Straight Arrows

a guide to 2016 Thanksgiving Weekend events in NYC

If you can tear yourself from leftovers and the couch and Gilmore Girls, there are some great show options this long weekend in NYC. Check out our picks.

Thee Oh Sees expand tour, including second Bowery Ballroom show

Thee Oh Sees’ tour gets underway in about a month, which includes a sold-out show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on November 11 with Surfbort. It’s rare that the band only play one show while here and, sure enough, they’ve added a second…

listen to Thee Oh Sees' new LP 'A Weird Exits'

This is the first LP they’ve made with the current two-drummer lineup.

What's going on Friday?

Ganglians @ Market Hotel in 2009 (more by Leia Jospe) today in Chicago * Zoso @ Park West * Janis Ian @ SPACE * Geddes, Nick Bassett @ Smart Bar * Straight Arrows @ Crown Tap Room * Ganglians, Soft Speaker @ Beat Kitchen * Kevin Devine, The Features @ Bottom Lounge * Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary @ Hideout * Plague, MisMatch, Pipe, Iron Finger @ Memories * Ganglians @ Permanent Records (Free; In-store) * Alison Krauss & Union Station @ Chicago Theatre * Tom Schraeder, The Clones, Vortis @ Subterranean * Brendan Kelly, Swayback, Ratasucia @ Double Door * Cloudbirds, The Glory Singers @ Schubas (Early Show) * Motopony, Tiny Fireflies, Prussia @ Schubas (Late Show) * This is My Fist,, Holy Shit…

Straight Arrows touring US around Gonerfest (dates)

“The Straight Arrows play no frills spazz rock and have grown up on a healthy diet of the Ramones and Hüsker Dü, culminating in a fearless, boozy punk…

GONERFEST 8 is on sale, NOBUNNY is in the city

Goner Records’ eighth annual Goner Fest is coming to Memphis, TN on September 22-25. According to a press release, the festival will include three evening shows at the Hi-Tone Cafe, two afternoon shows, and opening and closing shows at the Goner Records Shop…