This Week's Music Picks

Call it shameless self promotion if you want, but the place to be tonight (Monday) is Knitting Factory for Gothamist's own Movable Hype 3.0 show featuring some of the hottest bands from NYC and Austin. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah just self-released their debut self-titled album and its quickly become one of our favorite listens of the year (read the Gothamist interview). Fans of Talking Heads and the Arcade Fire should take note (MP3s at their site). And the $8.00 bill doesn't end there. NY Press cover stars The Fame (read the Gothamist interview), local favorites Man in Gray (read the Gothamist interview), and the popular electronic rock duo Ghostland Observatory from Austin make this show more than a bargain. Even Pitchfork agrees with the hotness. Get tickets (also available at the door if it doesn't sell out).

Oh Canada. Thank you for not only bringing us some of the best bands indie rock has to offer, but also guaranteeing NYC will have one or two great free shows each year in honor of your day. Possibly the highlight of the summer series at Prospect Park, The New Pornographers, Stars, and the Sadies (all Canadian) will rock the band shell Saturday night (for free) in honor of our northern neighbor. We'll probably get to preview material from one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Stereogum links to an MP3 from the new Porn album that comes out on August 23rd. Stars are "adept at crafting pretty pop songs with tons of neat instrumentation, and yet there's a darker edge to keep us on our toes." (-Delusions of Adequacy). We think they're really good, so don't get there late. New Pornographers are also at Maxwell's in Hoboken Wednesday and Thursday night (both sold out). Stars hit Maxwell's on Friday (and we'll see them again in August with the Decemberists and Death Cab for Cutie at Summerstage).

And now the day by day...

Monday - 20th

The Killers play a "secret show" at Irving Plaza. Modest Mouse play a for-money-sold-out show at Summerstage. Who cares? You'll be at Movable Hype. Feel free to catch Dwight Yoakam earlier in the day at Tower Records.

Central Park Summerstage - Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven
Knitting Factory (Main Space - Gothamist Movable Hype) - The Fame, Ghostland Observatory, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Man in Gray, Catchdubs
Mercury Lounge - The Shapes, Tight Phantomz, Dark New Day, Omnisoul
Pianos - Brian Bonz, Marmalade, Metaphor Jones & The Sexual Favors, Abe Chang
Sin-e - Hinksley, Quinn Walker, Phonograph, Bellx 1
Beacon Theatre - Steve Winwood
Tower Records (1961 Broadway) - Dwight Yoakam (free)
Irving Plaza - The Killers (private show)

Tuesday - 21st

We're looking forward to the free show Laura Cantrell is playing on July 4th with Yo La Tengo and Stephen Malmus in Battery Park. Catch a preview of her new material at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square today (also free). She's at Maxwell's on Saturday too.

Then head over to Summerstage for jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson. Hey, it's free.

For something different, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is at Northsix tonight and Tonic tomorrow.
The Pitch describes them... "Resplendent in bestial, gothic pageantry, this charismatic, terrifying New York performance-art-rock troupe combines perverse, homemade instruments with bass, drums and guitar to produce intricate, thunderous and downright demonic music, narrated by the Wagner-meets-Waits vocals of black-toothed Nils Frykdahl and sirenlike Carla Kihlstedt."

Virgin Megastore Union Square - Laura Cantrell (free)
Rothko - The Izzys, The Affair, The Teeth, Martin Bisi & The End Credits
Northsix - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Stinking Lizavetta, Pterodactyl
Sin-e - The Octagon, Group Sounds, Cut the Wires, Siwat
Jones Beach - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Special Guest The Black Crowes
Central Park Summerstage - Cassandra Wilson and Tamar-Kali Pseudoacoustic (free)
Arlene's Grocery - Madison
Joe's Pub - Vanessa Carlton

EMILIANA TORRINI

Wednesday - 22nd

Singer/songwriter Emiliana Torrini is at Joe's Pub tonight and tomorrow. We couldn't think of a better venue to see her. Here's all you need to know and pictures from her last NYC appearance.

While in town to play Monday night's Movable Hype, Ghostland Observatory are playing two more shows. Tonight at Ace of Clubs, and Thursday at the Delancey. Listen to them at Myspace.

