With so many great bands in NYC, sometimes it can be hard to get out and see all the ones you’d like to see. So, when you come across a bill like this past Saturday night’s show at Pianos — that included The Muggabears, The Secret Life Of Sofia (their first show in six months), [...]

This week presents a familiar situation for May — a weekend packed with so many shows, it’s impossible to make it to them all. Just get to as many as you can and you’ll go into next week a happy person, we’re sure.

Thursday, May 17th
Mistakes
@ Union Pool / 8pm
(JEZEBEL MUSIC)
484 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Friday, May [...]

Man In Gray played at the new Luna Lounge in Brooklyn last Thursday. Here’s a video of one of their newer songs, “Dust Mites:”

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That’s right. Up The Empire’s new full-length album, Light Rides The Super Major is out today and available to buy from The Cougar Label, iTunes, Insound, and eMusic.

Here’s another video of Mancino performing at The Dleancey as part of the Hot Rocks Party on April 14th:

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Both Gold Streets and The Muggabears are up for “Artist Of The Month” over at The Deli Magazine. Go vote!

Here’s another video of Chop Shop from the April 14th Hot Rocks Party. The song is one of four from their demo, which you can download in its entirety here.

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We would like to point out that this week marks the return of two great bands that haven’t played live in quite some time. And both are playing really great shows. The Unsacred Hearts haven’t played live since the Serious Business Records CMJ Showcase back in early November and we happen to know that it’s [...]

Just a reminder that Gold Streets is celebrating the release of their new album, Looks Like Fireflies, tonight at Crash Mansion. They’ve put together an impressive lineup for the evening:
8pm - The Attorneys
9pm - The Subjects
10pm - GOLD STREETS
11pm - Cedars
Read our review of the album here and enjoy this video of the band performing [...]

We know you want that new Up The Empire album, so head over to Insound for an early download of Light Rides The Super Major.