Upcoming: Bang This! CMJ Showcase, 10/19

Guitar fans, mark your CMJ calendars! If you like things on the guitar rock side of things, the Bang This! CMJ Music Marathon show is the place for you to be. Swing by Bowery Electric on October 19 to catch a rockin' line up. Details are below!

TAB THE BAND
THE DEAD EXS * THOSE MOCKINGBIRDS
LOST ROMANCE * INVISIBLE LINES
MARVIN GLOVER
October 19, 2011
Bowery Electric
327 Bowery, NYC
2PM - 7PM
$7/FREE WITH CMJ MUSIC MARATHON BADGE
21+

BANG THIS! A DIT (Do It Together) self-organized collective of Tri-State Area labels, bands, and music media outlets will be held on Wednesday, October 19th 2011 at the Bowery Electric in New York City in tandem to the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. BANG THIS! celebrates the DIT “strength in numbers” credo helping new bands to spread the new roots of alternative rock & roll by teaming together and embracing the return of the glorious guitar that still champions the world of rock!

There will be a total of 5 solid hours of music from revivalist garage blues to modern alternative rock at this rock & roll matinee.

Video of the Day: Florence + The Machine - “Shake It Out”

Today we have for you the newest video from Florence + The Machine. It’s from the upcoming release Ceremonials which will be released October 31 in the UK and in November here in the US. Check out the video below.

Upcoming: Mr. Gnome at Union Pool TOMMOROW, 10/6 + MP3

Cleveland duo Mr. Gnome will be over in Brooklyn TOMORROW, October 6 at Union Pool. The show is at 9PM and it'll cost you $8. Swing by and show them some love.

Also, Mr. Gnome will release their third record, Madness In Miniature on October 25. Check out the first single from the record, "Bit of Tongue" at the bottom of the post.

Singer/guitarist Nicole Barille and drummer/pianist Sam Meister bring an unfiltered approach to their craft, allowing for emotional and sonic variance. The duo's mood swings are mirrored by the band's surreal album artwork, and forthcoming music videos, all created by Barille and Meister themselves. Madness in Miniature twists from soft lullabies to interstellar chaos, represented well by "Bit of Tongue." The intricately woven musical tapestries and hallucinogenic interludes pounded out by the duo represent an expansion and perfection of the stylistic character Mr. Gnome had previously become synonymous.

Mr. Gnome
Wednesday, October 6
Union Pool
484 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
9:00PM
www.union-pool.com
$8

MP3 Grab: "Bit of Tongue"

Upcoming: New Zealand at CMJ, 10/18

New Zealand has announced it's CMJ showcase! It will take place on Tuesday, October 18 at (le) Poisson Rouge. Doors are at 5:45PM and is free with your CMJ badge or RSVP (see details below). The event will feature Princess Chelsea, Pickachunes, Popstrangers, The Golden Awesome, Street Chant, Andrew Keoghan, and Cairo Knife Fight.

An exciting line up of bands from Aotearoa will once again grace the stage at this year’s 2011 CMJ Music Marathon festival in New York. The NZ@CMJ Showcase is one of CMJ’s opening night events and is hosted by the New Zealand Music Commission. Joining them for the evening will be long time supporter’s 42BELOW who will be providing complimentary Vodka cocktails, DUB Pies who will be providing food with those small pastry cases of goodness, and partners NZ On Air.

NZ@CMJ 2011
Tuesday, October 18
Princess Chelsea, Pickachunes, Popstrangers, The Golden Awesome, Street Chant, Andrew Keoghan, and Cairo Knife Fight
(le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, NYC
Doors: 5:45PM; Show: 6:00PM
Entry: Free with a CMJ badge or RSVP to international@nzmusic.org.nz
(RSVPs are valid for one person per unique email and admittance is granted on a first come, first served basis.)

Upcoming: Blackbells at Mercury Lounge, 10/12

New York, Brooklyn's Blackbells are celebrating the release of the new EP IxI which will be released on October 11 and is available for pre-order now. They'll be on the LES at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, October 12. It's the early show, doors are at 6:45PM.

