Life Size Maps

Half Waif releasing debut LP (stream a track), playing shows including Northside on Sunday

DOWNLOAD: Half Waif – Ceremonial (MP3) Brooklyn’s Half Waif (the project of Nandi Rose Plunkett) has been playing a good deal of local shows lately, and she’s now ready to put out her IndieGoGo-funded debut album, KOTEKAN, in July…

What's going on Monday? (The Notwist, Peter Murphy, XXL Freshmen, Orwells, Rivergazer, Robot Death Kites, more)

The Notwist at Webster Hall in 2008 (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

What's going on Wednesday? (War on Drugs, Marissa Nadler, Cashmere Cat, Mark Mulcahy, Woman's Hour, The xx & more)

The War On Drugs at Cameo in 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya) Mark Mulcahy @ Calvin Theatre, 1/13/2014 (more by Dana Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

What's going on Wednesday? (The Men, Seoul, The Lawrence Arms, Joan as Policewoman, 826NYC benefit & more)

The Men @ MHOW, Novemeber ’13 (more by Ebru Yildiz) Seoul @ Pop Montreal 2013 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Perfect Pussy expands tour, added to Total Slacker show

Perfect Pussy at NYU in 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The band with the unprintable name, Perfect Pussy, are a seriously intense live band, and lucky for us, they’ve expanded their already-extensive tour schedule to include dates through the end of March, including SXSW…

Alarms and Controls made their NYC debut at the BV/EIS party, playing Cake Shop tonight; LP out now (streams)

Dischord Records “supergroup” Alarms and Controls (featuring members of ’90s-era Dischord bands Circus Lupus and The Crownhate Ruin, and others) released their debut LP Clovis Points last month, and just came to NYC for their first show here at the BrooklynVegan/Exploding In Sound party at Death by Audio last night (12/12)…

What's going on Friday? (Polica, BEMF, Widowspeak, Twin Peaks, China Crisis, Os Mutantes, Mick Turner, Porches, more)

Polica @ Radio City Music Hall in September (more by Amanda Hatfield) Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…

Team Spirit, Total Slacker & more playing Giggawatts Fest at Silent Barn over Independence Day weekend (line-up)

One Point Twetnty One Gigawatts is a free, full-color DIY music, art and fashion magazine that comes out bi-monthy and has been around for about a year…

Light Heat (ex-Mazarin) released debut album (stream it), playing two NYC shows this week

Some of you may remember early ’00s Philadelphia band Mazarin that broke up after their 2005 album, We’re Already There. Frontman Quentin Stoltzfus has been quiet since but has been continually working on music and debuted his new project, Light Heat, quietly last summer…

EISGTNSIDE13 starts today (Psychic Blood, Sleepies, Speedy Ortiz, Two Inch Astronaut, Fat History Month & more)

Psychic Blood at Tommy’s Tavern in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro) As mentioned, Exploding In Sound Records and Gimme Tinnitus are teaming up for an unofficial Northside showcase on Saturday (6/15) at Big Snow (89 Varet St) which features sets from a ton of great bands Speedy Ortiz, Pile, Two Inch Astronaut, Grass Is Green, Ovlov, Hive Bent, Fat History Month, and Porches…
<< >>