Cake Shop

Yo La Tengo played a Cake Shop anniversary show as Condo Fucks w/ Antietam & Speed the Plough (pics, setlist, audio)

I’ll admit that it was somewhat surreal to see the three members of Yo La Tengo enter tiny basement stage at Cake Shop. We’ve seen hundreds of bands on this stage, but perhaps never one of the kind of legendary status that YLT possesses…

The Men are back, added to final Cake Shop "super show" w/ Gotobeds, SAVAK & Christines, playing Paris' City Sounds Fest

Cake Shop‘s monthlong 10th anniversary wraps up on Saturday (5/30) with their final “super show” featuring new Sub Pop signees The Gotobeds and SAVAK, the new band from Obits’ Sohrab Habibion and Greg Simpson…

Sohrab and Greg of Obits form SAVAK (listen), making live debut at Cake Shop "super show" with The Gotobeds

It was sad news when Obits called it quits in April, but on the good news front: guitarist Sohrab Habibion and bassist Greg Simpson will continue to play together in new band SAVAK…

Condo Fucks (aka Yo La Tengo) playing Cake Shop anniversary show; Nude Beach, Juan Wauters & more are too

More of Cake Shop’s 10th anniversary “super shows” have been announced. Next Friday (5/22) it’ll be Condo Fucks (aka Yo La Tengo in cover band mode), plus a couple more veteran NY-area indie rock acts, Antietam and Speed the Plough (which counts Feelies drummer Stanley Demeski as a member)…

New Zealand band The Renderers playing shows, including a Cake Shop 10 show; Obnox playing one too

New Zealand band The Renderers have been around since the late ’80s, making dark, bluesy, often bleak rock and have had records out on Flying Nun, Siltbreeze, Ajax and Ba Da Bing…

Cake Shop is 10, celebrating all May with "super shows" on Fridays and Saturdays

LES venue, coffee shop, record store and general music-loving good vibes spot Cake Shop is 10 years old this month and will be celebrating with 10 “house shows” every Friday and Saturday in May, promising “extra-special power-packed” lineups…

Cake Shop turning 10, still needs financial help

DOWNLOAD: Cake Shop 2014 End of Year Mixtape (MP3) Lower East Side indie rock fixture Cake Shop turns 10 this year. Unfortunately, despite the successful Pledgemusic campaign that helped them secure a new 10-year lease in 2012, the venue is still having financial problems…

Univers played Cake Shop... (pics)

As mentioned, Barcelona’s Univers are here, playing a couple NYC shows after SXSW. Well most of them. Their guitarist got detained at the border, so their bassist switched to guitar and their manager is playing bass…

Dead Rider releasing an album, touring (dates, LP stream)

Chicago experimental wrecking crew Dead Rider, which is fronted by former US Maple guitarist Todd Rittmann, are gearing up for the release of their third album…

Pitchfork Festival announces full 2013 schedule

Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) As mentioned, Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival is returning to Union Park from July 19-21 with sets from Bjork, Joanna Newsom, Belle & Sebastian, R…
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