A tribute show to Brainiac is happening in NYC, and footage will be used in the upcoming documentary on the band. The show will feature surviving members of Brainiac, plus members of Girls Against Boys (who also headline), The Dismemberment Plan, The Wrens, Hole, Les Savy Fav, Hella, Chrome Cranks, and more...
You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...
Archers of Loaf, Monsoon @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Hailing from the same North Carolina scene as Superchunk and Polvo, Archers of Loaf were probably the most "rock" of the bunch, with an arsenal of '90s college radio fist-pumpers like "Web in Front," "Wrong," and "Plumb...
The fifth annual Brooklyn Rock Lottery took place on Saturday (12/6) at Baby's All Right. Members of bands convened that morning, with names being drawn out of a hat by five drummers to make the ad-hoc bands, who then spent the rest of the day writing and rehearsing original songs that would be performed that night at the venue...
The fifth annualBrooklyn Rock Lottery is taking place this year on December 6 at Baby's All Right. In case you're not already familiar, here's the premise:The Rock Lottery premise is simple, but effective...
The Dismemberment Plan at Pitchfork Fest 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
DC indie rockers The Dismemberment Planreunited a few years back, and have been continuing to tour (they play the awesome Riot Fest Chicago this year), and now they're set to release their first album of new material since 2001's Change...
Brooklyn indie rockers The Burlies are the new project of Dismemberment Plan frontman Travis Morrison. They formed last year with a lineup that also includes David Brown (The Hellfighters, Poor But Sexy), Drew Butler (Cataract Camp), and Eric Farr (The Diagnostics), and played a few shows towards the end of the year, but partially due to Hurricane Sandy, they didn't make their hometown debut until earlier this year...