by Bill Pearis

Brooklyn trio Vassals begin a month-long residency at Pianos tonight (8/8) with Spirit Animal, My Dear Mycroft, Kevin McWha Steele, and Kyle McNeil. The residency continues every Wednesday in August. The lineups for each show are listed below. Advance tickets for tonight's show are available, but no ticket links for the remaining three exist at this point.

Vassals put out a three song EP last year and a new single, "Informers," back in March. Both display the band's belt-it-out, big guitar pop style. You can stream them both below and are also free downloads via Bandcamp.

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Hilly Eye at Acheron earlier this month (more by Andrew St. Clair)

Annual all ages, DIY music festival Hillstock is returning to Brooklyn this year from June 22-24 across four spaces in Clinton Hill. Day 1 (6/22) begins with a kickoff party at Free Candy on 905 Atlantic Ave with Math the Band, Ava Luna, Hop Along, Heaven's Gate, and more. On day 2 (6/23) we'll get the free block party at 106 Emerson Place with Hilly Eye, The Suzan, Life Size Maps, Swear and Shake, surprise guests and more, followed by a $5 afterparty with Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Twitchers, Nuclear Santa Claust, and Sega Genocide. The fest wraps up on 6/24 with a backyard picnic at 402½ Park Avenue headlined by surprise guests and also featuring Archipelago, Emilyn Brodsky, Modern Hut, and more.

The full schedule, flier and a trailer video are below...

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