Eastern Hollows
CMJ initial 2014 line-up released
The annual CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 21 – 25 at venues all over NYC. We’ve heard about a few bands who are heading here during that time (Slowdive, The Wytches, The Ocean Blue, Tom Vek and Courtney Barnett to name four) but CMJ threw an announcement party tonight (8/27) at Bowery Electric and the line-up is now out…
Slackfest happening this weekend in Bushwick with 50 bands (Turnip King, Honduras, Sharkmuffin, Grand Resort & more)
Grand Resort @ Sound Bites Series 2014 (more by Chris La Putt)
Mentioned briefly before, The Slackgaze zine is throwing a three-day festival in Bushwick this weekend (June 20 – 22) at 94 Evergreen Ave dubbed “Slackfest” with 50 or so bands, mostly local, playing…
Semi Femme (ex-Orca Team) released debut EP, playing shows, opening for Ought in Brooklyn (dates, streams)
Seattle band Orca Team broke up in late 2012, with frontman Leif Anders forming the short-lived Week of Wonders. Anders moved to Brooklyn last year and now has a new band, Semi Femme…
What's going on Saturday? (La Sera, Obits, Upset, Haim, MIA, Kindness, Vulture Fest, Brooklyn Flea Record Fiair, more)
La Sera at Bowery Ballroom in 2012 (more by Fred Pessaro)
You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…
Relations released debut LP, made a new video, playing NYC-area shows including Pianos residency (dates, streams)
Brooklyn trio Relations released their debut album, Songbirds, at the beginning of April. Drawing from a variety of postpunk influences, the band make dark-hued but catchy, danceable pop…
BNLX release EP compilation (stream it), throwing 'BNLX Fest' in Minneapolis this weekend, playing NYC this month
In addition to last year’s debut album, Minneapolis post punks BNLX have spent the last few years cranking out EPs and will release #8 sometime soon…
tix on sale: QOTSA, Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck, Deap Vally, more
Tickets to see Queens of the Stone Age at Barclay’s Center go on Citi Cardmember and Queens of the Stone Age presales today at 10 AM (password: “Ocean”)…
Team Spirit, Total Slacker & more playing Giggawatts Fest at Silent Barn over Independence Day weekend (line-up)
One Point Twetnty One Gigawatts is a free, full-color DIY music, art and fashion magazine that comes out bi-monthy and has been around for about a year…
BNLX playing shows (two in NYC)
Minneapolis trio BNLX‘s debut album was one of my favorites of last year. It throws a variety of post punk styles into a blender, and manages both lip-curl attitude and tongue-in-cheek awareness at the some time…
Grand Resort released EP, playing shows (dates, streams)
Brooklyn’s Grand Resort have been around for about a year and recently released their debut EP, Vanguard Dreams. (Though at 30 minutes and eight songs, I consider that an LP but who’s to say…
