NYC Popfest

NYC Pop Fest 2012 line-up announced: Pooh Sticks, White Town, Comet Gain, Allo Darlin', Wave Pictures, Burning Hearts and many more playing

The Pooh Sticks in the early ’90s The sixth-annual NYC Pop Fest is happening May 17 – 20 and the organizers have just announced the 27 band line-up, which includes UK acts Allo Darlin’ and The Wave Pictures who will wrap up their US tour together with their Popfest show, plus Comet Gain, Seattle’s Seapony, Finland’s Burning Hearts, Sweden’s Speedmarket Avenue and The Electric Pop Group, and longrunning American indiepop group Saturday Looks Good to Me…

Seapony releasing "Go With Me", touring, playing shows w/ Eternal Summers (who are on tour now) -- MP3s & dates

DOWNLOAD:Seapony – Dreaming (MP3) DOWNLOAD:Seapony – Blue Star (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Eternal Summers – Prisoner (MP3) NYC Popfest is now over…

NYC Popfest continues, Gold-Bears played w/ TPOBPAH, Go Sailor is tonight, Fan Modine Sunday

DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine – Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine – Through the Valley (MP3) Go Sailor may be band from the past, but they have found Twitter and that’s where the above message was posted last night during the NYC Popfest opening night show at Cake Shop where sets were played by PET MILK (PA), AMIDA (UK), GOLD-BEARS (GA), SEA LIONS (CA), DREAM DIARY (NYC), and THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (NYC)…

Amor de Días, not Popfest, BNLX, Cymbals Eat Guitars, album & book tribute shows, Cheeseburger, Beige & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Amor de Días – Bunhill Fields (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Walking Backwards” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Damon & Naomi – “Shadow Boxing” (M4A) DOWNLOAD: BNLX – Burn the Boats (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BNLX – Garbage Strike (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Beige – Folds (MP3) This weekend is dominated, for me at least are here this weekend, playing Knitting Factory on Sunday (5/22) opening for Damon & Naomi. We’ve got…

Kids on a Crime Spree releasing album on Slumberland, playing Popfest & other shows

DOWNLOAD: Kids on a Crime Spree – Sweet Tooth (MP3) ” also marks the NYC debut of Kids on a Crime Spree, the band from Mario Hernandez, formerly of Ciao Bella and From Bubblegum to Sky (who played Popfest in ’08)…

Gold-Bears are here, Sea Lions are coming, Popfest & other shows too (many w/ the Hairs)

DOWNLOAD: Sea Lions – All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears – Record Store (MP3) As Bill wrote in our NYC Popfest 2011 preview, “Another repeat are Oxnard California’s Sea Lions who were one of my favorites last year and who I’m pretty sure will have a record out on Slumberland too…

a guide to NYC Popfest 2011 (with lots of MP3s, day by day analysis & chances to win free tickets too)

DOWNLOAD: NYC Popfest Mix (Zip) DOWNLOAD: Pet Milk – Cherry Outline (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears – Record Store (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sea Lions – All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Go Sailor – Windy (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Soda Shop – Farewell (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days – Simple Thing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days – Downhill (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine – Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kids on a Crime Spree – Sweet Tooth (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans – Secrets (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans – Anyone’s Ghost (the National) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans – Mother of Pearl (MP3) This week is the fifth-annual NYC Popfest which happens Thursday – Sunday (May 19 – 22) at a variety of NYC and Brooklyn venues, playing host to around 30 bands from around the world…

NYC PopFest 2010, Day 3 & 4 in pics (belated pics)

In honor of our ramped up coverage of NYC Popfest 2011 (with more coming soon), here is an unposted set of pictures from NYC Popfest 2010 (day 3 & 4)…

Gold-Bears released an album on Slumberland, on tour now, playing Popfest (MP3, video & dates)

DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears – Record Store (MP3) Even without Pains, Thursday, May 19th at Cake Shop is a must see. Also playing that NYC Popfest show are their Slumberland labelmates Gold-Bears who have a similar ability to mix sweet melodies with roaring guitars…

TPOBPAH playing Cake Shop for Popfest (4-day passes still on sale) , and other dates

Pains @ Webster Hall (more by Winnie Cheung) There has been an “11PM TBA” slot on the opening night of the fifth-annual NYC Popfest for the last month, and I’ve been hoping it would be someone really cool, and it is…
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