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 [...]

(still from “Champagne And Cold Coffee” video)
El Jezel has a new album out this week, which they’ll be celebrating with a show at Crash Mansion on Friday. In anticipation of this, they’ve just released a new music video and a free digital EP on their newly relaunched website.
The music video is for “Champagne And Cold [...]

Playing a little bit of catch-up. Here are some photos of Zero Spanish playing at the April Hot Rocks Party at The Delancey, with more available on Flickr:

We also posted about Zero Spanish when they played at Pianos in January.

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 [...]

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:

Cruel Black Dove played at Hot Rocks on Saturday at The Delancey. Their dark and electronic-tinged big rock sound, with complimentary light show, provided quite a spectacle to end the live band portion of the night. Singer Anastasia Dimou has an impressive stage presence and vocal ability that meshes well with the skilled playing of [...]

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 [...]