Upcoming: Robbers On High Street at Brooklyn Bowl, Monday 8/22 & 8/28

Robbers On High Street continue their residency over in Brooklyn at Brooklyn Bowl, this coming Monday, August 22 and the following Monday, August 29. They go on at 8PM and it'll cost you a mere $5. Catch them now New York because they're heading out West for a string of dates before heading back to the city for a record release party. That will be on Friday, October 7 on the LES at Mercury Lounge. It's the early show so , doors are at 7:30PM and it will cost you $10.

And, if that wasn't enough for you, they'll be releasing their album, Hey There Golden Hair on September 13 via Grecco Records. All I can say it, you're going to like this one!

Robbers On High Street
Monday, August 22 & 29
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
8PM
$5 tix - Free Entry before 7pm!
21+

Produced by front-man Ben Trokan with engineer Matt Shane (Flight of the Concords, Rosanne Cash), Hey There Golden Hair was recorded to Tascam MS-16 1-inch tape and mixed at Tommy Brenneck's (Budos Band, Menahan Street Band) Dunham Studio. Along w/ their newly expanded 6-piece lineup, the band also enlisted the help of a horn section borrowed from Daptone Records.

The new album will be digitally distributed through the conneXtion and released in association with PledgeMusic. Anyone pre-ordering the full-length or making any ‘pledges’ will receive a FREE digital EP, with multiple exclusive items - from autographed limited vinyl to driving around Brooklyn with the band in their van, The Gentleman's Cruiser or even the recording of a cover song of your choice - offered at tiered prices. This EP is ONLY available through PledgeMusic.

Tour Dates

• Aug 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – w/ Boy Morgan & Hayday
• Aug 29 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl – w/ Hurricane Bells & The Candles
• Sept 14 – San Diego, CA – Bar Pink – w/ Allah-Las
• Sept 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy – w/ Allah-Las, Street & Babe Shadow & DJ Kevin Bronson – LA CD RELEASE PARTY
• Sept 17 – San Francisco, CA – Hotel Utah – w/ Allah-Las
• Sept 19 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge – w/ Allah-Las
• Sept 21 – Seattle, WA – KEXP Live in Studio
• Sept 21 – Seattle, WA – Fun House – w/ Allah-Las
• Sept 22 – Vancouver, BC – Waldorf w/ Allah-Las
• Oct 7 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge – NYC CD RELEASE PARTY
• Oct 15 – Pensacola, FL – DeLuna Fest – w/ Cold War Kids, Matt & Kim and more

Upcoming: Audio Fiction at Arlene's Grocery, Friday, 9/16

Audio Fiction are back! New York, head on down to Arlene's Grocery on the LES, Friday, September 16 and catch Audio Fiction's first show gig of 2011. They go on at 8:30PM and it'll cost you $10. You know I dig this band so, go to the show, rock out with them and show 'em much love.

Audio Fiction
Friday, September 16
Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY
8.30PM
$10

Upcoming: Annie Fitzgerald at Rockwood Music Hall TONIGHT, 8/19

New York, got plans tonight? No? Well, even if you do, you can kick your evening off with music! Annie Fitzgerald will be down on the LES at Rockwood Music Hall TONIGHT, Friday, August 19. She'll be playing Stage 1 at 6PM with her band and there's no cover. So go, have some beverages and show her some love.

Annie Fitzgerald Band
Friday, August 19
Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1
196 Allen Street
New York, NY
6PM
No cover

Upcoming: Christina LaRocca at the Sidewalk Cafe, Saturday 8/20

Hey New York, head on down to the Sidewalk Cafe on Avenue A to catch Christina LaRocca. She goes on at 9PM and it'll cost you nada...that's right folks FREE! Go and show her some love. I caught one of her shows a couple of months ago and the lady is good!

