Whyleaveastoria.com Turns 2 and Wants to Celebrate with You!

Presented by Spaten, in association with RethinkPopMusic, Studio Square, and Thrillist:

On Thursday, April 8th at Studio Square, Why Leave Astoria?! will celebrate two giant milestones, its second birthday and growth topping 4,000 members. The event begins promptly at 7pm at Studio Square–located at 35-33 36th St. Astoria, NY 11106

To honor the event, WLA has partnered with Spaten beer, RethinkPopMusic, Studio Square, and Thrillist to bring Astoria the largest centralized celebration Queens has ever seen. In anticipation of growth over last year’s celebration attended by over 1,000 people, this year’s event features five of the borough’s biggest musical acts and washed down by TEN FREE KEGS of Spaten and Franziskaner beer. The event will also mark the kickoff of Studio Square’s participation in the hugely popular WLA Card program.

Fifteen of the most talked about independent clothing and accessory designers in the borough will be displaying their wares throughout the evening. There will be giveaways and contests as well as performances throughout the evening by Sol Dance Center, CrossFit Queens, and the New York Circus Arts Academy.
There is no cover charge for the event.

EVENT RUNDOWN:

7:00 Red carpet guest arrival hosted by Sunday Morning Mimosa, Performance by Bobby Kane
7:45 Performance by Illimanjaro featuring Hops
8:30 Performance by TJ Moss Band & Pie Boys Flat
10:00 Performance by The Vanguard
11:00 DJ Lo-Fi of ADG, Performance by Sol Dance Studio

The Vanguard
The Vanguard have been featured on Matt Pinfield’s Morning Show on 101.9 RXP. They have played every noteworthy venue in NYC and were featured in a half-dozen SXSW 09 showcases. They also played The Exit festival in Serbia along with a 7 day UK Tour, MPMF in Cincinnati, Miami Music Festival and their video for “Both Sides” was featured on MTVu. SPIN.com named them a buzzworthy up-and-coming band because of their “bubbling melting pot of sounds, influences, and ethnic backgrounds.” With their second EP ‘Playtime!’ about to be released this fall, The Vanguard are gearing up to hit the road for their next international tour.

TJ Moss Band
TJ Moss Band mixes pop, rock, soul, Fenders and firewater to create their own unique brand of rock and roll. This Astoria, Queens based trio recently opened for Joss Stone at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK. They were featured in TimeOut New York magazine for “Battle of the Bands: Brooklyn vs. Queens”, which they proceeded to win. Their song “It’s Over” was featured as the finale-winning performance on Bravo’s hit show, Step it Up and Dance last summer.

Pie Boys Flat
For the last few years the fan base for Patrick, Fitz, and Jason has been growing all over the city, country, and abroad! With their history of playing live shows across the world PBF has truely crafted an original live experience that you don’t find anywhere else. Known for writing songs that cross many genres (from rock ‘n’ roll to reggae, blues to bluegrass, latin rock to jazz funk) they bring all the styles home everytime with very unique arrangements. There’s something different about the voices that these three young musicians put together. But in the end you understand that regardless of how, all these sounds come together underneath the same roof that is so sublimely PIE BOYS FLAT.

Illimanjaro
Formed in 2004 and based in Queens and Brooklyn, Illimanjaro have built a reputation as a power trio with a unique brand of punk/funk-infused hip hop for the young and rowdy. Following the release of their well-received debut album ‘A Problem’ (February 2007) and four-song EP ‘Not Invited’ (February 2008), Illimanjaro are back with their third record entitled ‘Boiling Point’ (December 2009)—featuring eight tracks that bubble with the kind of scorching intensity and raw energy that has made the band such a hair-raising live act.

Bobby Kane
There are few songwriters these days that place so much of their souls into their music; Bobby Kane is one of them. Every lyric of every song comes from life and life experience. From mellow and melodic to furious and un-tamable, his styles trample the guidelines of modern music and then transcends them all. With a unique vocal style and an ear for warm sensual chord structures, the potential to go down in history as one of the “Great Ones” of our age is evident.

