Tonight: Sigmund Droid Play Showpaper Benefit

Yeasayer & Ponytail Playing NYU Tonight

Damn, this kinda makes me wish I didn't already have plans for tonight. I might have to sneak away and try and catch Yeasayer's set.

Yeasayer & Ponytail
w/ Graffitti Monsters
@ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
$8.00 w/NYU ID
$12.00 General Admission
8PM

Tonight: Blood. Fire. Death.

Tonight: Famous Friends Party

Tonight: SMUT Art Party, Bloc Party/BM Linx

RSVP Here for free entry

TVOTR Acoustic Collection

Aquarium Drunkard put together an amazing post with five acoustic TV On The Radio tracks. Honestly I didn't think it was possible for TVOTR to get better but hearing these songs acoustic really blew me away. I listened to "Blues From Down Here" four times in a row.

Link:
AD w/ TVOTR Acoustic

Tonight: Todd P Party. Apes & Androids

It's Halloween and I still don't have a costume... Anyway, there are a shit ton of parties going on tonight. These are the ones you'll find me at - Todd P's party in Brooklyn and Michael T's party in the Village.

Friday October 31st @ DANBRO STUDIOS WAREHOUSE

:: TODD P / PANACHE BIG HALLOWEEN BASH

:: MATT AND KIM
:::: DMBQ
:::::: PONYTAIL
:::::::: AIDS Wolf
:::::::::: the HOMOSEXUALS
:::::::::::: Child Abuse
:::::::::::::: Fiasco
:::::::::::::::: SCREENS

[ DANBRO STUDIOS WAREHOUSE ]
268 Meserole St @ Bushwick Pl | East Williamsburg Industrial Park, Brooklyn
L-Montrose, G-Broadway, JM-Hewes | ALL AGES | no phone | $12-$15 sliding scale | doors 8pm
-- WEBSITE --> http://danbrostudios.com

Brooklyn Ski Clubs favorite band is playing at Le Poisson Rouge. This is Michael T's Halloween party so there's no way this isn't fun.

Snot Back, Lynn Rolling Over

During the 90's shit fest of nu-metal and alterna-rock there was one band that somehow remained punk. Sure they hung out with Korn and Limp Bizkit but so did everyone else back then. The truth is the only bands out of that lot that I'm not ashamed to say I was into is the Deftones and Snot. Deftones turned out to be the lone great band from the bunch.

If any other band had a chance of surviving it was Snot. Snot were the punk rockers of the lot. Everyone else had roots in metal, hardcore, and rap but Snot rep'd the punks. Sure it was nu-metal but it wasn't the same as the rest.

Lynn Strait, singer of Snot, quickly gained a reputation as being one of the nicest people in the biz. Everyone loved this guy, even Sharon Osbourne. He was one of those totally irreplaceable frontmen. So, of course, like any beloved person he died well before his time. I believe it was 1999, or so, in a car wreck. The metal and punk community got together and released a tribute album to him. I mean, how many people get tribute albums?

It saddens me to say that Lynn, the irreplaceable, has been replaced. Not only has Snot reunited with a new singer but the guy is a fucking goon. The guy sucks! And it proves one thing that everyone already knew - Snot wasn't shit without Lynn. There's a video of their first show and without Lynn even the old songs just sound like some average tough guy hardcore band. It's fucking shameful.

R.I.P. Lynn
Snot w/ Nu-Goon
Snot Live At The KeyClub

MP3:
The Box - Snot (w/ Lynn)
Joy Ride - Snot (w/ Lynn)

Stream The New O'Death Album!

One of the best bands in NYC has a new album - Broken Hymns, Limbs, and Skin - and you can listen to the whole thing on Spinner today.

Link:
O'Death on Spinner


Mp3:
Lowtide - O'Death


O'DEATH TOUR DATES
October 30 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY (w/ Hoots and Hellmouth, La Strada)
October 31 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
November 1 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
November 2 - T.T. The Bears - Cambridge, MA
November 3 - II Motore - Montreal, QUE Canada
November 4 - El Mocambo - Toronto, ONT Canada
November 5 - Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY
November 6 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
November 7 - Space 101 - Bloomington, IN
November 8 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
November 9 - Hideout - Chicago, IL
November 10 - 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN
November 11 - The Picador - Iowa City, IA
November 12 - The Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS
November 13 - Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
November 14 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
November 15 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
November 17 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC Canada
November 18 - High Dive - Seattle, WA
November 19 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
November 20 - Jambalaya - Arcata, CA
November 21 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
November 22 - Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
November 23 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
November 24 - Modified Arts - Phoenix, AZ
November 26 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
November 28 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
November 29 - Off Broadway - St. Louis, MO
November 30 - Hi-Tone Café - Memphis, TN
December 2 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
December 3 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
December 4 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC

Tonight: Hoarsebox @ Piano's

Awhile back I mention a band from Ireland called Hoarsebox I randomly stumbled upon. The first time I heard them was live on the radio and they were damn good. They just hopped the pond for some shows in NYC, 3 actually, and tonight they play Piano's. Stop by and give them a listen.

Punk Week On Craig Ferguson w/ X, NY Dolls, & The Damned

Despite having one of the lowest rated late night shows ever apparently Craig Ferguson has decent taste in music. This week tune in to the show and catch X, New York Dolls, and The Damned! That's pretty exciting shit - too bad you have to sit through that terrible show for one song. Actually, he's not that bad I guess - seems like a nice enough guy. It's not easy going head to head with Conesy.

Tues Oct. 28th : X
Wed Oct. 29th : New York Dolls
Thurs Oct. 3oth : The Damned
Friday Oct. 31st : The Damned

2 Live Crew Playing Santos' Party House Saturday

This is kinda awesome. The infamous 2 Live Crew will be playing a 2AM set on Saturday, or I guess Sunday actually. I'm not sure I'll still be able to function by then but damn is that going to be fun!