As previously mentioned, Man In Gray’s Tina DaCosta is part of a group called The Rims taking part in a long-distance bike ride to raise money for HIV/AIDS services provided by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York City. In addition to the Fugazi Covers Project they’re organizing, they have a [...]

This Saturday is the June Hot Rocks Party. Autodrone, Bella Noir, and Monster Eiffel Tower will be playing. It’s going to a good time. Here are details:
Saturday, June 7th
Hot Rocks Party
@ The Delancey / 8:30pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
9pm - Monster Eiffel Tower
10pm - Bella Noir
11pm - Autodrone
Drink Specials:
12am to 1am - Free Beer (Pabst [...]

By the way, the El Jezel video for “Champagne And Cold Coffee” that the band released earlier this week along with a free digital EP is on YouTube:

And don’t forget to head to Crash Mansion tonight as El Jezel releases their second full-length album, The Warm Frequency:
Friday, May 30th
El Jezel
@ Crash Mansion / 11pm
199 Bowery [...]

“All of the stories on Seven Summits are at least partly true. Some are completely true, and were told to me firsthand. Some are more like historical fiction.” - Kyle Wilson
Obviously, it’s not possible to objectively quantify the quality of any piece of music. But if counting the number of times an album is able [...]

Man In Gray has announced that they will be going on indefinite hiatus starting in July. Before that, they’ll be playing two shows. The first is this Saturday, May 31st, at Don Pedro in Brooklyn and will be shot for a documentary being put together about Brooklyn bands. Their final show will be June 19th [...]

We helped to organize a pre-release party for Renminbi back in March when their album, The Phoenix, was first being made available on a very limited basis. It ended up being an excellent show and the album has been in pretty heavy rotation for us the last few months since we first received it. The [...]

Thursday, May 22nd
Renminbi + The Naked Hearts + Forest Fire
@ Pianos (RENMINBI CD RELEASE PARTY) / 8pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
8pm - Renminbi
9pm - Forest Fire
10pm - The Naked Hearts
11pm - Something In Spanish
The Jaguar Club
@ Mercury Lounge / 7:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7:30pm - The Jaguar Club
8:30pm - Saints & Lovers
9:30pm - Action [...]

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 [...]

Monday, May 5th
FRICTION
@ Mercury Lounge / 7:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7pm - Still Hype DJs (Btwn Sets!)
8pm - Pattern Is Movement
9pm - Sightings
10pm - Fuck Buttons
Wednesday, May 7th
Bottle Up & Go
@ The Annex / 8pm
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY
8:00pm - Bottle Up & Go
8:45pm - Black Taxi
9:30pm - HYMNS
10:00pm - The Parlor Mob (CD [...]

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 [...]