To Do List: Saturday, May 7, 2011

Recommended Show:
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011
THE SHORTSLEEVES
@ THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th avenue
Astoria, NY 11106
$20, 8PM

I don't have much time to explain why you should go see The Shortsleeves tonight at the Museum of the Moving Image. But trust me, they are your new favorite band.

Reggie Watts @ PS 122
Jarrod Gorbel @ Maxwell's
The New Deal @ Terminal 5
Dax Riggs @ The Rock Shop
Class Actress @ Brooklyn Bowl
Stand & Zander Bleck @ Mercury Lounge
Young Widows, My Disco, & Xaddax @ Union Pool
Nat Baldwin, Spenking, & Glass Ghost @ Zebulon
Yuck, Caveman, & Family Portrait @ Bowery Ballroom
Flock of Dimes, White Life, & Other Colors @ Glasslands
The Suzan, Hilly Eye, & Care Bears On Fire @ Knitting Factory
Peelander Z, Hard Nips, & Friends @ The Studio at Webster Hall
The Measure, Bad Banana, Death First, & Big Eyes @ Death By Audio
New Villager, Officer Blue, Sam Buck Rosen, & Beaches @ Bruar Falls
Luke Rathborne, Ruby Coast, Strange Shapes, & Trumpeter Swan @ Pianos
Alaskas, Amir Coyle, Happy New Year, & Synthetic Miracle @ Silent Barn
The Toothaches, Phonetag, Doldrums, & Amazing Ghost @ Brooklyn Fireproof
The Beets, Surf City, Conversion Party, Holy Shit, & Fanuelle @ Cake Shop
Swingset Committee, Ambassadors, Ace Reporter, & Zero Bridge @ Cameo Gallery

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Yuna to tour with Raphael Saadiq

Malaysia may not be the first place in the world where you'd expect the next-big-thing in music to come from, but that may change once you hear Yuna. Raised in the Asian country, the singer recently released her Decorate EP digitally on the FADER Label, and now she'll be heading out on the road with Raphael Saadiq. The set of shows will be kicking off next week at Webster Hall on May 10. Yuna returns to play Central Park Summerstage with Ray LaMontagne on September 26.

Yuna tour dates:
Dates marked * w/ Raphael Saadiq
5/10 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
5/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
5/19 - Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens *
5/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ WXPN/Non-Comm Convention *
5/21 - Westhampton Beach, NY @ Performing Arts Center *
5/24 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live! *
5/25 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
9/26 - New York, NY @ Central Park SummerStage

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The Cave Singers' break out video

Okay, so sneaking out of a second-story room is probably not the most daring escape, but it does make for a cute video concept. The Cave Singers capture this even on their video for "Black Leaf." You can check it out above! The band's tour dates are posted after the jump.

Cave Singers tour dates:
Dates marked * w/ Fleet Foxes
05/06 - San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre *
05/07 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium *
05/08 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre *
05/10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's *
05/11 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom *
05/13 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
05/14 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
05/15 - Washington DC - DAR Constitution Hall *
05/17 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre *
05/18 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre *
05/19 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre *
05/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre *
05/23 - London, UK - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
05/24 - Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix
05/25 - Paris, France - Le Point Ephemere
05/26 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
05/27 - Luzren, Switzerland - Treibhaus
05/29 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
05/30 - Vienna, Austria - Chelsea Club
05/31 - Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
06/01 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
06/02 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
06/04 - Stockholm, Sweden - What We Do is Secret @ Strand
06/05 - Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
06/06 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
06/07 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
06/08 - Brussels, Belgium - Bontanique
06/14 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
06/15 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
06/16 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
06/17 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
06/18 - Bozeman, MT - The Filling Station
07/31 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
08/14 - Skipton, UK - Beacons Festival
08/19 - Powys, UK - Greenman Festival

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Another epic Lady Gaga video

I'll give Lady Gaga the credit she is due. When few can get airplay on MTV, she is still making videos worthy of the channel's height--then again, she might be one of the few they'll still play videos from on the air. Regardless, you can also view her videos on the interweb, such as the new one for "Judas" (above). She's continuing her Madonna-esque style, but it's still a fantastic song. Her new album Born This Way is out on May 23!

