to playing some shows and future recording. It's fun to be in a band with no pressure, no expectations and no real time frame."

Sick Room Records is proud to be able to deliver this one of a kind, limited edition 12" for your listening pleasure" [Listen to a song at the band's Bandcamp page]

The MARTHA'S VINEYARD FERRIES are on a very short tour promoting their release, and that includes the show happening at Death By Audio tonight (8/26) with Tre Orsi who are one of the Austin bands on 'Casual Victim Pile' --- "Matador's first city-specific compilation since 1991's 'New York Eye & Ear Control'".

Speaking of Matador, their 21st anniversary festival is where Chris's band Come is reuniting to play, but not before they play a reunion show at TT the Bears in Cambridge, MA on September 26th with Wussy. Tickets are on sale.

Bob's band Shellac is playing ATP NY as part of a tour that hits the Bell House in Brooklyn (sold out).

Chris also has a European tour coming up with another one of his collaborators, Geoff Farina. Tour dates below...

Continue reading "Come playing Mass, Martha's Vineyard Ferries (Chris Brokaw, Bob Weston & Elisha Weisner) playing shows (NYC tonight) "