ResidentBand Episode 030: The Deadlies -Calm Down

Our friends at ResidentBand have released Episode 030. This episode features The Deadlies performing an acoustic version of their song "Calm Down." This shows a little bit of a different side of the band. The clip was shot during one of their rehearsals and is raw and uncut. Check it out below.

For a free download of The Deadlies "Lesson In Futility" sign up for the ResidentBand mailing list (they're super cool and don't spam) for the password.

The Dig's "For All Your Sins" Featured On Gossip Girl + MP3

"For All Your Sins" by New York band The Dig was featured on the hit television show Gossip Girl last night. In honor of that, we have the song in our MP3 Grab today. Grab it, they're a good band!

MP3 Grab: "For All Your Sins" (right click)

The Joy Formidable Announce Spring Tour Dates

Welsh band The Joy Formidable have announced US tour dates. New York is one of the cities they'll be playing. They're scheduled to be at Webster Hall on Friday, April 29 so mark your calendars. Complete list of dates are at the bottom of the post.

The band will be releasing their self-produced album The Big Roar on March 15 in the US via Canvasback/Atlantic Records. The album was released in the UK on January 24. Check out the video for "Austere" below. The single that is out now.

The Joy Formidable are on the verge of releasing their new album, The Big Roar, on March 15 via Canvasback/Atlantic Records. In the UK, the album will be released on January 24. The Big Roar comes two years after The Joy Formidable released their debut album in February of 2009, the indie-rock explosion of A Balloon Called Moaning, which SPIN magazine named one of the 10 Best Records You Might Have Missed in 2010. The band has since tightened their focus and loosened their sound, allowing for the choruses to be more anthemic and the colossal rush of guitars and melodic hooks to stand out in their jaw-dropping splendor. NME praised the band and album, calling lead-singer Ritzy Bryan "rock's new heroine," and proclaiming The Big Roar "an LP that ultimately delivers on every count on the four years of promise leading up to it-primarily in its gutsy, chest-swelling brilliance."

Tour Dates

• 3/22 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
• 3/24 Durham, NC @ Coffeehouse @ Duke Univ.
• 3/25 Washington DC @ Black Cat
• 3/26 Albany, NY @ Valentines
• 3/28 Providence, RI @ The Met
• 3/29 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
• 3/30 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
• 3/31 Princton, NJ @ Terrace Club @ Princeton Univ.
• 4/1 Harrisburg, PA @ The Abbey
• 4/2 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
• 4/4 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
• 4/5 Chicago , IL @ Lincoln Hall
• 4/6 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
• 4/8 Denver, CO @ Larimier Lounge
• 4/9 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
• 4/11 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studio
• 4/12 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
• 4/14 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
• 4/16 Indio, CA @ Coachella
• 4/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
• 4/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
• 4/22 St Louis, MO @ Luminary Arts Center
• 4/23 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
• 4/26 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
• 4/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
• 4/29 New York, NY @ Webster Hall

The Whigs Release New Video

The Whigs have released their self-directed video for "So Lonely." The song is from their current album In The Dark. Check out the video below.

Lelia Broussard Chosen For Russell Simmons Hip-Pop Challenge

Singer/songwriter Lelia Broussard was picked by Russell Simmons to be a part of his Hip-Pop Challenge. Beginning today and going through January 27, Simmons has "hijacked" Myspace and is searching for the best musicians in pop and hip-hop. Go HERE to vote. Since we live in a democracy, I can't tell you who to vote for, but, if you were asking my opinion, I'd say vote for Broussard. She has my vote. The lady seriously rocks and puts on a good live show.

Also, keep an eye out. Broussard's video for "Satellite" will premiere on AOL tomorrow.

If you're out in Cali, you can catch her live. Check out the dates below. And if that wasn't enough, she'll play the Hotel Café Showcase at SXSW in March.

Tour Dates

• 2/3 Los Angeles, CA-Hotel Café
• 2/4 San Diego, CA-Lestats
• 2/10 Los Angeles, CA-Hotel Café
• 2/16 Stage It Online.Show (at http://www.stageit.com/ )
• 2/17 Los Angeles, CA-Hotel Café
• 2/24 Los Angeles, CA-Hotel Cafe

What are you waiting for, go vote!

U.S. Royalty's MIRRORS Out TODAY!