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To Do List: Friday, May 6, 2011

Recommended Show:
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
LIGHTNING BOLT, DUCKTAILS, PTERODACTYL, & THE SO SO GLOS
@ NYU STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
LaGuardia Pl
New York, NY 10012
FREE, 1PM

This would really be a good day to sneak out of work or class and head on down to the NYU campus in Manhattan. Lightning Bolt, Ducktails, Pterodactyl, and The So So Glos will all be playing. Call in sick!

Holly Golightly @ Knitting Factory
Reggie Watts & Tommy Smith @ PS 122
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Town Hall
The Jay Vons & Jewel Heist @ The Gutter
Jessica 6 & Body Language @ Tammany Hall
Rise Against & Bad Religion @ Terminal 5
Stephen Kellog & Tift Merritt @ City Winery
Alejandro Escovedo & Jesse Malin @ Maxwell's
Kittens Ablaze & Voxhaul Broadcast @ Mercury Lounge
Minus the Bear & Milagres @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Total Slacker, Beaches, & X-Ray Eyeballs @ Death By Audio
Ferraby Lionheart, Vandaveer, & Two Dark Birds @ The Rock Shop
Lemonade, Lady Lazarus, & Blood Orange @ The Studio at Webster Hall
The Mother Hips, The National Reserve, & The Library @ Brooklyn Bowl
Denison Witmer, Caithlin De Marrais, & The Poison Tree @ Littlefield
K-Holes, Electroputas, & Divine Order of the Blood Witch @ Cake Shop
Reverend Horton Heat & Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band @ The Bell House
A Million Years, Field Mouse, Dead Heart Bloom, & Two Lights @ Southpaw
Tao Now, Zach Layton, Alex Waterman, Le Sphinxxx, and more @ 285 Kent Ave
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Twin Shadow, & Big Troubles @ Webster Hall
Spacer Ace, Doldrums, Lost Boy, Quilty, & The Library Is On Fire @ Glasslands
Conversion Party, In Buenos Aires, Natural Fathers, & Hsi_Chang Lin @ Bruar Falls

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1, 2, 3 to tour in support of upcoming album

The ever-difficult-to-Google 1,2,3 recently signed to Frenchkiss Records and have a planned release date of June 21 for their New Heaven album. But let's not get ahead of ourselves quite so quickly. Before the album is release, the band will be heading out on a short tour with Givers. The full schedule for the two acts is below.



1,2,3 tour dates:
Dates marked * w/ Givers
05/21 - Philadelphia, PA – Northstar *
05/23 - Cleveland, OH - Beachand Tavern *
06/20 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore *
06/21 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison *
06/23 - Columbus, OH - The Basement *
06/24 - Chicago, IL – Schubas *
06/26 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
06/27 - St Louis, MO - Cicero's *

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Joan of Arc and Air Waves touring now

Joan of Arc and Air Waves kicked off a tour last night together in Lawrence, KS. The band continue to travel across the United States together for the next few weeks. This is, of course, the latest round for the band with an ever changing lineup. No New York city show this time around, but check out below for the full list of tour dates.

Joan of Arc/Air Waves tour dates:
5/05 - Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
5/06 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
5/07 - Bozeman, MT @ Zebra Cocktail Lounge
5/09 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project
5/10 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
5/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
5/13 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
5/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
5/16 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
5/17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
5/19 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
5/20 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
5/21 - Fayetteville, AR @ JR's Lighbulb Club

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Digitalism goes HARD on tour

The HARD tour will be hitting cities across North America this summer, and the bill consists of Caspa, Destructo, Jack Beats, Gesaffelstein, and headliners Digitalism. Don't expect this traveling festival to hit New York City until it ends on August 20 at Terminal 5. The full schedule is below..

