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Live This Week

Monday, April 7th

The Big Sleep
@ Webster Hall / 8pm
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
w/ Minus The Bear, Portugal The Man

Thursday, April 10th

The Naked Hearts
@ Galapagos (CRASHIN’ IN) / 9:30pm
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
8:30pm – Making Friendz
9:30pm – The Naked Hearts
10:30pm – Air Waves
11:30pm – House Of Fire

She Keeps Bees
@ Galapagos (Back Room) / 10pm
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Sharon Van Etten, Darren Weiss

Pink Noise
@ Glasslands / 10pm
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Seasick, Blues Control

Friday, April 11th

The Bosch
@ Luna Lounge / 10pm
361 Metropolitan Avenue
New York, NY

Saturday, April 12th

The Art Of Shooting
@ The Annex / 10:15pm
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY
8:00pm – Bell Hollow
8:45pm – Soundpool
9:30pm – Thrushes
10:15pm – The Art of Shooting

Tags: pink noise, she keeps bees, the art of shooting, the big sleep, the bosch, the naked hearts

Live This Week: February 18-24

Monday, February 18th

Zero Spanish
@ Cake Shop / 8pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
w/ Bad Flirt, Weigh Down

Tuesday, February 19th

Gold Streets + Boy Genius
@ Pianos (CROSS POLLINATION) / 8pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY

Wednesday, February 20th

Naked Hearts
@ Glasslands / 8pm
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Making Friendz, Scary Mansion, Forest Fire

Le Rug
@ Trash Bar / 11pm
256 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
8:00pm – HOLOGRAPHIC BUTTONS
9:00pm – THE CHILLING DETAILS
10:00pm – THE IMPERIALISTS
11:00pm – LE RUG
12:00am – SO SO GLOS

Thursday, February 21st

The Big Sleep
@ Mercury Lounge (FRICTION / RELEASE PARTY) / 10:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
W/ SIAN ALICE GROUP + PRIESTBIRD + HEAVY CREATURES

Takka Takka
@ Magnetic Field / 8pm
97 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Friday, February 22nd

Man In Gray
@ Mercury Lounge / 8:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
8:30pm – Man In Gray
9:30pm – Pure Horsehair
10:30pm – Rahim
11:30pm – Dax Riggs (formerly Deadboy & The Elephantmen)

Saturday, February 23rd

The Art Of Shooting + Man In Gray
@ The Red And The Black / 8pm
1212 H Street, NE
Washington, DC
w/ The Alphabetical Order, Must Love Trash

Tags: boy genius, forest fire, gold streets, le rug, takka takka, the art of shooting, the big sleep, the naked hearts, zero spanish

Live This Week: December 3rd-9th

Monday, December 3rd

The Big Sleep
@ Knitting Factory / 8pm
(BLOGGER’S DELIGHT / JINNERS’ 5TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY)
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY
w/ Cheeseburger, Neckbeard Telecaster, Coin Under Tongue
FREE WITH GOING.COM RSVP

Thursday, December 6th

The Muggabears
@ Glasslands / 8pm
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ SuSu, Air Waves

Friday, December 7th

She Keeps Bees
@ ABCnoRIO
(BENEFIT FOR NEW ORLEANS)
156 Rivington Street
New York, NY

The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ Union Hall / 9pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ KaiserCartel, Winterpills

Saturday, December 8th

Screaming Females
@ The Fort
1414 Lincoln Place
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Hunchback

Tags: screaming females, she keeps bees, the big sleep, the muggabears, the secret life of sofia

Live This Week: September 24th – 30th

Monday, September 24th

Takka Takka
@ Sound Fix Records / 7pm
110 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Tuesday, September 25th

Takka Takka
@ The Delancey (CD RE-RELEASE PARTY) / 8:30pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY

Thursday, September 27th

the iOs
@ Union Pool / 8:30pm
484 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Mussels, World Without Magic

Friday, September 28th

The Art Of Shooting
@ Southpaw / 8pm
125 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, September 29th

