Abigail Warchild plays straight-ahead, heavy-hitting rock. There’s perhaps a certain grungy edge to their music, but they’re no early nineties Seattle kickback. They’re doing their own thing and they’re doing it extremely well. They put on one hell of a live show at last weekend’s Hot Rocks Party at The Delancey. Here are some photos, [...]

We’ve yet to see a Sure Juror show that featured the entire band on stage at one time — guess that’s what happens when you have seven members who don’t always live in the same area. But each set we’ve seen them play has been an impressive indie-pop spectacle that’s left us wanting more. The [...]

The Isles played the last Hot Rocks Party at The Delancey. Their sometimes new-wave-inflected indie pop was a fun way to end the live portion of the night and segue into the usual late night dance party. Here are some photos of the band during their set, with more available on Flickr:

The Isles are playing [...]

Tuesday, February 26th
Mancino + The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ The Delancey (FREE SHOW!) / 8:30pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
8:30pm - The Head Set
9:30pm - The Secret Life Of Sofia
10:30pm - Mancino
OPEN BAR 8:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesday, February 27th
Naked Hearts
@ Cake Shop / 9pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Baby Walrus, So L’il
Thursday, February 28th
Via Audio
@ Mercury Lounge / 9:30pm
217 [...]

We first found out about Le Rug because Lisa Liu of Renminbi was playing guitar with them. So we took a listen on the old MySpace and were impressed enough to pretty much immediately ask them to play a show we were setting up, not really knowing what to expect live, but sure it would [...]

Friday, January 11th
The Muggabears
@ WOXY.com (in-studio performance) / 8pm

The Art Of Shooting
@ Luna Lounge (THE SHONDES RELEASE SHOW) / 9pm
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
The Shondes record release party
w/ My Teenage Stride, The Hungry March band, and The Shondes

Aldenbarton + Bridges And Powerlines
@ The Creek And The Cave / 9pm
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY
Saturday, January 12th
HOT [...]

Family Records has put together a compilation of holiday songs — both classic and original, all newly recorded — by a roster of local artists. Proceeds from sells will be donated to 826NYC, “a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their [...]

Friday, November 30th
EAR FARM/STEREOACTIVENYC HOLIDAY PARTY
@ Pianos
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
8pm - Super Volcano
9pm - Sure Juror
10pm - Man In Gray
11pm - Mancino
Saturday, December 1st
STEREOACTIVENYC/HOT ROCKS HOLIDAY PARTY
@ The Delancey
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
9pm - Gold & Gunmetal
10pm - She Keeps Bees
11pm - Renminbi
FREE BEER (PBR) - 12am - 1am
2 for 1 well drinks - [...]

We’re involved in two great shows this weekend to get the holiday season started. Friday night, we’re co-sponsoring a show with EarFarm at Pianos that features four bands. And Saturday night is the Hot Rocks Holiday Party with three bands and your favorite Fifties and Sixties party music. Here are all the details:
Friday, November 30th
EarFarm [...]

Okay, now that CMJ is good and over, let’s take a look back at a few highlights.
Of course, Saturday night was the StereoactiveNYC/Hot Rocks Party Official CMJ Showcase, co-sponsored by DigitalFreedom.org. In case you missed our wrap-ups, here they are:
PART ONE: Chop Shop, The Secret Life Of Sofia, Gold Streets
PART TWO: Mancino, Man In Gray, [...]