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Built to Spill was one of the biggest indie rock bands of the 90's, and one of the biggest indie rock bands ever. Many thought they were gone forever, but they're not. Before their new album comes out this September, they'll entertain us at four recommended NYC shows: Irving, Irving, Irving, Southpaw. Also still making music: Weezer (you were eleven years younger when you first heard "Buddy Holly"). They have a new album out on Tuesday, and they're playing Roseland on Wednesday and Thursday.
You'll need a miracle to get in to Dave Matthews' sold out show tonight at Roseland. You're better off trying your luck (or spending your hard earned cash) at one of the two Trey Anastasio shows happening at Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday and Saturday. For those not following along, Trey was a member of the now-defunct Phish (the post-Grateful Dead jam band kings).
Those wanting something faster-harder-louder have a tough decision to make on Thursday night. Mastodon is up and coming fast in the heavy metal world. This summer they play the second stage of Ozzfest. Thursday night they play Bowery Ballroom (sold out). The alternative is Thunderbirds are Now! at Knitting Factory. It's amazingly still not sold out. Their site (where you can also listen to a track) says that "Thunderbirds are Now! deliver catchy, smart, melodic, fast, direct and danceable rock with a nod to late ‘70s and early ‘80s post-punk."
Hip-hop fans, don't let the Pharcyde show Friday night at The Hook pass you by (I am so cheesy, I know). This is the group best known for their 1991 gold album entitled Bizarre Ride II (and the hit song "Passing Me By"). Think De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers... Think Tickets. Think soul. Soul man, James Brown plays BB King's Blues Club on Wednesday.
And now the day by day...
Monday - 9th
System of a Down used the F-word on Saturday Night Live. Tonight they play a "small venue" show before hitting the larger venues with Mars Volta in a few months. It will probably be impossible to get in, so those looking to slam dance should head to Knitting Factory to catch Jersey's E-Town Concrete instead.
Knitting Factory - E-Town Concrete, Hoods, Donnybrook, Since the Flood, Strength in Numbers
Pianos - Here Comes Everybody, Chris Taylor, Valeze
Rothko - DAT Politics, Lumberob, Nathan Michel featuring Amber Papini, San Serac
Maxwell's - Stone Coyotes, Steve Shiffman & Tha Land of No. 9
Roseland Ballroom - Dave Matthews
Irving Plaza - System of a Down
Living Room - Jaymay
Spirit Lounge - Papa Roach
Tuesday - 10th
Lisa (daughter of Elvis) Presley and Angela McCluskey are playing at the Supper Club.
Diamond Nights celebrate the release of their new EP.
"The Diamond Nights borrow a bit from the mid-seventies rock fantasy of bands like Led Zeppelin, Yes, and Rush -- yet also pay homage to Depeche Mode, New Order, and Billy Idol. The sound created is quite danceable, so much so it inspired a mosh pit of a size not seen since 1994." - Earlash
Bowery Ballroom - A Static Lullaby, Acceptance, Head Automatica, Vendetta Red
Mercury Lounge - Diamond Nights, Priestess, Tomorrow's Friend, High Line
Rothko - Moto:Rosa, Passenger, Dutch Kills, TBA
Irving Plaza - Aqualung, Cary Brothers
Pete's Candy Store - Oceanographer, Elizabeth Ziman, Ezekiel, Bingo
The Delancey (Rooftop) - Aurelio Valle and Pete Gannon of Calla, Mike Wexler, Damon and Alexander McMahon (of Inouk)
Supper Club - Lisa Marie Presley, Angela McCluskey
Town Hall - Ben Folds, Corn Mo
Knitting Factory - John Ostronomy Presents Rock & Roll Ball - A Benefit Concert for VH-1 Save the Music Featuring Lourds, Captain T & Ostronomy with special guest Richie Scarlet (Mountain/Ace Frehley Band), Queen V, Joker Five Speed, Nef Jones, With Special Guest of Honor Marky Ramone
Cutting Room - Brad Byrd, Lisa Hearns, Tommy Stinson, Glada Velenti
Wednesday - 11th
Bishop Allen open for the Firebird Band and Liars Academy at Rothko. Bishop Allen "is one catchy rock 'n' roll band that wants to delight you with their charm. I guess that's why they named their one and only album Charm School. It's hard not to like these guys." - Oh My Rockness
BB King Blues Club - James Brown, Braille
Roseland Ballroom - Weezer
Rothko - The Firebird Band (ex-Braid), Liars Academy, Bishop Allen, Legs Up
Sin-e - The Darlings, Murdock, Demander, Up the Empire (from Kilowatthours)
Bowery Ballroom - Stereo Total, Les Georges Leningrad, da Hawnay Troof
Irving Plaza - Built To Spill, Mike Johnson, The Prids
Lit - The Art of Shooting, Picture Index, Easy Killer
Trash - Joshua Gabriel, The Ankles, Cholo, Four Volts, El Jezel
Southpaw - El Vez, Machetres
Thursday - 12th
NYC Electroclashers Fischerspooner play their 2nd Thursday night residency show at Canal Room.
