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Photos: Kristie Redfield at Jackson Heights Poetry Festival

Kristie Redfield is a talented woman. This we already knew, having seen her perform with two great bands in recent years. But reminders are always welcome, as was her performance this past Saturday in Jackson Heights featuring George and Jessica Flanagan of El Jezel, as well as Alex Lipsitt on drums. Here are some photos, with more (including video of a Leonard Cohen cover) available on Flickr:

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Lariats: Get A Rope

We’ve seen and heard it happen before: a group of experienced New York musicians who put together a new band that, right out of the gate, sounds like a pretty much fully-formed entity offering entirely fresh sounds through a new combination of familiar and extremely skilled musicians that we’ve enjoyed in projects past. That’s pretty much what we said about The Secret Life Of Sofia back when they first got going. It’s what we thought of Aldenbarton when they got going with a full line-up recently. And now it’s what we’re saying about Lariats — not that the three bands necessarily sound alike.

So far, Lariats have only played two shows and we happened to be at both. What impressed us both times was that it seemed like these four — Kristie, Marta, Nick, and Pete — had been playing together for years. Every note and beat found its pocket perfectly. But what’s really nice about seeing a band like this — new, yet experienced — is that it’s rare to hear a band both play their music with skill and confidence and not seem slightly tired of playing their material. It’s inevitable with most bands that by the time they’re actually really good at playing their first set of songs, they’re already tired of them. With Lariats, the usual divide between skill and freshness is simply non-existent. And that’s why you should check them out as soon as you can.

In fact, you can check them out tonight at The Creek And The Cave. Yes, you non-residents of Queens, it’s in Long Island City… but c’mon, you have a damn Metrocard, so don’t be a wuss.

Live This Week: August 20th-26th

Wednesday, August 22nd

Via Audio
@ Union Hall / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Dappled Cities, The XYZ Affair

Thursday, August 23rd

Mistakes
@ Galapagos / 9pm
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ RUOK, Viva Nada, You Me Us Them

Friday, August 24th

Lariats
@ The Creek And The Cave / 9pm
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY
w/ The Wallace Bros., Fred Thomas

The Art Of Shooting
@ Opera House Lofts / 8pm
27 Arion Place
Brooklyn, NY

Mancino
@ The Delancey (JEZEBEL MUSIC) / 10pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
w/ Ravens & Chimes, Bombs, The Bloodsugars

Saturday, August 25th

AFTER THE JUMP FEST
@ Studio B / 2pm
259 Banker Street
Brooklyn, NY
all day block party and indoor evening concert put on by a collection of local music bloggers

FREE DAY PARTY
2:00 PM (MetroMix.com Main Stage) THE TEENAGE PRAYERS
2:30 PM (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) JUKEBOX THE GHOST
3:00 PM (MetroMix.com Main Stage) LOCKSLEY
3:30 PM (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) BLING KONG
4:00 PM (MetroMix.com Main Stage) GOLEM
4:30 PM (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) GOES CUBE
5:00 PM (MetroMix.com Main Stage) RA RA RIOT
5:30 PM (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) APACHE BEAT
6:00 PM (MetroMix.com Main Stage) SPECTRUM

BENEFIT NIGHT SHOW
1:00 RIOT IN BELGIUM
12:00 FREE BLOOD
11:00 SOULICO
10:00 THE VIRGINS
FINGER ON THE PULSE (DJ SET)
DAVID BRUNO (SLAP YOU IN PUBLIC) (DJ SET)
and SPECIAL GUESTS TBA

Aldenbarton + El Jezel
@ The Creek And The Cave / 10pm
10-93 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY
free cake
w/ Purple Operator, Lord Easy

Sunday, August 26th

The Fatales
@ Mercury Lounge / 9pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY