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 [...]

Monday, April 21st
The Secret Life Of Sofia + Via Audio
@ Union Hall / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Tuesday, April 22nd
Holy Moly! + Frauke
@ Cake Shop (FRAUKE RELEASE SHOW) / 8pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Monster Eiffel Tower
Via Audio
@ Mercury Lounge / 9pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7pm - American Princes
8pm [...]

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 [...]

Monday, March 24th
Screaming Females
@ Maxwell’s (w/ THE SLITS) / 7:30pm
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ
w/ The Slits, Hunchback, Shellshag
Wednesday, March 26th
Telenovela Star
@ Trash / 9pm
256 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Apollo Heights
FRICTION (SOLD OUT)
@ Mercury Lounge / 7pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7:30pm - Apache Beat
8:30pm - Team Robespierre
9:30pm - Health
10:30pm - Crystal Castles
Friday, March 28th
Goes Cube
@ Union Pool [...]

The Electric Mess brought their retro sound to the stage at The Delancey for the March Hot Rocks Party. They played an incredibly tight set that really got the night off to a fun start. Here are some photos, with more available on Flickr:

The Electric Mess’ next show is April 11th at Crash Mansion.
The next [...]

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, [...]

This Saturday, March 8th, StereoactiveNYC proudly presents Renminbi’s Pre-Release Party for their new album, The Phoenix. This will be the first time the album will be available and we’re celebrating with a great line-up of bands, as well as chances for partygoers to get free CDs and singles. Here’s the info:

8pm - Big
9pm - Luff
10pm [...]

Monday, March 3rd
Boy Genius + The Gang
@ Southpaw / 8pm
125 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ The Dive
Thursday, March 6th
Naked Hearts
@ 205 Club / 9pm
205 Chrystie Street
New York, NY
w/ The Exeter Popes
Friday, March 7th
Gold Streets
@ Union Hall / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Appomattox, Mussels
Rowboats
@ Don Pedro’s / 8pm
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Big Bang TV & Creature DJs
Takka Takka
@ [...]