For More Information: http://www.whyleaveastoria.com/events/wla-turns-2-4000-member-party

Tags: astoria, event, music, NYC, queens, RethinkPopMusic, spaten, Spaten Beer, studio square, the vanguard, thrillist, why leave astoria

R.I.P. Jay Reatard

Rethinkpopmusic is very sad to hear about the death of Jay Reatard at the age of 29.

In a music world saturated with pristene auto-tune vocals and bubblegum melodies, Jay Reatard (born Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.) really knew how to dirty the place up! In 2 minute, frenetic in your face punk anthems he always made me feel like there was this maniac punk rocker around the corner just waiting to bash my face in!

In fact at one show, he actually did just that to one lucky fan!

Jay Reatard Punch Video from Tim McCready on Vimeo.

FYI, that’s a good thing in punk rock.

To listen to Jay Reatard is the musical equivalent of getting beat up by a 6th grader. Think, The Ramones, if they were all pre-pubescent kids. His songs, although quick and simple, contained dark complex lyrics which only made it more interesting to hear them in such a context. One of my absolute favorite Jay Reatard songs is “Death is Forming” -the lyrics say it all “Alone in a room needless I sit. I close my eyes and try to forget. Death is forming. Get in line.” This was a guy who thought about death, violence and all the scary unknowns which we all question.

Sean Michaels of The Guardian UK reports:

Speaking to Billboard last summer, Lindsey said his new album was about “dealing with mortality issues, growing older, disenchantment with your youth”. The LP, which saw Lindsey shift from punk rock to noisy pop, was “the first record where I’m kind of exiting the dumb kid part of my life and going into the almost-30 point”.Tragically, he will forever remain on that cusp. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/14/jay-reatard-dies

This Billboard quote is so eye-opening because it shows that with all his songs about death, Jay Retard was definitely looking forward to living.

The music world is a bit more tame today. We will miss you Jay, thanks for all the music.

Tags: billboard, death, jay, jay reatard, jay reatard death, jay reatard rip, Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., reatard death, RethinkPopMusic, the guardian UK, vimeo

iPhone pics from The Vanguard in Serbia

Here are some preliminary pics of The Vanguard in Serbia to play the Exit Music Festival…

Full blog and high resolution pics coming soon…

Tags: Bob Berman, Exit Music Festival, Patryk Rebisz, RethinkPopMusic, Serbia, the vanguard

The Vanguard at Exit Festival

Converse Exit Music Live Stage this year too brings you new and freshly baked sounds of names you are yet to hear about. Performing at his stage are young bands, winners of the performers competition that lasted from 17th March to 18th May.

This year, more than 600 new performers applied for this competition, and many bands with previously existing accounts updated them and re-applied. Atexitmusic.tv you can see their work and listen to their music, just to have a preview, and decide who you want to give a chance to.

At Exit Festival, stages where you can learn something new about music are not a novelty, and Converse Exit Music Live Stage, is definitely forward-looking, being that bands who perform actually get their first big shot righ here. Come support your friends and learn something new. CHECK OUT THE VANGUARD ON SATURDAY, JULY 11th!

Thursday, July 9 2009
Sizife, daj kamen!	20:15
Zircus	21:00
Project M.O:F	21:45
Polimorf	22:30
Autopark	23:15
Sopot	00:15
Stranded	01:15
High Control	02:00
Friday, July 10 2009
Vibrator u Rikverc	20:15
Pandora	21:00
Memlah	21:45
Line Out	22:30
Dub Rebellion	23:15
Žene Kese	00:15
Noviot Početok	01:15
Stuttgart Online	02:15
Saturday, July 11 2009
The Vanguard	20:15
Srebrna kiša kerozina	21:00
Ringišpil	21:45
Bambu	22:30
Iskaz i svedoci	23:15
PMGKolektiv	00:15
Face it	01:15
SAJSI	02:00
Sunday, July 12 2009
Fade	20:15
Nikad dosta	21:00
Inje	21:45
Star Collapse	22:30
Groove Orchestra	23:15
Teški Zulum	00:15
Shoplifters	01:15
Kanal Tvid	02:00

* Line-up and performance times are subject to change.

Tags: converse exit music live stage, exit festival, the vanguard

Northside Music Fest

Here is the full lineup. RethinkPopMusic and members of The Vanguard, The Ambassadors and The Aviation Orange will definitely be seeing Motel Motel, Skeletonbreath, The War on Drugs, Drink Up Buttercup, and The Art of Shooting. However, we did recommend more artists and we will be attending as many shows as possible. Cheers to Gothamist for putting together the best lineup and a HUGE thanks must go out to all the venues putting on free showcases for all us “Ballers on a Budget”.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH

Northside Opening Party
Brightblack Morning Light 11pm
Zomes 10pm
Mariee Sioux 9pm
With local organic rooftop BBQ by chef Kelly Geary of Sweet Deliverance; free Heineken Light served from 5-8pm.
Studio B
Doors at 5pm
$15 [Tickets]

Artlog.com, Indaba Music & Done to Death Projects present
Sia, JD Samson, Mark Alan Gray, Alex English
Artlog House (formerly Supreme Trading)
Doors at 8pm
$10

Aagoo Records presents
Father Murphy 10:30
Bleven Blectum 9:30
Israel M. 8:30
Bruar Falls
Doors at 8pm
$7

curated by Men & Women
S.S.P.S. (Porkchop from Excepter)
midnight
Men & Women 11pm
Julianna Barwick 10pm
Ducktails 9pm
Cameo Gallery
Doors at 8pm
$5

The Albertans 11:30pm
Henry Wolfe 10:30pm
Bonnie Baxter 9:30pm
The Pleasure Circus Band 8:30pm
with secret surprise guests
Coco 66
Doors at 8pm
$5

Superglorious presents
Class Actress midnight
Miho Hatori 11pm
Autodrone 10pm
Exit Clov 9pm
with DJ Captain Heartlock
GlassLands Gallery
Doors at 8pm
$15

Wibutee (Norway)
Monkey Town
Doors at 10:30pm
$8 (plus $10 food & drink minimum); reservations recommended

The Hold Steady 10pm
Hype of the States 9pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Doors at 8pm
Individual tickets sold out; still open to festival badge holders

Modular presents
Tanlines midnight
Solid Gold 11pm
Free Energy (live) with DJ Clicktrax Jen 10pm
Public Assembly
Doors at 9pm
$5 with RSVP to modularpeople.com/rsvp

Strength in Numbers presents
Magic Markers, Marinie Stern, The Fly Girlz/Nine II Thesaurus, Dynasty Handbag
Shea Stadium
Doors at 8pm

Curated by Himalaya
Gigantic Hands 11:30pm
Himalaya 10:30pm
Discovery 9:30pm
Me 8:30pm
Spike Hill
Doors at 8pm
$5

Uncensored Interview presents The Speakeasy: A Showcase of Transatlantic Alt-Folk
Ólöf Arnalds midnight
tba 11pm
Lisa Li-Lund 10:15pm
Sharon Van Etten 9:30pm
Ivana XL 8:30pm
Union Pool
Doors at 8pm
$10 [Tickets]

Cabaret Filet, Amazing Ghost
With DJ Team: The Electric Cowbell featuring Das Booty and Johnny Travolta.
Zebulon Doors at 9pm
FREE

FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH

Artlog.com, Indaba Music & Doe to Death Projects present
Sheik residents: The Recovery, The Fear and Trembling, Julio & Roman, Sleepy & Boo, Connie, Memek, Pito: Biatch Corp, Andrew Vogt and more
Artlog House (formerly Supreme Trading)
Doors at 8pm
$10

Ricky Forbes presents
Workout
11pm Darlings
10pm Fan-Tan
9pm Bar Matchless
Doors at 8pm
$7

Kanine Records, Frenchkiss Records & Insound present
The Beets 1am
Drink Up Buttercup midnight***RPM APPROVED!
Zaza 11pm
Sean Bones 10pm
We Are Country Mice 9pm
with DJ sets by members of The Dodos and Dissenous + Hudson = The Andys (from Insound)
Bruar Falls
Doors at 8pm
$8

JezebelMusic.com presents
The Albertans 1am
The Press midnight
Bottle Up and Go 11pm
The Art of Shooting 10pm ***RPM APPROVED!
Patrick Bower & the World Without Magic 9pm
Neckbeard Telecaster 8pm
Cameo Gallery
Doors at 7pm
$8

Swallowed Up, Suburban Scum, Probable Cause, Turn It Up!, Straight Mangled
The Charleston
Doors at 7:30pm
$8

Music for Data Ports & Shotclock Management present
AJ Roach midnight
Pepi Ginsberg 11pm
Paul Brill 10pm
The Callen Sisters 9pm
Coco 66
Doors at 8pm
$10

FREEWilliamsburg presents
These Are Powers midnight
Javelin 11pm
Real Estate 10pm
Air Waves 9pm
Organs 8pm
Death by Audio
Doors at 7:30pm
$10

KEXP presents
CHARLIE! 12:30am
Electric Tickle Machine 11:30pm
tba 10:30pm
Wild Yaks 9:30pm***RPM APPROVED!
Soft Black 8:30pm
Dinosaur Feathers7:30pm
Europa
Doors at 7pm
$10

Cantora Records presents
The Willowz midnight***RPM APPROVED!
Savoir Adore 11pm
Acrylics 10pm
Your Nature 9pm
GlassLands Gallery
Doors at 8pm
$7

Holly Throsby, Mattison
Monkey Town
Doors at 8pm
$5 (+$10 food/drink minimum)

Lewis Forever: Jungle Fervor!
Monkey Town
Doors at 11pm
$5 (+$10 food/drink minimum); reservations recommended

BrooklynVegan presents
John Vanderslice 11:20pm
The Tallest Man on Earth 10:15pm
Ólöf Arnalds 9:40pm
tba 9pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Doors for show and Brooklyn Vegan photo exhibition at 7pm
$15 [Tickets]

Mariee Sioux 10pm
Franklin Bruno 9pm
Jeff London 8pm
Pete’s Candy Store
Doors at 7pm
FREE

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents
front room:
Brilliant Sweaters 1am
Screaming Females midnight
Sisters 11pm
Dinowalrus 10pm
Grooms (ex-Muggabears) 9pm
The Great Unwashed 8pm
back room:
Home Video 1:30am***RPM APPROVED!
Eula 11:30pm
Palomar 10:30pm
Murder Mystery 9:30pm
The Rabbits 8:30pm
Public Assembly
Doors at 7:30pm
$10

EAR FARM presents
Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers 11:30pm
tUnE-yArDs 10:30pm
The Secret Life of Sofia 9:30pm
pow wow! 8:30pm
Coyote Eyes 7:30pm
Spike Hill
Doors at 7pm
$8

Sunset Rubdown 8:30pm***RPM APPROVED!
Witchies 7:30pm
Elfin Saddle 6:30pm
Studio B
Doors at 6pm
$17 [Tickets]

Ghostly International’s 10-Year Anniversary Bash
Lusine 2am
Michna 1am
Deastro midnight
DJ Mike Servito 11pm
Studio B
Doors at 11pm
$15 [Tickets]

Black Rock Coalition presents “Hold Our Ground”
The Exelar 1am
Investigative Reports midnight
BLK JKS 11pm
Swear on Your Life 9:45pm
Elevator Fight 8:45pm
Simi 8pm
The Trash Bar
Doors at 7:30pm
$10

Panache Booking presents
Golden Triangle 11:20pm
Sightings 10:30pm
Pterodactyl 9:40pm
Aa 8:50pm
SCREENS 8:10pm
Union Pool
Doors at 7:30pm
$10

The Burden’s Record Release Party
10:30pm Luke Winslow King Trio
9pm Zebulon
Doors at 9pm
FREE

SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH

The Battering Room presents
Bridges and Powerlines 6pm
pow wow! 5pm
Appomattox 4pm
The Pet Ghost Project 3pm
Family Lumber 2pm
with DJ Jeff K of The L Magazine & Merry Swankster
Bar Matchless
Doors open at 1pm
FREE

Sitcom Serf/Thru Windows presents
Wild Yaks 11:30pm***RPM APPROVED!
SUSU 10:30pm
The Boy Bathing 9:30pm
Adam Arcuragi 8:30pm
Bar Matchless
Doors open at 8pm
$5

Real Talk Teen Showcase featuring
Grade 13 5:30pm
9 Eleven Thesaurus 4:30pm
Blame the Patient 3:30pm
Estrogen Jihad 2:30pm
Cameo Gallery
Doors open at 2pm
FREE

Jinners & Stark present
Xylos midnight
Jaymay 11pm
April Smith 10pm***RPM APPROVED!
Pursesnatchers 9pm
Tristen 8pm
Cameo Gallery
Doors at 7pm
$10

The Van Pelt’s first-ever Brooklyn show, curated by The Van Pelt
The Van Pelt 11pm
The Holy Childhood 10pm
Ghost Gamblers 9pm
Coco 66
Doors at 8pm
$10

IMPOSE presents
Gary War 12:30am
Dan Friel midnight
Pink Skull 11:30pm
Talk Normal 10:30pm
Anamanaguchi 10pm
Dinowalrus 9:30pm
Boogie Boarder 9pm
Golden Cities 8:30pm
dANA 8pm
Sisters 7:30pm
Say No to Architecture 7pm
Death by Audio
Doors at 7pm
$10

Quo Vadis 8:30pm
Dark Faith 7:30pm
Revocation 6:30pm
Europa
Doors at 6pm
$10

FiveAreSea (The New 5RC) presents
Dragons of Zynth 12:30am
tUnE-YaRdS 11:30pm
Chica Vas 10:30pm
Katie Eastburn 9:30pm
Bora Yoon 8:30pm
GlassLands Gallery
Doors at 8pm
$10

The Loom, Phantogram
Monkey Town
Doors at 8pm
$10 food & drink minimum

RGB – Audiovisual Environment
Raw Q & special guest Love On the Run
Monkey Town
Doors at 11pm
FREE before midnight, $5 after

Kemado Records presents
O’Death 3pm
The Extraordinaires 2pm
Shellshag 1pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Doors at 12:30pm
$10

Asobi Seksu 11:30pm
Cymbals Eat Guitars 10:30pm
Elika 9:30pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Doors at 8:30pm
$14, $16 day of show [Tickets]

Gothamist & Brooklyn Based present
Front room:
Aaron Behrens (of Ghostland Observatory) 6:15pm ***RPM APPROVED!
Motel Motel 4:45pm***RPM APPROVED!
Henry Wolfe 3:15pm
Back room:
Mia Riddle 5:30pm
Geoff Ereth 4pm
jacksonknife 2:30pm
followed by an afterparty at The Gutter
Public Assembly
Doors at 2pm
$8, $10 day of show

Knight School 10:30pm
World Atlas 9:30pm
Palmyra 8:30pm
Public Assembly, front room
Doors at 8pm

Sound Fix presents
Death Vessel 11:30pm
Twi the Humble Feather 10:45pm
BELL 10pm
Arrington De Dionyso (Old Time Relijun) 9:15pm
Teengirl Fantasy 12:30am
Weekends 8:30pm
Public Assembly, back room
Doors at 8pm
$12, FREE after 12:30am

Primordial Punk’s Midnight Peep Show
FunkFace 2am
Tamar-Kali 12:30am
The Maine Attraction 12:15am, 1:45am & 2:55am
Brown Girls Burlesque 1:25am
with DJ Ill Phil and artist Ruby Croak
Public Assembly, front room
Doors at midnight
$12 (includes a free Primordial Punk pin-up calendar), $5 (if you bring a previously purchased Primordial Punk calendar)

Quiet Color presents
Mirror Mirror 1:30am
Esque 12:30am
Post Honeymoon 11:30pm
NT 10:30pm
The Shivers 9:30pm
with DJ Niteline
Red Star Bar
Doors at 8pm
$6

Less Artists More Condos presents
Blues Control midnight
Kurt Vile & the Violators 11pm
Woods 10pm
Grooms (ex-Muggabears) 9pm
Pygmy Shrews 8pm
The Shank
Doors at 7pm
$10

Smirk & Babybunny present
And Everyone Laughed
a one-night-only musical circus spectacle, featuring the STREB dance company, Vicious Vaudeville and video and performance art curated specially for the event.
With musical performances by:
Wolf & Lamb 3:30am
Trus’ Me 2am
Worst Friends 1am
Jakub Alexander 11:30pm
Smirk 11pm
Freetime 10pm
Onno 9pm
S.L.A.M. Warehouse
Doors at 9pm
$20; more information at andeveryonelaughed.com

The L Magazine presents Eight NYC Bands You Need to Hear (or, more accurately, Seven of the Eight)
Savoir Adore 6pm
Xylos 5:15pm
Emanuel & the Fear 4:30pm
Anamanaguchi 3:45pm
Darlings 3pm
pow wow! 2:15pm
The Albertans 1:30pm
Spike Hill
Doors at 1pm
FREE

Music Snobbery presents
Les Sans Culottes 11:30pm
Tiger! Tiger! 10:30pm
The Anabolics 9:30pm
Julia Haltigan & the Hooligans 8:30pm
Spike Hill
Doors at 8pm
$12

Bishop Allen with special guests 8:30pm
Studio B
Doors at 6pm
$17 [Tickets]

Ninja Tune presents
Daedelus 2am
Poirier 1am
Megasoid midnight
Studio B
Doors at 11pm
$15 [Tickets]

Boldaslove.us presents: Kiss the Sky
Honeychild Coleman 5pm
The Smyrk 4pm
Shelley Nicole’s Blakbushe 3pm
California King 2pm
with a special book signing and reading by former NPR host Farai Chideya, author of rock novel Kiss the Sky
The Trash Bar
Doors at 1pm
$10

Curated by Apollo Heights
White Noise Supremacists 11pm
Apollo Heights 10pm
Your 33 Black Angels 9pm
‘68 8pm
The Trash Bar
Doors at 7:30pm
$8

Hooves on the Turf presents
Special guests 6:30pm
Vandaveer 6pm
Adam Arcuragi 5:30pm
Sharon Van Etten 5pm
Glass Ghost 4:30pm
Drink Up Buttercup 4pm***RPM APPROVED!
Gracious Calamity 3:30pm
Luke Winslow-King 3pm
tUnE-yArDs 2:30pm
Afuche 2pm
Trophy Bar
Doors at 1pm
FREE

Ernest Jenning Record Co. presents
The Albertans 4:15pm
La Strada 3:30pm
Charles Burst 2:45pm
Skeletonbreath 2pm***RPM APPROVED!
Union Pool
Doors at 2pm
$5

Chouette & No Quarter Records present
The War on Drugs 11:20pm ***RPM APPROVED!
Endless Boogie 10:30pm
Virgin Forest 9:45pm
Doug Paisley 9pm
Union Pool
Doors at 8pm
$10

Josh Drukman’s special evening
with DJ & live music
Zebulon
Doors at 10pm
FREE
SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH

1928 Recordings presents
The Sundelles 5pm
Air Waves 4pm
Browns 3pm
Bruar Falls
Doors at 2pm
$5

Social Registry presents
Mira Billotte (White Magic) with special guests
Bruar Falls
Doors at 8pm

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls presents
Faith 5:30pm
SwEEtie 4:50pm
High Teen Boogie 4:10pm
The Crinolines 3:30pm
Saffire 2:50pm
The White Noise Supremacists 2:10pm
Cameo Gallery
Doors at 2pm
$8

The Music Slut presents
Teddy Blanks with special guests
Cameo Gallery
Doors at 7:30pm

BrooklynVegan presents
Second Floor
Doomriders 11:30pm
tbd 10:30pm
Javelina 9:40pm
Howl 8:50pm
Liturgy 8pm
First floor
Clouds 11pm
Sourvein 10pm
Cough 9:10pm
Wetnurse 8:20pm
Europa
Doors at 7pm
$12