Digitalism tour dates:
8/3 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
8/4 - Portland, OR - Roseland
8/5 - San Francisco, CA – Fox Theater
8/6 - Los Angeles, CA - Hard Fest
8/9 - Dallas, TX - Granada
8/10 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
8/12 - Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
8/13 - Toronto, ON - World Electronic Music Festival
8/14 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
8/16 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
8/17 - Baltimore, MD - Bourbon Street
8/18 - Washington, DC - Fur Nightclub
8/19 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
8/20 - New York, NY - Terminal 5

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To Do List: Thursday, May 5, 2011

Recommended Show:
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
THE THERMALS, TWIN SHADOW, & TYVEK
@ LE POISSON ROUGE
158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
$10, 7PM

Happy Cince De Mayo! We were trying to look for a REAL appropriate show to recommend for this wonderful day. However, it looks like we've got to recommend punk rockers The Thermals at Le Poisson Rouge instead.

Cordero @ The Rock Shop
Snakes Say Hiss @ Glasslands
Uh Huh Her @ Santos Party House
Plan B @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Webster Hall
The Fiery Furnaces @ Rockwood Music Hall
Rise Against & Bad Religion @ Terminal 5
Superhuman Happiness & Amazing Ghost @ Zebulon
Holly Golightly and The Broke-Offs @ Mercury Lounge
Coconuts, Beaches, Ed Schrader, & Dope Body @ Cake Shop
Computer Magic, CH-ROM, Gospels, & Punks On Mars @ Coco 66
Smoking Popes & Girl in a Coma @ The Studio at Webster Hall
The Dearloves, Mr. Tough, & American Restless @ Bruar Falls
Kath Bloom, PG Six, Larkin Grimm, & Ember Schrag @ Union Pool
Bobby, Alex Bleeker and The Freaks, & Prussia @ Knitting Factory
Family Underground, C. Spencer Yeh, & White Suns @ Death By Audio
Jukebox The Ghost, Wakey! Wakey!, & Pretty & Nice @ Bowery Ballroom

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The Sing-Off casting a new season...

With the success of shows like American idol and Glee, it was only a matter of time before a television producer put the two ideas together. Hence The Sing-Off was born in late 2009. The show returns for a new season soon, but if you want your a Capella act on the show, you should audition right here this week in New York City. Casting will be held this Saturday, May 7 at S.I.R. Studios, 520 W 25th Street (between 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY. Line starts at 8:00 AM, and doors open at 9:00 AM. For more info, head on over to www.singoffcasting.com.

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Atari Teenage Riot get Hyperreal

Ever since Atari Teenage Riot reunited last year, we've been waiting for the band to put out a new album. That wait ends on June 21 when the band physically release Is This Hyperreal? via Dim Mak Records (June 7 digitally if you are REALLY impatient). In the meantime, the band will be hitting the road for a few more dates. No New York City shows on this round, but check the list out below.

Atari Teenage Riot tour dates:
9/4 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
9/9 - Los Angeles, CA - The Keyclub
9/13 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
9/15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
9/17 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
9/27 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre
9/28 - Chicago, IL - Reggies Rock Club

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Duncan Sheik covers the 80s

Duncan Sheik is not exactly an artist that I would expect to release a covers record, and it's even more of a surprise that the subject of this release is the 80s. However, it seems that on June 7, Sheik will be taking on the songs of Depeche Mode, New Order, and The Cure for an album called Covers 80s. The full track list and tour dates for the singer-songwriter are posted after the jump.

Covers 80s track list:
"Stripped" - originally performed by Depeche Mode
"Hold Me Now" - originally performed by Thompson Twins
"Love Vigilante" - originally performed by New Order
"Kyoto" - originally performed by The Cure
"What Is Love" - originally performed by Howard Jones
"So Alive" - originally performed by Love & Rockets
"Shout" - originally performed by Tears for Fears
"Gentleman Take Pictures" - originally performed by Japan
"Life's What You Make It" - originally performed by Talk Talk
"William It Was Really Nothing" - originally performed by The Smiths
"Stay" - originally performed by The Blue Nile
"The Ghost in You" - originally performed by Psychedelic Furs

