Joe and the Flying Spoons

the Legends played the Bell House, opening for Lemonheads

DOWNLOAD: The Legends – Always the Same (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Legends – Seconds Away (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Legends – Play for Today (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Legends – He Knows the Sun (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Legends – There and Back Again (MP3) The Legends @ the Bell House – June 23, 2009 The Legends played the first show of their East Coast tour last night at the Bell House — a loud, zippy set (a bit short for a headliner if you ask me), hitting most of the band’s singles, including “There and Back Again,” “Call it Ours,” and the feedback-heavy new single “Always the Same…

NYC Pop Fest, Acrylics, Vaselines, Springfactory, Cake Shop, Spiral Beach & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Springfactory – On the Back of Your Bike (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Springfactory – Get Out of Bed (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Tartans – The Cats of Camerford (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cats on Fire – Horoscope (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cats on Fire – Letter from a Voyage to Sweden (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Liechtenstein – Roses in the Park (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Vaselines – Son of a Gurn (MP3) Firstly, an update on NYC Popfest which starts tonight (5/14) and runs through Sunday (5/17)…

Woodhands, Rooftop Vigilantes, Joe & the Flying Spoons & more in This Week In Indie

DOWNLOAD: Woodhands – Can’t See Straight (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Woodhands – Electric Avenue (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rooftop Vigilantes – Drew Want Dino (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rooftop Vigilantes – Copper is Free (MP3) DOWNLOAD: caUSE co-MOTION – This Just Won’t Last (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Right on Dynamite – Mantra for the Madness (MP3) Toronto dance-rock duo Woodhands are back in NYC this week for the first time since playing last summer with Crystal Castles at Studio B…

Dirty on Purpose is gone, but the side projects are busy

Dirty on Purpose @ Mercury Lounge in NYC – Dec 31, 2008 Dirty on Purpose said their final goodbyes at Mercury Lounge in NYC on New Years Eve…

Dirty on Purpose breaking up, final show on New Years

Hello friends, After six years of spending an unhealthy and unusual amount of time together, Dirty on Purpose is going the way of the dodo. We got back from tour about a month ago and sat down to talk about recording another record, and realized we didn’t really want to record another record…

The Secret History, Violens, SpaceKamp, Mahogany, Wierd Records & more in This Week In Indie

DOWNLOAD: SpaceKamp – Girls on Bikes (MP3) Spacekamp This week’s post is going to feel a bit like a clip show because I feel like I’ve talked about all these bands before, but still there’s a lot going on in NYC…

Borts Minorts, Feelies, the Major Labels, Drink Up Buttercup & more in This Week in Indie

All Tomorrow’s Parties may be the big event of the weekend, but it’s not the only game in town and there are loads of good shows worth attending…

Sloan, Band of Holy Joy, Dirty on Purpose side projects & more in this week in Indie

help us name this new column in the comments! Sloan in Detroit – June 15, 2008 (PhilipSouthern) In Pitchfork’s review of 2004’s Action Pact, Alex Linhardt wrote, “Sloan is not anyone’s favorite band…