Category Archives: Upcoming Shows

Alex Zhang Hungtai, also known as Dirty Beaches, is set to play NYC’s Mercury Lounge this week for an early show with Windowspeak. Dirty Beaches has garnered acclaim from Pitchfork, among others, for a sound that can be loosely described as nostalgic lo-fi garage-pop doo-wop, or maybe even minimalist rockabilly, on the debut LP, Badlands.

Songs to check out: “Lord Knows Best“, “Sweet 17“

Dirty Beaches w/ Windowspeak
The Mercury Lounge
May 12th
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New York City native rock band The Dirty Pearls are set to headline Manhattan’s Bowery Ballroom this June, supported by a handful of related acts. The Pearls are known for their high-energy rock-n-roll-centric live shows and have recently toured with fellow NYC band Semi Precious Weapons. According to fans and the band’s Facebook, The Dirty Pearls are the “Supergroup Of The East Village”. Check it out!

The Dirty Pearls
w/ Starkiller, Panzie, Sweat Fix, Matt White
Bowery Ballroom
June 30th
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Canadian indie rockers Hey Rosetta! are set to play Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge this month. The group released their second full-length album, Seeds, this past February, and have since performed at SXSW and toured with City and Colour. Hey Rosetta!’s “Bandages” has been featured on Friday Night Lights and “Yer Spring” has been called one of the best songs of 2011 so far by Paste.

Song to check out: “Yer Spring“, “Bandages“

Hey Rosetta!, Diamond Doves
The Mercury Lounge
May 19th
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Seattle-based indie rock band Fences will be doing in-store sessions and the Lower East Side’s MOSCOT Vintage Eyewear this Saturday, May 14th. Fences’ self-titled debut album, released in 2010, has been well received among critics and music fans alike, leading to features in SPIN magazine’s year end album list and a spot on tour with Against Me!. Fences will also be playing The Mercury Lounge this Friday with David Vandervelde.

Songs to check out: “Girls With Accents“, “My Girl The Horse“

Fences
May 14th
MOSCOT (118 Orchard Street)
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Attendees get 20% off MOSCOT brand eyewear with proof of this show flyer: 
http://twitpic.com/4syp9j

In celebration of ten years of free art in Lower Manhattan, New York City’s annual River To River Festival line-up will be supported by the likes of Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon’s Ghost Of A Sabre-Tooth Tiger, Asobi Seksu, Dirty Beaches, Roseanne Cash, and many more. River To River Festival showcases a full line-up of broad varieties of music, dance, film, art, theater, and other performance, presented by the Lower Manhattan Council. Venues include The Seaport, Battery Park, the WFC Winter Garden, and Rockefeller Park, and all concerts are free! Don’t miss out!

River To River Festival
June 19th – July 17th
Downtown Manhattan

Click here to view the full River To River Lineup
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