Your 33 Black Angels
What's Going on Friday?
Today’s NYC-area shows include Madlib, Less Than Jake, Deradoorian, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, Chris Stapleton, and more
What's going on Thursday (Halloween)?
Your Halloween night NYC show options include Sleater-Kinney, Dead & Co, Riceboy Sleeps, Flatbush Zombies, Yeasayer, Anti-Flag, Beach Fossils, Murphy’s Law, Ho99o9, World/Inferno, and more.
Red Hare, J Robbins, Puff Pieces, The Effects, & more Dischord-related shows
Dischord’s current bands and many of its alumni are playing shows all the time, and here’s a roundup of a few happening in NYC.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre played Webster Hall with The Veldt (pics, review)
There was a time, in the years following the release of the documentary DiG!, where Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe seemed to be at war with the audience (who sometimes seemed only to be there to see the band fall apart onstage), avoiding their catchiest material in favor of long, droney druggy jams. These days, though, Newcombe (sporting some serious snow-white mutton chops) and the BJM are mostly in the crowd-pleasing business, both in song selection and delivering classically cranky banter/rants between songs…
Mirah, Sinkane, Jolie Holland & more playing Lou Reed tribute at Manhattan Inn (whose January schedule is here)
The late, great Lou Reed will be paid tribute by a number of quality musicians on January 10 at Manhattan Inn. The lineup includes Jolie Holland, Mirah, Sinkane, Pencil (mem Big Thief), Invisible Familiars, Cassandra Jenkins, Sam Owens (Celestial Shore), and Your …
Yonatan Gat opening for Janka Nabay, doing residency at Aviv with Yvette, Tonstartsbandht, Kid Millions & more (dates)
Israeli musician and onetime Monotonix frontman Yonatan Gat‘s tour is wrapping up this weekend with a show at NYC’s Mercury Lounge on Saturday (4/11) with headliner Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang (tickets)…
Toronto duo Twist released new single, playing two NYC shows this week & other dates
Toronto duo Twist are musician Laura Hermiston and Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt, formed two years or so ago. Laura writes the songs, which have a ’60s/’70s folk-rock vibe, and Borcherdt adds just enough grit in the production…
The Monochrome Set played 1st NYC show in 30 years (pics), play Maxwell's tonight, Popfest on Friday
Arch, erudite post punks The Monochrome Set played their first NYC show in over 30 years on Memorial Day (5/27) at Bowery Electric with the pounding drums of their titular theme song leading the charge…
Variety Lights made a video (watch it), playing live (dates)
Former Mercury Rev frontman David Baker is bringing his musical project Variety Lights on the road for a few dates this month, including two in NYC: August 22 at Mercury Lounge with The Eastern Sea and Your 33 Black Angels (tickets) and August 24 at Public Assembly with Dinowalrus and August Wells…
