To Do List: Saturday, June 2, 2012

Recommended Show:
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012
JONATHAN COULTON
@ GRAMERY THEATRE
127 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
$27.50, 7PM

We don't know when Jonathan Coulton became big enough to headline Gramercy Theatre, but good for him! We're excited for this show tonight!

Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl
Wakey! Wakey! @ Knitting Factory
Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Highline Ballroom
TEETH & French Horn Rebellion @ Glasslands
FORMA, Profilgate, & Father Finger @ La Sala
Livids, The Omens, & The Othermen @ Don Pedro
Dirty Fences, Threats, Fine Spoils, & Evil Child @ Cake Shop
Sweater Beats, Night Panther, & Juan Wauters @ Cameo Gallery
Gavin DeGraw & Colbie Caillat @ Rumsey Playfield Central Park
Turbosleaze, Census, Speedy Ortiz, & Disco Doom @ Shea Stadium
Young Heel, La Panza, Rarechild, & Nick Hamersly @ Death By Audio
Slothrust, Big Ups, The N'ere Dowells, & She Keeps Bees @ Big Snow
Maquina Supervium, Strange Haze, Secret History, and more @ 929 XPO2
Total Slacker, Night Manager, Heaven's Gate, & Turnip King @ Cheap Storage
Lemonade, Teengirl Fantasy, & Elite Gymnastics @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Goes Cube, Exotic Animal Petting Zoo, & The Giraffes @ The Studio at Webster Hall

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Dana Buoy calls one

Dana Buoy will lead us into the weekend with their video for "Call to Be." The song comes from their recently released album, Summer Bodies. You can check the video out above.

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Dan Deacon celebrates America

MP3: Dan Deacon - "Lots"

With a new album out on August 28th called America, Dan Deacon should probably focus a bit more of his touring stateside. As it stands, many of his upcoming shows are actually in Europe. Fortunately, New York City has little to worry about, as Dan will be playing Pier 84 right here in the City on July 12. The full schedule is below.

Dan Deacon tour dates:
07/07 - Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07/12 - New York, NY - Pier 84
07/14 - Cincinatti, OH - Bunbury Music Festival
07/21 - Antigonish, NS - Evolve Festival
09/01 - Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival
09/07 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival
09/19 - Prague, CZ - Meet Factory
09/20 - Berlin, DE - Festsall Kreuzberg
09/21 - Hamburg, DE - Reepers
09/22 - Eindehoven, NL - Area 51
09/23 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet
09/24 - Brussels, BE - Botanique
09/25 - Paris, FR - Le Trebando
09/26 - London, UK - Scala
09/28 - Manchester, UK - Islington Mill
09/29 - Brighton, UK - The Haunt

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To Do List: Friday, June 1, 2012

Recommended Show:
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
XYLOS
@ GLASSLANDS
289 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$10, 8:30PM

June is here! With summer just around the corner, you'll have plenty to do in the coming weeks. Why not start the summer months off right with a show at Glasslands?

Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl
Leda, PLAY/START, & noon:30 @ Union Pool
Autre Ne Veut, CO LA, & Beige @ Shea Stadium
Murphy's Law, Runny, & The Last Stand @ Saint Vitus Bar
Woodsman, Cool Angels, Jovontaes, & Herbcraft @ Big Snow
Wild Yaks, Las Ardillas, & Hector's Pets @ The Rock Shop
OBN IIIs, Twin Guns, The Omens, & Foster Care @ Cake Shop
Cool Serbia, Future Twin, & Baby Alpaca @ Knitting Factory
Seasick Mama, Young Midnight, & Love Skills @ Cameo Gallery
Electric People, Tender Lion, Mammox, & Drunk Monk @ 929 XPO
Freelance Whales, Spanish Prisoners, & Lucius @ Bowery Ballroom
Porcelain Raft, Firehorse, & Jane Jane Pollock @ Mercury Lounge
Monica Lionheart, Rana Santacruz, & Sweet Electra @ Cameo Gallery
tUnE-YaRds, Micachu and the Shapes, & Delicate Steve @ Terminal 5
Zebu, Real Life Time Machines, Omnivore, & Inky Jack @ Death By Audio
Persephone's Bees, Gold Streets, The Girl, & Uhnellys @ Bowery Electric

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Spirit Animal are read to "Lead!"

