This Week's Music Picks

Monday - 16th

The aptly (apt for this post anyway) named Whitey from the UK play dance music, and they're headlining a SPIN sponsored show at Rothko. What would a Gothamist music post be without at least one mention of the The Cloud Room (playing the same show with La Push & Princess Superstar too). Here's our interview for those who missed. it.

Rothko - SPIN presents Whitey, The Cloud Room, La Push, Princess Superstar
Tonic - Pine*am (from Japan)
Hammerstein Ballroom - Nine Inch Nails, Dresden Dolls
Bowery Ballroom - Kasabian, Mad Action, Rock-N-Roll Soldiers
Irving Plaza - The Bravery, Ordinary Boys, Five O'Clock Heroes
Trash - John Carpenter, Mahi Mahi, Sick As Monday, Butcherings
Mercury Lounge - The Walkup, Jeff Klein, World Leader Pretend, Program the Dead
B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill - Peter Murphy
Knitting Factory - Finch
Joe's Pub - Willy Porter
Sin-e - The Oranges Band, Hockey Night, Water School, Bring Back the Guns

Black and White photo of Benzos

Tuesday - 17th

Benzos have a new album out Tuesday. Matt Pinfield says the buzz is unbelievable on these guys, and they were recently "band of the day" at SPIN. The Matt Pinfield interview along with MP3s are available on their MP3 page. (@ Mercury Lounge)

Tonic - Gothamist Comedy Night (w/ the music loving Aziz and more)
Continental - Dredg
Rothko - Viscious presents Looker, Aloke, The Changes, Marwood
Continental Airlines Arena - U2, Kings of Leon
Virgin Megastore Union Square - C-Rayz Walz
Joe's Pub - The Sharp Things
Mercury Lounge - Benzos, The Big Sleep, The Glass, Stretch Armstrong DJ set
Pianos - Superfortress (CD release show), A-Ux, Pretendo, Sebismo, Pine*am (from Japan)
Sin-e - Bongo Jones, Graham Smith of Kleenex Girl Wonder, Mark McAdam
The Delancey - Josh Pyke, Zachary Cale, Gabriel Soul, Nicole Atkins
Warsaw - The Bravery, The Ordinary Boys, Five O'Clock Heroes
Bowery Ballroom - Kasabian, Mad Action, Rock-N-Roll Soldiers
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Bob Schneider, Billy Harvey
Lit - Kid Bongo Powers, Dan Melchior's Broke Revue, Electroputas, Murder Mystery, Algiers
Northsix - Joshua, Orange Park, Taking Pictures (ex-Hurl, Don Caballero), Balloons, Con Amore
The Delancey - Ants in Japan, The Break-Up, Dove Sounds, Anna Copacabana
Irving Plaza - Gang of Four
Tribeca Grand Hotel - Gang of Four
B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill - Pigface

Wednesday - 18th

A Dove is a white pretty bird that can symbolize peace and love. Doves (no "the") are a popular band of white men that recently played a stellar sold out show at Bowery Ballroom. They're back from the UK to perform two nights in a row with Buffalo New York's Mercury Rev ("a name whose inspiration has been variously attributed to an imaginary Transylvanian ballet dancer, a hermetically sealed thermometer, or a revved-up muscle car") - Holographic Press Bio.

Continental Airlines Arena - U2, Kings of Leon
Rose Theater at Time Warner Center (Sounds of Science) - Yo La Tengo
Webster Hall - Doves, Mercury Rev
Mercury Lounge - The Everyothers, The Heartless Bastards, Pela, The Changes
Pianos - Siwat, The Animators, Bravo Silva
169 Bar - Balloons, Transit Belle, Taking Pictures (ex-Hurl, Don Caballero), The Song Corporation
Knitting Factory (Old Office) - Sandpaper, A Northern Chorus
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Mice Parade, Boom Bip, zZz
Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) - Mudville
Bowery Ballroom - Mando Diao, The Sights, Surefire
Irving Plaza - Gang of Four
Maxwell's - Butch Walker, The Fags, Low Millions
Northsix - Headphones (feat. David Bazan of Pedro the Lion), Crystal Skulls, Pure Horsehair
Supper Club - Antigone Rising with Chris Trapper (of Push Stars)
The Kitchen - Tony Conrad

Thursday - 19th

The Village Voice declared The Hold Steady the best band from Brooklyn. They said Separation Sunday is the best album of the year. Help the Hold Steady celebrate the album release tonight at Bowery Ballroom.

