“New York newbies Caveman put on a fully fuzzed, powerhouse performance at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday, January 20, in celebration of their mighty impressive debut for Fat Possum, CoCo Beware”
On Girls’ second full-length album ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost,’ the San Francisco duo of Christopher Owens and Chet “JR” White continue to brighten their mood and expand their sound. Owens explores classic Brill Building pop songcraft, some serious psych-rock guitar chops and even gospel backup singers.
The New Jersey hard rock band Monster Magnet kind of disappeared after the late 90s and a major label stint, which is a shame — the band’s space rock/metal sound packed a psychedelic charge. Friday, MM performed their biggest record, “Dopes to Infinity,” live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
An assortment of 12 distinctive and international bands from all over the world assemble for an audience of fans and industry members at GlobalFest; on over three stages at New York City’s Webster Hall.
The Lafayette, Louisiana group, led by boy-girl vocals of Tiffany Lamson and Taylor Guarisco, is signed to hot indie label Glassnote and has already popped up on Jimmy Fallon. Their sound, an amalgam of Afro-pop, indie and dance rock, hits all the right notes. On Thursday, the band headlined the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
“Wednesday’s show, featuring Living Colour and NY hard rockers 24-7 Spyz and DJ Afrika Bambaataa, was a benefit for the legal defense of Donovan Drayton, son of legendary guitarist Ronny Drayton (who also performed).”
Led by the insane Eugene Hutz , Gogol Bordello brings the party hard, with hyper-charged gypsy-punk that really gets the crowd going. Last night they headlined Terminal 5, as they’ll be doing tonight — we can’t think of a better way to spend New Year’s Eve.
Over ten years, 2 EPs and 5 albums, No other band makes gloomier music you can actually dance to. The group’s latest release “High Violet,” returns to the big endings and screamed choruses that made “Alligator” so popular. This week, the group headlined 6 shows at the Beacon.
The band’s debut EP, “Golden,” and first album “Burning Bush Supper Club” sound more like a post-punk Modest Mouse than the hardcore bands many of the members played in during their younger days. Friday night, the group headlined the Music Hall of Williamsburg. With Deleted Scenes and Fort Lean.
“ Their brief headlining performance was their first on U.S. soil as well as part of MTV Iggy’s Best New Band blowout (…) Much of that success came on the strength of the group’s fervent (and extraordinarily web-savvy) fanbase, who often refer to themselves collectively as Blackjacks. ”
”Burst Apart,” the group’s follow-up, is practically a cheerful jaunt in comparison, containing little of the crushing emotional weight and gravity of its successor Hospice. The band is now just hitting its stride and perfecting their brand of haunting, cinematic rock.
This week’s two shows at the Hammerstein mark an end to the alt-rock band’s two-year tour to support their album “This is War,” a tour which saw the band play 300+ shows.
Veteran rapper Snoop Dogg and “Black & Yellow” hitmaker Wiz Khalifa teamed up recently for both a soundtrack (“Mac and Devin Go to High School”) and a sold-out arena tour. Monday night, the duo co-headlined Terminal 5.
Six years after disbanding, the San Diego post-hardcore/garage band Hot Snakes (feautring Drive Like Jehu’s Rick Froberg and John Reis) reunited and headlined a sweaty sold-out show at The Bell House. With Two Tears
