Upcoming: Sea Level Live at Tammany Hall on 11/14

This is happening…

Sea Level Live featuring

Trackademicks & 1-O.A.K. 

Puro Instinct 

Obey City & KR

Thursday, November 14

Tammany Hall

152 Orchard Street

New York, NY

8PM

Tickets: $10

Born out of the Sea Level parties founded by friends Kim Robinson and Obey City to celebrate their shared love of 70s/80s R&b styled music, Sea Level Live will bring those sounds to the live stage. 

This first event will feature Trackademicks & 1-O.A.K. as well as a DJ set from Puro Instinct (and residents Obey City and KR) to set the mood for what's to come. 

Avec Sans - “Shiver”

Check out “Shiver” from London based duo Avec Sans.  They’re offering the track as a free download for a limited time.  Official release date is scheduled for December 2 via Little World.

Abbe May Pays Homage To Robert Palmer

Abbe May recently released a video for her song, “Perth Girls”.  The Paul Komadina directed video pays homage to Robert Palmer’s classic 80’s video, “Simply Irresistible”.  Where Palmers oft offbeat dancing models perfected the art of vapid cheesiness and unintentional humor, May’s look simply bored.  Bored looking models aside, the homage made a chick, who spent a lot of the 80s ensconced in front of the television watching music videos, smile.  “Perth Girls” is from May’s album Kiss My Apocalypse.  Check out the clip below.

Debbie Neigher To Release New Album + Upcoming NYC Show

Singer/Songwriter Debbie Neigher will be taking the stage at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1 on November 23.  Neigher is scheduled to release her sophomore album, Unravel on November 12.

Debbie Neigher

Saturday, November 23

Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1

196 Allen Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM

Free

21+

The album was produced by the legendary John Vanderslice (Spoon, The Mountain Goats) at his Tiny Telephone Studio in San Francisco and arranged by the Magik*Magik Orchestra.  Debbie came to John with the nine songs that would comprise the album and together they assembled a “Dream Team” of collaborators to flesh out the songs and their arrangements. The “Dream Team” is an all-star list of San Francisco talent that includes Minna Choi as the arranger/conductor for the Magik*Magik orchestra (Death Cab for Cutie), engineer Ian Pellicci (Deerhoof, The Dodos, Rogue Wave), Jason Slota on drums (Thao with the Get Down Stay Down), and Jesse Cafiero on bass and lap steel guitar (Thao, Sean Hayes). Justine Leichtling plays violin and multi-instrumentalist Sylvain Carton provides a rich tapestry of other sounds. Unravel is a natural evolution in the lush, ethereal, piano driven songwriting of Debbie.  

Mount Moriah - “Miracle Temple Holiness”

Mount Moriah released a video for their song “Miracle Temple Holiness” earlier this month.  The clip was directed by Casey Cook. The track can be found on Mount Moriah’s album Miracle Temple which was released back in February.  I love everything about this song...the soulful vocals, the subtle twangy tinge of blues...dare to say, this may be my favorite song of the year.  Check out the video below and enjoy the goodness.

Upcoming: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at Irving Plaza on 11/22

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds will be taking the stage at Irving Plaza on November 22.  They’ve been on the road supporting their latest EP, Fight which was released in October.

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds

Friday, November 22

Irving Plaza

17 Irving Place

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM

Tickets: $18

16+

TOUR DATES

October

26 – Los Angeles, CA – Bottleg Bar

27 – San Diego, CA – The Griffin

30 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Other Side

31 – Lincoln, NE – The Zoo Bar

November

1 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club

2 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon

3 - Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern

6 - Columbus, OH - The Basement

7 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom

8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater

9 – Plains, PA – River Street Jazz Cafe

15 - Washington, DC - The Hamilton

22 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

23 – Westminster, MD – Carroll Arts Center

December

5 – Albany, NY – The Hollow

6 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair

7 – So. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground – Showroom Lounge

13 - Fairfield, CT - StageOne

14 - Fairfield, CT – StageOne

January

30 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater

February

1 – Wilmington, DE – Live at the Baby Grand @ The Grand

Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers Announce Winter Tour

Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers announced their winter tour last week.  They’ll be making a stop in NYC at The Bowery Ballroom on February 14.  Bluhm is a fantastic talent and not to be missed.  We caught her and the Gramblers over the summer and were blown away.  You should definitely go and show them some love.

Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers

Joe Pug

Friday, February 14

The Bowery Ballroom

6 Delancy Street

New York, NY

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM

Tickets: $20

21+

Tour Dates

• DEC 31 | El Rey Theatre | Chico, CA $
• JAN 16-19 | Jungle Jam | Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
• JAN 23 | Soho | Santa Barbara, CA
• JAN 25 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
• FEB 06 | The Moon | Tallahasse, FL ^
• FEB 07 | Georgia Theater | Athens, GA ^
• FEB 08 | Ziggy’s | Winston-Salem, NC ^
• FEB 09 | Motorco| Durham, NC
• FEB 11 | Hamilton | Washington, DC
• FEB 12 | Ramshead Live | Baltimore, MD ^
• FEB 13 | Union Transfer | Philadelphia, PA ^
• FEB 14 | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY %
• FEB 15 | The Sinclair | Cambridge, MA %
• FEB 16 | The Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun | Uncasville, CT
• FEB 18 | Basement | Columbus, OH
• FEB 21 | The Fillmore | Denver, CO ^ *
• FEB 25 | State Room | Salt Lake City, UT
• FEB 27 | Doug Fir Lounge | Portland, OR
• FEB 28 | Doug Fir Lounge | Portland, OR
• MAR 01 | Neumos | Seattle, WA
• MAR 03 | Humbrews | Arcata, CA
• APR 25-27 | Stagecoach Festival | Indio, CA 

$ - w/ The Mother Hips

^ - w/ JJ Grey & Mofro

% - w/ Joe Pug

* - w/ Keller Williams

Nova Heart - “My Song 9”

Check out the song “My Song 9” from Chinese band Nova Heart.

If the music planet these days is inhabited by candy colored pop munchkins, ruby red dance floors, and twerking teddy bears, here comes the Wicked Witch of the East.  Staunchly opposed to the oh so technicolored predictable dance tracks that have goo'd and gaga'd the world, a band out of China, yes you heard me, China, has produced an electronic EP finally with a nasty, nasty side to drive fear into the all the denizens of OZ.  

This is not for the club, but for the lonely, lonely walk home after a night at the club.  It's music for walking through streets filled with tranny prostitutes (Beautiful Boys) and coming down from lord knows what (My Song 9).  As if emerging from the polluted fog of Beijing, Nova Heart gives you garbled transmissions from an enemy satellite, telling you that for every up there is a down, for every pleasure there is a price.  

 

And this message, like an ominous counterpoint, is filled with sex unfulfilled and builds that lead to a slide into oblivion. Dark analog scenes created by Italian cowboy Rodion are filled to the brim with the siren's call of lead singer Helen Feng that promises both sex and mortality - all at the same time.  Deceptive pop melodies that lead you down the road as if setting you up for the kill before they diverge and you drop down that endless well.

The Torn ACLs - "Way Out"

Check out the latest single, "Way Out", from The Torn ACLs.

Adding to their collection of phenomenal singles and video they have released this year, “Way Out,” contains echoing guitar tones, thumping drums, driving keyboards, and singer William Cremin’s voice create the perfect sugary track. With haunting vocal harmonies heard throughout, the lively track provides a vibrant feeling that will have your ears craving more. The Torn ACLs have a knack for writing polished, energetic indie pop, a sound they have carefully crafted over the years. Their sound is reminiscent of acts such as Ra Ra Riot and Born Ruffians, with the compositional quirks of Islands.   

PYYRAMIDS - “Invisible Scream”

PYYRAMIDS released their latest EP, Invisible Scream, this past October.  Check out the video for the title track below.

Track Listing

• Invisible Scream
• Everything Leads Back To You
• Better Than Before
• Rid of Me (Live)