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Live Tonight: Unsacred Hearts at Pianos

Wednesday, January 21st

Unsacred Hearts
@ Pianos
158 Ludlow Street
New York, New York
8pm – Nights
9pm – Arrows
10pm – Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices)
11pm – Unsacred Hearts

Tags: live shows, pianos, unsacred hearts

Live This Weekend

Thursday, December 18th

The Naked Hearts
@ Cake Shop / 10pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, New York
w/ Scrambler/Seequill, Glass Ghost, Hologram

Werewolves
@ Knitting Factory (Old Office) / 8pm
74 Leonard Street
New York, New York
w/ Gunfight, The Ravages

 

Friday, December 19th

El Jezel + Locket + The Whisperians
@ Pianos / 9pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, New York
9pm – Wolff
10pm – Locket
11pm – comedians Patrick Borelli & Matt Hall
11:30pm – El Jezel
12:30pm – The Whisperians

Abigail Warchild
@ Music Hall Of Williamsburg / 8pm
(JEZEBEL MUSIC BENEFIT FOR COMMON GROUND)
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ Neckbeard Telecaster, Lowry, Wakey!Wakey!, Elizabeth Harper & The Matinee, Project Jenny Project Jan, J.A.C.K.

 

Saturday, December 20th

Higgins + Rocketship Park + Secret Dakota Ring + Unsacred Hearts
@ The Studio at Webster Hall / 7:30pm
(SERIOUS BUSINESS HOLIDAY PARTY)
125 5th Avenue
New York, New York
w/ Benji Cossa, Looker, The Homosexuals, The Octagon, Jack & The Pulpits

Limbs
@ Cake Shop / 9:30pm
152 Ludlow Street
New York, New York
8:30pm – red tag rummage sale
9:30pm – limbs
10:30pm – mussels
11:30pm – the mugs

Tags: abigail warchild, cake shop, common ground, el jezel, Higgins, jezebel music, knitting factory, limbs, locket, music hall of williamsburg, pianos, rocketship park, secret dakota ring, serious business, the naked hearts, the studio at webster hall, the whisperians, unsacred hearts, werewolves

Photos: Unsacred Hearts at The Delancey

The Unsacred Hearts don’t play many shows these days — something we hear may thankfully change come the fall. But when they do, they put everything into it, which is why we’ve long found them to be among the most entertaining bands in the city. Their show on Friday night at The Delancey was a sweet reminder of what we’ve been missing and what, hopefully, we’ll be getting in more regular doses at some point in the relatively near future. Here are some photos from the show, with many more available on Flickr:

Tags: photos, the delancey, unsacred hearts

Live This Week

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 / 11pm
25 Avenue B
New York, NY
11pm – Locket
12am – Karin Ström

Friday, May 16th

The Bosch
@ Fontana’s / 10pm
105 Eldridge Street
New York, NY

The Secret Life Of Sofia + The Vandelles
@ Rehab (CRASHIN’ IN) / 10pm
25 Avenue B
New York, NY
w/ The Depreciation Guild, A Faulty Chromosome

Unsacred Hearts
@ The Delancey / 12am
168 Delancey Street
New York, NY
8:30pm – Superfortress
9:30pm – Blip Blip Bleep
10:30pm – The Picture
11:30pm – The Diggs
12:30pm – Unsacred Hearts
2 for 1 drinks from 8-9pm and 12am-1am

Saturday, May 17th

El Jezel + Kristie Redfield
@ The Garden School (JACKSON HEIGHTS POETRY FESTIVAL)
33-16 79th Street
Jackson Heights, Queens, NY

Abigail Warchild
@ Mercury Lounge / 8:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
8:30pm – Abigail Warchild
9:30pm – Lights
10:30pm – Endless Boogie
11:30pm – Blood On The Wall

Sunday, May 18th

The Two Man Gentlemen Band
@ Mercury Lounge / 8pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
7pm – Scratcher
8pm – Two Man Gentlemen Band
9pm – The New Familiars
10pm – Downtown Harvest

