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This week is full of shows by some of our favorite new artists. On the high-profile end of the spectrum, The Hold Steady are back at Bowery Ballroom for a two night run Friday and Saturday. We're especially interested in checking out the openers on Friday. It's the Pitchfork-approved, Coldplay-tour-opening, Village Voice weird album of the week winning band called Black Mountain. On Sunday, M.I.A. plays her biggest and freeest NYC show yet at Summerstage. Superstar DJ Diplo is on the bill too, though it's questionable whether he'll show up. He definitely plays Friday with RJD2 on a Rocks Off Concert Cruise though.
On the lower profile see-them-before-they-blow-up side, Doveman is playing Joe's Pub Thursday night, Tim Fite opens for Weird War at Mercury Lounge on Friday, and it's local-rising-star night at Mercury Lounge Thursday with The Cloud Room and Pela both on the bill. Doveman has MP3s on their site. Tim Fite just posted an entire album stream. Listen to the performance The Cloud Room recently gave to NPR. Stream a few songs on Pela's website.
CBGB. Have you heard of it? They used to have good shows. Now they sell t-shirts and will likely go out of business within a year. In the meantime they're raising some money to fight the power, and it means lots of great shows for us through September. Tonight (Monday) kicks off the series with a special appearance by Ted Leo and a slew of garage bands hand picked by CBGB supporter Little Steven Van Zant. Tuesday is local night with Drag Citizen, Joker 5 Speed, and others. Wednesday RANA and Sound of Urchin kick out the jams. Thursday is big radio band Chevelle in a club way smaller than Irving Plaza (where they headline on Wednesday). You'll have to scroll down for the rest. CBGB veteran Patti Smith also plays a free show at Summerstage on Thursday.
And now the day by day...
Monday - 1st
"Garage rockers the Willowz hail from Disneyland's Anaheim, California, home, so it's maybe not surprising that they got a fairy tale-style break from the movies: Early last year, when founders Richie James Follin and Jessica Reynoza were still in their teens, French auteur Michel Gondry put their raucous, White Stripes-ish rock on the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack." [Rolling Stone] (@ CB's Gallery tonight, Maxwell's Tuesday, Knitting Factory Thursday, and Southpaw Saturday)
Joe's Pub - Liz Phair (acoustic)
Mercury Lounge - The King Left, Tigers & Monkeys, Innaway, The Virgin Millionaires
169 Bar - Joel RL Phelps, Treasure State, Field Notes, Lakota
Beacon Theatre - Crosby, Stills & Nash
CB's Gallery - The Willowz, The Charms, The Star Spangles, Swinging Neckbreakers, The Five Masertis, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
BB Kings - The Zen Tricksters
Wingate Field (Brooklyn) - Classic Soul Night (The O'Jays, The Manhattans, featuring Gerald Alston and Blue Lovett). (free)
Pianos - "very special guests," APSCI, Bamboo Shoots
Tuesday - 2nd
"After a six-year hiatus, the Olivia Tremor Control reformed to play at the Vincent Gallo-curated All Tomorrow's Parties in England this past April; now, they've announced select tour dates in the U.S." [Pitchfork] (@ Bowery Ballroom Tuesday & Wednesday.)
Pianos - Elk City, The Mugs, Lolita Bras
Pianos (upstairs) - Cross Pollination w/ Louis & Nicole Atkins (free)
Trash - Fireflies, Eisenhower, The Shapes, The Violets
Maxwell's - Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Willowz
Bowery Ballroom - Olivia Tremor Control, Tall Dwarfs, A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Joe's Pub - Liz Phair (acoustic)
Sin-e - Mark McAdam, papercranes
Beacon Theatre - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Irving Plaza - Static-X, w/ American Head Charge; Bloodsimple; special guests
Webster Hall - David Gray, Micah P. Hinson
CBGB - JOKER 5 SPEED, SUPERVILLIAN, THE X's, TRASH, LIGHT VISION, HONOR AMONG THIEVES, DRAG CITIZEN, TURBO ACs
BB Kings - Billy J. Kramer, Denny Laine, Fab Faux, Paul Shaffer, Peter & Gordon, The Zombies
Wednesday - 3rd
Rothko - Goodnight Gunfight, Low Flying Jets, Kid Casanova, Napoleon, Ghostly
Glasshouse Gallery - The Wives, Chinese Stars, Cheeseburger, Penny Winblood, Japanther
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Todd Deatherage, Summer Lawns
