There’s a remix of Asobi Seksu’s “Strings” — from their recently released album, Citrus — now available on the Friendly Fire MySpace page:
mp3: “Strings” (remix by Glass Factory)
[via BrooklynVegan]

(The Big Sleep + Unsacred Hearts)
Tuesday, June 20th
Beg Yr Pardon
@ The Delancey / 8pm
168 Delancey Street, New York, NY [map]
Featuring: Telenovela Star, Planes For Spaces, Takka Takka, Higgins
+ All you can eat BBQ, free brownies, also free beer from 11:30-12:30
Two Man Gentlemen Band
@ Muldoon’s / 7pm
692 3rd Avenue, New York, NY [map]
The Gentlemen perform 7-10 [...]

(Drawings by Bryan Bruchman
Up The Empire has a new mp3 online from their upcoming album, Light Rides The Super major:
mp3: “Volcano”
Their next New York show isn’t until July 7th,when they’ll be playing the Terset release sow along with Man In Gray at Park Slope’s Brooklyn Lyceum. In the meantime, they’ll be heading out on tour:
6/22 [...]

There’s an interview with Asobi Seksu’s Yuki Chikudate in Nichi Bei Times (Japanese American News).

A Place To Bury Strangers
@ Union Pool / 8pm
484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [map
w/ Kill The Lights
mp3: "I've Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart"
DraculaZombieUSA
@ Sin-e / 11:30pm
150 Attorney Street, New York, NY [map]
Includes East Coast and West Coast members!
mp3: “The Summer Jam”

Looks like Rothko is closed for good. That’s too bad.

Congratulations to The Big Sleep on signing to French Kiss Records. Word from the band is that their long-awaited album, Son Of The Tiger, will be released on September 19th from the label and they’re currently in the process of planning a tour to support it. We’ve had the opportunity to hear much of the [...]

The fun earlier this week was definitely at The Delancey. We have to hand it to Man In Gray’s Tina DaCosta and the rest of the Beg Yr Pardon crew for putting together a great party on Tuesday night. From El Madmo (aka Momad [aka Norah Jones and friends]), to Kickstart, to Fenwick, to Up [...]

Looks like the Crackers United gang has put together an excellent line-up for their next FRICTION party, including The Big Sleep, Unsacred Hearts, and Levy. This will be the party’s first time at Sin-e and will take place on June 22nd, co-sponsored by The L Magazine and Seattle’s KEXP.

Asobi Seksu was band of the day at