Ashes to ashes, beer to puke. Several venues of note to Garage Punkers have bitten the dust or are about to, and in their place new venues will surely arise and find new and innovative ways to suck. Firstly, (upper) Greenpoint’s Lost & Found, formerly Lulu’s (and I’m sure something else before that), has gone [...]
Baby Shakes
Baby Shakes are finally back to playing in NYC after a year and a half. If you love GREAT pop with a good beat, you need to check out one of their two record release shows this weekend: Friday December 5th at Cake Shop in Manhattan w/The Weight, Strange Boys, and the absolutely killer new [...]
YOUR BOYFRIEND IS BACK… LET’S GET IN TROUBLE!
I’ve returned! While bruised, bleeding, coughing and sneezing from Portugal’s Barreiro Rocks festival, where I encountered Andre Williams in the flesh for the first time and made tons of Portuguese, Spanish, Czech and American folks dance to 50′s doowop (AGAIN), I came back just so that I could write on this stinkin’ blog. Aren’t you [...]
Tidal Wave of BS Heading Straight for NYC (CMJ Begins)
The annual CMJ festival begins today and runs (officially anyway) through Saturday. Just like everyone else, I’ve got a guide for this festival, to help you make the most of your time. Here’s my recommendation for this week: DON’T GO TO CMJ SHOWS 1) CMJ’s band selection relies on the same internet hype-mongering as Pitchfork [...]