"But most people just stare, openmouthed or smiling, including a line of latecomers snaking up the staircase of the packed B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. On stage, working around a tight jazz quartet called The Otherz, is the man who has been called a miracle, a genius, a modern-day priest of dance: Savion Glover." - NorthJersey.com (@ Apollo Theatre)

Irving Plaza - Joey Ramone's Birthday Bash (Bouncing Souls & more)
Mercury Lounge - Tarantula, The Winter Pageant, Other Passengers, Val Emmich, The Gray Kid
Webster Hall - Doves, Mercury Rev
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Midtown, Plain White T's, Action Action, American Dream
Tribeca Rock Club - Still Division, Sam Fisher, Jesus H. Christ, The Lost Tricks
Rothko - The Hidden Hand, YOB, Dove, A Thousand Vendettas
Southpaw - Mice Parade, Boom Bip, David Grubbs, Home Video
Knitting Factory (Old Office) - Atomic Dog, Two If By Sea, Bang!Bang!, No One & The Somebodies
Bowery Ballroom - The Hold Steady, Need New Body (and a special guest rapper from Minneapolis)
Canal Room - Fischerspooner
Maxwell's - The Sights, The Heartless Bastards, Rock-N-Roll Soldiers
Northsix - Appleseed Cast, Chin Up Chin Up, Rahim, Vague Angels
Northsix (Downstairs) - Avskum, Celebrity Murders, Thought Crime, Deathcycle
169 Bar - The Moirai
Apollo Theatre - Savion Glover

Friday - 20th

So many good shows tonight. sigh...

"As we wobbled out of the venue under the glare of the house lights with smoke in our hair and a slight but not severe ringing in our ears, all my wife could say was "what a huge talent." I looked at my notes and next to "Skin Is, My," the only comment I had scrawled was "wow!" The same dumbfounded comment was chicken-scratched next to three other song titles. Fitting, as there's no better word to describe Andrew Bird live." - Pitchfork (@ Knitting Factory tonight & Southpaw Sunday)

It's public knowledge by now that "The Ligers" are really Stellastar. (@ Bowery Ballroom)

"And there you have Porcupine Tree's new album in a nutshell. If you're not already familiar with the band, then except a modern rock take on prog, but a heavy one. As a result of frontman Steve Wilson's time spent producing and collaborating with melodic death metal band Opeth (whose vocalist/guitarist appears on a number of tracks), Porcupine Tree are a band who are moving further and further towards realising their heavy metal fantasies." - Skiddle (@ Irving Plaza)

Webster Hall - Hot Hot Heat, Robbers on High Street, The Blue Van
Knitting Factory - Andrew Bird, Antenna
Pianos - Morricone Youth, Summer Lawns, Imaginary Johnny, Patrick Watson, Gardens Faithful
Roseland Ballroom - Snow Patrol, Athlete
Bowery Ballroom - The Ligers, The Hong Kong, Ordinary Boys, Amusement Parks on Fire
Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) - Invert, Roger Miller (from Mission of Burma), Brian Bonz
Magnetic Field - Slow Dazzle, Graham Smith of Kleenex Girl Wonder
The Delancey - Matt Pond PA, The Consultants, Metric Mile, The Snow Fairies, The Pathways
Tommy's Tavern - General Miggs, Bang!Bang!, Two If By Sea, Con Amore
Mercury Lounge - Baby Dayliner, West Indian Girl, Metermaids, Valley Lodge
Ace of Clubs - Nanuchka, Sex Sells, Headquarters, Aloud
Irving Plaza - Porcupine Tree, Rudess Morgenstein Project
Northsix - Michael Gira's Angels of Light, Akron/Family, Josephine Foster
The Hook - Psychic TV, Dub is a Weapon
The Cutting Room - Sam Winch
Maxwell's - L.P.
PNC Bank Arts Center - Velvet Revolver
B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill - The Oak Ridge Boys
APT - Ursula 1000
Alphabet Lounge - Aeroplane Jukebox, The Figurines, Jesse Lacey (of Brand New)

