Pretty and Nice

What’s next for reunited post-hardcore heroes Quicksand? After finishing their second of two NYC dates at Webster Hall last night (1/31, the first was 1/30), which was the final date of a larger reunion tour, it’s hard to know what this crew will do…

Rockwood Music Hall is open again. Power is back to most of Manhattan following four days of blackout in half the borough, with ConEd promising to have everywhere in the city back on by tonight and things are starting to get back to normal, though the Subways aren’t quite there yet — though the 4, 5, 6 and 7 lines are up and running…

Laura Stevenson @ MHOW in June (more by Amanda Hatfield) Laura Stevenson and the Cans have a short run of dates this month which kicks off in NYC for CMJ and then makes its way south, culminating in Gainesville’s The F…

Ava Luna at BV Holiday Party last month/year (more by Jessica Amaya) Wintersleep are going on a short North American tour this month which ends in 2 NYC dates happening on January 24 at Mercury Lounge with Pretty & Nice and January 25 at Glasslands with ARMS and Writer…

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…

DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle – Jinx (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Golden Triangle – Neon Noose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Sandwitches – Back to the Sea (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Title Tracks – Every Little Bit Hurts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora Tora (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora Tora (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Hey You (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Super (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – Let’s Go (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats – TV Guide (MP3) March is consistently one of the most insane months for shows, due to nearly every band being on tour thanks to SXSW. The fl…

DOWNLOAD: Title Tracks – Every Little Bit Hurts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pretty & Nice – Tora Tora Tora (MP3) John Davis of Title Tracks (by Shervin Lainez)In early 2008, after several years spent in Washington D…

DOWNLOAD: Talbot Tagora – Internet Fixture (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Le Loup – We are Gods! We are Wolves! (MP3) Hardly Art is an independent record label based in Seattle, WA…

Pretty & Nice, now with a new drummer, opened for the Thermals at the sold-out, late-late show at The Bell House in Brooklyn Saturday night (1/31)…

Pretty & Nice @ Pianos for BV CMJ (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)Tucked away in a basement somewhere on the outskirts of Boston, there is a secret lair filled with motley recording equipment, and a neatly organized cache of guitars, synths and other flashing electronics…