by Jane Lambert

NYC Shows This Week!

MONDAY

J. Roddy Walston and The Business, These United States, MyNameIsJohnMichael
@ Brooklyn Bowl

Le Sphinxxx, Ah, Moskva!, The Magick Report, Great Republic of Rough and Ready, Great Republic of Rough and Ready, Sonia Megias
@ Cake Shop

TUESDAY

Vivian Girls, Widowspeak, Colleen Green @ 285 Kent Avenue

Urge Overkill, Blackbells @ Bowery Ballroom

Project Jenny / Project Jan, Murder Mystery @ Mercury Lounge

The Head and the Heart, Luke Rathborne (early show) @ Mercury Lounge

Cassettes Won’t Listen, The Freeze Tag, Turnbull Green, Grimace, Eka, Echoes Alike @ The Rock Shop

Lykke Li, Grimes @ Webster Hall

WEDNESDAY

Sam Roberts Band, The Rassle, Anthony D’amato @ Bowery Ballroom

Dustin Wong, Hear Hums, Emily Reo, Dark Sea of Awareness, Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Silent Barn

The Felice Brothers, Shovels and Rope, RIG 1 @ The Bell House

Elvis Costello and the Imposters @ The Wellmont Theatre

Fleet Foxes, The Cave Singers @ United Palace Theatre

Lykke Li, Grimes @ Webster Hall

THURSDAY

Adele, Civil Wars @ Beacon Theater

Junip, Acrylics, High Highs @ Bowery Ballroom

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Dream Diary, Sea Lions, Gold-Bears, Amida, Pet Milk @ Cake Shop

The Antlers, Little Scream @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Cave In, Make Do and Mend, Janes Plotkin @ Santos Party House

White Lies, School of Seven Bells, Sun Airway @ Terminal 5

The Felice Brothers, Tom Brosseau @ The Bell House

Fleet Foxes, The Cave Singers @ United Palace Theatre

FRIDAY

The Antlers, Little Scream @ Bowery Ballroom

Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Yellow Dogs, Mirror Mirror, Radical Dads @ Glasslands

Dan Deacon, Hesta Prynn (DJ Set) @ Museum of Natural History

Thurston Moore, Eileen Myles, I Feel Tractor @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Real Estate, Julian Lynch, Big Troubles, Family Portrait @ The Bell House

Robbers on High Street, Underthings, The Totallys @ The Gutter

05.16.11

by Jane Lambert

The Decemberists’ Jenny Conlee Reveals She Has Cancer

Last week, The Decemberists accordian and keyboard player Jenny Conlee has stated that she has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer seems to have been caught early enough for her to make a recovery from the illness. In an e-mail statement from the band, they wrote:

“While the prognosis is very, very good for a full recovery, tackling the disease will mean some intensive treatment for our Jenny as well as a lot of important recovery time.”

Conlee will not be touring with the band this month or in June to recover and rest from her treatment. She’s going to be one hard lady to replace on tour.

Conlee wrote in the announcement that:

“It has been great to be on tour these past few weeks. The band and crew are like family to me and have been incredibly supportive and understanding. To be making music with everyone and seeing the fans has helped me to feel more positive and keep my mind off of my diagnosis. But, alas, as the tour winds down, it is time for me to get back to reality. I will try to get into surgery as soon as I can after we return from this leg of the tour so I can begin my recovery. There are still a few unknowns out there concerning my cancer, but I am thinking positive and hope to be back on the road soon.”

Our prayers and thoughts are with you Jenny. Have a speedy recovery and get well soon!

05.16.11

by Jane Lambert

Song of the Day: Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks” (TABS Remix)

05.16.11

by Jane Lambert

Kevin Spacey Fights Cassettes Won’t Listen

Most people would be flattered to have an album titled after them. Well, apparently actor Kevin Spacey is not one of those people. Jason Drake also known as Cassettes Won’t Listen originally planned on naming the record after the insane actor. Spacey has slapped Drake with a a cease-and-desist order, of course after several thousand copies of Kevinspacey have been printed. The album will now be called Evinspacey…umm clever? It will drop June 21st on Daylight Curfew records. This is Drake’s second cease-and-desist order, as he also got slapped with one in 2008 for the Guns N’ Roses and Ludacris mashup “Ludacris Democracy.” Cassettes really won’t listen.

05.16.11

by Jane Lambert

The Killers to Record New Album

It has been a long while since we heard new music from The Killers. Years down the line they are still going strong as one of the biggest buzz bands out there. We had to wait it out for a bit as singer Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci embarked out on solo projects. The hiatus is now over and Vannucci hinted to The O2 Evening Show that The Killers are in the midst of working on a new album. The record is still in the early songwriting stages as the band is slated to start working on the new material this week. Fans will still have to wait a little while before any of the tracks get released though. There is nothing recorded yet, just in the works. Ah the torture. Check back for more upcoming news on the yet to be written record.

05.13.11

by Sedera Ranaivoarinosy

Yuck Annouce New Single and Summer Tour Dates

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After a run of dates with the Australians of Tame Impala, our favorite new British band Yuck just announced a series of concerts for the second half of July starting with a stop at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago before visiting the West Coast with Fat Possum label-mates Unknown Mortal Orchestra as openers. Check out exactly where they’ll be stopping at the end of the post!

In other news, the band will be releasing yet another single, a new self-released double A-side 7″ of “Shook Down,” which you can find on their self-titled debut album. The single will be out on June 27 and features the non-album track “Milkshake.” Listen to it below: