The Grates

Les Savy Fav & Hannibal Buress helped open the new Knitting Factory in Brooklyn - pics

Knitting Factory‘s move to Brooklyn is finally complete and the doors are open. After a friends and family performance-less soft opening on Tuesday, Les Savy Fav truly broke in the place with one of the band’s trademark bonkers performances on Wednesday evening (9/9)…

The Grates & Pearl & the Beard @ Mercury Lounge in NYC - pics & setlist

“It looks likes Patience retro-fitted a pair of cowgirl boots on top of some Chuck Taylors. She’s just a regular-ole DIY shoe cobbler. This is what it has come to, I’m talking about her shoes — a sign that I have run out of things to talk about…

The Grates played Pianos (pics), releasing new album (with guest appearances from Tim Fite & a Mate of State)

“Australia’s The Grates are set to release their sophomore album on September 15th via Thirty Tigers/Dew Process. The 13-song album was produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut and features guest appearances (vocals on “Milk Eyes”) and Tim Fite (vocals on “Not Today”)…

Sissy Wish & The Grates @ Pianos in NYC - pics

Sissy Wish‘s trip to NYC from Norway was in a bit of disarray at first, but she/they still ended up playing four shows while they were here…

Sissy Wish is here - MP3, 2 or 3 NY shows (1 w/ the Grates)

DOWNLOAD: Sissy Wish – Dwts (MP3) Norwegian electro-pop singer Sissy Wish is back in New York this week with two shows at Pianos: tonight (7/20) with Cincinnati’s Slow Claw and locals Ghost Robot Ninja Bear, and on Wednesday (7/22) with The Grates…

The Grates (from Australia) playing shows @ Pianos (in NYC)

The Grates @ Mercury Lounge (more by Tim Griffin) Australia’s The Grates visited NYC for a string of post-SXSW shows earlier this year. They’re back in July for a three-week residency at Pianos…

What's going on Tuesday?

The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (photo) tonight in NYC * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Mandy Moore @ Highline Ballroom * Neil Innes of the Rutles @ BB King’s * Isis, Pelican, Tombs @ Irving Plaza * Sessions at Santa’s w/ Skint, Light Asylum (DJ) @ Santos * Emilie Simon, Holiday Shores @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Love Is All, Real Estate, The King Left @ Maxwell’s * Rock Plaza Central, Suckers, John Reichmann @ The Bell House * Art Brut, Murder Mystery, Les Sans Culottes @ Mercury Lounge * Bushwick Book Club: Watchmen w/ Franz Nicolay, etc @ Goodbye Blue Monday * Afrobeat Fest w/ BLK JKS, Geko Jones, Uproot Andy, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, Blue Nefertiti’s Paris@Night, Yacouba Diabate, Mamodou Konate, Afrobeat Radio DJs @ Knitting Factory Mandy Moore is playing a free early show at the Highline Ballroom tonight for those who buy her new album, Amanda Leigh, from Best Buy…

Deastro, Obits, White Lies, WAVVES, Ladyhawke, Efterklang, Primal Scream & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Micachu – Lips (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Chap – Proper Rock (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Choir of Unbelievers – Next Summer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Youth Group – “Start Today Tomorrow” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Fumes – “Automobile” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Deastro – Parallelogram (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Deastro – Light Powered (MP3) Micachu @ Cake Shop (more by Tim Griffin) Welcome to the SXSW Hangover edition of This Week in Indie…

Sky Larkin played SXSW & Mercury Lounge (pics) - Los Campesinos was in the audience

“We got to have an awesome pals pre tour reunion with the dear Sky Larkin last night, which involved heading into New York to watch them support The Grates at the Mercury Lounge…

The Grates played SXSW & Mercury Lounge in NYC (pics)

“I didn’t know much about this Australian group until I caught Saturday’s set, but lead singer Patience Hodgson blew me away with her enthusiasm…
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