Tags: abigail warchild, el jezel, gold streets, locket, she keeps bees, the bosch, the problem, the secret life of sofia, the two man gentlemen band, the vandelles, unsacred hearts

Live This Week: December 17-23

Monday, December 17th

Mancino
@ Knitting Factory / 9pm
(BLOGGER’S DELIGHT/SUBINEV)
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY
w/ The Shamblers, Hotpipes, Phantom Buffalo
DJ Shufflelovers between and after the bands

Tuesday, December 18th

The Fatales
@ The Annex / 9:30pm
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY

Thursday, December 20th

Morningwood
@ Webster Hall / 8pm
125 East 11th Street
New York, NY
w/ The Sounds

Unsacred Hearts
@ Pianos / 8pm
(SERIOUS BUSINESS RECORDS HOLIDAY PARTY)
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
SERIOUS BUSINESS HOLIDAY PARTY starring…
ROCKETSHIP PARK 8:30 PM
BENJI COSSA’S Christmas Spectacular – 9:30 PM
THE UNSACRED HEARTS 10:30 PM
Gift bags, candy, special treats etc.
Come one, come all. Wear a red sweater.
Special notes…
-Benji will be playing all Christmas material in a duo format with Travis from the Hearts joining him on the drums.
-Founding Unsacred Heart Andy Ross will be rejoining the band on stage for a portion of this show. Five man Hearts!

Friday, December 21st

A Place To Bury Strangers
@ Bowery Ballroom / 10pm
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY
w/ The Cloud Room

Saturday, December 22nd

Takka Takka
@ Mercury Lounge / 9:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, NY
w/ O’Death, Meowskers

Tags: a place to bury strangers, mancino, morningwood, rocketship park, takka takka, the fatales, unsacred hearts

CMJ Recap

Okay, now that CMJ is good and over, let’s take a look back at a few highlights.

Of course, Saturday night was the StereoactiveNYC/Hot Rocks Party Official CMJ Showcase, co-sponsored by DigitalFreedom.org. In case you missed our wrap-ups, here they are:

PART ONE: Chop Shop, The Secret Life Of Sofia, Gold Streets

PART TWO: Mancino, Man In Gray, A Place To Bury Strangers

PART THREE: Up The Empire, El Jezel, The Vandelles

And here’s some other coverage of the show we’ve seen so far:
Metromix New York
CMJ
EarFarm
The Culture Of Me
The Sky Report
Flickr.com – EarFarm
Flickr.com – Jenny Fireballs
Flickr.com – Subinev
Flickr.com – LPSlogan
Flickr.com – Annie Rock

Now on to some of what we managed to catch earlier in the week…

(photo by Bryan Bruchman)

On Tuesday, we checked out a good portion of the Serious Business Records showcase at Pianos. First up was Benji Cossa, who impressed us with his vocal abilities. But our ears really stood up at attention during the second half of the set, which featured a full backing band made up mostly of members of Rocketship Park (above). No surprise then that Rocketship Park’s own set immediately after that blew us away. Their country rock sound was just what we wanted to hear and the pedal steel guitar through most of set was especially gorgeous sounding. We can hardly wait to hear the album they’ve been working on over there at Serious Business.

(photo by Bryan Bruchman)

Next up was The Two Man Gentlemen Band (above). It had been much too long since we’d seen them play. Their old time, rootsy country tunes and stage antics had the place mesmerized and the duo — accompanied by Travis Harrison on percussion, so actually it was a trio — had the crowd eating out of their hands like nothing we’ve ever seen before. It was truly exceptional. Plus the new material, including a raucous song about President William Howard Taft, from their next album was really great.

(photo by Bryan Bruchman)

Then it was time for the Unsacred Hearts (above), playing for the first time since May. And speaking of raucous, the stage was basically treated like one of those inflatable moon-jump things you see at carnivals and the drumset was like a min-trampoline with frontman Joe Willie leaping on and off it at will. But while this was all entertaining, it was, of course, the music that really rocked the place, just as it would again the next night at Matchless.

