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Concert Picks / Week of August 9th

By Mark | Published August 9, 2010

Monday, August 9th

Empire of The Sun at Terminal 5

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Tuesday, August 10th

Blonde Redhead at 92Y Tribeca

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Thursday, August 12th

Atomic Tom / Fugitive Souls / Blackbells / Mike Del Rio at Brooklyn Bowl

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Thursday, August 12th

Grizzly Bear / The Walkmen / Gang Gang Dance at Governor’s Island

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Top Five: NYC Bands to Catch at SXSW

By Shannon | Published March 15, 2010

I’m not going to SXSW this year. No, no. I detest warm weather and fabulous parties. Besides, someone has to keep track of how much rain we accumulate here in NYC while you all are losing your sweaters and jackets in those hot, crowded, legendary Austin bars, seeing amazing live music from the moment you wake until you literally pass out in your newly purchased cowboy boots. But do me a solid and check out these hometown bands at some point while you’re down there, ok?
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Brooklyn’s Javelin to tour with Yeasayer

By Mark | Published February 8, 2010


“George was pretty damn eclectic as a kid,” says Tom Van Buskirk, referring to his cousin/Javelin collaborator, George Langford. “I was more of a snob, growing up on the Beatles and classical music. Like I didn’t get into Nirvana until after MTV Unplugged came out. I’m always late to the party.”

Maybe that’s why Javelin formed in 2005—to throw a party of their own, one that sees nothing wrong with dropping crooked disco (“On It On It”), schoolyard funk (“Intervales Theme”), abstract R&B (“Dep”) and pitch-perfect pop (“Mossy Woodland”) in the same set. At least that’s the way things unfold on Javelin’s debut album, No Más, the eagerly-awaited follow-up to a self-released collection of demos (Jamz n Jemz) and a pair of limited Thrill Jockey 12-inches (Javelin, Number Two).

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