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Man In Gray CD Release Show This Saturday

On Saturday, Man In Gray celebrates the release of their first full-length album, I Can’t Sleep Unless I Hear You Breathing, with a show at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It will be the first time the album is available to the public before the official June 19th release date. Here’s the info:

Saturday, June 2nd
@ Union Hall
702 Union Street
Park Slope/Brooklyn, NY

7:30pm – DOORS
8:00pm – The Gang
8:45pm – Screaming Females
9:30pm – The Lisps
10:15pm – MAN IN GRAY

w/ The Music Slut DJing throughout the night

You can RSVP for the show at Going.com if you want to.

Here’s an mp3 from the album:

“Stranded”

And a live video of the opening track, “If You Ride It To The End, You’ll Get What You Came For,” from their recent Luna Lounge show:

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Takka Takka Signs On The Line Which Is Dotted

Congratulations to Takka Takka, who recently signed with Ernest Jenning. The label will be issuing an expanded version of the band’s LP, We Feel Safer At Night, that will include tracks from their recent Talk Faster EP. This as the band heads into the studio to work on a follow-up full-length.

mp3: “We Feel Safer At Night”

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Galapagos Moving To DUMBO

From the New York Times:

In a move that has greater symbolic significance than mere real estate hopscotch, Galapagos Art Space, the pioneering bar and performing arts space that helped put Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on the cultural map, is moving a few neighborhoods down the East River, to Dumbo.

Galapagos, which has played host to a broad array of New York’s musicians, dancers, theater artists, performance artists, fine artists and burlesque dancers during its 12-year existence, is scheduled to move into the space, a 102-year-old, 10,000-square-foot former horse stable at 16 Main Street, in the spring or summer of 2008.

So, will DUMBO be the next place for music venues?

Via Gothamist

Live Video: The Secret Life Of Sofia – “Diamond Face”

When The Secret Life Of Sofia took the stage at Pianos a couple of weeks ago for the first time in six months, it was with a set of mostly new material. But they started off with a recognizable — and much welcome — song from their self-titled EP called “Diamond Face.” We’ll have video of some of the new stuff soon enough, but for now here’s that familiar song:

(download better quality video playable in iTunes and on your iPod)

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Live This Week: May 28-June 3

This weekend Man In Gray celebrates the release of their first full-length album, I Can’t Sleep Unless I Hear You Breathing, at Union Hall.

Wednesday, May 30th

The Art Of Shooting
@ Cakeshop / 8pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, New York

Friday, June 1st

Mistakes
@ Galapagos / 8pm
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ Coltrane

The Problem
@ The Delancey / 9pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, New York
w/ Dead Betties, Arson Class, Class, Cities On Fire

Saturday, June 2nd

Man In Gray
@ Union Hall / 10pm
RELEASE SHOW!
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ The Lisps, Screaming Females, The Gang

The Big Sleep + Mancino
@ Mercury Lounge / 8pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, New York
w/ Die Romantik, La Laque

Tags: mancino, mistakes, screaming females, the art of shooting, the big sleep, the problem

Live Video: The Muggabears – “Dead Kid Kicks”

Every time we hear The Muggabears‘ “Dead Kid Kicks,” the riff gets stuck in our heads for about a week. It’s from their recently released Night Choreography EP and they played the hell out of it —along with the rest of their set — at Pianos a couple of weekends back:

(download better quality video playable on your iPod and in iTunes)

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New One From The Song Corporation

Soft Communication has a short story inspired by a new song from The Song Corporation. Thankfully, it’s accompanied by an mp3 of the song — “A Novel Idea,” from their upcoming album Pirates! — so you’re not left completely scratching your head. Go read and download.

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Man In Gray Listening Party Tonight + Live Video

Man In Gray‘s first full-length album, I Can’t Sleep Unless I Hear You Breathing, isn’t officially out until June 19th and their release show isn’t until June 2nd, but you can hear the whole album tonight at The Delancey. The band is having a free listening party featuring door prizes, cheap drinks, and music before and after the album plays (which will be between 8pm and 9pm) DJed by Danny Barria of The Big Sleep. And if you want some free BBQ go RSVP at Going.com and be one of the first to show up tonight.

Here’s a live video of the band performing “Stranded,” which is on the new album, at Luna Lounge recently:

(download better quality video playable on your iPod and in iTunes)

Tags: the big sleep