MIRRORS, the debut album from U.S. Royalty, is out now! For those who haven't wrapped their happy little hands around the record, it's a rootsy, bluesy, burning and emotional romp that rocks from beginning to end. I've been enjoying this record a lot. I'm totally in lust with "Hollywood Hollows," seriously in lust. "Monte Carlo" is something that reminds me of the well crafted 70's classic rock of Fleetwood Mac while "Equestrian" mixes modern alternative with a bit of early Santana flavor. Maybe that's just me though. I put MIRRORS on my list of recommended listens.

MP3 Grab: "Equestrian"

Lelia Broussard Effervescent At Rockwood Music Hall

Lelia Broussard: January 20 @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY

Thursday night had me paying a visit to the LES. I went down to the Rockwood Music Hall to catch singer/songwriter Lelia Broussard.

Broussard came onto my radar with her latest album Masquerade. The record is a great collection of catchy pop/rock tunes. The thing that caught my ear when I first heard the record was her voice. When Broussard launched into her set at Rockwood Thursday night, it was immediately clear that she was the real deal. There was no hocus pocus, bibbidi bobbidi trickery going on to try and fool the audience. This is a woman who can sing. While Masquerade leans more towards the poppier side of rock, her show, those songs leaned more on the rocker chick side of things.

Broussard is an infectious performer. You couldn't help but smile while she rocked out. She and her band were crammed onto Rockwood's tiny stage and became even more crowded when Broussard invited fellow musicians/friends up throughout the set to help her sing songs. I enjoy her recorded works but it's live where she shines. You would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't check out her live show or her record for that matter.

(More photos HERE)

"Hipster Bitch"

Adam Taylor Launches Kickstarter Project

One of QNYC's favorites, Adam Taylor, has launched a Kickstarter project. Taylor has been hard at work on a new record (yay!) but could use a little help. There are a ton of things that go into getting a record into our happy little hands and this project will, if his goal is met, make that happen quicker. Check out the video below and visit Taylor's Kickstarter project page HERE for details and pledge options.

The Blue Pages To Release New EP In February

Rock band The Blue Pages have announced that they will release their new EP, Anthropology, February 1. The album will be available exclusively online through Bandcamp.

For a little taste of things to come, The Blue Pages are offering up the first single "Run Back Home" for free. Check out the handy widget at the bottom of the post for that.

The Blue Pages have partnered up with the nonprofit organization Education Through Music (www.etmonline.org), which provides quality music instruction to disadvantaged schools throughout New York City. The mission of enhancing students’ academic performance and general development through music is something all members of the band strongly advocate, and as such The Blue Pages will be donating 50% of all album proceeds from Anthropology to Education Through Music.

Fans will be able to download the full album by naming their price through Bandcamp (http://thebluepagesmusic.bandcamp.com). Select tracks from Anthropology will be streaming on the band’s Facebook (www.facebook.com/thebluepages) and Myspace (www.myspace.com/thebluepagesmusic) pages.

About The Blue Pages:

The Blue Pages are an Alternative Rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, progressing their catchy rock sound with electronic influences. In 2010, the band completed two U.S. tours with Cash Cash in May, and another with Down With Webster and Let's Get It in July; and have performed in the past with Panic at the Disco, A Rocket to the Moon, and members of Passion Pit. The band has been featured in Alternative Press and AMP magazines, as well as highlighted on Clear Channel Radio’s NEW! Artist to Watch. In December 2010, they were featured as Hot Topic’s Unsigned Band of the Month.

Alcoholic Faith Mission Announce New EP

Alcoholic Faith Mission have announced the release of their upcoming record. Running with Insanity EP will be released March 29 via Paper Garden Records. For those of you who want to check them out live here in our little spot of land in the world called New York, they'll be playing a couple of shows before they head down to SXSW. March 13 they'll be at Littlefield and March 15 they'll be at the Knitting Factory.

For those who like visuals, check out their latest video, "My Eyes To See" below.

Though they hail from Denmark, Alcoholic Faith Mission was actually formed in Brooklyn in 2006 by high school friends Thorben and Sune. When the pals stumbled upon Brooklyn's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, they reasoned that alcohol was as necessary an elixir as religion is for the pious. Thus, their own Alcoholic Faith Mission came to be. Brooklyn resonated deeply with the guys, so much that they returned to live there 18 months later. Named after their address, their sophomore album 421 Wythe Avenue was released through PonyRec in April 2009, and received critical acclaim.

Track List

• Running With Insanity
• Legacy
• When They Bleed
• Drowning (In Myself)
• Dancing Fools

Alcoholic Faith Mission - My Eyes To See from Guy Manly Movies on Vimeo.