Duncan Sheik tour dates:
June 8 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
June 9 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA
June 11 - Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
June 12 - World Café Live - Philadelphia, PA
June 20 - Largo - Los Angeles, CA
June 22 - Anthology - San Diego, CA
June 24 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
June 26 - Triple Door - Seattle, WA
June 28 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR

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Planningtorock are feeling blue

There's a real depressing feeling to Planningtorock's latest, "The Breaks." The music is dreary, and the video gives off a rather bleak feeling as well. Hell, the thing even starts off with an insane blue color overtaking just about everything. Check it out above, and check out the album W on May 24.

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To Do List: Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Recommended Show:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
WAKEY! WAKEY! & JUKEBOX THE GHOST
@ THE ROCK SHOP
249 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
$15, 8PM

It's a good night for shows this Wednesday in the City. We're putting our small amount of weight behind two of the NYC-blog-loved acts Jukebox the Ghost and Wakey! Wakey!, but don't discount the plenty of other shows going on....

Cookies @ Zebulon
Stevie Nicks @ Webster Hall
Fiery Furnaces @ Rockwood Music Hall
Kylie Minogue @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Wintersleep & Teletextile @ Union Hall
Surf City & X-Ray Eyeballs @ Brooklyn Bowl
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Bowery Ballroom
Holy Grail, Cauldron, & Wizardry @ Union Pool
Jonah Matranga & Atlantic/Pacific @ Maxwell's
Bruno Mars & Janelle Monae @ Roseland Ballroom
Dominique Young Unique & Prussia @ Mercury Lounge
Schwervon!, Ching Ching, & The Wowz @ Bruar Falls
Ferraby Lionheart & Vandaveer @ Rockwood Music Hall
Dope Body, Ed Schrader, & R Mexico @ Death By Audio
Gang Gang Dance & New Moods @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Pigeons, Jefferson High, & Long Long Long @ Shea Stadium
Old Monk, Plates of Cake, & The Lesser Ghost @ The Delancey
Foals, Freelance Whales, & The Naked and Famous @ Terminal 5
The Black Ryder, Heaven, & My Best Fiend @ Santos Party House
Bachelorette, Rarechild, Warm Ghost, & Young Heel @ Glasslands
Onward Soldiers, Ghostwise, Anni Rossi, & Emmy the Great @ Pianos
Pterodactyl, Human Resources, Sweet Bulbs, and more @ Silent Barn
Bing Ji Ling, Super Hi-Fi, Fist of Facts, & Kaleta Jaa @ Cake Shop

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The Donkeys don't know who we are

Interesting and fun. Those words could easily describe the new video for "Don't Know Who We Are" from The Donkeys. You can check out the video above, and you can also find our where the band is touring by checking out the band's schedule after the jump.

The Donkeys tour dates:
05/04 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre
05/05 - Monterey, CA - Carbone's
05/06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
05/09 - Portland, OR - Holocene
05/10 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
05/12 - Torrey, UT - The Patio
05/13 - Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive
05/14 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
05/15 - Dubuque, IA - Busted Lift
05/17 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
05/18 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's w/ Advance Base
05/19 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
05/20 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at the Crofoot
05/21 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dees
05/22 - Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
05/23 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore
05/24 - Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bear's
05/25 - New Haven, CT - BAR
05/26 - New York, NY - Cake Shop
05/27 - Brooklyn, NY - Rock Shop
05/28 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
05/29 - Washington, DC - DC9
05/30 - Raleigh, NC - Kings
05/31 - Asheville, NC - Broadway's
06/01 - Nashville, TN - The End
06/02 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
06/03 - Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
06/04 - Houston, TX - Free Press Fest
06/05 - Austin, TX - Chaos in Tejas Festival @ The Mohawk inside
06/07 - Tucson, AZ- Club Congress
06/18 - Tempe, AZ - Yucca Tap Room
06/20 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
06/27 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret
06/30 - Eugene, OR - Sam Bond's Garage
07/02 - Merced, CA - The Partisan

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Sia is born again

Australia singer Sia will be heading out on the road again soon for the "We Are Born" tour, supporting the album of the same name that was released last year. The tour will team the singer up with a recently buzzed about act, Oh Land. In other Sia news, expect an appearance this month on NBC's The Voice. Tour dates are below.


