The Secret Life Of Sofia may be the most consistently impressive band playing in New York right now. Their last few shows have featured newly added members Chris Brazee and Fraser McCulloch, formerly of the much-missed Mistakes. And if you’re familiar with the Mistakes, you can probably imagine the little extra bounce these guys have [...]

Imagine one of those slightly bubblegummy singer-songwriter types you might come across at a college open mic night — the ones with the lyrics that make you cringe unless you’ve been through the same semi-fratboy years they went through. Locket is pretty much the exact opposite of that — almost as if they stood [...]

 
2008 Noise Stage Lineup
@ Galapagos
June 21st, 2008 Noon

Featuring: Ponytail, Power Douglas, Fiasco, The Shackeltons, Extra Life, The Austerity Program, Cursillistas, Monotract, Dinowalrus, Autodrone, Alex and the Horribles, Noveller, Brilliant Sweater, and more!!!

After the Jump is the joint effort of 20 New York City music bloggers whose sites attract over one million readers a week. [...]

Christina DaCosta (whom you may know from Man In Gray), Phil Rosenbloom, Jeffry Opdyke, and Michael Sowiski have formed a team called “The Rims” that will be participating in a 275 mile bike tour called Braking The Cycle that will take place to benefit HIV/AIDS services provided by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community [...]

(photo by Bryan Bruchman)
We were at the Community Board 6 meeting last night where the resolution to recommend non-renewal of Union Hall’s liquor license was on the agenda. Not only was the resolution voted down with rather vocal support from a number of well-spoken supporters on the board who made a great case for the [...]

Abigail Warchild played at Southpaw last Friday. We’ve seen them live a few times now, but this was the first time  we’ve seen them as a four-piece (until recently, there were five members). Their sound was just as big as before and filled the large stage and room of the venue with ease as they [...]

In case you haven’t heard, some people in Park Slope have begun attacking Union Hall as bad for the neighborhood — head to Gothamist to read about the controversy. StereoactiveNYC is based out of Park Slope and the venue and bar has been one of our favorites since it opened in the Summer of 2006. [...]

Wednesday, May 14th
Gold Streets
@ The Delancey (FREE SHOW/OPEN BAR)
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
8:30pm - Botanica
9:30pm - Gold Streets
10:30pm - Nicole Atkins & the Sea
OPEN BAR from 8:30pm-9:30pm
BBQ on the roof
She Keeps Bees
@ Glasslands / 9:30pm
289 Kent Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Scary Mansion, Day For Night
Thursday, May 15th
The Problem
@ The Lucky Cat / 9pm
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
Locket
@ Rehab [...]

The Naked Hearts played at the most recent Hot Rocks Party this past weekend at The Delancey. They’re a band we’ve seen a number of times now over the last few months since their debut. And each time has been a treat. For a band that started out with such promise and confidence, it’s impressive [...]

Taxi Taxi were the first band of the night at Hot Rocks this past Saturday at The Delancey. The band played their infectious brand of indie-pop to an enthusiastic crowd and really set a good vibe for the rest of the night. Here are some photos from their set, with more available on Flickr: