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This Saturday – Studio @Webster Hall Showcase
Reposted from ‘Knocks from the Underground’
This Saturday, May 29th, Rethink Pop Music presents genre-bending trio Ghost Ghost live at the Studio @ Webster Hall with Heypenny, The Vanguard, True Womanhood, and The Sour Notes. Ghost Ghost will be joined onstage by the unstoppable Charlie Kemmerer on paints, the uneditable Tim Bartlett on live video and the unbelievable Mark Christensen on guitar. Tickets are normally $10 ADV or $12 DOS, but the band teamed up with Knocks for an awesome giveaway: the first fan to email knocksny@gmail.com with their favorite ghost joke wins both tickets! (If you don’t have a good ghost joke, a knock knock joke will do.) Video teaser for the show here.
Ghost Ghost loves you so much that they’re also offering their latest single, “Vassar Days,” for FREE download here. Learn more about the rest of the album, No Clothes on Ragged Island: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, on their website – they wrote and recorded the entire album in only one week! Plus, who doesn’t enjoy a little history on Edna St. Vincent Millay via a rock album?
Show starts at 8 pm with Ghost Ghost headlining. The Studio @ Webster Hall is located at 125 East 11th Street in New York City.
Buy tickets below or visit: RPM-RSVP.com
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
The Aviation Orange @ D.I.Y.Bushwick Music Festival
The Aviation Orange is playing in the inaugural D.I.Y. Bushwick Music Festival on:
Wednesday 3/26 – 11pm at Brooklyn Fireproof – 119 Ingraham St
Thursday 3/25 – 11pm at Bushwick Music Studios - 55 Waterbury St.
C0ming off a huge buzz from SXSW, The Aviation Orange is the must-see band in Brooklyn this week. Read the details below and buy passes HERE
INAUGURAL DIY BUSHWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ARTISTIC DIVERSITY AND PERSEVERANCE IN BROOKLYN, NY
“Let the music industry have South By Southwest and the CMJ festival. Brooklyn has its own DIY Music Festival for Brooklynites by Brooklynites.”
- NY POST
Brooklyn, New York – Bushwick Music Studios in association with Deli Magazine and Arts In Bushwick are proud to announce the official schedule for DIY Bushwick, A Musical Festival, taking place March 24-27, in nine venues throughout Bushwick. The inaugural festival will feature Brooklyn-based bands, DJs, and artists performing in alternative Do-It-Yourself spaces just a walk or a bike ride apart. Admission prices range from free to $10 with an average ticket price of $5. Festival passes will be available online for $20, with Friday/Saturday passes available for $10. This is part of an effort by festival organizers to make sure that the events are accessible to all.
Tito Fleetwood Ladd, owner of Bushwick Music Studios, decided to organize the festival in an attempt to galvanize the neighborhood’s flourishing music and arts scene. In the last few years, Bushwick has emerged as a frontier for DIY venues, attracting artists and musicians with the limitless opportunities provided by these raw spaces. Although the scene has been growing for some time, a Bushwick-centered festival of this scale has never been attempted.
Ladd’s vision was that by working together, the Bushwick music scene would ultimately receive more visibility. “There’s this incredible energy and all these cool spaces with amazing talent in Bushwick,” says Ladd, “This is our way of showing that to anyone who wants to pay attention to us. We’re all doing it together.” When he reached out to several venues and organizations in Bushwick, he immediately received enthusiastic support.
Deli Magazine and neighborhood stalwart Arts In Bushwick have both signed on to help coordinate and produce the event. Bushwick Music Studios will be joined by nine spaces including Party Expo, Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn Fireproof, Castle Braid, The Opera House Lofts, House of Yes, Eastern District, and Northeast Kingdom.
Two Brooklyn-based companies have pitched in their efforts: The first, an online gig-booking agency, GigMaven, has been helping to book bands. And the innovative StreamJam will stream the shows live online. The festival is truly a local DIY effort that takes pride in its self-dependence. Corporate sponsors are nowhere to be found. DIY Bushwick is pure grassroots.