Bowery Ballroom - Olivia Tremor Control, Tall Dwarfs, A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Cake Shop - Arbor Day, The Victoria Lucas, The Ashford Breaks (ex-Amber Smith), Explorer, Random Complex, Flappers
The Hook - Thurston Moore and Heavy Creeps, The Skaters, Double Leopards, Mouthus
Irving Plaza - Chevelle, Taproot; 30 Seconds to Mars
CBGB - Rana / Sound of Urchin (co-headline) with Big Machine
Rocks Off Concert Cruise - The Breakfast
Madison Square Park - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Rockefeller Park - Ronnie Spector with the Uptown Horns (free)
Southstreet Seaport - Chris Smither, Thea Gilmore
Thursday - 4th
GIFT OF NOISE - A BENEFIT FOR THE KIA NOWOTNE FUND: "Gift of Noise brings together the area’s best bands and DJs for a concert in support of cancer sufferer Kia Nowotne." (@ Shanghai Rock Hotel)
Shanghai Rock Hotel (Kia Nowotne Cancer Fund Benefit) - Dirty on Purpose, Madison Strays, A Place To Bury Strangers, Morning Theft, The Art of Shooting, Bastion, The Black Spoons, This Radiant Boy, Red 7 Fure, Jason Brody, Top Secret Surprise Act
Rocks Off Concert Cruises - Vic Thrill
Central Park Summerstage - Patti Smith, Janet Hamill & Morning Star
Mercury Lounge - The Cloud Room, Pela, Foreign Born, Jonny Lives
The Delancey - Soft
Tonic - Growing, Soft Circle (ex-Black Dice), The Wives, Dim Diamond
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Dead Meadow, The Childs Ballads
Prospect Park Bandshell - Rufus Wainwright / Ben Folds Peforming With Their Bands & Ben Lee (NOT free)
Irving Plaza - The Johnny Clegg Band Featuring the Music of Juluka and Savuka
CBGB - Chevelle
Joe's Pub - Doveman
Knitting Factory (old office) - Willowz
Castle Clinton - McCoy Turner (free)
Canal Room - Colin Hay (Of Men At Work)
Friday - 5th
Pianos - Tangerine, Foreign Born, The Milwaukees, Ebb & Flow, A Milion Billion Trillion Stars
Knitting Factory (Main Space) - Scout Niblett, Grizzly Bear, Mike Wexler, La Laque
Mercury Lounge - Weird War, Good Morning (Eric Emm from Don Cab/Storm&Stress), Tim Fite
Bowery Ballroom - The Hold Steady, Black Mountain
Rocks Off Concert Cruises - RJD2, Diplo
Rocks Off Concert Cruise - Badfish (a tribute to Sublime)
Beacon Theatre - MeatLoaf
Southpaw - Willowz, The Big Sleep, Mighty Fine
CBGB - Bush Tetras
Central Park Summerstage - Brad Mehldu w/ Jason Moran
Tonic - Mark Ribot Trio
Prospect Park Bandshell - Plastilina Mosh, Kinky and JD Natasha (free)
Bryant Park (Good Morning America) - Jessica Simpson
Saturday - 6th
Central Park Summerstage - Coheed & Cambria, Aterciopelados, Bebe
Northsix - The Rogers Sisters, Chinese Stars
Sin-e - Hello Nurse, F-Units, The Dents, Superflow
Trash - Fiend of a Fiend, Speedspeedspeed, Object, Good Grief, The Jealous Girlfriends
Maxwell's - Men, Women and Children, Nightmare of You, Todd (from Glassjaw), Diamond Nights
Bowery Ballroom - The Hold Steady, Love as Laughter, Sam Champion
Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) - The Nein, The Close, Michael Tamburo
Jones Beach - Trey Anastasio & 70 Volt Parade with very special guest Gov't Mule performing a full set
PNC Bank Arts Center - Donna Summer
Irving Plaza - Pat Green with Rivers Rutherford
Mercury Lounge - Mr. North, Jeremy Mix, Valley Lodge, Back To Blonde
PS1 - Josh Wink, Stacey Pullen
Soundfix (Instore) - A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Prospect Park Bandshell - Kasey Chambers and The Greencards
Sunday - 7th
Central Park Summerstage - M.I.A. w/ Diplo
East River Bar (afternoon show) - A Place to Bury Strangers, Argentine, The Last Town Chorus, The Coastal Drag
Maxwell's - Joel RL Phelps, Treasure State
Mercury Lounge - The Shout Out Louds, The Redwalls, The Harlem Shakes
Northsix - Stinking Lizavetta, Gypsy Hands Tribal Bellydancers
Trash - Orange Park, Simply Waiting, There4, Waking Twilight, Think Airbag, Valencia
Beacon Theatre - MeatLoaf
CBGB - Awkward Though, Urban Riot, Step2far, Nuts & Bolts, and The Universe Wrecks (more TBA)
BB Kings - Mos Def
Sin-e - Aeroplane Pageant
Prospect Park Bandshell - Tarzan the Ape Man with Mocean Worker and Joan as Policewoman.
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Rumor has it that Brian Jonestown Massacre will be playing tonight at CB's. Anyone catch either of their weekend performances? Went to Saturday night's. Witnessed Anton's antics in addition to some amazing music.
THanks for the heads up about Patti Smith you rock xoxoxo
Paddy Boom - drummer of Scissor Sisters - is DJing at Movida on Saturday night...