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Trans Pecos opening in old Silent Barn space courtesy of Todd P; first shows at new NYC venue announced

Pop. 1280 at Public Assembly in 2012 (more by Erez Avissar)The Trans-Pecos, as originally defined in 1887 by the Texas geologist Robert T. Hill, is the portion of Texas that lies west of the Pecos River…

Montreal's Sheer Agony (not) on tour with Lantern (dates, streams)

Montreal’s Sheer Agony have been in America for a few weeks, touring on either side of SXSW with Philadelpia pals Lantern. The trek wraps up this week with two shows in NYC: March 29 at Barnard College with Tonstartsbandht, Rutabega, and Herzog Rizing; and March 30 at Silent Barn with Martin and Lawrence, and more TBA…

Merchandise played 2 shows @ 285 Kent (video), listed their favorite tapes of 2012

(via @lkj) Florida’s Merchandise closed out their 2012 with two shows at Brooklyn DIY venue 285 Kent. The first happened on Saturday (12/29) with Philadelphia’s Night Sins, plus Pharmakon, Shoxx, and Herzog Rising…

Merchandise playing 285 Kent before NYE too -- with Night Sins, Shoxx, Pharmakon & Herzog Rising

Night Sins at Rituals in November (more by Lukas Hodge) As you know, moody Tampa post-punks Merchandise will be in NYC to play a New Year’s Eve show at 285 Kent with Tonstartssbandht, Blanche Blanche Blanche, and a “speciial gu…

Merchandise played WIERD (pics) & 538 Johnson w/ Shoxx (& their drummer) (video) --- Saint Vitus is tonight

WIERD , 538 Johnston videos Merchandise played their second of three packed NYC shows last night at 538 Johnson (9/13), this time joined by drummer Elsner Nino (ex-Pollution, current Shoxx) behind the kit and support from Shoxx as well as Worshit, Nuclear Spring, and Herzog Rising…

METZ are here, playing 2 NYC shows (updated dates, MP3)

DOWNLOAD: METZ – Headache (MP3) As mentioned before and worth doing so again, Toronto’s METZ are on tour and in town, with two chances to see them in NYC: tonight (8/31) at Pianos with Birds & Batteries, Writer and ILLUMNTR (tickets); and then Saturday (9/1) at Death by Audio with Pop……

Balaclavas (not Balaclava) on tour, play tonight at Death By Audio w/ Rutilated Powerhaus & others

Don’t confuse Balaclavas with another similarly-named band that played our Deathmatch day party in Austin recently. The Houston band with the plural name, who dabble in Birthday-Party like post-punk, are currently on the road after a round of dates surrounding SXSW, and will team with In School (ex-Household), Herzog Rising, and Rutilated Powerhaus (mem of Rosenkopf) to play Death By Audio TONIGHT (3/27)…