Mike Sniper

Martin Phillipps of The Chills playing three free solo shows this week

Martin Phillips of iconic New Zealand band The Chills is in NYC as we speak and has three free solo shows lined up…

Mike Simonetti (Italians Do it Better) forms new musical project Pale Blue and new label, 2MR

Mike Simonetti, who founded both Troubleman Unlimited and Italians Do it Better, has started a new musical project, Pale Blue, which is a collaboration with Elizabeth Wight of Silver Hand…

Mexican Summer Fest is this weekend (set times); Quilt, No Joy, Happy Jawbone & Connan Mockasin streaming new songs

Mexican Summer’s 5th Anniversary celebration is this weekend (October 11 & 12) happening at Pioneer Works in Red Hook. The shows will happen inside and outdoors and Friday (10/11) features Ariel Pink, Tamaryn, The Fresh & Onlys, Mike Wexler, Bobb Trimble’s Flying Spiders, and Home Blitz; Saturday (10/12) has Spiritualized, No Joy, Connan Mockasin (first US show), a reunited Lansing-Dreiden, Co-La, Lilacs & Champagne, Happy Jawbone Family Band, folk cult hero Linda Perhacs (first NY show), Quilt, Weyes Blood and Soldiers of Fortune. Tickets ar…

an interview w/ Jay Reatard (whose Shattered Records tour hits Le Poisson Rouge in NYC tonight)

Jay Reatard @ the Wired Store (more by Tim Griffin) As I was saying (and Bill will say even more about later), Jay Reatard and his Shattered Records crew (Nobunny, Hunx & His Punx, Box Elders & Useless Eaters) are on their way from Pop Montreal to NYC for a late show at Le Poisson Rouge tonight (10/1)…

Woodsist/CT Fest Day Two in pics & video (Thee Oh Sees, Real Estate, Ganglians, Fresh & Onlys, Woods & more)

The Woodsist/Captured Tracks Festival‘s Day One (7/3) was moved inside the Market Hotel. Thankfully, the weather held out for its second, 4th of July lineup, which went off as planned in the grassy, rock-filled lot of 979 Broadway Backyard…

Woodsist/CT Fest Day One in pics (Mayfair Set's debut, Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs, PH, caUSE co-MOTION! & more)

The Mayfair Set“Festival is a very misleading term to describe this showcase because this wasn’t really a festival. There were a lot of bands playing which is a prerequisite for a festival, but beyond that there wasn’t a whole hell of a lot that qualified this as a festival…

Woodsist Fest happened - Dum Dum girls (Grand Ole Party + Crocodiles + Blank Dogs + Frankie Rose) debuted - video

Dum Dum Girls @ Woodsist Fest – July 4, 2009 (bajapuntos) The two-day Woodsist & Captured Tracks Festival happened in Brooklyn on Friday (7/3) and Saturday (7/4)…