Last week not only did we have the pleasure of seeing The Black Angels perform a few songs, but they were inside of the gorgeous Angel Orensanz building at the time. This was prior to their secret show later that evening in the space, and the very talented Adam and Daniel at Foglight Films caught their private, sun-soaked performance for us all on video. Enjoy! more ›

As previously mentioned, we're taking our Gothamist House series on the road, or rather, into some of our favorite New York City locations. First stop: the New York Public Library's Schwarzman Building on 5th Avenue (once home to the old Croton Reservoir). We brought The Walkmen over there earlier this month to film them performing a couple of songs in the midst of the marbled halls of the iconic building. Special thanks to the NYPL for hosting us, and to Foglight Films for working all sorts of magic. Enjoy! more ›

On top of inviting bands over to our office, or the lovely Florida Keys NYC studio (where we recently filmed The Hold Steady), we're starting a new series of videos for our Gothamist House collection which will be filmed in iconic, or abandoned, or hard to access areas and buildings in New York City. Our first shoot was yesterday, where we went with the whole iconic thing, and filmed at the New York Public Library's main branch on 5th Avenue. more ›

In March we gave you a little preview of a session we recorded in our offices with Henry Wolfe (as part of our Live At Gothamist House series), and now that he's back in town for three shows, we're releasing the rest. Enjoy your own little private mini-concert below (and after the jump)—then see him live during his NYC run, where he'll be backed up by a full band. Tonight Wolfe & Co. will be at Littlefield in Brooklyn, on the 20th he'll be playing Mercury Lounge in Manhattan, and on the 21st he'll hop over to Governors Island. more ›

This past Tuesday afternoon The Hold Steady came by to perform a few songs for our Live at Gothamist House series. This time we departed our HQ and went over to Ridgewood, Queens—where we watched, filmed and recorded the band on a gorgeous roofdeck-equipped recording studio called Florida Keys NYC. We'll post all of the videos, as well as an interview and downloadable MP3s of the live recording we did, at a later date—but for now, here's one video of them performing "The Weekenders" off their new album Heaven Is Whenever. The band just embarked on a long tour, and won't return to play in the city until October (when they'll be at the Beacon Theater). more ›

Harper Blynn (formerly Pete and J) have been picking up new fans everywhere they go—including Sissy Spacek and Victoria from Twilight, aka Rachelle Lefevre, who recently Twittered from one of their shows: "Saw an amazing band tonight called Harper Blynn. They have an album dropping in May & are based in NYC. U need to check them out!" Well now's your chance, they not only stopped by our office this week to play a couple of tunes, but they've got an April residency going on at the Living Room. See them tonight (or next Wednesday), where on top of their own set they'll also play the role of backing band for Schuyler Fisk. more ›

Last we checked in on Kaki King was back in 2008, when she was about to release her album Dreaming Of Revenge. Now she's just released her 5th album, Junior, which has sent "the first and only female Guitar God" back on the road. Prior to all of this, you may have seen her busking in the subway system, which she began doing during her time at NYU. more ›

Snowden played at our very first Movable Hype show back in 2004, and we've remained loyal fans since then. Recently Jordan Jeffares (the young man you see front and center) moved from Atlanta to Brooklyn, put the finishing touches on songs for a new EP, Slow Soft Syrup (out now!) and is now working on the next full-length album. This all came after a year of constant touring around their last LP, Anti Anti, and a struggle to part with their label. more ›

Click through for more on Henry Wolfe, Passion Pit, Joanna Newsom and the new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. more ›

It was nearly three years ago that we booked Cincinnati band Bad Veins for one of our Movable Hype shows, after hearing just a few rough demos—and now, at long last, their much-anticipated debut full length is here! The duo, Benjamin Davis and Sebastien Schultz, just ended their first tour in support of the album, but they'll be heading back on the road shortly (you can catch them next month at the Bell House). Last week, prior to their Mercury Lounge show, they stopped by our offices to play a few songs (and drink some beer, of course)—enjoy the videos from that below, where Ben also tells us all about Gossip Girl, Irene and what it's like to finally have the album out there. more ›

This morning Third Eye Blind, or 3EB if you prefer, played at Central Park for Good Morning America's summer concert series, but yesterday lead singer Stephan Jenkins was in our very own office performing a more intimate set. Despite his bike being stolen the day before after riding it from Bowery to midtown, he still had a smile on his face. The band is releasing a new album, titled Ursa Major, in August, which includes a duet with original indie darling Kimya Dawson. Yesterday he played us some of the old and new (which you can watch below), including one song about being in love with a lesbian—no word on if it's about MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who he has said he has "an overwhelming and tragic crush on." more ›