Apse

I will never again underestimate a Norwegian psychedelic/punk/shoegaze band. The quintet’s jackhammer volume was enough to drown out even the odious gaggle of industry back-slappers talking next to the stage…

TONIGHT (9/2) * Birds Fled From Me (Rachel Fannan of Sleepy Sun) @ Knitting Factory * Text of Light (Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht & Uli Krieger) @ Le Poisson Rouge FRIDAY (9/3) * BEAK> @ Bowery Ballroom * The Greenhornes @ Mercury Lounge SATURDAY (9/4) * Mudhoney @ Bowery Ballroom * The Greenhornes @ Maxwell’s MONDAY (9/6) * Apse @ Trash Bar * Sleep @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple * Wooden Shjips @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Sleepy Sun & Sian Alice Group @ Knitting Factory TUESDAY (9/7) * Shellac @ The Bell House * The Black Angels @ …

Kurt Vile at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (more by Lori Baily) It’s almost final and official, ATP New York is ruling. The best Hudson Valley festival to ever be held in a 1960s time capsule has announced the “final additions” including two comedians chosen by Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav (more to come…

“Like last year, everything will be taking place in Williamsburg and Greenpoint because walking long distances is a drag when there are bands to see and beer to drink, we mean seriously…

Boris @ ATP NY 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) There aren’t many music news items that get me excited as ATP lineup additions. This one is no different…

Surfer Blood @ Brooklyn Bowl in 2009 (more by Vincent Cornelli) tonight in NYC * DRI @ Crazy Donkey * Jerry Lee Lewis @ BB King’s * FIXED w/ Beni @ Public Assembly * Glenn Branca @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * The Sway Machinery, Djarara @ Littlefield * The English Beat, Fishbone @ Irving Plaza * Val Emmich, KaiserCartel, Cooper @ Maxwell’s * Jonathan Kane’s February @ Issue Project Room * pow wow…

All Tomorrow’s Parties will return to Kutsher’s Country Club, Monticello for the third ATP New York festival over Labor Day weekend, running from Friday 3rd September – Sunday 5th September…

Apse @ ATP NY (more by Zach Dilgard) today in NYC * DANCE * H2O @ Blender Theater * Brian Wilson @ The Wellmont Theatre * Child Abuse, Zs, Extra Life & Single Unit @ Glasslands * Agnostic Front @ the Crazy Donkey in Long Island * Bishop Allen & The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ MHOW * Gods & Monsters, Martin Bisi, Apse, White Rainbow, Nancy Garcia, etc @ Knitting Factory Child Abuse is also playing with Growing and Orphan at Santos in December…

Flower Traveling Band @ 2nd World Rock Festival 1974 OK. I literally almost fell out of my chair when I saw this one….. the Knitting Factory NYC booked two nights of the legendary Japanese Psych/Doom/Alloftheabove prog rock of Flower Travelling Band…

DOWNLOAD: Apse – “Shade Of The Moor” (MP3) Tonight (9/22) is the previously announced Apse show at Cake Shop in NYC. Lissy Trullie and Jean on Jean are also on the FrictionNYC-presented bill…