Tonight: Brooklyn Psych Fest

A shit load of bands are playing Glasslands tonight, including BSC show alums The Sounds of Kaleidoscope. It's $7 or $8 and there's free beer from 8-9PM. Expect a shit load of stoners and weirdos.

Tonight: UnProtected w/Emanuel & The Fear and Hank & Cupcakes; KSK Night Vision @ Trophy Bar

Start the night off at Music Hall of Williamsburg where The Film Shop is having a night of short films and music. I helped curate this jam so you should come hang. Emanuel and The Fear are playing. Hank & Cupcakes are playing. Jonny Santos is DJing. Doc Photog is shooting it. So yeah, good times my friends. Starts at 8PM.

When the show is over head over to Trophy Bar for Night Vision with Skinny Friedman and Pumpkin Patch for an all night dance party.

KILL SHOP'S DANCE SERIES CONTINUES WITH

NIGHT VISION
w/ Skinny Friedman + Pumpkin Patch

HOSTED BY KSK'S DJ DLNGR (MR.AWESOME)

at Trophy Bar (351 Broadway, Williamsburg, BK, NY)

DISCO,, DISCO-HOUSE
"PURE DANCE GOLD"
AND 3D GLASSES !!!!
NO COVER !!!!

Freelance Whales "Generator 2nd Floor" (MP3) + Tour Dates

Freelance Whales are all famous and shit now. Well, maybe not famous but considering no one knew who they were in August they've come pretty far. Here's a free download of "Generator 2nd Floor" which is one of my favorites. You gotta go see these kids live though, they're awesome.

MP3:

Generator 2nd Floor - Freelance Whales

Us Tour Dates

3/1- Webster Hall - New York, NY (With Shout Out Louds)
3/5 - Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA
3/6 – Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, D.C
3/7 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
3/9 – The End – Nashville, TN
3/10 – Pilot Light – Knoxville, TN
3/11 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
3/12 – Harvest Of Hope Festival – St. Augustine, FL
3/13 – Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL
3/14 – The Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL
3/16 – Mango’s – Houston, TX
3/22 – The Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
3/23 – The Casbah – San Diego, CA
3/24 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
3/25 – Bottom Of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
3/28 – Crocodile Café – Seattle, WA
3/29 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
3/31 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
4/1 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO
4/2 – Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS
4/3 – Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
4/4 – Schuba’s – Chicago, IL
4/6 – El Mocambo Club – Toronto, ON
4/7 – Il Motore – Montreal, QB
4/8 – The Middle East – Boston, MA

Public Image LTD Announce Tour Dates

World class asshole, Johnny Rotten, is dusting off PiL for a North American tour. He rounded up former members of The Damned and Slits.

DATE	CITY	VENUE
Fri 4/16	Indio, CA	Empire Polo Field/Coachella
Sat 4/17	San Francisco, CA	Grand Ballroom @ Regency Center
Tue 4/20	Seattle, WA	Showbox at The Market
Wed 4/21	Portland, OR	Crystal Ballroom
Fri 4/23	Salt Lake City, UT	The Depot
Sat 4/24	Denver, CO	Ogden Theatre
Mon 4/26	Kansas City, MO	Midland Theatre
Sun 5/2	Chicago, IL	House of Blues
Tue 5/4	Boston, MA	Royale Boston
Wed 5/5	Boston, MA	Royale Boston
Fri 5/7	Toronto, ON	Kool Haus
Sat 5/8	Montreal, QC	Theatre L'Olympia de Montreal
Tue 5/11	Baltimore, MD	Rams Head Live
Wed 5/12	Washington, DC	9:30 Club
Fri 5/14	Pittsburgh, PA	Club Zoo
Sat 5/15	Atlantic City, NJ	The Borgata Music Box
Tue 5/18	New York, NY	Terminal 5

New Deftones Track "Rocket Skates"

The Deftones are fucking awesome. I mean to emerge from that mid-90's NuMetal bullshit fest is fucking proof alone. There's a reason they are the one and only band from that scene to be considered legitimate artists. Plus, have you ever seen them live? I have. They blow fucking minds.

But I digress, they have a new tune that was JUST released online called "Rocket Skates." I listened and it's pretty classic Deftones, which considering the shit coming out now is refreshing as hell. Some people are pissed they recorded new shit while their longtime bassist, Chi Cheng, is in a coma but I think it's a good thing they kept going. We need the Deftones. Long live Deftones!

Link:

Stream "Rocket Skates"

Unsane Played Union Pool 2/12

I got kinda busy this past week and forgot to post a recap from the Unsane show last Friday but here goes. I heard through the wire that the show sold out and they only had 30 tix left at the door. First of all I had no idea that there were even advance tix to begin with. So now at 7PM I rush over to Union Pool to make sure I get in. No one was there yet! I'm in right?

I struck up a conversation with the barkeep and he informed me that there were actually only 20 tickets left. That's when I noticed Chris Spencer, vocalist of Unsane, was sitting next to me at the bar. He told me that he set aside 10 of the 30 for people he knew. Shit, me chances of getting in just dropped a bit but I was still the only one there. My buddy Carlos showed up soon after and we had a few beers. We kept asking when the ticket dude was going to get there but to no avail. Dude, just wasn't around yet.

So we drank and kept an eye on the outside for a line to form. People were filling in now and we were watching the yard. We noticed people out there but from the inside it in no way looked like a line so we had another beer. A friend who was involved with the show told us since we were the first ones there we'd get in, even if tix sold out. I've heard this before and had it not workout so I kept watching the line anyway. I wasn't missing Unsane even if I had to fight my way in.

