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Ear Farm On Unsacred Hearts

Ear Farm likes not only the Unsacred Hearts‘ album, In Defense Of Fort Useless, but also their live show:

Live, they were everything I could have wanted and more. It was the sound of four guys reminding New York what it means to have a blast playing rock/punk-rock. Their show, a virtual auditory viagra for the flaccid fans I’ve come to expect at NYC club shows. Absent were ‘cool’ people with arms folded, and a serious look on their face, and in their place was an audience rocking out to The Unsacred Hearts and their guest singers, the lovely Hardtogettes.

We wholeheartedly agree.

Tags: unsacred hearts

FRICTION Photos

(Dave of Unsacred Hearts and Danny of The Big Sleep)

Crackers United has photos from last week’s FRICTION party up over at Flickr, including shots of the Unsacred Hearts and The Big Sleep.

Tags: the big sleep, unsacred hearts

Two Man Gentlemen Band New Album MP3s

The Two Man Gentlemen Band have a new album, Great Calamities, coming out in July and have made two mp3s, as well as a tracklisting, available on their website:

mp3: “The Hindenberg Disaster”

mp3: “The Memphis Flu”

Tags: the two man gentlemen band

Bling Kong Photos

New Bling Kong photos are up at jonnyleather.com and Flickr. Fun stuff.

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Live This Week: June 26-July 2

(Two Thursday Night Parties)

Monday, June 26th

Dirty Magazine
@ The Delancey (AGENT [M]ONDAYS) / 9pm
168 Delancey Street, New York [map]

Tuesday, June 27th

Two Man Gentlemen Band
@ Muldoon’s / 7pm
692 3rd Avenue, New York, NY [map]
The Gentlemen perform 7-10 as The Booze Brothers
mp3: “Shotgun Wedding”

Wednesday, June 28th

The Song Corporation
@ Trash / 8pm
256 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY [map]
Lean Seasoned Beef Record Release!
mp3: “The Bug Speaks”

Harlem Shakes
@ Knitting Factory / 9pm
74 Leonard Street, New York, NY [map]
w/ White Rabbits and Gil Mantera’s Party Dream Advanced tickets at TicketWeb.com

Thursday, June 29th

DraculaZombieUSA + Man In Gray
@ Club Midway (BEG YR PARDON) / 8pm
25 Avenue B, New York, NY [map]
special Beg Yr. Pardon and DJ Mojo event! Man in Gray, DraculazombieUSA, the Pinkmeat, the Pussy Pirates (Ann Arbor, MI), Apples Apples (Toronto!) wow!
mp3: DraculaZombieUSA – “The Summer Jam”
mp3: Man In Gray – “Sleeping”

The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ Sin-e (EAR FARM PRESENTS) / 8pm
150 Attorney Street, New York, NY [map]
w/ Mancino, The Isles, Daylight’s for the Birds
mp3: “Hospital Inside Me”

Low Flying Jets
@ Fat Baby / 8:30pm
112 Rivington Street, New York, NY [map]
w/ Mesmer

A Place To Bury Strangers
@ Mercury Lounge / 7:30pm
217 East Houston Street, New York, NY [map]
Dirty On Purpose Record Release Show with Say Hi To Your Mom
mp3: “I’ve Lived My Life To Stand in The Shadow Of Your Heart”

Saturday, July 1st

The Problem
@ Rare (R&R) / 9pm
416 West 14th Street, New York, NY [map]
w/ April Smith
mp3: “No Exit”

Tags: a place to bury strangers, dirty magazine, draculazombieusa, harlem shakes, low flying jets, mancino, the problem, the secret life of sofia, the song corporation, the two man gentlemen band

Pitchfork Likes Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu have received an outstanding review from Pitchfork for their recently released album, Citrus. Here’s an excerpt:

Contrary to what you may see written about them, Asobi Seksu aren’t gazing at their shoes on their second album– they’re looking skyward the whole time. Yes, the guitar overload, massive reverb, and deceptively sweet vocals are all there, but this New York quartet is anything but a My Bloody Valentine retread.

Check out our own review of the album here.

mp3: “New Years”

mp3: “Thursday”

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The Day After: FRICTION

Those Crackers United folks sure know how to book a bill. Last night’s FRICTION was quite the show. Two of our favorite bands, Unsacred Hearts and The Big Sleep, played stellar sets. We were especially excited to hear a new Hearts song called “Fake Kisses.” And we’re now convinced that The Big Sleep may be in the running for the coveted “loudest band in NYC” title.

mp3: The Big Sleep – “Murder”

mp3: Unsacred Hearts – “Somewhere Deep In NYC”

Tags: the big sleep, unsacred hearts

The Secret Life Of Sofia Back From Tour

(Drawing by Bryan Bruchman)

The nice young men of The Secret Life Of Sofia just returned from a successful tour only to be attacked by the Subinev Robot Conversion Machine — we think it’s kinda like that giant computer the villainess falls into in Superman III — you know, she falls in and, for some reason, comes out looking like a robot or something, then, at the end, Superman crushes his glasses into a diamond with his bare hands and Richard Pryor thinks he can fly. We wonder if Eric can crush things into diamonds with his bare hands. Or maybe Kyle thinks he can fly.

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