Around New York ... June 30 - July 6, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...
 
June 30 -- Big Star’s Third: An Orchestrated Live Performance of the Legendary

Andrew Leahey at The Bowery Electric on 7/6

Album at Central Park SummerStage
June 30 -- Aly Tadros at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
June 30 -- Morning Teleportation / Joe Russo / Nicos Gun / The Henry Millers at Brooklyn Bowl
July 1 -- John Grant / Empress Of at The Bowery Ballroom
July 1 -- Seasick Mama at Pianos
July 3 -- Suzanne Vega at City Winery
July 5 -- Manami Morita at Blue Note
July 5 -- Wasabassco Burlesque: America F*ck Yeah! at The Bell House
July 6 -- Andrew Leahey & The Homestead / Joe Fletcher & The Wrong Reasons / Elijah Ocean / Toy Soldiers at The Bowery Electric

Black Joe Lewis To Release New Record + New York Show

Black Joe Lewis is scheduled to release their new album, Electric Slave on August 27 via Vagrant Records.  The band will be touring in support of the record.  They'll be at Terminal 5 on September 26...full details are below.  Also, check out the track "Skulldiggin", below as well.

Commenting about the new album's title and thematic elements, Joe himself said "Electric Slave is what people are today with their faces buried in their iPhones and the only way to hold a conversation is through text. The next step is to plug it in to your damned head. Nothing is up front anymore and people are de socializing."

Most of Electric Slave was produced by GRAMMY award winner Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power, Modest Mouse) and recorded at Church House Studios in Austin, TX. Three of the new tracks ("Skulldiggin," "Dar Es Salaam," "My Blood Ain't Runnin' Right") were recorded and produced by John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, St. Vincent, Okkervil River) at Elmwood Studios in Dallas.

Black Joe Lewis
Okkervil / Pickwick
Thursday, September 26
Terminal 5
610 W 56th Street
New York, NY
Doors: 6PM / Show: 7PM
Tickets: $27.50 advance / $30 dos
All Ages  
Track List

• Skulldiggin
• Young Girls
• Dar es Salaam
• My Blood Ain't Runnin' Right
• Guilty
• Come To My Party
• Vampire
• Make Dat Money
• The Hipster
• Golem
• Mammas Queen

Saint Motel To Play Knitting Factory on July 9

  Saint Motel
Tuesday, July 9
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Doors: 8PM / Show 9PM
Tickets: $10

Saint Motel released their Voyeur album in July, 2012.

Elephant 12 Release New Video

Last week, Elephant 12 released a video for their song, "Love Knock On Wood".  The track is from their record, Sold Out, which was released in March 2013.  Check out the Marc Fourreau directed clip below.

New Live Video From Little Brother Eli

About a week or so ago, the folks at SoundYouCanSee released a live video of UK based band Little Brother Eli.  The clip is of the song "A Thousand Wars."  Check it out below.

Also, check out the Flatpack Jesus remix of their track "Awkward Positions".  The studio version is on their EP, Little Brother Eli, that was released in May 2013.

Cultfever To Play Music Hall of Williamsburg on July 13

Cultfever
Wild Yaks
Saturday, July 13
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Doors: 8PM
Tickets: $12 18+

Cultfever, the collaboration between Brooklyn based musicians Tamar Jafar and Joe Durniak, released their EP Animals in February 2013.

Pet Shop Boys Release New Video

The Pet Shop Boys have released a video for their new single "Vocal".  The track is from their upcoming album, Electric.  Electric, which was , produced by Stuart Price, is scheduled for release on July 16.  Check out the Joost Vandebrug directed video below.

This short film has been produced and directed by the filmmaker and photographer, Joost Vandeburg. He has created it using authentic amateur film footage shot at various raves in the late 80s, along with some footage from the Haçienda in Manchester. The video (and the song) was inspired by the way British youth at this time found its own freedom with a new culture epitomised by dance music and raves: "It's in the music/It's in the song/And the feeling of the warmth around us all is so strong."

Lenka To Play Joe's Pub on July 18

Lenka
Thursday, July 18
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
Doors: 9:30PM
Tickets: $15

Lenka released her new album, Shadows, on June 4th. Check out her video for the track "Heart To The Party" below.

Around New York ... June 23 - June 29, 2013

Upcoming Shows in the New York area ...

Jon Batiste and Stay Human at Bowery Ballroom, 6/25

June 23 -- The Trophy Fire / Unifier / For Sleeping or Jumping / HelloRadio at Knitting Factory
June 24 -- John Michael Rouchell at Mercury Lounge
June 25 -- Jon Batiste and Stay Human at The Bowery Ballroom
June 25 -- Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers at The Town Hall
June 25 -- moe. at Brooklyn Bowl
June 26 -- Courtney Love / Starred at Warsaw
June 26 - 27 -- Buddy Guy at B.B. King Blues Club
June 27 -- Sasha Dobson / Puss N Boots / Corn Mo at The Bell House
June 27 -- Young Boys / Suburban Living / Isadora at Cameo Gallery
June 27 - 29 -- Old 97s at Brooklyn Bowl
June 28 -- Tall Tall Trees / Small Houses / Michaela Anne at Union Hall
June 28 -- Wayne Shorter at The Town Hall
June 28 -- Sons of An Illustrious Father / Lexie Roth, Fête at Cameo Gallery
June 28 - 29 -- John Waters at City Winery
June 29 -- Brown Girls Burlesque at Joe's Pub
June 29 -- Frances Cone / Psychic Twin / Snuffaluffagus at Glasslands
June 29 -- Bruno Mars / Fitz & The Tantrums at Barclays Center

Brown Girls Burlesque at Joe's Pub on June 29

This is happening ...

Brown Girls Burlesque  presents The Dirty Honey Shake
featuring Chicava HoneyChild, Essence Revealed, Sophie Sucre, Calvin Booker, Ricky "Dirty Red" Gordon and Mike Brown
Saturday, June 29
Joe's Pub
245 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
Doors: 11:30
Tickets: $25