Mon. 3/23:
- Nightclub 101: blix, Plastic, Seven
- rocknite returns with blix on the bill. 10 dollars tickets, real rock n’ roll. blix’s track cigs always bumps.
Tues. 3/24:
- Brooklyn Paramount: Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, & Comba
- My friend saw Joyce Manor last year and said the mosh pit was one of the most insane things he’s ever seen. In his words, the whole floor became a pit. With songs like Catalina Fight Song, how can that not happen?
- Nightclub 101: D.A. Crimson, My Body With Blood, Sam Cope
- Indie/folk artist D.A. Crimson’s EP featherweight at the pearly gates sounds similar to Alex G, with a touch of feeble little horse or Aunt Katrina. It’s angelic, easy listening.
- Rough Trade NYC: Courtney Barnett
- Courtney Barnett’s new album Creature of Habit is out March 27th. Barnett rocks, and from the singles released off Creature of Habit, the LP sounds more driving than Things Take Time, Take Time.
Weds. 3/25
- Brooklyn Steel: Matt Berninger (of The National)
- Of course, Matt Berninger’s solo music will sound like The National. That’s why the millennials of Brooklyn love it. Berninger’s album Get Sunk was not praised by music reviewers, but it’s still worth a listen.
Thurs. 3/26:
- Bar Freda: Comet, The Taxidermists, Push Ups, My Transparent Eye
- GLUE #2 is here. This month, the live music and poetry showcase brings Comet, The Taxidermists, Push Ups, and My Transparent Eye to the stage. Hold tight, because there are also readings by Taraneh, Vivi Hayes, and Angel Money.
- Baby’s All Right: HighSchool, Taraneh, Perfect 100
- Dark wave band HighSchool self-titled debut album is overcast and brooding. A chorus pedal has nothing on Rory Trobbiani and Luke Scott. Make sure to listen to Sony Ericsson before the show.
- Spring (Bar): Lip Critic, Balaclava
- In the lead up to their new album Theft World, Lip Critic is playing their second show presented by Perfectly Imperfect at Spring Bar. This bar is chic, relish in a craft cocktail and live music.
Fri. 3/27:
- Brooklyn Steel: The Hellp
- The second the sun comes out and it’s above 50 degrees, I need to listen to Here I Am. The song is infinite: potential and want well in each note. It will be even better live.
- Elsewhere: Lou Salome, Ken Park, Heaven Slight
- Lou Salome’s just something you cared about in high school is a practice in constructing the image of what “the best rock band would like.” The product is one where Jack Kilmer and Leah Hennessey bleed into each other; a voice singular and sincere.
- The Hancock: Amiture Music, Threshold
- If you mess with a Slint type of sound, listen to Amiture Music’s newly released self titled album. The band brings a nouveau approach to the typical Slinty dynamics. That being said, don’t miss the band’s release show at the Hancock.
- Transpecos: Good Flying Birds, Chronophage, Touch Girl Apple Blossom, Guyscrapers
- Indianapolis based band Good Flying Bird’s album Talulah’s Tape is the cheery type of indie rock that even my mom can appreciate (and she said so herself). It’s fun and incredibly intricate.
Sat. 3/28:
- Nightclub 101: Smush, Nara’s Room, 24Hr Video, Palefire
- The amount of times I’ve written that Smush is playing at Nightclub 101 is getting up there. What is tried and true is usually good, and that remains the case for Smush’s shoegazy anthems.
- Rough Trade NYC: Bill Callahan
- Most of my heroes are early 90’s musicians, Bill Callahan being one of them. You may know his work under the pseudonym Smog, however, Callahan’s been prolifically releasing music under his own name since the mid 2000s. My Days of 58 is the latest addition to his discography.
- 55-57 N 9th St: PARKiNG, Superfan, Debris Bardot
- It’s that time of year again… free house show. To me, PARKiNG’s self described Art-rok falls neatly under the Lifeguard umbrella. Post-punk will live forever. Listen to the band’s track Thirds before the show.
- Union Pool: Danger Boss, TV Buddha, Autobahn, PARKiNG
- Red Xerox’s record is out now, and they’re bringing a free show to Union Pool. On Red Xerox’s mixtape are early cuts from Horsegirl and Lifeguard, and previously unreleased tracks by Friko, Post Office Winter, Dwaal Troupe, Sharp Pins, Current Union TM, TV Buddha, P. Noid, Amaya Pena, Free Range, and Uniflora. I know you want to pick up this record (and enjoy free music).
- Brothers Wash & Dry: Sta Dormida, Heaven Slight, Sledding, Fear of Flying
- Sta Dormida’s sultry rock music is everything: confessional and bare. Supporting Sta Dormida are Heaven Slight, and upcoming bands Sledding and Fear of Flying, the new projects of Boy Factory members. This one will be one for the books.
Sun. 3/29:
- Transpecos: Zzzahara, Bleary Eyed, Faerybabyy
- Bedroom pop baby. Zzahara’s album Siblings brings on a 2016 type of nostalgia. One of looking out the window on the bus ride home from school and lying on your childhood bedroom’s floor. Zzahara’s most recent single is a collaboration with Winter. Give I Can Be Yours a listen.