"Irrefutably charming, Wide Right's unfussy "rock 'n' roll fueled by cheap beer and Gibson guitars" motto fails to disclose that the Brooklyn-via-Buffalo trio is fronted by a sports-loving, working mother, Leah Archibald, who, on the band's self-titled debut (Pop Top) and forthcoming "Sleeping on the Couch," spits out Rust Belt tales about things such as industrial decline, with a weary intelligence and vodka-smeared vigor that can only be gleaned from a life spent east of the Mississippi. Consider yourself warned." - (from the Chicago Tribune) (@ Southpaw)

Joe's Pub - Emiliana Torrini
Mercury Lounge - The Animators, Jason Leibman & The Uprising, The Upwelling, Your Black Star
Glasshouse Gallery - Tussle, Eats Tapes, Vietnam
Madison Square Garden - Oasis, Jet
Pianos - The Hong Kong, Aloke, Pagoda, Saints and Lovers
Rothko (Benefit for Union Shop Local 2110 UAW) - Jason Lowenstein (of Sebadoh), Northern State, Supagroup, DJ Fancy (of Fannypack), DJ Eugene Hutz, DJ Tommie Sunshine
The Delancey (Death Disco) - Appomattox, The Song Corporation, Duke, Vial, Climbing Tree
Tonic - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Flaming Fire
Maxwell's - The New Pornographers, Dr. Dog
Northsix - The Oranges Band, Hockey Island, Metric Mile, My Teenage Stride
Knitting Factory (Tap Bar)- Sin Ropas, Missouri, Lo Fine Solo
PNC Bank Arts Center - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Special Guest The Black Crowes
Madison Square Park - Dar Williams (free)
Rockefeller Park - Lalah Hathaway (free)
BB Kings - Little Richard
Lambs Theatre - Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
SOB's - Leela James
Southpaw - Wide Right (record release party), Beretta 76, Triple Hex
Ace of Clubs - Ghostland Observatory

Thursday - 23rd

The Long Blondes from the UK make a stop at the Cake Shop tonight before playing a free show at Tribeca Grand on Saturday.

Read this Pitchfork review of Comets on Fire. You can see them tonight at Bowery Ballroom or tomorrow at the Space Formerly Known as Mighty Roboth.

Joe's Pub - Emiliana Torrini
Cake Shop - The Long Blondes, Cause CoMotion, Holey Hail
Roseland Ballroom - Sleater-Kinney, Dead Meadow
Mercury Lounge - Junior Senior, Jonny Lives (early show)
Mercury Lounge - Nic Armstrong & The Thieves (late show)
Pianos - Martin Luther (of The Roots), Apollo Heights, Nam, Ambitious Orchestra, Old Scratch Revival
Tonic - Esmerine (feat. members of Godspeed), T. Griffin Coraline
Bowery Ballroom - Comets on Fire, Growing, Sightings
Maxwell's - The New Pornographers
Northsix - Rainer Maria, Copeland, Pela, Denison Witmer
The Delancey - Ghostland Observatory, The Diggs, The Izzys, Winter Set
The Hook- The Notekillers, Goes Cube
Rufus King Park - Luvbug Starski, The Original Jazzy Jay, Rob Swift, GrandWizzard Theodore, DJ Geometrix, I-Dee, A+, Complex, Marcus (free)
BB Kings - Angie Stone
Arlenes Grocery - Audio Fiction
Lambs Theatre - Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Lincoln Center - Cyndi Lauper
Southpaw - Addison Groove Project

SOULIVE
Soulive

Friday - 24th

It's your last chance to see The Get Up Kids ever @ Webster Hall. Fellow emo rockers The Alkaline Trio are at Irving Plaza.

Another great free show in Prospect Park tonight with Soulive and Antibalas. "Soulive is a funky organ trio, covering a lot of ground stylistically, from jazz to hip-hop." Afterparty at Southpaw.

The Space Formerly Known As Mighty Robot - Comets on Fire, Growing, Soldiers of Fortune, Titan
Webster Hall - The Get Up Kids, French Kicks, Bella Lea (ex-Denali)
Bowery Ballroom - Eisley, Lovedrug, Pilotdrift
Irving Plaza - Alkaline Trio, Rufio, Thieves Like US
Rothko - Blood Orange, Inc., Novena, The Current, Cardia
Tonic - Magik Markers, Watersports
Maxwell's - Stars, The Most Serene Republic
PNC Bank Arts Center - THE STRANGE DAYS FESTIVAL - The Doors of the 21st Century with John Kay & Steppenwolf , Vanilla fudge , The Yardbirds and Pat Travers
Prospect Park Bandshell - Soulive and Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (free)
Southpaw - Antibalas afterparty w/ Ya Esta w/ DJ Dee Cee & El Michels
Arlenes Grocery - Audio Fiction
Lambs Theatre - Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
Bryant Park (Good Morning America) - Jesse McCartney (free)

Saturday - 25th

Spend the day overlooking the East River and listening to good music. Spend the evening at Prospect Park (see above), and spend the night at Southpaw for the Jelly afterparty with 33 Hz.

