Magic Bullets

DOWNLOAD: Wax Idols - "Dead Like You" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Terry Malts - Distracted (MP3) Two of San Francisco's newer, noisier pop bands, Wax Idols and Terry Malts, will be hitting the road together next month for a cross-country tour that has two stops in NYC: November 1 at Cake Shop and November 2 and Shea Stadium...

Yuck @ Barbarella (BV Party photo and Beans' sets. Trying to navigate between the two connected clubs -- blazing sunshine at the patio stage, pitch black for the Barbarella inside stage -- was a bit tough...

"At Brooklyn Vegan showcase. Free booze & food. Sick line-up. Ty segall, times new Viking, Dom, lower dens, asobi seksi, devotchka, etc. #cmj" - death & taxes "Packed at publc assembly but there's still some room...

, videos "Phantom Band at Public Assembly. This is making me very happy" - amanda farah "the big find of today so far: First Aid Kit at @brooklynvegan...

Though we maybe went less crazy this year compared to others, there will be no lack of BrooklynVegan shows taking place during CMJ this year...

: Magic Bullets - Lying Around (MP3) Magic Bullets @ Glasslands in August (more by Jessica Amaya) San Francisco's Magic Bullets are back in NYC this week for CMJ, playing four shows: Wednesday (10/20, 8:20 PM) at Bruar Falls for the Quite Scientific/Mon Amie showcase; Friday (12:30 PM) at Public Assembly for the BrooklynVegan day party (more details TBA); Friday (5:15 PM) at Bruar Falls for the KXSC/KVRX day party; and then Saturday (10/23, 5PM) at Knitting Factory for the AAM party...

Wednesday night's Underwater Peoples bill at the Cake Shop provided a welcome ray of sunshine to contrast the rainy, overcast days that characterized the first half of the week...

DOWNLOAD: Wild Nothing - Golden Haze (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cosmetics - Sleepwalking (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Magic Bullets - Lying Around (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Stereo Total - Baby Ouh (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Unnatural Helpers - Sunshine/Pretty Girls (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Unnatural Helpers - Girl in the Window (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Bare Wires - Seeking Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Sundelles - Gold (MP3) It's another Double Issue sized column this week with a lot of exciting stuff this week...

DOWNLOAD: Tennis - Baltimore (MP3) Concept albums are nothing new, but the story behind the latest seven-inch from the band Tennis feels pretty fresh...