Upcoming: The Congress at Rockwood Music Hall, 2/11

The Congress will be taking the Rockwood Music Hall stage this Thursday, February 11…see details below.

The Congress

The Sun Parade

Thursday, February 11

Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2

196 Allen Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9:15PM / Show: 9:30PM

Tickets: $10

21+

Upcoming: Spirit Animal at Mercury Lounge, 2/11

Spirit Animal will be taking the Mercury Lounge stage this Thursday, February 11…see below for details.  The band are scheduled to release their EP World War IV on February 19 via Wind-up Records.

Spirit Animal

Argonaut & Wasp

Thursday, February 11

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6:30PM

Tickets: $10 adv / $12 dos

21+

The Lumineers To Release New Album + Tour

The Lumineers will release their new album Cleopatra on April 8 via Dualtone.  You can pre-order the album in a variety of formats including a deluxe version with four additional tracks, HERE. Listen to the first single, "Ophelia", from the record below.

Tour dates have been announced! Check out the list of dates below…nothing for New York yet, it seems.

Tour Dates

• 14 Apr             Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
• 15 Apr             Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
• 18 Apr             Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
• 19 Apr             Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
• 23 Apr             London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
• 27 Apr             Paris, France @ Le Trianon
• 28 Apr             Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
• 29 Apr             Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
• 2 May              Cologne, Germany @ E-Werk
• 4 May              Hamburg, Germany @ Gross Freiheit 36
• 6 May              Berlin, Germany @ Admiralspalast
• 8 May              Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns
• 9 May              Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
• 10 May            Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
• 21 May            Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
• 22 May            Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
• 25 May            Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden
• 27 May            San Diego, CA @ CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
• 28 May            Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
• 29 May            Napa Valley @ Bottle Rock Festival
• 31 May            Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
• 1 Jun               Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
• 3 Jun               Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Amphitheater
• 7 Jun               Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
• 10 Jun             Kansas City, MO @ KC Live! @  Power & Light District
• 11 Jun             Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
• 12 Jun             St. Louis, MI @ Peabody Opera House
• 14 Jun             St. Paul, MN @ Myth
• 15 Jun             Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
• 19 Jun             Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
• 20 July            Gardone Riviera, Italy @ Anfiteatro Del Vittoriale
• 21 July            Sesto al Reghena, Italy @ Sexto 'NPlugged

Track List

• Sleep On The Floor
• Ophelia
• Cleopatra
• Gun Song
• Angela
• In The Light
• Gale Song
• Long Way From Home
• Sick In The Head
• My Eyes
• Patience

The Heavy To Release New Album + Video

UK band The Heavy are set to release their latest album, Hurt & The Merciless on April 1.  The album is available for pre-order, HERE, in a variety of formats including a Limited Edition Deluxe Boxset.  They've released a video for the single "Since You've Been Gone". The clip was directed by Focus Creeps and features Abigail Hardingham and Thomas Turgoose.  Check it out below.

The Heavy are also hitting the road. New York, the March show at National Sawdust is already sold out so if you missed out you'll have to wait for them to come 'round again, sooner rather than later we hope.

New Song From Some Velvet Morning

UK band Some Velvet Morning released their new single, "No Walls", this past Friday.  They're releasing a single a month in 2016. This is the second single in the series. Check it out using the handy widget below.

The first single in the series, "Damocles" was released on January, 8.

New Video From SATE

SATE recently released a video for her track "What Did I Do?". The Cazhmere directed clip stars Cree Summer.  This song has been on repeat here at QNYC headquarters. I highly recommend you get on board with this lady, she's bad ass.  Check out the video below.

The Dead Weather Release Video For "Impossible Winner"

The Dead Weather have released a video for "Impossible Winner", the second single from their latest album Dodge and Burn. The Sophie Muller and Ross McDowell directed clip is a weird, slightly creepy traveling freak show, black and white affair. This is, by the way, is my favorite track from the album.  Check out the clip below.

Wakey Wakey To Release New Album

Wakey Wakey is scheduled to release a new full-length album, Overreactivist, on February 26 via The End Records. Check out the track "Golden" below. It was on the Homeless Poets EP and will be included on the upcoming album…track list below.

Wakey Wakey is embarking on a European tour in March with US dates to be announced…keep an eye out.

Track List

• Introduction
• Heartbroke
• Adam & Eve
• Overreactivist
• Golden
• Homeless Poets
• Freeze
• Cruel You
• Big Town Love
• Stop Turning
• Still Life
• Light & Nothing More
• C’est La Vie

Upcoming: Those Manic Seas at Arlene's Grocery, 2/19

Those Manic Seas are heading to NYC. They'll be making a stop at Arlene's Grocery on February 19…see below for more details.  Also, check out their video for the single "Outlier".

Those Manic Seas

Friday, February 19

Arlene's Grocery

95 Stanton Street

New York, NY

Doors: 6PM

Tickets: $10

21+

Sharkmuffin Announce Tour and New Songs

Brooklyn based trio Sharkmuffin have announced tour dates with two dates scheduled for Brooklyn at Aviv and Shea Stadium respectively. See below for full list of tour dates.  

The band will be releasing two new songs, "Red" and "Fun Stuff".  The tracks will be available digitally and on flexi-disc via Little Dickman Records and can be pre-ordered HERE.

Sharkmuffin

Anmlplnet / Thick / Nonsense / Baby Acid

Thursday, March 3

Aviv  

496 Morgan Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tickets: $8

AND

Sharkmuffin

Fruit and Flowers / Witch Coast / Heliotropes / Lactate

Sunday, March 27

Shea Stadium

20 Meadow Street 

(between Waterbury St & Bogart St) 

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tickets: $10

All Ages

2016 Tour Dates

• 2/12 @ The Lost Room, Los Angeles, CA
• 2/13 @ 4th Street Vine, Long Beach, CA
• 2/14 @ Strummer's, Fresno, CA
• 2/17 @ Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
• 2/18 @ Nitelight, Oakland, CA
• 2/19 @ TBA, San Francisco, CA
• 2/20 @ Redwood Bar, Los Angeles, CA
• 2/21 @ GNARBURGER (in-store), Los Angeles, CA
• 2/23 @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
• 2/24 @ Kelly's Olympian, Portland, OR
• 2/25 @ The Funhouse, Seattle, WA
• 2/26 @ Dante's, Portland, OR
• 2/27 @ Duffy's, Chico, CA
• 2/28 @ Five Star Bar, Los Angeles, CA
• 3/3 @ AVIV, Brooklyn, NY
• 3/4 @ Yacht Club, Asbury Park, NJ
• 3/5 @ Tralfamadore, Philadelphia, PA
• 3/6 @ The Garage, Winston-Salem, NC
• 3/7 @ Calico Room, Wilmington,NC
• 3/8 @ Reggie's, Wilmington, NC
• 3/9 @ The Wrecking Ball, Atlanta, GA
• 3/10 @ Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL
• 3/11 @ TBA, New Orleans, LA
• 3/12 @ TBA, Memphis, TN
• 3/13 @ White Water Tavern, Little Rock, AL
• 3/14 @ Lolas on 6th, Fort Worth, TX
• 3/15-3/19 @ SXSX, Austin, TX
• 3/21 @ Blind Mule, Mobile, AL
• 3/22 @ Georgia Theatre (roof), Athens, GA
• 3/23 @ house party, Nashville, TN
• 3/24 @ Magnolia Bar, Louisville, KY
• 3/25 @ Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH
• 3/26 @ Hucklebucks, Pottsville, PA
• 3/27 @ Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY