Monthly Archives: September 2010

Grammy award-winning Chicago-based rock band OK Go will be headlining the west side’s Terminal 5 in the end of October. OK Go is known for their creatively choreographed low-budget music videos that rack up millions of hits on sites such as YouTube. The band released their third studio album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, in January 2010 and have been featured in many films over the years in soundtrack and cameo appearance.

Songs to check out:
Here It Goes Again
This Too Shall Pass
White Knuckles

OK Go w/ Those Darlins, Eytan & The Embassy
October 29th
Terminal 5
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Montreal based indie pop/rock band Stars will be playing a very small surprise 10$ show this weekend in Brooklyn. The group announced the event live at their show at Terminal 5 in Manhattan on September 24th (review to come).

Stars
LittleField
September 26th
21+ w/ ID
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New York City based glam/garage rock band Semi Precious Weapons will bring their “filthy glamour” rock sound to Manhattan’s Irving Plaza in the beginning of October. Semi Precious Weapons have had enormous rising success recently with the release of their second studio album, You Love You, in June 2010, and their title of “Lady Gaga’s opening band” since the kick-off of The Monster Ball tour. Singer Justin Tranter has a successful line of jewelry called “Fetty” and has been featured as a coach on MTv’s reality show Made and fans of the band include Vogue, Kate Moss, and Rock Band 2, which featured their song “Magnetic Baby”.

Songs to check out:
I Could Die
Semi Precious Weapons
Sticky With Champagne

Semi Precious Weapons
October 8th
Irving Plaza
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The fathers of crossover thrash, Suicidal Tendencies, will be headlining Terminal 5 in mid November. The hardcore punk group just released a compilation album called No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family in September 2010. Suicidal Tendencies has all together released ten studio albums, two compilation albums, and four split albums since their start in 1981.

Songs to check out:
Institutionalized
You Can’t Bring Me Down
Possessed To Skate

Suicidal Tendencies w/ Cro-Mags & Underdog
November 14th
Terminal 5
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In mid October, seven piece indie pop/rock band from the U.K., Los Campesinos!, will headline a show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. Los Campesinos! released their third studio album, Romance Is Boring, in early 2010 and are described by critics as “happy fun indie pop with a punk twist”. The group uses a wide range of instruments, including strings, horns, keys, chimes, and guitars to create their sound.

Songs to check out:
There Are Listed Buildings
You! Me! Dancing
Romance Is Boring

Los Campesinos! w/ Johnny Foreigner
October 16th
Music Hall of Williamsburg
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Indie rock/folk punk four-piece band The Avett Brothers will be playing one of Manhattan’s most famous venues in mid-October. The group, whose first major album, I and Love and You, was released in Jun 2009, have been described as a folk mash-up of Buddy Holly, The Beatles, and The Ramones. The Avett Brothers have toured with large acts such as John Mayer and have performed at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Mountain Jam.

Songs to check out:
Slight Figure Of Speech
Die Die Die
Kick Drum Heart

The Avett Brothers
October 13th
Radio City Music Hall
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British indie rock group, Foals, will be passing through two of New York City’s most popular venues at the very beginning of October. The band’s second studio album, Total Life Forever, released in May 2010, was nominated for a Mercury Prize. One of the group’s most recent singles, “Spanish Sahara”, has been featured in popular television shows such as Entourage and Skins.

Songs to check out:
Balloons
Spanish Sahara
The Orient

Foals w/ Girl In A Coma
October 1st
Bowery Ballroom
18+ w/ ID
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October 2nd
Music Hall of Williamsburg
18+ w/ ID
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