This Week in NYC Shows!

MONDAY

The Kooks, Smoke Signal @ The Bowery Ballroom

Jump Into The Gospel, Your 33 Black Angels, Hospitality (FREE SHOW) 
@ The Rock Shop

Golden Animals, Sky Picnic, Twin Killers @ Cameo Gallery

 

TUESDAY

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players @ Bowery Electric

The Present, People Get Ready, Man Forever (Guitar Quintet) @ Union Pool

 

WEDNESDAY

Sloan, Hotkid @ Bowery Ballroom

Seefeel @ Brooklyn Bowl CANCELED

Greg Laswell, Elizabeth Ziman (of Elizabeth and The Catapult) @ City Winery

Hussle Club, Jump Into The Gospel, Fort Lean, The Stationary Set  (FREE)
@ Pianos

Matt & Kim, The Thermals, Autobot (from Flosstradomus) @ Terminal 5

 

THURSDAY

Sloan, Hotkid @ Knitting Factory

Sean Bones, New Moods, Keelay, Popular Music @ Cameo Gallery

ArpLine, Bad Girlfriend, Hard Nips, Huntronik @ Coco66

No Age, HEALTH, Cults, Ceremony @ House of Vans
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I’m Turning Into, Clouder, Quiet Loudly, EULA, Little Racer @ Silent Barn

Josiah Wolf, First Nature, Prussia, ohnomoon @ The Rock Shop

 

FRIDAY

Ceremony, Veins, Give, Wet Witch @ Death by Audio

Memory Tapes, New Moods @ Mercury Lounge

Dinowalrus, Total Slacker, Soft Black, Life Size Maps
@ Monster Island Basement

Lower Dens, Dirty Beaches @ South Street Seaport

The Thermals, Big Troubles, EULA @ The Bell House

The Madison Square Gardeners Announce Tour

The MSGers are hitting the road with Tim Easton!  Not only will they be opening for Easton, they’ll also be backing him up.  The MSGers have a long history of backing bands and musicians such as Ben Kweller, The New York Dolls, Justin Townes Earle and Roseanne Cash.  Before hitting the road, the band is celebrating the release of their third EP, Teeth of Champions, and just played a FREE show at NYC’s Rockwood Stage2. Here are the other dates and venues where you can catch them!

Wed, June 22 – Rock Island, IL – Daytrotter
Thurs, June 23 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
Fri, June 24 – Columbus, OH – The Rumba Café (co-headline bill)
Sat, June 25 – Columbus, OH – The Rumba Café  (co-headline bill)
Mon, June 27 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
Wed, June 29 – Washington, DC – Jammin Java
Thurs, June 30 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
Fri, July 1 – New London, CT – Oasis
Sat, July 2 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge

The Postelles Announce Tour and New Video

New York Magazine‘s “Vulture” has recently released the band’s video for the new single “Hold On.”  Video can be seen here:  http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/04/the_postelles_tk.html.  As you can see, the video was shot impromptu at a roadside gas station!  The magazine has also announced the New York City rockers are going on tour to promote their self-titled album.  The album was produced by The Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr.  Check them out at these spots:

6/7 || New York, NY || Mercury Lounge *
6/8 || New York, NY || Mercury Lounge
6/10 || Philadelphia, PA || Kung Fu Necktie *
6/11 || Washington, DC || Red Palace *
6/15 || Toronto, ON, Canada || NXNE
6/16 || Toronto, ON, Canada || NXNE
6/17 || Chicago, IL || Schubas
6/18 || Milwaukee, WI || Summer Soulstice Music Festival
6/20 || Seattle, WA || Tractor Tavern
6/23 || San Francisco, CA || Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
6/28 || Los Angeles, CA || The Echo #
7/7 || Boston, MA || T.T. the Bear’s Place
*support by The Ambassadors
# support by Pan Am

The Rosebuds to Tour Following Album Release

The Rosebuds duo, Ivan and Kelly, emerge from their last record, Life Like, and the end of their marriage to start anew with the release of their fifth album, Loud Planes Fly Low. With this new release, they have a chance to use their breakup to express themselves musically and artistically and it should prove to be an interesting change of pace. The track “Second Bird of Paradise” is a sexy, moody song with gorgeous strings and keyboard. Those components together with the soft vocals recall Home Video’s sound and style. Listen to “Second Bird of Paradise” on their website and look for Loud Planes Fly Low on Merge Records out on June 7.

