Larry and the Babes

NJ's xylophone-fueled punks Crazy & the Brains have a ton of shows coming up in NYC/NJ, as usual. Their NYC shows include Pianos on Friday (1/15) with The Black Clouds, Those Mocking Birds, Dead Stars and Darkwing (tickets); a free show at Pine Box Rock Shop on Saturday (1/16); one at Palisades on January 21 with Larry & the Babes, Bodega Bay and Little Cobweb (tickets); Good Room on January 30 with Philly folk punks Mischief Brew (headlining), The Homewreckers and Out of System Transfer (tickets); a release party for their new video at Le Poisson Rouge on February 6 with comedian Brett Davis (who they've played with before) and High Waisted (tickets); back to

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You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The Mystery Lights, The Yin Yangs, Larry and The Babes @ Alphaville Party-friendly garage rockers The Mystery Lights are a real blast live, acheiving near Oh Sees levels of energy (though less mic-eating)...

Beverly at Cake Shop last month (more by Amanda Hatfield) Beverly, the duo of Drew Citron and Frankie Rose, have just released a new song from their forthcoming debut album, out July 1 on Kanine...