Mercury Lounge
Call of The Wild prepare to 'Leave Your Leather On' on new LP (stream a new song)
Brooklyn’s Call of The Wild feature an ex-member of Awesome Color, but this trio is on an entirely different trip. The band plays a style of garage that borders on Metallica-style speed metal on their forthcoming Leave Your Leather On, as exhibited by the first single to appear from the record, “Autobahn” (no, not a Kraftwerk cover)…
The Big Sleep & KNTRLR release split 7" (stream it, get 1 free); Saturday's NYC show is the party (win tix)
As previously mentioned, The Big Sleep and KNTRLR have a NYC show taking place at Mercury Lounge on Saturday (6/30). Tickets are still on sale AND we have a pair you can win…
The Mynabirds released 'Generals', on tour, played Mercury Lounge w/ Sean Bones (pics &dates)
The Mynabirds released their sophomore LP, Generals, this month on Saddle Creek and have been touring in support of it. That tour brought them to NYC for a sold out show at Mercury Lounge on Friday (6/22) with Sean Bo…
Holograms releasing debut LP, touring in September (dates)
DOWNLOAD: Holograms – Chasing My Mind (MP3)
Stockholm, Sweden’s Holograms will release their self-titled debut via Captured Tracks on July 10…
Lawrence Arabia releasing 'The Sparrow' (MP3), playing Mercury Lounge
DOWNLOAD: Lawrence Arabia – Traveling Shoes (MP3)
Lawrence Arabia at CMJ 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair)
New Zealand’s Lawrence Arabia (aka former Brunette and Ruby Sun James Milne) will release his new album, The Sparrow, on July 24…
Ape School ready 'Junior Violence' (MP3), playing shows (one w/ Lotus Plaza)
DOWNLOAD: Ape School – Marijuana’s on the Phone (MP3)
You may remember Ape School, the current musical project from Philadelphia resident Michael Johnson who previously spent time in Holopaw as well as a stint in Lilys…
Zulu Winter releasing 'Language,' playing NYC and NXNE
London rock band Zulu Winter were last here in April playing shows with Polica and Willis Earl Beal and are stopping in NYC on Tuesday (6/12) at Mercury Lounge on their way to Toronto’s NXNE Festival…
Pomegranates released 'Heaven,' going on tour (dates)
Cincinatti quartet Pomegranates are back with their fourth album, Heaven, which came out this week on Modern Outsider Records. Their last album, One of Us, was one of my favorites of 2010 and I’m happy to report that the new album keeps up the quality…
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…
Sonny & the Sunsets releasing 'Longtime Companion' (MP3); playing Mercury Lounge and Glasslands in August (dates)
DOWNLOAD: Sonny & the Sunsets – I See the Void (MP3)
Sonny & the Sunsets are back with a new album, Longtime Companion, which will be their first for Polyvinyl…