Deerhoof

Saturday - 21st

Had enough of the all white male rock band yet? Many alternatives tonight.

"Deerhoof are an art-punk band from San Francisco that try to merge melody with noise." "In 1996, Japanese native Satomi Matsuzaki joined the group as lead singer and bassist. Her foreign accent and lack of formal voice training didn't harm her success in the role of vocalist. In fact, the contrast between her high pitched, childish voice and the often harsh, noisy aspects of the band became one of Deerhoof's trademark features. " - Wikipedia (@ Northsix tonight and Sunday)

"Martha Wainwright has a big personality. Like her brother, Rufus, she composes folk-based pop tunes with rich melodies, but where he prefers elegance, she seems constantly on the verge of a primal scream." - Mother Jones (@ Maxwells)

"There's no denying Yamagata's influences, and no, they're not just Carole King and Roberta Flack. "Letter Read" and "Under My Skin" sound dead-on like they were lifted directly from an early Fiona Apple CD, complete with the tangle-finger piano-chords-to-minor arrangements." - lazy-i (@ Joe's Pub)

Pianos - Faint DJ set, Amusement Parks on Fire, Terminal Bliss
Pete's Candy Store (Rock for Mental Health Benefit) - Vitamen, Seer, Rakehells, Condo, Rayografs, The Don't Stop, Mixed Art Foundation, Owen Tromans, Mike Devigne
East River Ampitheater - Cause CoMotion, Greenpot Bluepot, Parts and Labor, The Evens (with Ian McKaye of Fugazi) (FREE)
Webster Hall - Bright Eyes, The Faint, Mars Black
Maxwell's - Martha Wainwright
Rothko - Novena, The Current, Cardia, Biirdie
Brooklyn Academy of Music - Bonga & Vodou Drums of Haiti
Magnetic Field - The Crybabies, The Cinders
Sin-e - Here Comes Everybody, Electric Turn to Me, The Beatings, Nozomi Phoenix, Bonbomb
Northsix - Deerhoof, Warbler, One Long Lash, Nedelle
Southpaw - Stereophonics, Augustana
Mercury Lounge - Monade w/ Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, The Zincs, Besnard Lakes
Maxwell's - Billionaire Boys Club, Cinema Star, Acquiesce
Madsison Square Garden - U2
The Jazz Standard - Bill Frisell
Joe's Pub - Rachael Yamagata
Knitting Factory - Steel Train

Sunday - 22nd

And finally something for the jam band scene (in this post at least):
"Marc Ribot, John Medeski, Chris Wood, Kenny Wollesen, and special guests will perform in support of Music Mobe. Music Mobe will help facilitate the pairing of internationally touring artists with progressive groups they support. " - Mark Ribot's site

Webster Hall - Bright Eyes, The Faint, Mars Black
Pianos - Heroine Sheiks, Boyjazz
Northsix - Deerhoof, Blood on the Wall, Nedelle, Nuees Ardentes
Sin-e - USAISAMONSTER, Face Down in Shit, Guns Fire Mayhem, Plate Tectonics
Southpaw - Andrew Bird, Antenna
Mercury Lounge - Monade w/ Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, The Zincs, Besnard Lakes
The Jazz Standard - Bill Frisell
Bowery Ballroom - John Medeski, Marc Ribot, Chris Wood & Kenny Wollesen Plus Special Guests

What did we miss?