The Fatales
@ Water Street Lounge (DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL) / 8pm
66 Water Street
Brooklyn, NY
SESAC & DELI MAGAZINE showcase
w/ The Velocet, The Picture
Danny Barria from The Big Sleep DJing between sets

The Muggabears + Via Audio
@ Sound Fix (VIA AUDIO CD RELEASE SHOW!) / 8pm
110 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Suckers

Sunday, September 30th

The Big Sleep
@ Music Hall Of Williamsburg / 10pm
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ The Twilight Sad, Other Passengers

Tags: takka takka, the art of shooting, the big sleep, the fatales, the iOs, the muggabears, via audio

Live This Week: July 2-8

The week gets off to a great start tonight with A Place To Bury Strangers playing at The Gramercy Theater. Then, after everyone’s had their fill of fireworks and BBQ (is it even possible to get one’s fill of BBQ?), might as well move into Park Slope’s Union Hall for the weekend. We’ll be spending so much time there we might as well set up a cot or bring a sleeping bag. First, Neon Lights presents a Friday/Saturday two night stand of great indie rock, including the live debut of Botany Bay, a side project for a couple of members of The Secret Life Of Sofia, along with other great locals such as El Jezel, Mancino, and Via Audio. We’ll be there. And we’ll be back Sunday night for Alina Simone, formerly of Emma La Reina.

Monday, July 2nd

A Place To Bury Strangers
@ The Gramercy Theater / 8pm
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
w/ Radio Birdman

Friday, July 6th

El Jezel + Mancino
@ Union Hall (NEON LIGHTS) / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ De Novo Dahl, Thrushes
DJ sets by Earfarm and Danny Barria of The Big Sleep

Saturday, July 7th

Botany Bay + Via Audio
@ Union Hall (NEON LIGHTS) / 8pm
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Tacks the Boy Disaster, Ola Podrida
DJ sets by Cindy Hotpoint & Pinkie Von Bloom of The Rich Girls Are Weeping

A Place To Bury Strangers + The Vandelles
@ Death By Audio / 8pm
49 South 2nd Street
Brooklyn, NY
w/ Ceremony

Sunday, July 8th

Alina Simone
@ Union Hall
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY

Tags: a place to bury strangers, alina simone, botany bay, el jezel, emma la reina, mancino, the big sleep, the secret life of sofia, the vandelles, via audio

Live This Week: May 28-June 3

This weekend Man In Gray celebrates the release of their first full-length album, I Can’t Sleep Unless I Hear You Breathing, at Union Hall.

Wednesday, May 30th

The Art Of Shooting
@ Cakeshop / 8pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, New York

Friday, June 1st

Mistakes
@ Galapagos / 8pm
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ Coltrane

The Problem
@ The Delancey / 9pm
168 Delancey Street
New York, New York
w/ Dead Betties, Arson Class, Class, Cities On Fire

Saturday, June 2nd

Man In Gray
@ Union Hall / 10pm
RELEASE SHOW!
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ The Lisps, Screaming Females, The Gang

The Big Sleep + Mancino
@ Mercury Lounge / 8pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, New York
w/ Die Romantik, La Laque

Tags: mancino, mistakes, screaming females, the art of shooting, the big sleep, the problem

Music Video: The Big Sleep – “Murder”

Yes, we’re a little late on this, but it’s still worth mentioning that The Big Sleep recently unveiled an excellent music video for “Murder” from their recently released album, Son Of The Tiger.

It’s a great video with a futuristic sci-fi look that brings Philip K. Dick and movie adaptions of his work like Minority Report and Blade Runner to mind.

Tags: the big sleep

Some Things

Perhaps you noticed we took a little bit of a break. Well, let’s just call it our late Summer vacation. Here are a few relatively recent/timely items of interest to help us get back up to speed:

• Wanna hear The Big Sleep live? Check out some great live mp3s over at Ryspace.
• Wanna read about Bling Kong and see what they would look like as robots? Check out Subinev.
• Wanna vote for Takka Takka? They’re up for “Band Of The Month” over at The Deli Magazine website. You should.

Tags: bling kong, takka takka, the big sleep