New York Night Train Presents
Coathangers 11pm
K-Holes 10pm
Ex-Humans 9pm
plus DJ Alix Brown
GlassLands Gallery
Doors at 9pm
$6

Ava Luna, Data Dog, Candy Heart
Monkey Town
Doors at 8pm
FREE ($10 food & drink minimum); reservations recommended

Bill Callahan 10:40pm
Sir Richard Bishop and His Freak Of Araby Ensemble 9:30pm
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Doors at 8:30pm
$15 [Tickets]

Search & Restore presents
Steve Coleman and Five Elements 5:30pm
Kneebody 4:30pm
Andrew D’Angelo’s Gay Disco Trio 3:30pm
Ken Thomson’s Slow/Fast 2:30pm
Public Assembly
Doors at 2pm
$16; $13 for students

Popgun Booking & Zombieville present Zombieville XIV
Front room:
La Strada 11:30pm
Wild Yaks 10:15pm, 11:15pm***RPM APPROVED!
The Drums 10:30pm
Drawlings 9:40pm
Dinosaur Feathers 9pm
Public Assembly
Doors open at 8:30pm
$7

Engine Room Recordings presents
Murder Mystery 11:30pm
Wakey! Wakey! 10:30pm***RPM APPROVED!
Bamboo Shoots 9:30pm
The Bloodsugars 8:45pm
Porter Block 8pm
Public Assembly back room
Doors open at 7:30pm
$7

curated by Martin Bisi
SUSU 11:30pm
Kings Crescent (feat. members of The Fiery Furnaces) 10:30pm
Martin Bisi 9:30pm
Alina Simone 8:30pm
Kerry Kennedy 7:30pm
Spike Hill
Doors at 7pm
$8

The Dodos 5pm
with Laura Gibson 4pm
Phil & the Osophers 3pm
Studio B
Doors at 2pm
$8 [Tickets]

Curated by Ponytail
Ponytail, Thank You and special guests
Studio B
Doors open at 9pm
$12 [Tickets]

Osiris presents
Crackula NYC 11pm
Lapdog of Satan 10pm
Bezoar 9pm
and special guests
Union Pool
Doors at 8:30pm
$8

New York Night Train & Panache Booking present
DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin with special guests
Union Pool
Doors at midnight
FREE

Pure Horsehair, Candles of Paradise, Little Gold, Flower Mound, Dearest (with Mariee Sioux)
Zebulon
Doors at midnight
FREE

Tags: ambassadors, April Smith, Bob Berman, Drink Up Buttercup, Gothamist, Home Video, Motel Motel, RethinkPopMusic, Skeletonbreath, The Art of Shooting, the aviation orange, the vanguard, The War on Drugs, Wakey Wakey, Wild Yaks

5 Band 5 Bucks Free Booze

RethinkPopMusic (RPM) will host three events that showcase up-and-coming local bands, noteworthy regional bands and established local bands during various points in the month at appropriate venues based on draw. Each event will showcase a 5 band lineup, a $5 cover, a sponsored cocktail hour at 7pm, product giveaways throughout and a beer tasting at 11pm. The events will take place at the beginning, middle and end of each month on an escalating scale. Along with the notoriety of each band, the venue capacity and complexity of the cocktail hour will also increase throughout the month.

RethinkPopMusic sponsorship exposes your product to the independent musician, an extremely influential group of tastemakers with tangible purchasing power. RPM has its finger on the pulse of this demographic, with an established nationwide network referred to as Affiliated Artists. Musicians have demonstrated overwhelming demand and support for RPM even when it was merely a concept while the founder worked at MTV. Through sponsorship, you earn the right to put your product into the hands of this group at the aforementioned RPM curated events. Furthermore, RPM employs independent filmmakers to document the artists and attendees interacting with your product for use at your discretion for viral marketing initiatives or traditionally on-air.

The music industry is in disarray with album sales basically nonexistent and musicians no longer expecting record labels to launch their careers. Nevertheless, the 8 million independent bands* (20+ million independent musicians) remain optimistic and spend their own funds on marketing materials, travel, equipment, lodging and promotion. RPM sponsorship will creatively expose your support of the independent musician endeavor and create consumer advocates.