Strange Boys

Having spent time in a number of bands over the last few years, Chris Catalena is set to release his new solo album, Here Comes the Time in June via Pau Wau Records...

Ty Segall @ Webster Hall (photo by roedood) Of the handful of times I've seen Ty Segall live (admittedly only a fraction of his shows in the city), his set at Webster Hall was without a doubt the best...

Ty Segall and White Fence are teaming up for a collaborative album called Hair, which will be out on April 28th via Drag City. Tracklist below...

DOWNLOAD: Heavy Times - Future City (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Brain Idea - Oh I'm Free (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Los Campesinos! - By Your Hand (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Strange Boys - Me and You(MP3) I'm heading to the M for Montreal festival tomorrow which will keep me busy and entertained, but here's what I'll be missing this week while I'm there...

Austin's Strange Boys released their latest LP Live Music last week via Rough Trade, and will practice what they preach at a set of NYC dates in middle November: 11/18 at Mercury Lounge with William Tyler, 11/19 at Glasslands with Xray Eyeballs, Habibi & a DJ Jonathan Toubin, and 11/20 at Generation Records...

Punk rock long ago transcended class, age, gender and ethnicity to become a signifier not necessarily of outward rebellion but of the symbolic, crazy-on-the-inside variety...

DOWNLOAD: White Fence - Get That Heart (MP3) Bill wrote:"White Fence who are making a rare trip to the East Coast this week, playing a few shows here in NYC: Thursday at 285 Kent with Woods and Spectre Folk, then Saturday (4/30) at Cake Shop...

JEFF the Brotherhood @ Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * Matuto @ Barbes * Gato Loco @ Barbes * Busy P @ Hiro Ballroom * Styx @ Beacon Theatre * The Misfits @ Irving Plaza *

1/2 of Those Darlins have a side-project they call Funstix and Funstix make up 1/2 of the songs on the new Those Darlins 7", "Nightjogger" ("First new song from Those Darlins since their debut that previews their forthcoming sophomore release...

& Natalia Moena Lee Fields was probably the first act to ever perform at a Jelly Pool Party that promised the crowd his autograph after the show if they bought a CD, and that's part of the reason to love him...