The festival kicks off at Wednesday the 24th at Eastern District at 5:00 with a free show!
Passes cost $5 for the day, $10 for Friday and Saturday, or $20 for all four days.
SXSW 2010 Showcases – RSVP now!
RethinkPopMusic is hosting two amazing days of officially awesome unofficial awesomeness!
Friday – 3/19 – Fado’s – FREE
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Join us Friday at Fado’s feat our 6 artists and 6 of the best local Austin bands. Fado’ is located next door to the Filter Magazine Courtyard and will have free Spaten beer, Yak Pak giveaways all day and NO COVER! As an added bonus we have 2 world renown DJs Lindsay Luv of NYC and Jeremy Lloyd of Laissez Faire Club London spinning all day!
Noon - http://www.myspace.com/myeducation
12:40 - http://www.myspace.com/thegloriousveins
1:20 - http://www.myspace.com/zookeepersworld
2:00 - http://www.myspace.com/ohnoohmyband
2:40 - http://www.myspace.com/thesournotes
3:20 - http://www.myspace.com/theaviationorange
4:00 - http://www.myspace.com/eatsugarmusic
4:40 - http://www.myspace.com/thevanguardatmyspace
5:20 - http://www.myspace.com/shuttledebris
6:00 - http://www.myspace.com/ambassadorsband
6:40 - http://www.myspace.com/theyesway
7:20 - http://www.myspace.com/builtbysnow
Saturday – 3/20 – Chupacabra Cantina – FREE with RSVP
Free with RSVP at http://www.RPM-RSVP.com or with wristbands and badges.
RethinkPopMusic and Twogroove Presents: The Officially Awesome Unofficial SXSW day and night party featuring free booze, Yak Pak giveaways all day, Trevor Ray Thompson Photobooth and the following bands and DJs:
Day Bands
2pm Random Ninjas (Los Angeles, CA)
2:45 Jessie Torrisi & the Please, Please Me (Austin, TX)
3:15 Rook (Austin, TX)
4:00 The Yes Way (NYC)
4:45 The Static Jacks (NYC)
5:15 Ambassadors (NYC)
Day DJs
2pm – Greg Poneris (Eat Sugar)
4pm – Jeremy Lloyd (Laissez Faire Club London)
Night Bands
8:00 Whitman (Austin, TX)
8:45 The Vanguard (NYC)
9:30 Frantic Clam (Austin, TX)
10:15 The Aviation Orange (NYC)
11:00 The Factory Party (Houston, TX)
11:45 Eat Sugar (Cincinnati, OH)
12:30am STEREO IS A LIE (Austin, TX)
1:15am Heypenny (Nashville)
Night DJs
8pm – POSR
9pm – Jeremy Lloyd (Laissez Faire Club London)
10 pm DJ Scorpio (EZ Action! Austin)
11 pm Revered Of Rock and DJ B. Wonder Jones (Seattle)
12 am DJ Verse (Seattle)
1 am Kadeejah Streets (Seattle, Innerflight, Black Neon)
FREE with RSVP @ http://www.RPM-RSVP.com
RethinkPopMusic Presents: Ambassadors, The Yes Way, Fugitive Souls, Emily Long and Dinosaur Bones – The Village Voice
A little RPM love over at The Village Voice camp. Reposted from: http://www.villagevoice.com/slideshow/rethinkpopmusic-presents-ambassadors-the-yes-way-and-dinosaur-bones-1655446/
“Five bucks, five bands, free booze” RSVP at http://www.RPM-RSVP.com to enter for only $5 and get a FREE download! RethinkPopMusic’s youngest band Ambassadors, is excited to announce that they are back and stronger than ever after a 2009 full of adversity. Ambassadors’ keyboardist (Casey Harris), who has been blind since birth, had to have a kidney transplant (from his mother) last November. The
kidney disorder wasn’t discovered until he was a senior in high school and little is known about the disease because the correlation with vision loss is EXTREMELY rare. However, have no fear! Casey is back to 110% and the time off allowed Ambassadors to incorporate some new instruments into their already outstanding live show. The showcase at Santos Party House on 02/18 will be Ambassadors first since taking 3 months off following a very successful UK Tour and CMJ Showcase. RSVP and RethinkPopMusic will email you a secret link to download their first single “Tropisms” which was featured on mtvU The Freshman. Their self titled debut EP is slated for an early summer release.
