Silk Purse

Body/Head celebrated 'No Waves' at National Sawdust (pics)

Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon’s experimental duo with Bill Nace, Body/Head, celebrated their new album in Williamsburg on Saturday. MV Carbon and Silk Purse opened…

What's going on Wednesday? (Built to Spill, Front Bottoms, Phil Cook, Lydia Lunch, G.L.O.S.S., Cloak, Black Uhuru, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… The Front Bottoms @ Rough Trade The Front Bottoms’ new album Back On Top is their first for a major label, but it’s actually more subdued and often folkier than its predeces…

What's going on Sunday? (Afropunk Fest, Jamie xx, 7Seconds, Ghost, Lydia Lunch, Dead Leaf Echo, Jazmine Sullivan, more)

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Afropunk Festival @ Commodore Barry Park It’s the second day of the awesome multi-genre two-day Afropunk Festival, and there’s a ton of great artists today including Gary Clark Jr, Kele, Thundercat, Kaytranada, Kelela, Goldlink, Curtis Harding, Petite Noir, and plenty more…

What's going on Saturday? (Cayetana, High on Fire, Ghetto Ghouls, Van Halen, Movielife, Juan Wauters, John Hiatt, more

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Cayetana, Chumped, Thin Lips, Worriers @ Baby’s All Right BV is thrilled to present this show with four of the indie/punk bands we’re especially excited about at the moment…

Cleveland punks X Blank X reformed and on short tour, playing two NYC-area shows (dates, song streams)

What are X____X? Unusual combination of nihilists? Rampant minimalists? Arted, parted and departed anarchists? Actually, a more logical question would be: Who are X_____X…

What's going on Monday? (The Raveonettes, Neil Diamond, Titus Andronicus, The Rebel, Lucinda Williams & more)

The Raveonettes in Chicago, 2012 (more by Sarah Frankie Linder) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…

Trans-Pecos updates: liquor license being issued, cafe open, backyard complete, schedule includes Mount Eerie & more

Ridgewood, Queens venue Trans-Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave) has some updates for the fall, including that they’ve finally got their liquor license approved, the cafe is open, and the backyard is compl…

Free show & movie (Gonzo Music Diaries) @ CB's Gallery

Wednesday September 13 @ 7:30 pm (FREE!) CB’s Gallery (part of CBGB) is showing Gonzo Music Diaries – a film by Roy Szuper about the 2004 Williamsburg Music + Arts festival…

Thighpaulsandra | Double Vulgar II | TMT 5/5

“Thighpaulsandra (born Tim Lewis to retired opera singer Dorothy Lewis) is a Welsh experimental musician. His influences are krautrock and improvised electronic music…