NYC Popfest

The Monochrome Set played 1st NYC show in 30 years (pics), play Maxwell's tonight, Popfest on Friday

Arch, erudite post punks The Monochrome Set played their first NYC show in over 30 years on Memorial Day (5/27) at Bowery Electric with the pounding drums of their titular theme song leading the charge…

Calvin Johnson touring, playing NYC with Chain & the Gang and more (dates)

K Records magnate Calvin Johnson (of Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System et al) has a few East Coast/Midwest dates this week, including a show on Wednesday (5/22) at Ran Tea House with labelmate Ian Svenonius’ Chain & the Gang, and Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa, and the NYC live debut of Erin Earthling…

Jazz Butcher, Gold-Bears & more playing Popfest's Northside showcase; The Bats show moves to Bell House + more

In addition to the four-day extravaganza happening May 30 – June 2, the good folks at NYC Popfest are also putting on a Northside Fest showcase at Spike Hill on June 15…

French Films releasing 'White Orchid,' making U.S. debut at NYC Popfest (full schedule, individual shows on sale)

As mentioned, the 2013 Popfest (May 30 – June 2) announced their line-up last week which includes a stellar array of vintage names (Monochrome Set, Close Lobsters, The Bats) as well as a nice crop of new bands (French Films, The School, Ringo Deathstarr) as well…

The Bats announce full U.S. tour, playing Maxwell's after NYC Popfest (dates)

The Bats @ Cake Shop, March 2006 (via) As mentioned, New Zealand’s The Bats are flying to North America this spring, playing Chaos in Tejas in Austin and NYC Popfest where they’ll headline at Public Assembly on June 1…

The Bats, Close Lobsters, The Wolfhounds, The School, Flowers and more playing 2013 NYC Popfest (line-up, tix on sale)

We already knew that The Monochrome Set would be performing at this year’s NYC Popfest (May 30 – June 2) but now the rest of the line-up has been announced and it’s pretty great with appearances from New Zealand Flying Nun legends The Bats, two bands who featured on NME’s legendary C-86 cassette (Scotland’s Close Lobsters and London’s The Wolfhounds), and long-running California band The Orange Peels; plus newer bands like Wales’ The School, UK group Flowers, Hobbes Fanclub and Tigercats, Sweden’s Alpaca Sport and Azur Blue, Norway’s Making Marks, and Spain’s Zipper; and American groups Ringo Deathstarr, Math & Physics Club, Literature, Ski Lodge and more…

The Monochrome Set reformed, released 'Platinum Coils,' playing NYC Popfest and other NYC shows

In the late ’70s and early ’80s, British post punk legends The Monochrome Set made a kind of effete, tongue-in-cheek pop that skewered social mores with a twangy, jangly sound which would influence The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand and others…

NYC Popfest announces 2013 dates +++ belated pics of Allo Darlin', Ladybug Transistor & Wave Pictures from 2012

; words by Bill Pearis Save the dates, May 30 — June 2, 2013. That’s the weekend for the seventh annual NYC Popfest which will happen across multiple venues in NYC…

Tunabunny and Eureka California have new albums, touring, playing CMJ (dates, streams)

Atlanta’s Tunabunny will release their third album, , on October 23 via Happy Happy Birthday to Me. Like last year’s (when they also played CMJ), the new LP is loaded with shambolic, angsty pop goodness…

NYC Popfest 2012 Day 3: Pooh Sticks, Comet Gain, Seapony, Pushy Parents, Habibi, Pale Lights and more (pics video)

“comet gain & pooh sticks were great last night @ public assembly in brooklyn. only took approx 15-20 years to see them live.” – @dfarecords The Pooh Sticks It was the kind of night that could really only happen at Public Assembly. Th…
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