Roseland Ballroom - Weezer
Bowery Ballroom - Mastodon, Death By Stereo, Cult of Luna
Knitting Factory - Thunderbirds Are Now!, Todd Deatherage, Boss Tweed
Knitting Factory - Northern State, Gym Class Heroes, Deck of Jack, DJ Wex
Tonic (Kill Rock Stars screening of Starter Set DVD) - Free Blood, Roxy Pain
Canal Room - Fischerspooner
Irving Plaza - Built To Spill, Mike Johnson, The Prids
Maxwell's - The Apes, zZz, Nassau (ex-Guided By Voices)
Northsix - The Dead 60's, Kid Casanova, Hearts on Fire
Rothko - Neutral Mute, Spank Rock, Skism, DJ Mark Verbos (DJAX), DJ Vito Roccaforte (The Rapture)
Friday - 13th (scary...)
It's not really a secret that "Coke Dick" is actually the Madison Strays. Listen to them here. See them with The GoStation and Morning Theft at Crash Mansion before they take off on a tour of Europe.
The Hook - The Pharcyde
Magnetic Field - The Crack Pipes, Hearts on Fire, The Choke
Crash Mansion - The GoStation, Morning Theft, The Murdochs, Coke Dick
Sin-e - My Victoria, Balthus, Track Rabbit, Nassau (ex-Guided By Voices), North Elementary
Tonic - Doveman, PG Six, Partyface, Mary Halvoson & Ches Smith
Rothko - Cousin, Five O'Clock Heroes, Army of Me, R.U.O.K.
Irving Plaza - Built To Spill, Mike Johnson, The Prids
Knitting Factory - The Good Life, Make Believe (Joan of Arc), Zykos
Northsix - Dove, Greatdayforup, Wooly Mammoth, Action Adventure Systems
Maxwell's - Rye Coalition, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ghosts of Pasha, Overnight
The Delancey - The Apes, zZz, The Holy Ghost, DJ Tommie Sunshine
Hammerstein - Trey Anastasio, Particle
Jones Beach - Sting
Mercury Lounge - The Harlem Shakes, The Sun, The Rolling Blackouts, The Dead 60's
Saturday - 14th
We love Kimya Dawson and definitely think you should go listen to her inspirational, humorous, and catchy anti-folk songs at the Glass House Gallery in Brooklyn.
British Sea Power (actually from Britian) are a popular enough band to sell out two nights at Bowery Ballroom all by themselves, but we bought our tickets mainly for the show opener. Feist is a Canadian female vocalist best known for her work with Broken Social Scene. Her album was just released in the U.S.A., but the Internet'a been buzzing about it since it came out in Canada last year. We're thinking that next time around she'll be the headliner.
Glass House Gallery - Kimya Dawson, The Pharmacy, Marry Popchart, Puppet State Players Present: Man with a Mandate
Pete's Candy Store (Benefit for East Village Radio) - The Art of Shooting, Antonius Block, Christy & Emily, The Jealous Girlfriends, America's Sweetheart, Male Room
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - The Explosion, Throw Rag, None More Black, Loved Ones
Pianos - The Coastal Drag, The Information, Cologne, Tangerine, My Epiphany
Knitting Factory (Old Office) - Nakatomi Plaza, Bullet Train to Vegas, Secret Life of Sofia, Behold the Arctapus
Sin-e - The 101 (ex-Christie Front Drive!), The Forms, Taking Pictures, Hero Pattern, Houston McCoy
Asterisk* Art Space - Four Volts, The Wobblies, Drayton Sawyer Gang, Modern Day Urban Barbarians, Mahi Mahi, Butcherings, Spheres, The Body
The Delancey - Goodnight Gunfight, Nassau (ex-Guided By Voices), The Isles
Bowery Ballroom - British Sea Power, Feist, Pela
Mercury Lounge - El Vez, Machetres, Barra Libre
Tonic - Big Lazy Tribeca Grand Hotel - Dead Combo
Irving Plaza - Sting
Hammerstein Ballroom- Trey Anastasio
Jones Beach - Velvet Revolver
Mercury Lounge - El Vez, Machetres, Barra Libre
Sunday - 15th
Nine Inch Nails are back, and they're playing Hammerstein Ballroom instead of Madison Square Garden. These tickets are probably harder to get than Dave Mathews at Roseland (see Monday(, but maybe easier than Sting at Irving Plaza (see Saturday).
CBGB - Turmoil, 100 Demons, Paint in Black, Blacklisted, The Unholy, Cast Aside
Knitting Factory - Ambitious Orchestra w/ guest Rachelle Garniez, Wau Wau Sisters, Corn Mo
Bowery Ballroom - British Sea Power, Feist, The Double
Tonic - Alice Texas
Knitting Factory (Old Office) - Mahi Mahi, A Place to Bury Strangers, Butcherings
Northsix (Downstairs) - Hot Cross, Akimbo, The Great Northern, Disnihil
Southpaw - Built To Spill, Mike Johnson, The Prids
Arlene's Grocery - Bubble and Friends (performing "The White Album")
Hammerstein Ballroom - Nine Inch Nails
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Can't wait for the new Built to Spill. I was iffy on their last one... I hope I'm not turning into one of those crotchety old fogeys who say "They used to be good, but now - eh."
wait a second, Madison Strays are getting big enough that they have to play under a pseudonym? eek. Call me when the new new wave is old enough to retire.
hey, weird. doug martsch (built to spill) and i went to high school together. didn't know there were any halfway famous bands from idaho. go figure! too bad the show's sold out.
and wow, the pharcyde in red hook? thanks gothamist, i haven't seen them since '92 in LA. this i've gotta see.