It's not something we haven't seen before. Found footage from various places edited together to make a disturbing video. Yes, you'll see things ranging from babies smoking to Maury Povich on Spirit Animal's new video for "Lead!" Check it out above.

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M83's "Reunion" video is kind of creepy

Okay, first off M83's "Reunion" is a great song.. Hands down. The video is amazing as well--it's probably one of the most artistic pieces of storytelling we've seen in a music video all year. That being said, there's just something creepy about kids with other worldy powers and glowing eyes. Creepy. Check it out above.

M83 tour dates:
Aug 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Aug 2 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead
Aug 3-5 – Chicago, IL– Lollapalooza-Grant Park
Aug 7 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Aug 8 – New York, NY – SummerStage
Sep 1-3 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
Sep 5 – Edmonton, AB, Canada – Edmonton Event Centre
Sep 6 – Calgary, AB, Canada – Mac Ewan Ballroom
Sep 27 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
Sep 30 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa
Oct 2 –NYC– Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct 9 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans
Oct 10 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Oct 11 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom
Oct 12-14 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Music Festival
Nov 1-3 – Paris, France - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris

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To Do List: Thursday, May 31, 2012

Recommended Show:
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012
REGINA SPEKTOR
@ LE POISSON ROGUE
158 Bleecker St
New York, NY 10012
$SOLD OUT, 9PM

While Regina Spektor's Le Poisson Rouge show may be sold out, if you feel so inclined you can listen to it online. That's pretty cool in our book!

Flosstradamus @ DROM
Curren$y @ Webster Hall
Il Divo @ Beacon Theatre
Galactic @ Brooklyn Bowl
Las Ardillas @ Cake Shop
Apparat @ Gramercy Theatre
Wig Party @ Knitting Factory
Animal Tropical & Cross @ Spike Hill
My Best Fiend & Zula @ Mercury Lounge
Mutual Benefit @ Old American Can Factory
Joe Pug & David Wax Museum @ Bowery Ballroom
Hexawhorra, Peter Fonda, & Dreamshow @ Glasslands
Thurston Moore, Bill Nace, & Joe McPhee @ Roulette
Static Jacks, Team Spirit, & JesusLesFilles @ 59 Canal Street
Right on Dynamite, Clouder, Luff, & Toy Sugar @ Cameo Gallery
D. Charles Speer, Heaven's Jail, & Sam Marine @ Death By Audio
Them Jeans, Giraffage, XXYYXX, & Selebrities @ Santos Party House
Our Mountain, The Shills, Scout, & Pine Hollows @ Bowery Electric
Adam and Naive, Jane Jane Pollock, & Many Mansions @ Shea Stadium
Mark Verbos, Nihiti, Sycorax, Oneirogen, & Lorna Dune @ 285 Kent Ave
The Soft Moon, Cosmetics, & Black Marble @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Shy Hunters, Natureboy, House of Wolves, & Heart of Hearts @ Paper Box
Psychobuildings, Murphy Maxwell, Hexawhorra, & Sands of Peace @ Public Assembly

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Kandodo Kandodo "Kandodo"

Kandodo have a self-titled album out on June 12 thanks to Thrill Jockey. The title track from the record has a video. Yes, that means it's the song "Kandodo" from the album Kandodo by the band Kandodo. Confused yet?

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Lisa Marie Presley plans first tour in five years

As Elvis's only child Lisa Marie Presley could easily be considered the heir to the throne of rock and roll. However, she has been quite absent from the kingdom over the past five years with no touring in that time. That's about to change this June. She'll be hitting the road for some shows starting right here in New York City with a performance at Gramercy theatre on June 14. The full list of tour dates is posted after the jump.

Lisa Marie Presley tour dates:
6/14 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
6/15 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
6/16 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
6/18 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
6/19 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
6/20 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
6/21 - Indianapolis, IN - Deluxe
6/25 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
6/26 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
6/27 - San Diego, CA - Belly Up

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