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What's going on Thursday? (Violent Femmes, Pere Ubu, The Rosebuds, Kastle, Native, Hard Skin, Bob David & Brian, more)

Violent Femmes at Coachella 2013 (more by Wei Shi)
Violent Femmes
Pere Ubu at LPR in 2010 (more by Ryan Muir)
Pere Ubu

Browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows. Here are some highlights…

Pere Ubu, Gagarin @ Bowery Ballroom
Pere Ubu may have been forced to make a few adjustments to their lineup, but it’s still a treat to catch these art punk legends while you still can. And their newest album, this year’s Lady From Shanghai, ain’t too shabby for a band over three decades into their career.

Spirit of Danger, Paper Fleet, The Planes, Casual Friday, @ Cake Shop
Brooklyn’s Spirit of Danger have a sound that hearkens back to the heavy psychedelia and swagger rock that would retroactively be coined proto-punk or proto-metal. Tonight they headline a bill with three other local rock bands at Cake Shop.

Violent Femmes @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield
This legendary band is down one Violent Femme and up one Dresden Doll, so it might not be exactly the same band you could have seen in 1983 (or at this year’s Coachella), but it’s still a night of classic tunes played by two of the three guys who wrote/recorded them.

Cuntz, Pop. 1280, Black Black Black, Cyanide Tooth @ Death By Audio
Cuntz are over from Australia to bless the US with their rackety rock n’ roll for the first time ever. Tonight’s their first of two NYC shows this week, and if you’re going, be sure to catch Brooklyn goths Pop. 1280 as well.

Houses, Jamaican Queens, Candide @ Glasslands
Two indie pop bands, Houses and Jamaican Queens, are on the road together and today they play their first of two NYC shows together at Glasslands. Mercury Lounge tomorrow.

Kishi Bashi, Elizabeth & The Catapult @ Irving Plaza
Montreal’s pop violinist Kishi Bashi, still touring off last year’s 151a, hits Irving Plaza tonight for a dose of his folky, baroque, very catchy music.

Marc Ribot, Matana Roberts, Cian Nugent @ Issue Project Room
Experimental guitarist Marc Ribot plays the ongoing IPR tenth anniversary tonight joined by avant-jazz saxist Matana Roberts and Irish folk guitarist Cian Nugent.

The Rosebuds, Dark Rooms @ Mercury Lounge
Did you know The Rosebuds covered Sade’s Love Deluxe in its entirety? They did and you can stream it below. You can also go see them perform it live tonight. Tickets are still available.

Kastle, Sweater Beats, Druid Cloak, Jaw Jam, Lindsay Lowend @ Output
Kastle makes a kind of dancey future bass not too far removed from fast-rising producer XXYYXX, so if dancing and staying up late is your thing, you might wanna head to Ouput for their weekly INPUT party tonight.

Mike Servito, Honey Dijon, Nicolas Matar, Anthony Parasole, Wrecked @ The Panther Room
While that Kastle show is going down in Output’s main room, The Bunker’s Mike Servito does this other party in the venue’s Panther Room.

The KDMS, Arthur’s Landing, Darshan Jesrani, Metro Area, Artur8 (DJ Set) @ Le Poisson Rouge
Though Arthur Russell died in 1992 you can hear his dance-oriented songs recreated live via tribute act Arthur’s Landing. Tonight’s show also features UK/Polish duo The KDMS, Morgan Geist’s Metro Area and more.

Hard Skin at Acheron, August 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
Hard Skin

Hard Skin, La Misma, Vanity @ Acheron
Featuring the profanely articulate talents of frontman Fat Bob (who is a longtime employee of London’s Rough Trade record store), tongue-in-cheek UK oi band Hard Skin bring the party anthems. You don’t wanna miss.

O’Brother, Native, Daylight @ Santos Party House
Fans of heavy rock might enjoy this whole show, but we’re most excited to see Native, whose mix of post-hardcore and math rock is great on record, but begging to be seen in a live show environment.

Shovels and Rope, Shakey Graves @ Webster Hall
Country folk duo Shovels and Rope released their second album, O’ Be Joyful, and continue to grow in popularity. Tonight they play with Shakey Graves, who should appeal to fans of The Tallest Man on Earth.

Twin Sister, DJ Soul @ Brooklyn Bowl
Tonight is a party for new FOX sitcom Brooklyn Nine Nine (starring Andy Samberg) and you can catch an early screening of the first episode which debuts next week. Then stick around for a performance from Twin Sister. It’s free, you just need to RSVP (which is still open)

Taking Back Sunday, Bad Rabbits @ Starland Ballroom
Last year, Taking Back Sunday went on a tour performing Tell All Your Friends in its entirety, a record that left a pretty big impact on a whole generation of kids when it came out. If you missed your chance at seeing them play that record, or just need to see it again, you’re in luck because they’re doing TAYF again tonight at Starland Ballroom before heading to Chicago for Riot Fest.

Eve, Dyme-A-Duzin, Camille Safiya @ Gramercy Theatre
Eve is back in action this year, and tonight she plays Gramercy Theatre (rescheduled from August’s cancelled Irving Plaza date). If you’re going, it’s worth getting there early to catch Dyme-A-Duzin (of Phony PPL).

Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Brian Posehn @ The Town Hall
This Globochem-sponsored tour features Mr. Show alumnus Bob Odenkirk, David Cross and Brian Posehn and play two shows tonight. The 7:30 show is sold out but you can still get tickets to the 10:30. By the way, did you hear AMC is moving forward with Odenkirk’s Saul Goodman show?

Remembering John Lennon w/ Bettye LaVette & Special Guests Bob Gruen, Jack Douglas and Dennis Elsas @ City Winery
Tonight is being billed as “an evening of memories and music with those who knew and worked with John Lennon,” including singer Bettye LaVette, photographer Bob Gruen and Double Fantasy producer Jack Douglas.

Common, Yahzarah @ Galapagos Art Space
Conscious rap veteran Common plays The ALT Scholarship Foundation‘s annual summer fundraiser, which benefits the foundation’s scholarship program. It’s mostly sold out but the $75 option still has a few tickets available.

For all of tonight’s shows, and tomorrow’s, check out our full NYC show calendar.

For laughs, check out the NYC Comedy calendar too.

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