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

Archer & Light Release New Track

Australian band, Archer & Light, have released a new song. “Melbourne (I Used to Be Your All)”,  is the debut single from their upcoming EP, Our Love Is Confetti.  Check it out below.

Hailing from Australia, Archer & Light is very much a best-kept secret from down under. Blending catchy indie pop, with heavy doses of folk and electronic influences, this unique combination will have the listener craving more of what this band has to offer.  Drawing from a wide range of influences - including the likes of Bright Eyes, Bon Iver, Wilco, The Temper Trap, Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead, to name but a few - Archer & Light bring to the masses a refreshing sound all of their own. Their infectious brand of Indie-Electronica- Folk-Pop will have you in awe and on the edge of your seat wanting more. 

If I Dropped By... with DOE EYE

This week I posed my "If I Dropped By..." question to Bay Area musician, Maryam Qudus, who performs under the moniker DOE EYE.  She is currently working on her full-length debut record with producer John Vanderslice.  You can find out more about the upcoming album by visiting her Kickstarter project page.  Continue reading to see what I found out during my hypothetical visit to DOE EYE's home.

Quirky NY Chick (QNYC): ... and brought a friend who didn't know your music, what song of yours would you play for them and why?

DOE EYE (DE): I would play them “I Hate You”. It's a relatable song and has a cool music video to go along with it. Or I would show them a new song I am working on for my new record.

Nico Vega To Play The Bowery Ballroom on July 31

This is happening and I can't be there!
 

Nico Vega
Crash Kings
Wednesday, July 31
The Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey Street
New York, NY
Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM
Tickets: $15 advance / $17 dos
18+

Nico Vega released their EP, Fury Oh Fury, in February 2013.

Goldfrapp To Release New Album In September

Goldfrapp is scheduled to release their new album, Tales Of Us, on September 10 via Mute.   All of the songs, save one, are named in first person. It sounds interesting.  I'm looking forward to checking out the record.

Their sixth album, Tales Of Us is written and produced by band members Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory and was recorded at their studio in the English countryside.

A sumptuous body of work, Tales Of Us has been two years in the crafting and is their most narrative, cinematic and intimate recording to date. Nothing in their accomplished back catalogue has hinted at the new lyrical breadth that the band have introduced to Tales Of Us. All the songs except for one are named in the first person with a cast list of evocative character sketches, the contrary love affairs, the suspense, hallucinations, fairy tales and modern folklores documented and the traces of redemption they find in song take the poetry of Goldfrapp’s delicately considered music somewhere brand new.

Track List

• Jo
• Annabel
• Drew
• Ulla
• Alvar
• Thea
• Simone
• Stranger
• Laurel
• Clay

Eli Mardock Mardock To Release Debut Full-Length In July

Eli Mardock will release his full-length debut album, Everything Happens For The First Time Out, on July 9 via Paper Garden Records.  He recently premiered the track "Everything Is Good" from the album on Zimbio.

Having established himself as the vocalist of indie cult favorites Eagle Seagull (a band that Florence Welch championed and had toured with Tokyo Police Club and B-52’S), Eli Mardock’s penchant for dramatic and dream-like songs has earned him a legion of followers over the past decade. After the demise of that band, he released two highly regarded solo EPs (Feb 2013’s Hamburg and 2012’s NE Sorrow is Born). A video for the track “Cut Me Open” (off of NE Sorrow Is Born) helped the song receive over 18,000 digital downloads.

Mardock’s previously released EPs were the sole output of him playing all instruments and producing. With Everything Happens For The First Time, Mardock enlists the skills of former Eagle Seagull members, drummer Andrew Tyler (on six of the tracks) and keyboardist/violinist (as well as current wife) Carrie Butler. Mixing duties were also entrusted to Justin Gerrish (whose credits include Vampire Weekend and The Strokes).