Then it was on to the Industrial Park Records showcase at The Tank, where we caught Higgins (above) for the first time in a while. Their sixties styles psych-tinged indie pop was a great was a great way to end the night. Notably, the set was the fourth of the night for drummer Brian Kantor, who’d played with John Biz just before and with Rocketship Park and Benji Cossa earlier at the Serious Business showcase.

(photo by EarFarm)

Wednesday night, at the EarFarm“>EarFarm & Serious Business CMJ Party at Matchless, we caught the Unsacred Hearts again and finally caught a full set of Goes Cube (above). Their heavy, loud brand of indie rock left us wanting more, so we’ll be checking them out again very soon.

(photo by Insky)

Thursday night at the Deli Magazine/Going.com party at Galapagos, we checked out a band recommended to us by Marta DeLeon of Lariats. We’d listened to a few Beat The Devil (above) tracks online, but just weren’t prepared for the sheer ferocity of their live show and the amount of classic and garage rock sensibility mixed in with the cabaret vibe the mp3s seemed to showcase quite a lot more of. And we have to say that singer Shilpa Ray has a powerhouse voice.

On Friday, we caught a little bit of Eagle Seagull’s set at the Indaba Music/Underrated Magazine loft party and hope to see more of them soon. Then it was off to another loft party featuring Kinetic and Looker, along with Man In Gray and Up The Empire. The new wave sound of Looker was fun and great for the party vibe. And the more psyched-out indie pop of Kinetic was more great stuff we look forward to hearing more of soon.

Tags: a place to bury strangers, beat the devil, chopshop, el jezel, goes cube, gold streets, Higgins, hot rocks party, mancino, rocketship park, the secret life of sofia, the two man gentlemen band, the vandelles, unsacred hearts, up the empire

Live Video: Unsacred Hearts – “Point Of Pride”

A couple of weeks ago we pointed out that the Unsacred Hearts were playing a now-unfortunately-rare live show. It was the one year anniversary party for Ruined Music and it was great to see the Hearts back on stage. Here’s a video from that night of “Point Of Pride,” the first track off In Defense Of Fort Useless, released last year:

(download better quality video playable on your iPod and in iTunes)

Tags: unsacred hearts

Live This Week: May 7-13

We would like to point out that this week marks the return of two great bands that haven’t played live in quite some time. And both are playing really great shows. The Unsacred Hearts haven’t played live since the Serious Business Records CMJ Showcase back in early November and we happen to know that it’s quite unlikely you’ll have the opportunity to see them live for again for many more months. So, make sure to be at the Ruined Music One Year Anniversary Party at The Delancey On Tuesday (which we are co-DJing with Rob Holmes of Morning Theft).

And The Secret Life Of Sofia hasn’t played live in the city since October. They’ve been holed up writing and recording material for their first full-length album, so we’re willing to bet there’s a pretty impressive live show waiting to spill out of them on Saturday when they play at Pianos as part of a stellar lineup of bands.

Tuesday, May 8th

Unsacred Hearts
@ The Delancey / 8pm
(RUINED MUSIC ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY)
168 Delancey Street
New York, New York
w/ Beat Radio, The Shondes

readers (between bands, in order):
nichelle stephens (chicks and giggles, cupcakes take the cake)
mick stingley (yankee pot roast, knac.com, metal edge)
brandy barber (mortified!, bust, playgirl)
This will be the first night of the Delancey’s summer rooftop BBQ.
It’s all you can eat for $5. FREE PBR FROM 7:30-8:30

Friday, May 11th

Bling Kong
@ Mercury Lounge / 10:30pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, New York

Saturday, May 12th

Mancino + The Muggabears + The Secret Life Of Sofia
@ Pianos / 8pm
158 Ludlow Street
New York, New York
w/ Can Joann

FRICTION (PARTY)
@ Mercury Lounge / 8pm
217 East Houston Street
New York, New York

Takka Takka
@ Union Hall
702 Union Street
Brooklyn, New York
w/ The Changes, The End Of The World

Tags: bling kong, mancino, morning theft, takka takka, the muggabears, the secret life of sofia, unsacred hearts