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Live This Week: April 30-May 6

The good news: three good shows this week.
The bad news: they’re all the same night.

Thursday, May 3rd

Gold Streets
@ Crash Mansion / 10pm
(RELEASE PARTY!)
199 Bowery, New York, New York
w/ Cedars, The Subjects, The Attorneys

Man In Gray + Up The Empire
@ Luna Lounge (ART&MUSIC) / 9:30pm
361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
w/ Nervous Cabaret, Smyer

Chop Shop
@ Arlene’s Grocery / 9pm
95 Stanton Street, New York, New York

Tags: chopshop, gold streets, up the empire

Live Video: Gold Streets – “Funny Cry Happy”

Gold Streets played last Thursday at Union Pool as part of Jezebel Music’s Feature Show. It was a crowded room and the band treated everyone to quite a set. Below is video of “Funny Cry Happy,” a song off their new album, Looks Like Fireflies, which is out at the beginning of May (but already available for download at echospin). We’ll be writing about the album soon, but can tell you now that we’ve listened to it an insane number of times and only enjoy it more with each listening.

Pay attention to the two stop/starts in the second half of the song. If you listen closely you’ll hear the audience go nuts — it’s sort of hard to hear because there’s this band playing their asses off, but it was quite impressive.

For better quality video, download the iTunes & iPod playable version.

Tags: gold streets

Live Video: Mancino – “Hetchie Hutchie Footchie”

Mancino’s EP, Dear International,, at times reminded us of Franz Ferdinand. But we’ve since realized, due in no small part to their recently released full-length — Manners Matter — that, if you bypass that possible medium and head back to the true source of influence for the band, you’ll likely end up looking straight into the eyes of Ray Davies and company. Mancino has the same rollicking playfulness The Kinks so often put on display, yet, unlike the wannabes, they also manage to capture the dark edginess, spanning a range of mild to outright cynical, that made The Kinks so special and interesting.

And they put on one hell of a live show:

What’s with the kazoo? Well, they normally use a recorder, but it decided to roll off the stage during load in or sound check and was lost to one of the many crevices around the stage. The guys were able to find a kazoo at a nearby store and made nice use of it. They even repeated the substitution at their next show with another recorder readily available to play. Mancino is cool. Mancino likes the kazoo. Therefore, the kazoo is cool. Logic has dictated.

For better quality video, download the iTunes & iPod playable version.

Tags: mancino

Live Video: The Bosch – “Paperback”

The Bosch play retro rock and roll and they play it well. The band was in top form last weekend at Hot Rocks as they brought their surf and garage tinged sound to a crowded room and kept the night’s energy at high levels. Need proof? Well, fine, then — look at this:

“Paperback” is from The Bosch’s upcoming album.

Tags: hot rocks party, the bosch

Live This Week: April 23-29

Tuesday, April 24th

Man In Gray + Takka Takka
@ Mercury Lounge / 7pm
(PELA’S RELEASE SHOW) [SOLD OUT]
217 East Houston Street, New York, New York
Man In Gray – 7pm | ProjectJennyProjectJan – 8pm | Takka Takka – 9pm | Pela – 10pm

The Upwelling
@ Nokia Theatre Times Square / 8pm
(SOLD OUT)
1515 Broadway, New York, New York
w/ Third Eye Blind

Thursday, April 26th

Oxford Collapse
@ Galapagos / 10pm
(WATERFRONT PRESERVATION ALLIANCE BENEFIT)
70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, New York
w/ Antelope & Rahim — 10 bucks to get in — Free bar from 10-11!

Sunday, April 29th

the iOs
@ Union Pool / 9pm
484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, New York

Tags: oxford collapse, takka takka, the iOs, the upwelling

Chop Shop

We recently had the pleasure of meeting a relatively new band called Chop Shop and having them play the Hot Rocks Party, which we’ve been booking. And we can now say we’re thoroughly impressed with both their recordings and their live show.

Here’s a video from their performance (the first of many videos we plan on posting in the future):

Chop Shop’s sound is reminiscent of R.E.M. or early Radiohead, with strokes of Joy Division or Interpol. We suggest you download the tracks below which, while they may officially constitute a demo, really project a refreshingly self-assured confidence not always present in young groups.

“Crickets”

“Sitting In A Circle”

“Caves N’ Caves”

“Break Beat”

Tags: chopshop, hot rocks party

Live This Week: April 16-22

Even if it is still sort of cold outside, you can tell that winter is officially over because all your favorite bands are back in action. This is quite the week for going to shows. And, if you’re up for it, we suggest you get your ass to as many as you possibly can.

Wednesday, April 18th

The Art Of Shooting
@ Club Europa / 8pm
98-104 Meserole Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
w/ Beat The Devil

Thursday, April 19th

A Place To Bury Strangers + Gold Streets
@ Union Pool (JEZEBEL MUSIC) / 9:30pm
484 Union Avenue
New York, New York
w/ The December Sound, Soundpool

Bling Kong + DraculaZombieUSA
@ a loft party / 8pm
29 Wythe @ North 13th Street
Brooklyn, New York

The Problem
@ The Slipper Room / 8pm
167 Orchard Street
New York, New York

Friday, April 20th

El Jezel
@ Crash Mansion / 8pm
199 Bowery
New York, New York
w/ Mesmer

Saturday, April 21st

The Muggabears
@ Cake Shop (RELEASE SHOW!)
152 Ludlow Street
New York, New York

Sunday, April 22nd

Mancino
@ Union Pool
484 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
w/ Run Chico Run, The Robot Ate Me

Tags: a place to bury strangers, beat the devil, bling kong, draculazombieusa, el jezel, gold streets, mancino, the art of shooting, the muggabears, the problem