Rewards

Night two of the Northside Festival (6/17). Lots of good options. This is what I recommend.  Whole schedule is here. Apart from the outdoor Beirut show, I think the only show that is gonna prove to be tough to get into (for badgeholders) is the Sacred Bones/Stereogum showcase tonight at Public Assembly, due mainly to it being the U…

DOWNLOAD: Love Inks – Blackeye (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lovers – Figure 8 (MP3) Love Inks @ SXSW (more) Can you feel the love tonight? I can though mainly because we’ve got two bands with that in their name playing tonight…

DOWNLOAD: Love Inks – Blackeye (MP3) Austin trio Love Inks are gearing up for their big tour of the U.S., including stops at Glasslands (June 2) and Cake Shop (June 3)…

Back on 3/29, The Dears made a post-SXSW stop in Brooklyn to play a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Rewards and the Rassle. A belated set of pictures from that show, continues below…

Family is the new crystal. Wednesday was Family Portrait. Last night, 12/2, was Family Band. It’s hard to put your finger on the vibe projected by Family Band…

If you’re wondering why Los Angeles buzz band Warpaint has been around for almost seven years with only two releases to show for it, blame Shannyn Sossamon…

DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (Turkish Prison Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (Kim Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (Daniel Stricker Mix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (Rewards Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (midnight juggernauts cover by Impala cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Vital Signs (Istanbul Kebab remix) (MP3) Australian electro-pop trio Midnight Juggernauts (Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta and Daniel Stricker) will be releasing their second album, The Crystal Axis, on May 28th on Siberia Records…

DOWNLOAD: Keepaway – Yellow Wings (MP3) Brooklyn’s Keepaway, who have been compared to both Yeasayer and Animal Collective, play tonight (4/17) in NYC at the Studio at Webster Hall along with MNDR (who played with Amanda Blank last night and has more shows on the way) and Class Actress (who’s up first, according to the flyer – see below)…

DOWNLOAD: Holy Fuck – Latin America (MP3) Holy Fuck in Austin (more by Tim Griffin) As they put it, Holy Fuck “are playing a very special preview date in NYC (April 23rd), head to Europe in early May, and make their way back to the U…

North 4th is the new bar/venue that took over the space at 160 North 4th between Bedford and Driggs. Somewhat low key at the moment (no website), the place has started having shows including this one that happens there tonight (4/9):Translations Rewards (aaron pfenning (ex-chairlift), angus t (bachelor of arts), dev (lightspeed champion, test icicles) Landlady Erika Spring (of Au Revoir Simone)An updated picture of the venue below…