Elephant 12 will be making a stop on the LES at Pianos on Monday, March 4. They go on at 10PM and it will cost you $8 that is, unless, you're our lucky winner! Check out the contest details below for a chance to win a pair of tickets and other goodies.
Contest One lucky winner will win a pair of tickets to the show plus an album and t-shirt! For a chance to win, email contest@quirkynychick.com. Please put "Elephant 12"" in the subject line. A winner, 21+ (US only), will be chosen at random on Saturday, March 2.
Hailing from the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively, the band brings their own brand of heavy hitting Rock laced with a tinge of Hip Hop to the mix; truly a brilliant experience. After the success of their first two singles "Holiday" and "Renegade," in the U.S., the band are making a stop in NYC on their way to SXSW. Laced with punchy guitars, smooth beats, and vocalist Jerome Cooke's unique styling, the band creates a perfect blend of Rap with a tinge of Jazz in the background, and a dash of Indie on the side. It doesn't get much better than this!
Savoir Adore are doing a handful of dates in March. They'll be over in Brooklyn at Glasslands Gallery on Saturday, March 9. Doors are at 8PM, it'll cost you $10 advance / $12 dos and you'll need to be 21+.
On a side note, the band announced this week that their album "Our Nature" is no longer available on Spotify or iTunes for a "very exciting reason" that they'll be announcing soon. Hm, label backing perhaps?
The Boston Calling Music Festival will be taking place Memorial Day weekend, May 25 & May 26, at City Hall Plaza in Boston ... rain or shine. Two-day early bird passes go on sale this Friday, March 1 at 10AM. The Early Bird Weekend Pass is $120 and the Early Bird Weekend VIP Pass is $325. Tickets, HERE.
All Single Day Passes will go on sale Friday, March 8 at 10AM. Single Day tickets are $75; Weekend Passes are $130; Single Day VIP tickets are $185 and Weekend VIP Passes are $350. Tickets, HERE.
Vintage Trouble will be taking the stage at Highline Ballroom on Monday, March 4. Doors are at 7PM and the show is at 8PM. It will cost you $15 (tables, first come, first seated $10 minimum per person).
New York, Australian band The Beards will be making astop at Sons of Essex on March 24 as part of The Aussie BBQ festival. For those not in the know (like I was!) they're a group of guys who exclusively perform songs about one subject... beards! Yep, you heard me, BEARDS. They have a new album, Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard, which is scheduled for release in the US on March 5. And since I maybe, probably, have a beard fetish, I had to show them some love. Check out the video for “You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man” below.
The concept of The Beards is simple: a band of bearded men that exclusively perform songs about just one subject – Beards. Forming in 2005 to perform one show only in their hometown of Adelaide, South Australia, The Beards soon found their truly unique concept in hot demand. Their hardline pro-beard stance, coupled with their passion-fueled live shows and unquestionable musicianship, meant they developed a cult following right across the country, and the advent of social media soon led to a global fan-base. From their bearded lair, Johann Beardraven (vocals, keyboards, and saxophone) speaks of the band’s mission: “I regard us as freedom fighters. We started this band because bearded men in Australia were heavily discriminated against. We provided a voice for the bearded underdog and now everyone in our country has a beard.”
Having A Beard Is The New Not Having A Beard is the band’s third full-length album since its inception, following the self-titled 2007 debut and 2010’s aptly titled Beards, Beards Beards. “It’s our third concept album about the same concept – the only concept of any importance to any of us – beards!” Explains drummer John Beardman Jnr. With other songs of various rock enormities on the album, including the rocksteady-tinged “Bearded Nation,” the L.A. sleaze-rock of “Why Having A Beard Is Better Than Having A Woman,” and the piano ballad “I Think Beards Are Great,” any notion that The Beards may have run out of material is comprehensively quashed. The band—rounded out by Nathaniel Beard (bass guitar/vocals) and Facey McStubblington (guitars/vocals) - proudly point out that this is “definitely our most beard-related album yet”.
The music universe has been a buzz since iconic rocker David Bowie announced the release of his upcoming album, The Next Day, which is scheduled for release on March 12. The first single "Where Are We Now?" got lots of buzz and blew up my social media feeds...you have obviously been missed Mr. Bowie. Now, he has released a new video for the track "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)". Joining Bowie in the Floria Sigismondi directed video is actress Tilda Swinton. The clip is visually beautiful, artsy, a little weird and fantastically Bowie. Check it out below and enjoy.
ZZ Ward will be paying a visit to New York next month. She will be down at Irving Plaza on Tuesday, March 5. Doors are at 7PM and Ward hits the stage at 8:30PM. It'll cost you $16. Also on the bill that night, Delta Rae and Martin Harley.
I first heard Ward without knowing it. I'd heard the bluesy singer/songwriters "Put The Gun Down" and enjoyed it tremendously but had no idea who it was until an email landed in my box. It was one of those "so that's who sings that song I like!" moments. She released her terrific, Til The Casket Drops back in October. Check outthe song below.
ZZ Ward Delta Rae, Martin Harley Tuesday, March 5 Irving Plaza 17 Irving Place New York, NY Doors 7PM / Set 8:30PM Tickets: $16
Sweden based Junip released their video for "Line Of Fire" earlier this week. The song is the first single from their upcoming Junip album which is scheduled for release on April 23 via Mute. The video clip was directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikel Cee Karlsson. Check it out below.
The first installment in a two-part series leading up to the release of Junip’s sophomore self-titled release on April 23rd “Line of Fire” is best explained by Karlsson himself, "The video(s) tell the story of a tormented old man, stuck in a relationship that perhaps was not his choice, or preference to begin with. We see fragments from childhood, the first awkward kiss, the father watching over him. Making sure he follows the right path. The old man, like all of us, a person programmed by the convictions and beliefs of others. In the case of the old man, the unconscious suddenly manifest itself when a young, jeans wearing character appears in their home, forcing him to question who he really is."
San Francisco based artist Violent Vickie is scheduled to release her debut album, Monster Alley, on March 1. Check out the premiere single, "The Wolf", below.
Monster Alley ingeniously disguises Violent Vickie’s feminist political agendas in 11 dance-’til-you-die songs. In the introductory track “Drugs,” she croons “you ain’t got to worry when you got drugs” with a strung-out detachment to a uptempo, diamond-hard beat, while the ironically lascivious “Come and Run” concerns a bad sexual experience, and “The Scientist” takes a critical look at the pharmaceutical industry. Following in the footsteps of the iconic electropop band Le Tigre, Violent Vickie breathes a new punk rock ethos into electronic music.
Accompanied by Tyler Holmes on synth, her live shows are a multisensory experience, featuring electrifying psychedelic images.
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