Bush Tetras @ Le Poisson Rouge * Greenwich Village, Manhattan * $12/$15
Along with ESG and Liquid Liquid, the Bush Tetras were one of the original funk-punk bands that came out of the tail end of No Wave in New York City in the late 70's and early 80's. Featuring Pat Place of the Contortions, the Bush Tetras are a female-led group of funky post-punkers whose music echoes the bleak, nihilistic culture of late 70's NYC. [video]
Other shows
PC Worship @ Death By Audio ($7)
Andrew Bird @ Prospect Park (free)
Saturday, June 11
Pygmy Shrews, Pop 1280, White Suns * Willliamsburg, Brooklyn * $8
Pygmy Shrews are one of the best bands in New York, but they are also flaky so don't be shocked if they cancel this show at the last minute. However, so far so good. They play nasty nasty nasty post-hardcore with lots of distortion. [video] Pop 1280 are a little more bleak but also nasty. [video] White Suns are a noise band and they are good at it. [video]
Other shows
Greg Fox (GDFX) & C Spencer Yeh (collaboration) @ Shea Stadium
Sunday, June 12
T.S.O.L. @ Santos Party House * Chinatown, Manhattan * $12
T.S.O.L. are one of the original hardcore punk bands from southern California. They are also one of the best. [video]
R. Stevie Moore @ Bell House * Gowanus, Brooklyn * $10
R. Stevie Moore was making lo-fi indie pop before "lo-fi" and "indie" had been invented. The American godfather of DIY, R. Stevie Moore has a catalog of hundreds of quirky pop songs. He's a badass too. He may look a little like Santa Claus, but he will fuck your shit up. The man is amazing live. [video]
Other shows
GDFX @ Coco 66
C Spencer Yeh @ Zebulon
Monday, June 13
PC Worship @ Cake Shop * LES, Manhattan
PC Worship merge lo-fi folk with free jazz and avant garde influences. When the band is on, they're genius. [video]
Tuesday, June 14
Japanther, Shellshag, Heavy Cream @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Japanther are an art-punk duo who sing through a telephone mic but have lots and lots and lots of pop hooks and lots and lots and lots of energy! [video] Shellshag are also a duo. They get drunk and shout punk anthems and then knock things over and build a tower out of their drums. [video] Heavy Cream are from Nashville and play awesome southern/country/blues punk. And look good doing it. [video]
Wednesday, June 15
Say No! To Architecture, Zs @ Shea Stadium * Bushwick, Brooklyn * $7
Say No! To Architecture and Zs are two of Brooklyn's best experimental (and largely instrumental) psychedelic bands. See them both for only $7! [SN!TA vid] [Zs vid]
Other shows
The Men (record release) @ Death By Audio ($7)
The long view...
June
16
HoZac Showcase: K-Holes, Xray Eyeball, My Teenage Stride @ Shea Stadium
Northside Festival: Atlas Sound (Deerhunter side project), Lichens @ St. Cecilia's ($15/$17)
Northside Festival: Eternal Summers, Reading Rainbow, Secret History @ Bruar Falls ($10)
Swervedriver (original shoegaze) @ Irving Plaza
17
Northside Festival: Woods @ St. Cecilia's ($12/$15)
Northside Festival: Beirut, Sharon van Etten @ McCarren Park (sold out!)
orthside Festival: Surfer Blood, Eternal Summers, Grooms, Xray Eyeballs @ Knitting Factory ($12/$14)
Dean Wareham (playing Galaxie 500), Vacant Lots @ Bell House ($15/$20)
The Books @ Prospect Park
18
Northside Festival: Guided By Voices (original line-up), Wavves, Surfer Blood, Babies @ McCarren Park ($30/$35)
Bardo Pond, White Out (Thurston Moore) @ Le Poisson Rouge ($10)
Northside Festival: Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) @ St. Cecilia's ($15/$17)
19
Northside Festival: Mount Eerie (Microphones) @ St. Cecilia's ($12/$15)
SLZRD WZRD (mem Lightning Bolt) @ Coco 66
21
Talib Kweli @ Red Hook Park (free!)
Chairlift @ Cameo Gallery ($10)
22
The Bronx @ Concert Cruises
23
Dinosaur Jr (performing Bug), Fucked Up @ Terminal 5
Art Brut, Reptar @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Chairlift, Telepathe @ Glasslands ($10)
24
Special Guest (??!), Coathangers, Religious to Damn @ 285 Kent
25
Archers of Loaf @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (sold out!)
Jeff the Brotherhood (one of the best 90's indie bands) @ 285 Kent
26
Archers of Loaf @ Webster Hall
My Teenage Stride @ South Street Seaport
July
3
Panda Bear, Ducktails @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
8
The Wake, Weekend @ South Street Seaport
9
Ted Leo @ South Street Seaport (free!)
12
Animal Collective @ Prospect Park (sold out!)
Cold Cave @ Knitting Factory
Slick Rick @ Crotona Park (free!)
14
Tune-Yards @ River Rocks (free!)
Marly Marl @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Gary War, K-Holes, Pop. 1280 @ Union Hall
15
Radio Dept., Asobi Seksu (shoegaze/ambient pop) @ South Street Seaport
16
4 Knots Festival: Black Angels, Titus Andronicus, Obits, Eleanor Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) + more
19
Kool Moe Dee (one of the first and best rappers of all time) @ Queensbridge (free!)
22
Death From Above 1979 @ Williamsburg Waterfront ($43)
23
The Feelies, Real Estate, Times New Viking @ Prospect Park (free!)
Heartless Bastards (acoustic) @ Mercury Lounge (sold out!)
24
Heartless Bastards (acoustic) @ Mercury Lounge
28
Walt Mink (great 90's indie band that split up over 10 years ago) @ Bell House
29
West Memphis Three Benefit with Dez Cadena @ Southpaw
Black Lips @ Bowery Ballroom
August
2
Sugarhill Gang @ Tappan Park (free!)
Sufjan Stevens @ Prospect Park
6
Cold Cave @ Bowery Ballroom
Crystal Antlers @ Glasslands ($10)
7
Friendly Fires, Cults @ Central Park (free!)
12
Sonic Youth @ Williamsburg Waterfront ($40)
*CANCELLED*
21
Rakim, EPMD @ Central Park (free!)
22
Deerhunter @ Webster Hall
25
Wavves @ East River Park (free!)
September
8
TV on the Radio @ Williamsburg Waterfront ($48)
October
22
The Damned @ Irving Plaza
29
Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) @ Town Hall (sold out!)
No comments:
Post a Comment