Hospitality
BV Presents a FREE not-CMJ day party @ Public Assembly Friday (lineup) -------- free music, free drinks & more
STAGE 1 (front room)
12:00 Races (new Frenchkiss signing)
12:45 Bleached (ex Mika Miko)
01:30 Widowspeak
02:15 Young Magic
03:15 A Place To Bury Strangers
04:15 Chelsea Wolfe
05:00 J Mascis (solo)
STAGE 2 (back room)
12:30 Cold Specks (1st-ever US show)
01:15 Lord Huron
02:00 Emmy the Great
02:45 Silver Swans
03:30 Xeno & Oaklander
04:15 Hospitality
05:15 Gauntlet HairStay tuned for the missing set times and full lineup, but you can see most of the bands on the flyer above…
CMJ 2011 - Bill's Tuesday nighttime picks (Gauntlet Hair, Cuckoo Chaos, Wild Flag, Dent May, Foreign Resort & more)
DOWNLOAD: Gauntlet Hair – Top Bunk (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Cuckoo Chaos – Just Ride It (MP3)
After a quiet day, there’s no shortage of excellent evening shows for this first night of CMJ 2011…
Hospitality (now on Merge) playing Schubas tonight w/ The Rosebuds (and other dates)
DOWNLOAD: Hospitality – “Friends of Friends” (MP3)
Hospitality @ ‘Sound Bites’ Fulton Stall Market (more by Chris La Putt)
Brooklyn, NY-based band Hospitality announced their signing with Merge Records recently…
Blouse, UMO, Hospitality, Dive, Heaven's Gate, STRFKR, Beat Connection, Ski Lodge & more in This Week in Indie
DOWNLOAD: Hospitality – Friends of Friends (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dive – Sometime (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Heaven’s Gate – Salome (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – How Can U Luv Me (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beat Connection – In the Water (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ski Lodge – I Would Die to Be (MP3)
After a couple weeks with not a whole lot going on, we’re back to jam-packed week of shows (at least in the TWII-verse)…
Hospitality announce Merge signing (MP3 & dates)
DOWNLOAD: Hospitality – Friends of Friends (MP3)
Hospitality @ ‘Sound Bites’ (more by Chris La Putt)
Speaking of Wild Flag, if you hadn’t guessed it yet, the band who are opening for them and their Merge labelmate Eleanor Friedberger at Bowery Ballroom during CMJ, is in fact signed to Merge too…
The Love Language played the Rock Shop (pics), playing Hopscotch Fest (updated lineup)
photos & videos
The Love Language played The Rock Shop on Saturday (8/20) with Nightdogs and IYEZ. Pictures and videos from that show are in this post…
Limiñanas, Wrong Words, Emmy the Great, Figurines, New Lines, War on Drugs, Gytters & more in This Week In Indie
DOWNLOAD: The Limiñanas – Down Underground (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Gytters – Divebombers (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Wrong Words – Summer’s Gone (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Figurines “New Colors” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The War On Drugs – “Baby Missiles” (MP3)
Band of the week is most certainly The Limiñanas (mainly because they haven’t played here before) who are from France and play Death By Audio tonight (8/17) and Cake Shop tomorrow (8/18)…
North Highlands played Merc w/ ARMS & Hospitality (pics & video), schedule more shows (dates)
photos & video
North Highlands, ARMS, and Hospitality shared a bill at Mercury Lounge on 7/27. As Bill pointed out, all three of these NYC bands are currently working on new albums…
Metronomy, American Royalty, Twin Sister, Sonny & the Sunsets, Night Beats, Craft Spells, Avi Buffalo & more in This Week in Indie
DOWNLOAD: Twin Sister – “Bad Street” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Your Youth – What Smarts (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Metronomy – “The Bay” (Clock Opera Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Class Actress – Keep You (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sonny and the Sunsets – I Wanna Do It (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sonny and the Sandwitches – Throw My Ashes from This Pier When I Die (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Night Beats – Puppet on a String (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Craft Spells – After The Moment (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Craft Spells – Party Talk (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gardens & Villa – Star Fire Power (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gardens & Villa – Star Fire Power (MP3)
Oh man it’s another crazy week. Let’s…
Truck America expands lineup, Craig Finn working on solo LP
The Hold Steady at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 (more)
Last month, we announced that Truck America is returning to the Catskills in September (the 9th through the 11th) and will be headlined and Okkervil River…