Monday July 7th:
- The Broadway: Rat Palace w/ Pat Faking and Browsing
- Rat Palace’s album Dust Free Home is “post punk for people that have an average screen time of 7 hours a day.” I wouldn’t say the album uses the same frenetic hyper-digitized production as feeble little horse or Aunt Katrina, but it is catchy and playful. If you’re still on the fence about going, check out their track Look My Way.
Tuesday July 8th:
- Terminal 5: Orchestral Manouevres In the Dark
- O.M.D.’s If You Leave was my favorite song in elementary school. The CD is most likely stuck in my Mom’s now defunct 2002 Volvo XC90’s CD player. Though the 80’s was O.M.D’s heyday, they released a new album, Bauhaus Staircase, in 2023. To me, this show is all about nostalgia. Let’s hope O.M.D. plays the greatest hits.
Wednesday July 9th:
- Baby’s All Right: Zastava, Debris Bardot, and Catcher
- Debris Bardot rocks. Their EP What Does Demo Stand For is the type of Slanted and Enchanted John Peel Sessions lo-fi that I think about when I wake up in the morning. Differing from Debris Bardot, both Zastava and Catcher lean more into a traditional post-punk sound, with an IDLES-esque edge. Pedestrians on Broadway may be deafened by this bill’s overdriven guitars.
Thursday July 10th:
- Night Club 101: Sea Lemon, Work Wife
- Sea Lemon’s new album Driving For A Prize is a shimmering slice of dream pop. This show is for fans of Hatchie, Absobi Seksu, and Men I Trust. If you enjoy a reverbed guitar and ethereal vocals atop a poppy beat, give Sea Lemon’s music a listen.
Friday July 11th:
- Market Hotel: Lifeguard, PARKiNG, Autobahn
- Lifeguard lives up to their hype. Emerging out of the same Chicago DIY scene as Horsegirl and Friko, the band’s debut studio album Ripped and Torn is chalked full of distorted catchy hooks, intensity, and post punk ethos. Before the show, listen to It Will Get Worse and Under Your Reach.
- The Warsaw: Wavves
Saturday July 12th:
- Knockdown Center: OUTLINE presents Jockstrap, Jane Remover, Kenny Mason, Hitech, Dazegxd, Kassie Krut
- You’re seeing that right. Jockstrap and Kassie Krut are on the same bill! I Love You Jennifer B was my favorite album of 2022. Each song is a perfect cataclysmic creation spurned from Skye’s and Ellery’s talented imaginations. I saw Jockstrap at Elsewhere in 2023 and am counting down the minutes until their performance at Knockdown. But, don’t forget, Kassie Krut is also playing. “K-A-S-S-I-E-K-R-U-T-T-T” merges industrial techno, electronica, and Sleigh Bells-like vocals in their production to create disorientingly addictive beats. Do yourself a favor and listen to Reckless (it’s one of my favorite songs).
- Public Records: freakquencies: DJ sets by The Dare, Doss, and Taylor Skye [Jockstrap]
- Say whatever you want about the Dare, but if there is one thing he’s good at, it’s DJing. Dimes Square’s poster boy curated a stacked line of guest stars for freakquencies this summer, the “notorious party” that will take Public Records this weekend. I’ll be at this set to see Taylor Skye, if it sounds anything like I<3UQTINVU there is no way I am leaving the venue.
- Prospect Park: Still Woozy
- What is better than live music? Live music outside. Guess what… Still Woozy is playing the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Summer Programming. The show isn’t free, but nothing beats seeing Goodie Bag outside, grass under your feet, summer air blowing through your hair.
Sunday July 13th:
- Union Pool: L’rain with 13th Law
- Brooklyn based multi-instrumentalist L’Rain is a friend to experimentation. Her most recent album I Killed Your Dog deservedly received high acclaim from Pitchfork, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone for its effortless genre bending. L’rain floats between R&B, African American Folk, and pop melodies; all under a seductive veil of hazy, atmospheric resonance. This show is FREE, there is no reason to miss it.