Rose Melberg

The two NYC "chickfactor 25" shows feature Kicking Giant, Joe Pernice, The Pacific Ocean, Bridget St. John, and more.

we had *so much fun* at chickfactor 20 at the bell house in brooklyn, the idea of waiting another ten years seemed too painful too endure. so we made another festival for you...

"I feel like we're some weird meat stuck between two pieces of amazing bread." Small Factory drummer Phoebe Summerquash was referring to her band's placement on the bill between Versus and reformed indiepop legends Black Tambourine at Night One of CF*2012: for the love of pop......

DOWNLOAD: Black Tambourine - What's Your Game? (MP3) The first night of chickfactor 2012: for the love of pop, which features sets from reunited Black Tambourine and Small Factory, sold out pretty quick, so Black Tambourine have added another show at Maxwells on Monday April 9 for those who didn't get tickets...

DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Through the Valley (MP3) Go Sailor may be band from the past, but they have found Twitter and that's where the above message was posted last night during the NYC Popfest opening night show at Cake Shop where sets were played by PET MILK (PA), AMIDA (UK), GOLD-BEARS (GA), SEA LIONS (CA), DREAM DIARY (NYC), and THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (NYC)...

DOWNLOAD: NYC Popfest Mix (Zip) DOWNLOAD: Pet Milk - Cherry Outline (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears - Record Store (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sea Lions - All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Go Sailor - Windy (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Soda Shop - Farewell (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days - Simple Thing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days - Downhill (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kids on a Crime Spree - Sweet Tooth (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Secrets (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Anyone's Ghost (the National) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Mother of Pearl (MP3) This week is the fifth-annual NYC Popfest which happens Thursday - Sunday (May 19 - 22) at a variety of NYC and Brooklyn venues, playing host to around 30 bands from around the world...

DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats - Hey You (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats - Super (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats - Let's Go (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Summer Cats - TV Guide (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Black Tambourine - For Ex-Lovers Only (MP3) As previously reported, Australia is invading America (and NYC) this month -- musically speaking -- and another battalion has been added to their ranks: Melbourne's Summer Cats...

NYC Popfest ended last Sunday with a marathon of a show in the basement of Cake Shop on the Lower East Side. We already posted the pictures of The Drums (with a short summary of that day), and you can browse pics from the first three nights of NYC Popfest HERE...

DOWNLOAD: The Radio Dept - Freddie and the Trojan Horse (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Radio Dept - Why Won't You Talk About It? (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Radio Dept - The Worst Taste in Music (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Liechtenstein - Stalking Skills (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cats on Fire - Letters from a Voyage to Sweden (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Burning Hearts - I Lost My Color Vision (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Computer Perfection - The Fool is Hurt (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship - Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship (Zip) DOWNLOAD: The Icicles - La Ti Da (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pants Yell - Magenta and Green (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Smittens - Stop the Bombs...

Calvin Johnson is playing Barnard College on Wednesday. Rose Melberg is playing Cake Shop on Saturday. Calvin Johnson and Rose Melberg are playing a Todd P show together at Brooklyn's 3rd Ward next Tuesday...