Sia tour dates:
July 21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
July 22 - Chicago, IL - Metro
July 23 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
July 24 - Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre
July 26-27 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
July 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
July 30 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
July 31 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
August 1 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
August 3 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
August 5 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
August 6 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio
August 7 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
August 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
August 11 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
August 13 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
August 16 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
August 17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox SODO
August 19 - Vancouver, B.C. - Commodore Ballroom

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Delay Trees talk "About Brothers"

Delay Trees' new video for "About Brothers" is an absolutely adorable little piece that requires a viewing. It is posted above, and it is one of those videos that will put a smile on your face. So what are you waiting for?

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To Do List: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Recommended Show:
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011
DELUKA
@ PIANOS
158 Ludlow St
New York, NY 10002
$8, 8PM

Another great show at Pianos tonight, and this one is in the midst of a surprisingly good Tuesday night of shows. However, the up-and-coming Deluka are sure to be a band you want to say you saw early-on in their career at a small venue. Your chance to do so is tonight.

Our Mountain @ Cake Shop
Bruce Cockburn @ City Winery
Indobox & Kinetix @ Brooklyn Bowl
Kylie Minogue @ Hammerstein Ballroom
The Airborne Toxic Event @ Mercury Lounge
J. Roddy Walston and The Business @ Maxwell's
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ The Rock Shop
Peter Bjorn and John & Bachelorette @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
The Black Ryder, The Big Sleep, Translations, & GHXST @ Glasslands
Dream Police, Household, Teardrops, & Easter Vomit @ Death By Audio
Secondhand Serenade, Val Emmich, & Plug In Stereo @ Knitting Factory
All Time Low, Yellowcard, Hey Monday, & The Summer Set @ Best Buy Theater

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New releases for the week of May 3, 2011

This week's releases don't nearly compete in sheer numbers to last week's, but it still is a pretty damn good week. Our favorite may just be Jason Forrest's new album, The Everything (pictured). However, that's really just the tip of the iceberg. Sade gets a greatest hits album, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, and The Damned get a collective tribute album, and even The Blind Boys of Alabama return with a new album.

It's an interesting week, with The Rentals going very indie with a release on Ernest Jenning (one of our favorite small labels), Cheeseburger releasing their newest album via Adult Swim/Williams Street, and Now, Now getting remixed.

Release Date	Artist	Album	Label
05/01/11	General Bye Bye	Blood on my Keyboard	Bye Bye
05/02/11	Anni Rossi	Heavy Meadow	3 Syllables
05/02/11	Strange Talk	Strange Talk EP	Neon Gold
05/03/11	Architecture in Helsinki	Moment Bends	V2/Cooperative/Downtown
05/03/11	Blind Boys of Alabama	Take the High Road	Saguaro Road
05/03/11	Breanne Duren	Sparks EP	durenduren
05/03/11	Cat's Eyes	Cat's Eyes	Cooperative/Downtown
05/03/11	Cazwell	Get My Money Back!	Peace Bisquit
05/03/11	Cheeseburger	Another Big Night Down the Drain	Williams Street
05/03/11	Dave Depper	The Ram Project	Jackpot!
05/03/11	Dead Rider	The Raw Dents	Tizona
05/03/11	Destry	Waiting on an Island
05/03/11	Dope Body	Nupping	Hoss
05/03/11	Doug Sanhope	Oslo-Burning Bridge to Nowhere	Roadrunner
05/03/11	The Dwarves	Are Born Again	MVD
05/03/11	Gruff Rhys	Hotel Shampoo	Wichita
05/03/11	Have Nots	Proud	Paper and Plastic
05/03/11	Jason Forrest	The Everything	Staastakt
05/03/11	Johnny Reid	Introducing Johnny Reid	EMI/Manhattan
05/03/11	Jolly Boys	Great Expectation	Eone/Geejam
05/03/11	Mick Harvey	Sketches from the Book of the Dead	Mute
05/03/11	Mount Moriah	Mount Moriah	Quince
05/03/11	Now, Now	Neighbors Remix EP	No Sleep
05/03/11	Paper Thick Walls	A Thousand Novels
05/03/11	Priscilla Ahn	When You Grow Up	Blue Note
05/03/11	The Rentals	Resilience	Ernest Jenning
05/03/11	Sade	The Ultimate Collection
05/03/11	Shine 2009	Realism	Cascine
05/03/11	Sixx:A.M.	This Is Gonna Hurt	Eleven Seven
05/03/11	Sounds Under Radio	WHCHMMCM	The Musebox
05/03/11	Twin Atlantic	Free	Red Bull
05/03/11	Various Artists	No Future: A Tribute to The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned	Released Emotions
05/03/11	The Wave Pictures	Beer in the Breakers	Moshi Moshi
05/03/11	You Me and Everyone We Know	Things Are Really Weird Right Now	Topshelf
05/03/11	Young Montana?	Limerence	Alpha Pup
05/04/11	City Haze	Room Six9

