Richard Baluyut

What's going on Friday?

Tonight’s shows include Panda Bear, Thundercat, Joji, “Van Helentine’s Day”, the 20th annual Love Hangover duets show, Smerz, Kool & The Gang, Andy Shauf and more.

watch Britt Daniel, Craig Finn, Ted Leo & lots more sing protest songs at "Flip These Houses" benefit

The “Flip These Houses” protest benefit also features Nicole Atkins, Lenny Kaye, Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), Shilpa Ray, Mac McCaughan (Superchunk), Hamilton Leithauser and lots more.

Craig Finn, Matthew Caws, Nicole Atkins & more playing Trump protest in NYC

The event is called “Flip These Houses” that celebrates “Protest Songs, Political Music, and Unity through Song” and the lineup also includes Hamilton Leithauser, The Wrens’ Charles Bissell, Nicole Atkins, Ted Leo, Syd Straw, and many more.

pre-Versus band Flower added to Tsurphu Goshir Dharma Center benefit at Cake Shop (+/- and more)

Before Versus, brothers Richard and Ed Baluyut were in NYC band Flower who put out two albums and an EP’s worth of moody indie rock during the second half of the 1980s…

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…

Jennifer O'Connor starting a monthly series @ the Rock Shop

Move over Palomar, it’s singer-songwriter Jennifer O’Connor‘s turn to start bringing special guests like Charles Bissell to special residency shows at new Brooklyn venue the Rock Shop…