Kid Millions

(via)Once we decided to give all of this year’s money to Sandy-related charities (last night’s was Hoboken’s volunteer first responders), it seemed especially appropriate to keep the opening acts close to home as well…

Spazzy destruction duo Lightning Bolt played 285 Kent on Thursday (9/20) the day before blessing ATP I’ll Be Your Mirror on Friday (9/21)…

Man Forever, the project of Oneida drummer Kid Millions (aka John Colpitts), released a new album called Pansophical Cataract last month via Thrill Jockey…

A hearty welcome goes to The Russian Wilds, Howlin Rain‘s new LP due on Valentine’s Day 2012 via American Recordings. Head to the band’s site for a new track, “Phantom In The Valley”, in exchange for your email address…

Panda Bear @ ATP NY 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) today in NYC * It Is It @ Pianos * ASSSSCAT @ UCB * The Feelies @ Maxwell’s * Very Be Careful @ Barbes * Japan benefit @ Bowery Electric * Jaga Jazzist @ Le Poisson Rouge * The Hairs @ South Street Seaport * Hannibal Buress @ Knitting Factory * Protect-U, Ital, Dariius @ Cameo Gallery * Sade, John Legend @ Mohegan Sun (CT) * Rob Curto’s Pe De Serra All-Stars @ Barbes * Luis Lopes Humanization Quartet @ The Stone * Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra @ Cameo Gallery * Panda Bear, Ducktails @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Gary Lucas & Gods & Monsters @ Iridium Jazz Club * Boy Friend, Phonetag, Speculator, Kruxe @ Glasslands * Home Video, MillionYoung, Tiny Victories @ Brooklyn Bowl * Bomb The Music Industry, The Wilds, Cheap Girls @ Europa * Necking, Father Amos, Earthmasters, Lazurite @ Silent Barn * The Dangerous Boys Club, DJ Night School @ Mercury Lounge * Kirk Knuffke, Stephen Gauci, #1, Kenny Wollesen @ The Stone * The Suzan, Bad Indians, Haunted Leather, Pass Kontrol @ Bruar Falls * Outer Borough Brass Band, Wasabassco Burlesque @ The Bell House * The Vandelles, Heaven, Dead Leaf Echo, Ringo Deathstarr @ Shea Stadium * RAM, Group Doueh, Baloji, GlobeSonic Sound @ Central Park Summerstage * Tinsel Teeth, Satanized, Xaddax, Unstoppable Death Machines @ Death By Audio * New York Night Train’s Beach Party Happening @ Beekman Beer Garden * The Mess with Julia, Evanss, Brian Thompson & Good People, The Lynguistic Civilians @ Union Hall The Hairs go on at South Street Seaport’s Fulton market at 3pm…

Watch the video for The Futureheads‘ new Christmas single, “Christmas was Better in the 80’s,” below…

Grouper @ Terminal 5 in May 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan)So we managed to sneak into Grouper’s rare Brooklyn gig on Friday night and still aren’t sure what we witnessed over the course of her main 60-minute set…

What’s almost the exact opposite of a soothing set of Seven Swans performed by one of the most delicate singers in indie rock? Try nine drummers (including Hisham Bharoocha, Zach Hill, and Kid Millions among other notables) bashing your fucking skull for so long that the stage manager has to come out to unplug their gear and remove toms from underneath them…

Saturday September 5th @ MONSTER ISLAND | MONSTER ISLAND BLOCK PARTY 2009 | Golden Triangle || K-Holes ||| Knyfe Hyts 81 |||| Cult of Youth ||||| Oneida Jah Division Ensemble |||||| Georgiana Starlington ||||||| X-Ray Eye Balls |||||||| DubbKnowDubb ||||||||| Trilateral Commission |||||||||| Buckets of Blood ||||||||||| Bezoar |||||||||||| Psychothriller || dj Hairwaves || 2 ART OPENINGS OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS ALL DAY BBQOneida is playing the block party as/with Onieda Jah Division Ensemble…

The Flaming Lips are hitting at least 17 music festivals this summer. Of that 17, four have already happened. There was Summer Camp, Jam on the River and Sasquatch…