L Mag picked 8 more 'Bands You Need to Hear Right Now', announced some Northside bands
by Bill Pearis
Field Mouse
It’s late April, time for The L Magazine‘s annual “8 Bands You Need to Hear” list. Like always, there’s a few you’ve probably heard, a few you’ve heard of, and a few who may be new to you entirely. Here’s the list, with the artists’ next next NYC area show (where applicable)
Field Mouse (May 3 at the Rock Shop)
Ski Lodge (May 24 at The Rock Shop)
Daytona (April 27 at Death by Audio)
Evi (5/3 at Brooklyn Bowl opening for James Chance)
Black Marble (May 3, opening for Light Asylum)
Starlight Girls (May 26 at Cameo Gallery)
Plates of Cake (No upcoming shows)
If you’d like to hear these 8 bands “right now” there are Bandcamp streams for all of them at the bottom of this post. This year’s Honorable Mentions list includes “>The Immaculates, Old Monk, Hunters and Trailblazer.
Also, The L Magazine‘s Northside Festival (June 14 – 21) announced its initial 2012 line-up last week. In addition to GZA, Ceremony and Neil Hamburger (whose Northside shows we mentioned already), bands confirmed for the music portion of the Fest (June 14 – 17) include Of Montreal, Tinariwen, ?uestlove, Dam-Funk, Kool Keith, Chain & the Gang, Magrudergrind and more. Badges are on-sale now.
Click through for streams from all “8 Bands You Need to Hear”
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