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The Fixx releasing 'Beautiful Friction' w/ original line-up, touring (dates)
With all the bands aping the ’80s synth sound, here’s a little bit of the real thing. Moody new wavers The Fixx will release their tenth studio album, Beautiful Friction, on July 17…
Beat Connection releasing 'The Palace Garden,' touring (dates)
Seattle’s Beat Connection are back with a new album, The Palace Garden, which will be out June 19 on Moshi Moshi/That Tender Age. Still dancing in the balaeric realm, the new album is a little less hazy than it’s predecessor — you can stream two tracks below as well as check out the LP’s cover art and full track list…
The Do touring (dates); filmed a live-in studio session (watch)
The Do at Mercury Lounge in 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield
French/Finnish band The Do will be coming to North America for some shows this summer…
Heliotropes released 7" (stream), played Knitting Factory (pics, video), playing Pussy Riot Benefit at DBA with Ad-Rock
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Three alleged members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samucevich, charged with “hooliganism”, have been remanded in jail, facing up to 7 years criminal punishment for allegedly participating in the punk-prayer Virgin Mary, Send Putin Away that publicly demonstrated for human rights and against the current oppressive regime under Putin…
NYC Popfest 2012 Night 2: Saturday Looks Good to Me, Cola Jetset, Wild Moccasins, Orca Team and Catnaps (review, pics, video)
Saturday Looks Good to Me
Saturday Looks Good to Me played their first New York City show in four years at the Knitting Factory on Friday, as part of NYC Popfest…
The Gaslamp Killer playing Knitting Factory w/ special guests
The Gaslamp Killer at Terminal 5 in 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins)
The Gaslamp Killer has a pretty light touring schedule this summer, save for a few festivals, but he’ll be in NYC for a show on June 21 at Knitting Factory with “special secret guests…
NYC Popfest 2012 in preview (part 1): Burning Hearts, Orca Team, Speedmarket Avenue, Saturday Looks Good to Me & more
DOWNLOAD: Popfest Mix (ZIP)
Burning Hearts @ NYC Popfest 2009 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
It’s NYC Popfest time again. Popfest happens Thursday – Sunday (May 17 – 20) at various venues around Manhattan and Brooklyn…
Eternal Summers releasing 'Correct Behavior' (MP3), playing Northside Festival & other dates
DOWNLOAD: Eternal Summers – Millions (MP3)
Eternal Summers at SXSW 2012 (more)
Roanoke Virginia’s Eternal Summers will release their second full-length LP, Correct Behavior, on July 24 via Kanine Records…
Lotus Plaza announces more shows, played Glasslands & Psych Fest (pics & dates)
Lotus Plaza at Austin Psych Fest last week (more by Tim Griffin)
Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt’s project Lotus Plaza just wrapped up a tour with Disappears in support of his great new album, Spooky Action at a Distance, which included a Brooklyn show at Glasslands (4/19) and Austin Psych Fest (click the link for more pics)…
Alex Winston played Knitting Factory with 1,2,3 (pics)
After an opening set by Diedre & the Dark, the Frenchkiss-signed 1,2,3 played, and then came a headlining set at Knitting Factory on Tuesday (4/23)…