Feist is headlining Bowery Ballroom for the first time. We've been waiting for this moment forever so we can't believe she chose to do it on the the same night her fellow Canadians and labelmates are playing for free in Prospect park.

To make matters worse, Mary Timony (used to sing for Helium) is playing with Bella Lea (used to sing for Denali) and Medications (Friends of Fugazi) over at Northsix. Mary's new album has been getting a lot of play around here, and we keep missing Bella Lea.

The Hook - Federation X, Aqui, Birds of Avalon, This Moment in Black History, Mathematicians, Bunny Rabbits
East River Ampitheater - Pajo (ex-Slint, ex-Papa M), Grizzly Bear, Soft Circle (ex-Black Dice), Miighty Flashlight (Free)
Rothko - Jupiter One, Sam Winch, The 88
Pianos - Night Owl, The Tralala, The Assault
Prospect Park Bandshell - The New Pornographers, Stars, The Sadies (Free)
Southpaw - New Pornographers afterparty w/ 33 Hz
Glasshouse Gallery - Bunnybrains, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Tookie Sherman, Angel Dust, Goodbye Blue Monday
Sin-e - The Affair, My Best Fiend, Alcian Blue, Sonoma Areo, Loveless DJ Crew
Trash - Heroine Sheiks, Saint Bastard, The Stags, The Velocet, Twilight Vigil
Mercury Lounge - Hopewell, Dos, The Blue Van, Danko Jones
Tonic - Electric Turn to Me, Botanica, Jaymay
Bowery Ballroom - Feist, Tony Sherr, The Most Serene Republic
Lit - Rancho Notorious (ex-Hoover), Stay Fucked, The Fugue
Northsix - Mary Timony, Medications, Bella Lea (ex-Denali), Minaret
Maxwell's - Laura Cantrell, Paul Birch
Tribeca Grand Hotel - The Long Blondes (free with RSVP)
Central Park Summerstage - The Official Central Park Summerstage 20th Anniversary Dance Party, with Tortured Soul, Lady Alma, Rich Medina, and hosted by Timmy Regisford. (free)
Knitting Factory (main space) - Gravy Train!!!!
Lambs Theatre - Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
CBGB - Supagroup

Sunday - 26th

In case you didn't get enough Canada Saturday night in Prospect Park, Central Park offers another tight, free line-up at Summerstage led by Tegan & Sara and Ron Sexsmith.

" “We’re the most famous band in Canada you’ve never heard,” says Tegan, one half of the Canadian sister act Tegan and Sara.

The alternative rock babes have zipped up everyone’s “look out for” list in a short amount of time with their critically acclaimed CD So Jealous, featuring the single “Walking With a Ghost.” The track is receiving solid airplay on major radio stations around the country and is featured on MTV2." - Windy City Times

Indie hero Ted Leo is at Irving Plaza with Brooklyn's dance rock band Radio 4.

Knitting Factory (Main Space) - The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Roughed Up Folk
Central Park Summerstage - Tegan & Sara, Ron Sexsmith, East Village Opera Company, Kyle Riabko (free)
Mercury Lounge - The Vacation, The Nervous Return, Jenn Grinels, Gran Bel Fisher
Southpaw - The Blue Van, The Everyothers
The Delancey - The Switch, Dynasty, Biirdie, Other Passengers
Irving Plaza - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Radio 4, Off Minor
Trash - Hearts on Fire, The Baby Shakes, The Bamboo Kids, Beat Beat Beat
Beacon Theatre - Robert Plant

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By brooklyn vegan in Arts & Entertainment on June 20, 2005 11:00 AM

Comments [rss]

sanchezy

What the hell was that? Do all his Brooklyn friends really dwell there ironically? I guess they're rich kids who slum there just for the area code...

db

Colleen: DIRT has led you astray. The free New Pornographers show is in Prospect Park (the afterparty is at Southpaw). If you want to have a seat near the front of the stage, you better get on line uber-early. But, if you don't mind craning your neck and seeing the band from afar, make your way there at 7:30pm when the gates open in order to catch the opening bands. http://www.celebratebrooklyn.com/celebrate/schedule.asp

DIRT

Of course this is funny; it's the beauty of the internet. Anyways, I'll be signing off of this thread as I have work to do. So any irate answers to my comments unfortunately won't be aptly rebutted. How can you not love dirt though? You'll be buried in it soon enough! If your face not shoved into it prior. As the hipsters say, peace out!