The Rosebuds Summer Tour Dates:
46/10 – Brooklyn Arts Center – Wilmington, NC

6/11 – Kings – Raleigh, NC

6/15 – Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall – Asheville, NC

6/16 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA

6/17 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS

6/18 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL

6/19 – Stickyz Chicken Shack – Little Rock, AR

6/21 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA

6/23 – Club DaDa – Dallas, TX

6/24 – The Parish – Austin, TX

6/25 – Fitzgerald’s Downstairs – Houston, TX

6/28 – Santa Fe Brewing Company – Santa Fe, NM

6/29 – Solar Culture – Tuscon, AZ

6/30 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA

7/01 – The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA

7/02 – Cellar Door – Visalia, CA

7/05 – SOHO Music Club – Santa Barbara, CA

7/06 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

7/08 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR

7/09 – The Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA

7/10 – The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA

7/12 – Media Club – Vancouver, Canada

7/14 – The Neurolux – Boise, ID

7/15 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT

7/16 – Hi-Dive – Denver, CO

7/19 – 7th Street Entry – Minneapolis, MN

7/20 – House of Rock – Eau Claire, WI

7/21 – UW Union Terrace – Madison, WI

Sonny And The Sunsets Reflect On Their Youth


Hospitals have been good to Sonny Smith. He began singing while a patient at Warm Springs Foundation Hospital in Texas. And, at the Canyon Manor Rehabilitation Center north of San Francisco, he met drummer Kelley Stoltz. After adding Sonny’s brother and wife, Ryan Browne and Tahlia Harbour, the Sunsets were born.

Last month, Sonny and the Sunsets released their debut album Hit After Hit, and earlier this week they unveiled the music video for their new single “Reflections on Youth.” Check out the video and a full list of tour dates down below.

Summer Tour Dates

06/04 – Huichica Festival – Sonoma, CA

06/22 – 06/25 Sled Island Festival – Calgary, ALB

06/27 Waldorf Cabaret – Vancouver, BC *

06/28 The Funhouse – Seattle, WA !

07/01 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA !

07/07 Soda Bar – San Diego, CA $

07/08 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA $

07/22 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL !

07/23 Pike Room – Pontiac, MI !

07/24 Sneaky Dee’s – Toronto, ON !

07/26 Divan Orange – Montreal, QC !

07/27 North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA !

07/28 DC9 – Washington, DC !

07/29 Mercury Lounge – New York, NY !
07/30 Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY !

08/05 – 08/07 Pickathon – Happy Valley, OR

* = w/ Hunx and his Punx, Shannon and the Clams

$ = w/ Wounded Lion

! = w/ The Sandwitches

Sam Roberts Band Announce Album and Release Single

Rockers the Sam Roberts Band have announced a tour to promote their upcoming album, Collider.  The album will be released on May 10th but you can listen to the first single from the album, called “The Last Crusade,” right here:
http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F13437341 Sam Roberts Band- The Last Crusade by MMMusic

Here are the tour dates!

May 16th         Rock N Roll Hotel            Washington DC
May 18th         Bowery Ballroom            New York City, NY
May 20th         Brighton Hall                   Boston, MA
May 24th         The Troubadour              Los Angeles, CA
May 25th         The Independent            San Francisco, CA
May 26th         Mississippi Studios         Portland OR
May 28th         Malkin Bowl                     Vancouver BC
May 29th         Sasquatch! Festival         The Gorge OR
June 3rd           Massey Hall                     Toronto ON
June 4th           Massey Hall                     Toronto ON
June 6th           First Ave                           Minneapolis MN
June 7th           Lincoln Hall                      Chicago IL
June 8th           St. Andrew’s Hall             Detroit, MI