Live Show Update 3/9 – 3/15

Mon. 3/9:

• Nightclub 101: Highway Demon, untitled freak, Water Gun 

  • ALT Citizen and 1-800-Girlfriend present a bill with variety; a bill with intrigue. Highway Demon’s cosmic poppy countrygaze, untitled freak’s stripped back guitar riffs, Water Gun’s austere rock: this show has it all.

• Nightclub 101: Retail Drugs, Paris Archives, Ewe Dew 

  • Two shows in one night at Nightclub 101. Come for the first bill and stay for rocknite. Tickets are only $10 and Retail Drugs always carries. Jake Brook’s new album, Factory Reset, turns convention on its head.

• The Shed: Mitski, Gustaf

  • After playing a week straight, Mitski is closing her NYC residency. Bid farewell to Mitski and catch her new LP Nothings About to Happen To Me live before she embarks on the rest of her worldwide tour.

Tues. 3/10:

• Purgatory: My Guitar is Trying to Kill Me, Rose House, Nat Shaheen, and Purse

  • Noise rock band My Guitar is Trying to Kill Me hasn’t released any music since One Day I Will Hope Again, but trust, they have new material. Engulf yourself in the wall of sound, transcend to the distorted heavens, and bring earplugs.

• Union Pool: Six Organs of Admittance, Mark Morgan

  • Drag City artist Six Organs of Admittance’s free show at Union Pool got rescheduled to this Tuesday! Ben Chasny’s guitar playing is reminiscent of John Fahey with a depth of synthesized textures. His work evokes a sense of hope.

Weds. 3/11:

• Bowery Ballroom: Glitterer

  • Post hardcore group Glitterer, Ned Russin of Title Fight’s band, new LP erer is a must listen. Glitterer knows how to meld a twinkly synth with a heavy, distorted guitar like no one’s business.

Thurs. 3/12:

• Baby’s All Right: Jonathan Richman 

  • Founding member of the Modern Lovers Jonathon Richman is playing Thursday until Sunday at Baby’s. Richman is a rock n’ roll icon and his solo discography, with songs like That Summer Feeling and I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar, is a rare opportunity to see live.

Fri. 3/13:

• Le Bain: umru, Océane (2), Warpstr

  • umru is more than just a collab on an underscores song; tracks like Poplife and Records are destined to be heard in the club.

• Public Records: My New Band Believe, Ryley Walker 

  • Former Black Midi member Cameron Picton recently launched My New Band Believe and their debut self-titled album is out April 20th. The band’s new single Numerology has a Black Midi vibe to it, so don’t go out and give Geordie Greep all the credit.

• Rough Trade: Cut Worms

  • Cut Worm’s fourth full length LP drops this Friday and to celebrate the release Max Clarke is doing a signing and performance at Rough Trade. Before the event, listen to new singles Dream and Windows of the World.

• TV EYE: Lydia Lunch,The Art Gray Noizz Quintet, Genre is death, Sku

  • Even if the name Lydia Lunch doesn’t ring a bell, you most likely have heard Some Velvet Morning. The 80s artist has a storied career (in the early 90s Lunch and Kim Gordon teamed up on solo project Harry Crews…) and a deep catalog that you’ll want to hear.

Sat. 3/14:

• Stone Circle Theatre: Claire Ozmun, Skyler Skjelset, Talk Bazaar, Napsack

  • Claire Ozmun’s debut album Always Living Somewhere drops this Friday. If you’re into a singer songwriter, indie rock, slightly twangy sound, you’ll love Ozmun’s work. Singles Routine and Stray Black Dog remind me of the era of female fronted indie rock in the 2010s.

• Cassette: Dogs On Shady Lane, Raavi, Fraternal Twin 

  • Dogs on Shady Lane’s music is clean, jazz-infused indie pop. It’s laid back and meant for a coffee shop. Listen to Cole St. before the show.

Sun. 3/15:

• Pianos: Council Of Foreign Relations, Excepter, Marcia Bassett, Taralie Peterson

  • As a political science major, I think Council Of Foreign Relations name, and music, is genius. Songs like My Homemade Movie and Recourse are mathy, they’re intricately built and angular.

• TV EYE: Daniel Romano’s Outfit

  • Daniel Romano and The Outfit’s new album Preserver’s of the Pearl is centered around what the band calls “Rock & Roll Magick,” the belief that music is a sacred act, a force that can reconnect the individual to what is larger. The spirit of rock music runs through the band’s LP and resultingly, its sound is reminiscent of classic 70s rock.