T.A.

You have an MBA? Pity. But it does a long way toward explaining your apparent lack of education.

Since my cowardly anonymous self was interested in your story and was hoping to be inspired firsthand by tales of your many triumphs personal and professional, I decided to phone around to advertising agencies and see if I could drum up some DIRT -- to maybe gain some pointers to help rescue my foundering ennui-riddled existence as an idle Manhattan millionaire! To my chagrin, however, despite casting my nets to the WPPs, the Omnicoms, the Dentsus, the Havas's, to all the satellites great and small in the advertising universe, not a single one has an employee named DIRT. However could this be?

You can call me Sir

Dirt

n.

1. a pretentious jackanapes

2. embarrassing information

3. full of "hipster flavor"

Seriously though, this is hilarious. Come on, laugh at how funny you, me, and all of us are! The main thing I constantly try and convince myself of is why I don't love D-i-r-t!

I shall now go bury myself in anonymity because I am free!

DIRT

As if I created this blog for you depressing nuts; it's actually for myself and my friends many of which who ironically live in Brooklyn.

By the way, I have an MBA (from a top school) and work for one of the world's largest advertising agencies. See, many 12 year olds can accomplish this.

Wow, look who's hiding now! I certainly admit I'm an amateur at blogging; my how quick we are to criticize a simple website. I at least comment on a neighborhood I'm familiar with; have been to, experienced. I, unlike you two cowards, have a very successful day job and have no need to please the generic masses via the internet.

And by the way, "because you are give people" is not proper English; or maybe it's simply Brooklyn-speak.

wow

DIRT, you sorry, pathetic little fool. How quick you are to spit venom and then rescind it when someone like T.A. calls you on your childish behavior. The internet is a place where one can speak anonymously of one wishes. Just because you are give people the fodder to justly criticize your intelligence via your awful blog, doesn’t mean they need do the same to speak against you in a public forum.

Speaking of your blog, it’s absolutely pitiful. At best it’s a 3rd rate rip-off of a New York content site like Gothamist by an amateur who is desperately trying to keep up with the times.

Do yourself a favor and just quit the internet now, before you embarrass yourself further.

T.A.

Gee, DIRT, as an individual who seems to have a lot of problems with capitalist marketing (if your school project er I mean your blog is to be believed), you sure are quick to play the "you are a low wage earner!" card. Shouldn't someone like you care a whole lot about income inequality? I think you should. But then again, you are also 12 years old, so perhaps you haven't gotten to "hypocrite" yet in your vocabulary lessons! Sorry broheems.

By the way, I'm a millionaire!

DIRT

T.A.> You probably do work hard as you have a low-paying job which is why you live in Brooklyn. Sorry; the Organ isn't coming to Park Slope any time soon. You may have to travel to a "city" to see them! Sorry!

DIRT

P.S. Colleen, welcome to New York! You'll notice that those from Brooklyn have an inferiority complex, and constantly try to convince themselves of why they live in that borough [the only reason is because it's cheaper].

P.P.S. Back to music, the New Pornographers are on the same label (Mint) as the Organ; check these girls out!

T.A.

Wow, DIRT, your friendly demeanor certainly has boosted my eagerness to go and shell out some of my hard-earned money to see The Organ! Thanks for hanging out the A-hole sign in clear and prominent view. Cheers!

DIRT

Your statement is worthless; a criticism of a criticism with no point ("sarcastic" you say to remain hip and to-the-times). Not even brave enough to leave a real e-mail or website. Scared? Have nothing real to say? I'll call you sir when you're down on all fours. Meanwhile, hope you enjoy your crap borough (I love how quickly Brooklynites become defensive) as you continue to hide in mediocrity.

You can Call me Sir

Oh DIRT, you jackanapes. How foolish of us all to think that you did not know where the best and brightest people congregate! Judging by yr website and terminology, you truly are the most enlightened among us!

Bravo!

(This message was brought to you by the letter A and the word SARCASM)

DIRT

Too bad it's at Southpaw; the most depressing venue in the area. Plus it's in Park Slope - the most boring (read vanilla pudding) neighborhood in Brooklyn. Crass comments aside, hang out in the WB before and after if you want some [hipster] flavor.