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Welcome The Ambassadors
Welcome the Ambassadors to the RethinkPopMusic lineup. Check out their tunes on the artist page: http://blog.rethinkpopmusic.com/artists/the-ambassadors/
THE AMBASSADORS is Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Noah Feldshuh and Adam Levin. The band formed in 2006 when the two brothers, along with their childhood friend Noah, met drummer Adam Levin at the New School University in New York. The Ambassadors’ self-titled album is an eclectic mix of genres; ranging from pop, to rock, to folk, and with a breath of electronica, their sound is elusive yet strangely familiar in all aspects. Often dark and foreboding, yet light and transcendent; ultimately, it is a sound of their own. They are currently based out of Brooklyn.
RethinkPopMusic SXSW Road Documentary
RethinkPopMusic is on route to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest 2009 (SXSW). Starting in NYC and stopping in Columbus, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee for exclusive performances, RethinkPopMusic has provided its artists with multiple showcases at the premier indie music festival. Visit ReelPM to find information about the crew and the documentary.
RethinkPopMusic artists, 40′s and The Vanguard will soon be posting to the blog with updates from the trip. Check out the 2009 SXSW RethinkPopMusic Showcase Schedule.
Remember the Silver Pathfinder
Have you ever stolen your friends car and drove around town? Have you ever stolen your friend’s silver Pathfinder, drove around screaming, “Remember the silver Pathfinder” as you threw random objects out the windows? Did said friend wake up the next morning and find a yellow boot on the wheel?
Reckless abandonment and sheer wit is quite exhilarating. And when I did such asinine things as mentioned above I felt great. With a Bear Hands show, it all comes back. I spent Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning with said band and as they tore through their set a Mercury Lounge and one thing was certain… these guys are great. Drunk, off key, laying on the stage or spitting into the crowd; Bear Hands can do no wrong. Or maybe they do everything so wrong that it just makes sense.
A band with a pure punk background and pop songwriting abilities puts them in the odd paradigm Jimmy Eat World mastered and soon forgot. But with Val (bass) taking center stage and Dylan (guitar/vocals) lurking in a dark corner anything is possible. Case and point: Val once started taking himself a little too seriously and without missing a chord, Dylan stepped up licked his face and returned to the dark.
If you want some serious description of what they sound like go somewhere else… here’s a video
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NYC Music
- Ted Leo confirmed for 'Pool Party' (1 of 2 weekend Jelly gigs) July 29, 2010
- David Byrne & Annie Clark collaborating for Housing Works, Asphalt Orchestra playing a song (and some shows) July 29, 2010
- Freddie Gibbs giving away new mixtape, celebrating new EP @ SOB's w/ Black Milk -- MP3s, video, dates & the Black Keys July 29, 2010
- What's going on Thursday? July 29, 2010
- new Sword MP3 & 2010 tour dates (Webster Hall) July 29, 2010
Chicago Music
- Going to Lolla? There's an App For That. July 29, 2010
- Flosstradamus: A Quintessential Chicago DJ Duo July 29, 2010
- The Polkaholics @ Quenchers 7/31 July 29, 2010
- The Dead Weather Ticket Giveaway July 28, 2010
- Review: The Faint @ Metro, 7/23 July 28, 2010
Pitchfork!
- Listen: Gorillaz Live in Syria July 29, 2010
- Frankie Rose and the Outs Hit the Road July 29, 2010
- LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip Tour July 29, 2010
- New Release: Glasser: Ring July 29, 2010
- Robert Pollard Plans Five New Albums July 29, 2010