Christina LaRocca
Saturday, August 20
Sidewalk Cafe
94 Avenue A at 6th Street
New York, NY
8:30pm - 10:00pm
FREE

Deer Tick To Release Divine Providence, October 25

Rhode Island band Deer Tick will release their newest release, Divine Providence, on October 25 via Partisan Records. The record was produced by the band along with Adam Landry and Justin Collins. Grab "Miss K." in our MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post to whet your appetite for the upcoming release.

"After so many years of critics praising [and making fun of] us for our 'folk' and 'country' sounds, and hardly ever mentioning the fact that we've also recorded virtually dozens of other kinds of music, we wanted to make a record that was truer to our live set: raw, loud, heartfelt, and completely uninterested in whatever the hell the rest of the music industry is up to," says McCauley. "The results are unlike anything you've heard on a Deer Tick album."

Divine Providence is the Rhode Island quintet's fourth album in just five years, and is the first one the band has recorded in their home state. It's a follow-up to their fantastic Black Dirt Sessions, that New York magazine called "flat-out great," and inspired the Late Show with David Letterman to give the band its network television debut. The new record features for the first time lead vocal turns on a couple of songs by guitarist Ian O'Neil and drummer Dennis Ryan.

Track Listing

• The Bump
• Funny Word
• Let's All Go to the Bar
• Clownin' Around
• Main Street
• Chevy Express
• Something to Brag About
• Walkin Out the Door
• Make Believe
• Now It's Your Turn
• Electric
• Miss K.

MP3 Grab: "Miss K"

Out Now: Cherry La Voix - "Bad Girl"

Last month we featured "Bad Girl" by Cherry La Voix in our song of the day. Well, my fine friends, the song is now available to the world. So, listen to it and buy it using the handy widget below. Then, put it on your music player of choice or what ever you listen to music on, crank it up loud and sing-a-long ... 'but I'll be, so good to you...do whatever you ask me to.' Hm, I feel as if I should a whip or some handcuffs at the ready while listening. Oh Cherry, what have you done to me?!

Foster The People on Baeble

Check out the little clip of Foster The People from Baeblemusic.com then head over to their site to see the entire show. The concert was filmed this past June at Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Watch the full video at Baeblemusic.com

Upcoming: Casey Shea at Bowery Ballroom

New York, looking for a show to hit this coming Friday, August 19? Head on over to The Bowery Ballroom and catch Casey Shea. He's on the bill with the always fun April Smith and the Great Picture Show and Tally Hall. Doors are at 8PM and it will cost you $15. Go check him out!

Casey Shea spent a handful of years fronting rock bands in Tallahassee and Nashville before setting out for New York City in January of 2004 to focus on a solo career. A gifted performer with undeniable charm, Casey delivers his songs in a unique way that earns him an audience’s devotion…think Bill Murray meets John Lennon. Melody drives diverse songwriting that is at once quirky and heart wrenching, and the result is a rare treat that is both musically gratifying and raucously entertaining.

The charismatic front man has built a six piece band around his solo material where influences such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Beck and Tom Petty shine through in an original sound with an uncommon familiarity right off the bat.

Craig Wedren To Release New Album

Craig Wedren will release his new album Wand on September 27 via his own Nerveland Recordings. For you listening pleasure, we have for you in our MP3 Grab at the bottom of the post, "Cupid" from the upcoming record.

Craig's first album since 2005's Lapland, Wand is a sparkling collection of songs ranging from Eno-eque ambient sounds to fractured Shudder To Think-influenced alt-punk.

“When I started working on Wand," says Craig, "I was thinking along the lines of really expansive and wildly diverse albums like The White Album or Sandinista! I thought I’d be making a kind of grand, extravagant, somewhat sloppy mess with some diamonds in it. Because of the way it’s evolved over time, Wand is much more concise and pared–down –hopefully the diamonds with not so much mess. I think that’s what we got.”

MP3 Grab: "Cupid"

The Duke Spirit Release Video For "Surrender"

The Duke Spirit have released a new video for their song "Surrender." Do I really need to say more? Check out the video below.