This new collection of songs features a more mature, refined sound for Blackbells, and sees the band structuring dense, layered guitars awash with reverb against heavy driving rhythms and cavalier vocals. The musical progression and growth between Blackbells’ first eponymous EP and IxI is obvious— showcasing an open-mindedness that gives way to a supersonic powerhouse of a release.

Blackbells
Wednesday, October 12
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street, NYC
Doors: 6:45PM
$10
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
21+

Upcoming: The Broadcast + Hank & Cupcakes at Mercury Lounge 10/8

New York, The Broadcast are coming home, for a show at least. They'll be at Mercury Lounge on Saturday, October 8. Doors are at 10:15PM and it will cost you $10. Get your dancing shoes warmed up, you will be shaking your booty! And, if that wasn't enough for you, Hank & Cupcakes are on the bill too. How could you go wrong, two great bands and good music is bound to lead to lots of dancing and hot, sweaty fun. See you there?!

The Broadcast
Hank & Cupcakes
Saturday, October 8
Doors: 10:15PM
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street
$10
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
21+

Upcoming: Robbers On High Street at Mercury Lounge, 10/7

New York, head down to Mercury Lounge on Friday, October 7 to catch Robbers On High Street. It's the early show, so, doors are at 7:30PM and it will cost you $10. The show is celebrating the release of their terrific new record Hey There Golden Hair. I know you're going to be there showing them some love.

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 the Daptone House of Soul.

Robbers On High Street
Friday, October 7
8PM
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street
New York, NY
(212) 260-4700
21+
www.mercuryloungenyc.com
$10

Upcoming: Global Noize at Rockwood Music Hall 10/4 + MP3

New York, Global Noize will be taking the stage at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 on Tuesday, October 4 at 8PM The show will celebrate the release of their album A Prayer For The Planet and is FREE. We all like free and we especially like it when it's good music. Head down and show them some love. To whet your appetite, head down to the bottom of the post and check out "A Prayer For The Planet" in our MP3 Grab.

In the last 30 days, the Northeast alone has experienced a ravenous hurricane, an inconceivable earthquake, floods, record shootings and the country just celebrated the 10th anniversary of one of the greatest horrors in American history. Add the Texas wildfires, London riots, tragedies of Japan, Haiti and the Philippines, the ECONOMY... Clearly this planet is in need of a PRAYER.

Enter GLOBAL NOIZE, the jazz, funk, electronica and world fusion collective led by DJ Logic, Jason Miles & Falu.

A Prayer For The Planet is more than an album, it’s a MOVEMENT - Global Noize’s declaration on the state of our world in the 21st century. Featuring appearances by Karl Denson, Mocean Worker, Jeff Coffin, Oz Noy, Jay Rodriguez, Mailka Zarra, Lica Cecata and more, Jason Miles, DJ Logic & Falu have crafted a truly imaginative and compelling album with global groove, melody and innovation.

GLOBAL NOIZE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 – 8pm
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL - STAGE 2
CD RELEASE PERFORMANCE
196 Allen St New York, NY
(212) 477-4155
rockwoodmusichall.com
FREE!

MP3 Grab: "A Prayer For The Planet"

Upcoming: Bob Schneider at City Winery, 11/22 + Video

New York, Bob Schneider is coming back to town! Schneider will take the stage at City Winery on Tuesday, November 22. Show is at 8PM and it will cost you $18 - $22. Be quick like a bunny, the show is likely to sell out! You should go and show him massive amounts of love. And, to get you nice and ready for the show, check out the video of "Honeypot" at the bottom of the post. It was directed by Jon Collins and the song is from Schneider's A Perfect Day record.

Video of the Day: Peggy Sue - "Song & Dance"

Today we have for you the latest video from Peggy Sue. The video is for their song "Song & Dance." The single is from their upcoming record, Acrobats which is scheduled to be released on October 25 via Yep Roc Records. Check out the video below.

Peggy Sue - Song & Dance from Wichita Recordings on Vimeo.