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The "Returner" of Liturgy

Be prepared for a sonic and visual assault when viewing Liturgy's new video for "Returner" (above). Hopefully that will prepare you for the May 10th release of the band's Aesthethica. If you're still unsure if you can handle it, maybe check out the band live in Brooklyn.

Liturgy tour dates:
May 6 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus
Jun 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory

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Love Inks heads out on the road

Austin band Love Inks are getting ready to release their debut EP E.S.P. next week on May 10 via Hell, Yes/City Slang Records. the following week, the band will embark on a fast and furious tour that will bring the band from west to east, resulting in two New York City shows at Glasslands on June 2 and Cake Shop on June 3. The full schedule for the band is below.


Love Inks tour dates:
5/18 - Tempe, AZ @ Saill In
5/19 - San Diego, CA @ Tin Can Alehouse
5/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
5/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Hemlcok
5/25 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
5/26 - Santa Fe / Albuquerque, NM @ TBD
5/27 - Denver, CO @ TBD
5/28 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
5/30 - Chicago, IL @ Beauty Bar
5/31 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
6/1 - Montreal, QC - Cagibi
6/2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
6/3 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop
6/6 - Boston, MA @ O'Briens
6/8 - Washington, DC @ Red Palace

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To Do List: Monday, May 2, 2011

Recommended Show:
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
@ PIANOS
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
$20, 8PM

The Airborne Toxic Event are playing a bunch of shows in the City this week. They range in venue size from small to large. Tonight's show at Pianos is the smallest one, so if you can get in (by sneaking or what-have-you), this is definitely the one to see.

Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool
Kylie Minogue @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Sherlock's Daughter @ Knitting Factory
Peter Bjorn and John & Bachelorette @ Bowery Ballroom
J. Roddy Walston and The Business & The Features @ Brooklyn Bowl
The Due Diligence, Jesse Carsten, SIN, & Very Fresh @ Death By Audio
Krallice, Withered, Ipsissimus, & Cleric @ The Studio at Webster Hall

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To Do List: Sunday, May 1, 2011

Recommended Show:
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
ANAL CUNT
@ THE CHARLESTON
174 Bedford Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
$TBA, 8PM

Fuck! This seems an awfully odd venue for a band like Anal Cunt to be playing. The obscenely named band have a following that should easily pack the basement of this former speakeasy.

Thermals @ Maxwell's
Sea of Bees @ Living Room
HR & Trouble Andrew @ Brooklyn Bowl
Borrowed Eyes, Reds and Blue, & Columboid @ Bruar Falls
Danava, La Otracina, Pilgrim, & Ancient Ocean @ Glasslands
Smoking Popes, Dirty Tactics, & The Scutches @ Knitting Factory
Glory Girls, Quilt, Battle Circus, & Marlon Rando @ Mercury Lounge

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