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Surfer Blood, Grooms, Pepper Rabbit & X-Ray Eyeballs @ the Kanine show @ Knitting Factory (pics)

Though we didn’t get there in time to get pictures, Bill said Eternal Summers were a highlight of the Kanine Records Northside Festival showcase at Knitting Factory Friday night…

Bill's Northside Fest picks (Day 2)

Night two of the Northside Festival (6/17). Lots of good options. This is what I recommend.  Whole schedule is here. Apart from the outdoor Beirut show, I think the only show that is gonna prove to be tough to get into (for badgeholders) is the Sacred Bones/Stereogum showcase tonight at Public Assembly, due mainly to it being the U…

'Our Band Could Be Your Life' in pics, video & review (Dirty Projectors, St Vincent, Dan Deacon, Ted Leo, Wye Oak & more)

The “Our Band Could Be Your Life” tribute Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom ran more than four hours with 14 bands playing the music of 13 bands (plus a special encore act that covered Nirvana)…

Northside Fest adds 65+ bands to lineup, Theophilus @ MHOW, Mount Eerie, Iceage & more ++ open studios & DIY films

Theophilus London will headline the “Official Northside Festival Opening Party” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, June 16th. Tickets go on AmEx presale Wednesday at noon, and then general sale Friday at noon…

WBAR-B-Q 2011 free show lineup & other Real Estate dates

Real Estate on a boat cruise (more by Marielle Solan) WBAR is welcoming its 18th WBAR-B-Q at Barnard College on April 15th, 2011. The FREE, all-ages show will feature free food/drink/music at the Daina Event Oval at Barnard College (117th & Broadway) with performances from Real Estate, Blondes, Arp, Big Troubles, Grooms, Beige, Julianna Barwick, and others…

Ariel Panero was remembered @ Death by Audio (pics)

words & “The @famousclass party was crazed. Amaxing sendoff to the 1 and only Ariel Panero. RIP homie.” – markodude “Tonight was amazing, Thank you to all the bands & @DeathbyAudio Ariel we miss you like crazy” – Famousclass The Famous Class party at Death by Audio on Friday night (2/4) took its mission of celebrating the life of Ariel Panero seriously…

shows in memory of Ariel Panero in Brooklyn (tonight & Sat)

Famous Class Records, a label that Ariel Panero used to co-run, and the one his band Tough Knuckles was signed to, put together the shows happening tonight (2/4) and Saturday (2/5) at Death By Audio – both with killer lineups to help raise money to get the Tough Knuckles record released…

Shonen Knife, Hard Nips & Grooms @ Knitting Factory (pics)

The Shonen Knife US tour has officially come to a close. Along that tour the peppy and colorful Japanese pop punk band played two NYC shows…

Shonen Knife on tour in support of new stuff (dates)

by BBG Now that Shonen Knife have revisited their LPs Free Time and 2007’s fun! fun! fun! to give them the English workover complete with bonus tracks (order them), the Japanese band are about to invade our shores with their overtly cutesy Japanese pop-punk…

Bill's 2010 Northside Festival picks (Friday)

a day by day Week in Indie-like guide to this week’s Northside Festival… Northside HQ (freedubya) When I was looking at the full Friday Northside Festival schedule, I was a bit overwhelmed by the embarrassment of riches available to indie rock fans tonight…
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