Tough Knuckles

Famous Class Records, a label that Ariel Panero used to co-run, and the one his band Tough Knuckles was signed to, put together the shows happening tonight (2/4) and Saturday (2/5) at Death By Audio – both with killer lineups to help raise money to get the Tough Knuckles record released…

NYC show promoter, Grooms band manger and Tough Knuckles band member Ariel Panero passed away suddenly this week. The music community and especially the NYC (I almost wrote Brooklyn) DIY community is mourning the loss of the man who helped found both Less Artists More Condos and Under 100…

Thee Oh Sees‘ third of four shows while in town was the first edition of Jelly’s biweekly Saturday series at the Rock Yard, a new space in a gravel-floored, barbed-wire-surrounded lot…

Jelly’s new Saturday series of free summer shows kicked off Saturday afternoon at their new outdoor space they’ve called Rock Yard. Originally a bit lacking in the exciting lineup department, the show suddenly became much more tempting when they announced the addition of Thee Oh Sees after the Seaport show (which by the way meant that last year Thee Oh Sees played Siren and this year they were coincidentally competing with it)…

So, remember those six free shows that are happening? Here they are….

DOWNLOAD: Best Coast – This is Real (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zoos of Berlin – Electrical Way (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Mr. Dream – Knuckle Sandwich (MP3) This week is extra-packed with musical goodness, so I’m breaking up TWII into two parts…