So here's my plan for the week. More of a best case scenario rather than a strict schedule. I'd like to make it to as much as I can, but I'm not, for example, gonna force myself to stay up till 2:45 for a band like Levy. If I'm out and looking for something to do tho, it'll be good to know the option is available. Click on the links below to hear the MP3 from the band (when available). The stars beside the band's name indicate the recommended(*) and highly recommended (**) shows. I will be updating this throughout the week. Suggestions are welcome.
Tuesday, September 13th
Virgin Megastore
Devendra Banhart (6:00)
Tonic 8:00 (Brooklyn Vegan)
*Aziz Ansari - "The MIA Story"(video)
Dave Deportis
Doveman
**Cloud Cult - Breakfast With my Shadow
Wednesday, September 14th
Cake Shop
Hopewell - Calcutta (4:00)
Bowery Ballroom
King of France (7:30)
Pela (8:30)
*The Cribs - Hey Scenesters (9:30)
Beans with Holy Fuck (10:30)
CB's 313 Gallery
Eiffel Tower (11:15)
*R.U.O.K. - Arms Length (12:15am)
Mercury Lounge
John Vanderslice - Exodus Damage (1:00am)
Cake Shop
Two Gallants (late)
Thursday, September 15th
KEXP @ Museum of TV and Radio
**Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers - Concerning Lessons Learned from the Aliens (10:00am)
**Cloud Cult - Million Things (2:00pm)
Pianos
*The Changes - When I Awake (3:30)
Fader House
Army/Navy (4:00)
Pianos
Split over Drapes - This is How Much (5:00)
Bowery Ballroom
The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno (7:15)
Central Park Summerstage
**The Arcade Fire (8:55)
Scenic
*The Joggers -White Madam (10:00)
Dios (11:00)
*Tom Vek - I Aint Saying My Goodbyes (12:00am)
CB's Downstairs Lounge
*The Pale Pacific - Tied to a Million Things (12:30am)
Pianos
The Morning After Girls (1:15am)
Cake Shop
The Rakes (2:00am)
Pianos
Levy (2:45am)
Friday, September 16th
Alice Tulley Hall
The Sun (12:45pm)
Pianos
**Voxtrot - Wrecking Force (2:45)
**The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers - On the Occasion of a Departure (live) (3:30)
Fader House
Test-Icicles (4:40)
Tribeca Rock Club (Loose Record)
**Voxtrot (5:00)
*Chin Up Chin Up (6:00)
Bar 13
Youth Group - Shadowland (8:00)
Northsix
*Neon Blonde - Headlines (10:15)
169 Bar
**Smallspace - Right Here (12:00am)
SOB's
!!! (1:00am)
Saturday, September 17th
Fader House
Celebration (2:40)
Rothko
**Voxtrot (3:00)
Fader House
*We are Scientists (4:40)
Cake Shop
*The Joggers - Ziggurat Traffic (5:00)
Fader House
*Silversun Pickups (6:40)
'Suprise Guests' (7:20)
Scenic
*We Are Scientists (9:00)
Living Things (10:00)
Bowery
Rouge Wave (11:00)
**Wolf Parade - Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts (12:00am)
OR (Since above is sold out)
Pianos
Viva K (12:30am)
OR (Since I may miss a chunk of his set on Thursday)
Tribeca Grand
*Tom Vek (12:00am)
Mercury Lounge
The Upwelling (1:30am)
Crash Mansion (WOXY)
Amusement Parks on Fire (2:00am)
*The Cribs (3:00am)
some other strong recommendations:
read yellow + the damn personals, thurs night @ crash mansion
read yellow is one of the most intense live bands i've ever seen. very fugazi influenced.
the static age + the lot six + mittens, fri @ the delancey
the static age are awesome. get an mp3 from www.thestaticage.com
Posted by: holmes | September 12, 2005 at 01:21 PM
you're passing up 'goblin cock' at the merc on thurs?
http://www.absolutelykosher.com/goblincock.html
Posted by: trip | September 12, 2005 at 03:23 PM
King Of France. ON
Posted by: Ryne | September 12, 2005 at 05:07 PM
Try The Evil Queens on Friday at Pussycat Lounge at midnight, saw them at Rothko a few weeks back. Now there's some rock...
Posted by: Frank Gorshin | September 12, 2005 at 11:21 PM
Fader House
*We are Scientists (4:40)
what? what? i've love to see WAS again, got any more details on this?
Posted by: kathryn | September 13, 2005 at 02:07 AM
kathryn - check out Tail of Two Cities. They have all the info.
Posted by: jerry yeti | September 13, 2005 at 10:36 AM
Is 8:55 an estimate for Arcade Fire? I have a work commitment and I am going to try to fly home and get to the show around 9. They're too good live for me to give up my ticket.
Posted by: Jim | September 13, 2005 at 07:53 PM
It says 8:55 on the CMJ site. I'm assuming they'll keep pretty close to schedule.
Posted by: Jeff | September 14, 2005 at 01:27 AM
^ yeah, God forbid a band would show up late and you would have to stand around with no dick to suck.
you fucking white people kill me.
Posted by: 1st Time reader, 3rd time commenting | September 14, 2005 at 01:08 PM