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Live This Week

Tuesday, April 29th

Zero Spanish
@ Spike Hill / 11pm
184 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
9pm - Cheryl
10pm - Mattison
11pm - Zero Spanish

The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ Montauk Club / 8pm
25 8th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
“Book and bake sale benefit event for Sangam House. www.sangamhouse.org”

She Keeps Bees (Jess solo/acoustic)
@ Pianos / 10pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
7pm - Anita Athavale
8pm - Sharon Van Etten
9pm - Jae
10pm - She Keeps Bees
11pm - Lowbar

Wednesday, April 30th

She Keeps Bees
@ Pianos / 9pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY

Friday, May 2nd

The Art Of Shooting
@ Europa / 8pm
98 Mesarole Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Holy Sons, Scout Niblett

The Muggabears + Susu
@ Cake Shop / 9pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Slasher Risk, Dinowalrus

Boy Genius
@ Union Hall (CD RELEASE SHOW) / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Royal American, Mr. Gnome

Saturday, May 3rd

Cruel Black Dove + The Naked Hearts + Taxi Taxi
@ The Delancey (HOT ROCKS PARTY) / 8:30pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
9pm - Taxi Taxi
10pm - The Naked Hearts
11pm - Cruel Black Dove
8:30pm-9:30pm - 2 for 1 drinks
12am-1am - FREE BEER (Pabst Blue Ribbon)

Photos: El Jezel at Hot Rocks

We were happy to have one of our favorite bands, El Jezel, play at the most recent Hot Rocks Party. They’re a band comfortable mixing newer and older material into their sets, so it’s always interesting to hear the way the songs contrast and compliment each other in different combinations and contexts. As we’ve said previously, we’re really looking forward to their second full-length album, which they’ll thankfully be unleashing soon. And, hey, you can head to the StereoactiveNYC MySpace to hear, “Monument Valley,” an exclusive preview track. Here are some photos from the band’s set, with more available on Flickr:

El Jezel will be playing again on April 23rd at Rehab (formerly Club Midway).

Photos: Rowboats at Hot Rocks

This past weekend’s Hot Rocks Party featured Rowboats closing out the live music portion of the evening. They’re a band with a well-crafted, infectious sound. Perhaps what’s most enjoyable and impressive is the way they unabashedly flirt with certain pop sensibilities without seeming to cater to those tendencies, always seeming to weave in a slightly dark element that takes the music down a wholly interesting and inventive path. Here are some photos from their set, with more available on Flickr: