Surf City
Also: Jay-Z raises serious $$$ for Obama, Yo Gabba Gabba, Deftones, 'Ice Ice Baby' analyzed, Wilco, Neil Young & more
We already posted lots of posts today. Here’s some more, and some reminders too…
Jay-Z & Beyonce raised a cool $4M for Barack Obama at their benefit last night (“Beyonce could not be a better role model for my girls,” Obama said,)…
Happy Birthday Cake Shop (happy tour Beets) (Holy Shit)
I absolutely hated Cake Shop, which opened around this time back in 2005, the first few times I went. Not the idea of the place, which was fantastic: part coffee shop, part record store, part indie rock venue…
Surf City in NYC working on LP & playing shows, Cake Shop turning 6, Conversion Party released an EP
DOWNLOAD: Surf City – Kudos (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Surf City – Crazy Ruler of the World (MP3)
If you missed them in April:NZ shoehazers, Surf City will hunker down in New York City to begin recording their follow up to the acclaimed Kudos (to be released by Fire Records in 2012)…
What's going on Tuesday?
Delorean @ Bowery Ballroom in 2010 (more by Diana Wong)
today in Chicago
* Tyrone Wells, Katie Gavin @ SPACE
* Paper Mice, Trin Tran, Cruciforms @ Empty Bottle
* Surf City, Dreamers of the Ghetto, Slushy @ Schubas
* Delorean, Yawn, Gemini Club (DJ Set) @ Lincoln Hall
What else…
Craft Spells, Sebadoh, Surf City, BOAT, Bardo Pond, Bare Wires & more in This Week in Indie
DOWNLOAD: Craft Spells – After The Moment (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Craft Spells – Party Talk (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Surf City – Crazy Rulers of the World (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bare Wires – Ready to Go (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bare Wires – Seeking Love (MP3)
First up is Craft Spells who make their NYC debut tonight (4/8) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, opening for fellow Captured Tracks band Beach Fossils, plus Crinkles and an “Unannounced Special Guest” that might drum up some excitement if anyone could figure out who that might actually be…
Bardo Pond & Surf City schedule shows
DOWNLOAD: Surf City – Crazy Rulers of the World (MP3)
Surf City at Pianos, BV Day Party during CMJ 2009 (more by Chris LaPutt)
Bardo Pond‘s last NYC outing was at the much larger Bell House, but they’ve gone micro for their next one, joining forces with Surf City to play April 9th at Mercury Lounge…
Rooftop Vigilantes, Aussie BBQ, post-SXSW, Crayon Fields, Oh No Ono, Love is All, YSPWSD & more in This Week in Indie
DOWNLOAD: The Crayon Fields – All the Pleasures of the World (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Rooftop Vigilantes – Seth No Jump (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: You Say Party We Say Die – Laura Palmer’s Prom (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Love Is All – Kungen (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures – Come on Daniel (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Internet Warrior (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Oh No Ono – Helplessly Young (MP3)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow @ BV/Anso 3/18 day party in Austin (by Tim Griffin)
I’m still somewhat recovering from SXSW, so while I am taking it easy, catching up on my DVR queue, hopefully you’re all taking advantage of all the out-of-town bands who’re blowing through New York after their visits to Austin — there’s no shortage of them this week…
A Classic Education playing NYC & SXSW (tour dates)
DOWNLOAD: A Classic Education – What My Life Could Have Been (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: His Clancyness – Mystify the Ocean (MP3)
In that post about all the Scandinavian bands hitting town this weekend I mentioned that Italy’s A Classic Education will be playing with Casiokids, Spleen United and Banjo or Freakout at Pianos on Saturday night…
Surf City, Bachelorette, Beach House, Fresh & Onlys and King Khan & The Shrines are playing shows, touring, etc
DOWNLOAD: Fresh & Onlys – Invisible Forces (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beach House – Norway (MP3)
Surf City @ Pianos/BV-CMJ Party 2009 (more by Chris La Putt)
Surf City was just one of the ‘surf’ bands that made a splash at this year’s CMJ…
Surf City @ Pianos in NYC (BV CMJ) - pics
Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here’s some of that lost material…