I ran out of cash and headed outside to hit the ATM in the yard and noticed the people outside were in fact in line. Fuck! They were about 25 deep or so. I jumped in and shot Carlos a text to get outside. He came out and the line started moving. after what only looked like 7 or 8 people through they told the rest of the line tough shit and fuck off. We were worried, very worried.

Then we heard a "Yo!" and looked up to a waving hand...we're in! We got our wristband and grabbed another brew in the saloon (that's what I call the band room). The first band started up soon after. We weren't impressed so we headed to Fette Sau for some food. When we got back Made Out Of Babies were just starting. The singer is a very cute chick but again, we weren't feeling it. Some of the songs were cool but a lot were a bit too "90's metal" for our liking. Back to drinking in the main bar!

We had a few and stumbled back into the saloon for Unsane. Fucking UN-fucking-SANE! We were super excited. Carlos had never seen them before and I hadn't for 2 years. This band inspired the hell out of me in the mid-90's and were one of the bands that got me playing music in the first place. The video for "Scrape" made them instant legends amongst metalheads, punks, and skaters alike. I was stoked to put it mildly.

The crowd was older then I expected and was a curious mix of aging hardcore dudes, beardos, Joe Schmoes in Mets hats, and hipsters rediscovering their inner metalhead. When they started the set everyone kinda just stood there - no pit, no pushing, no stage diving goons - nothing. It was fucking refreshing.

The vibe of the show was more like being at a practice in the Unsane garage then a proper show. They were cracking jokes with friends in the crowd and just having a good time. It was so laid back and they seemed so happy to playing together again.

The intro to "Alleged" was about 10 minutes longer then normal because Chris couldn't find his harmonica. When he finally did he came over to the mic and took a minute to remember how to play his part. Once he finally blew into that thing an unfamiliar sound came through the mic. Chris got a big smile on his face and his band mates just laughed, "Wrong key guys, sorry" Chris said into the mic. The crowd got a good laugh out of it while Chris went back and found the proper key harmonica. This time he got it right and one of the best Unsane songs ever was rolling along.

They played quite a few songs from Scattered, Smothered, and Covered, which is one of my all-time favorite albums. Halfway through the set as they played classics like "Alleged" and "Scrape" the crowd started getting wild. It wasn't much of a pit but some pushing and pogoing going down. The closed the set with my absolute favorite Unsane Sang ever, "Get Off My Back." If you've never heard it well it builds up for a few minutes and then explodes with the only 4 words of the song, you guessed it, "Get off my back!" Then after the tension is released it mellows out only to go at it one more time. It's the perfect closer and they extended it out an extra ten minutes or so and just jammed. It was amazing. The whole damn set was amazing and I feel honored to have been part of that.

Unsane | NYC @ Union Pool | 12 Feb 2010 from (((unartig))) on Vimeo.

Link:
MetalSucks was there too

Tonight: Free Hank & Cupcakes Show @ Brooklyn Bowl

Our friends Hank & Cupcakes are playing a free show at Brooklyn Bowl. If you haven't seen them yet then you're missing out on one of the best live acts in town.

Alexisonfire Broke The Olympics

If you read this blog often (and, I mean, who doesn't right...Right?) then you know that Alexisonfire is one of my favorite bands. These dudes are mega huge in Canada but in the States they're relatively unknown, which is a bummer. They're so huge that the fucking Olympics invited them to play. Shit, that's pretty cool, eh? (see what I did there? The "eh" thing? Canadians?) Well, apparently all hell broke loose just seconds into the first song. Fans rushed the stage and broke down a barrier and a bunch of people got injured. The band was forced to cancel the gig before they even finished the first song. What a bummer for those dudes - I mean you don't play the fucking Olympics every day.

Link:
AOF Shutdown Olympics

Tonight: Fat Tuesday w/ Wavves + A Snow Parade

It's snowing...not sure I'm going.

About a month ago, we here at The L decided to make this year's Fat Tuesday one for the books. We asked Wavves if he would play a free show; he said yes. So did Hipsterdom's newly crowned queen of party-starting, MNDR. We obviously wanted to incorporate bead-throwing, so we made plans for local burlesque stars to ride on a float accompanied by crazy costumed revelers (that's you, dear readers!) as we make our way through the streets of Williamsburg to Brooklyn Bowl. And what would Mardi Gras be without Southern Comfort drink specials, prizes for the best bicycle float, and a few more surprises? A disgrace. (There will be those things.) RSVPs are required (must be 21+); do that at mardigras@thelmagazine.com. More info here.

Tonight: So So Glos, NinjaSonik, & Boogie Boarder @ Chelsea Hotel

Killer show tonight from Less Artists More Condos. Apparently no one seems to know how much the cover is or if there is one at all. Check out the LAMC website for more info.

• Ava Luna w/ Stalley

• Boogie Boarder

• So So Glos

• Ninjasonik

222 West 23rd St. in Manhattan

1,R,W,C,E to 23rd St.

RSVP

Tonight: Unsane @ Union Pool; Ballzy & Liquor Store @ Don Pedros; Trash 8 Year Anniversary; Raccoon Fighter @ Legion

Here's how it's going to go tonight. First I'm hitting Union Pool to see fucking UNSANE. I love this band, so excited. Then I'm going to Legion where my bud Wei (FullTimeFun) is throwing a party and my bros Raccoon Fighter are playing. If I can still function after that I head to The Studio for the Trash anniversary - it's the party that got me interested in NYC nightlife. Now if I can't get into the Unsane show (sold out I here) then I'm going to Don Pedros for Cerebral Ballzy & Liquor Store - awesome show.

Unsane @ Union Pool

Trash Anniversary Details

New Sigmund Droid Video "Things"

My homeboys Sigmund Droid have a new video and it's pretty damn awesome...