If you need a reason to peel yourself off of the sofa, we’ve put together a list of some shows worth checking out in the city this weekend (and a couple that might be good for a laugh).
Whether you’re looking for quiet acoustic tunes, punky girl rockers or noisy garage-rock boys, we’ve got you covered.
BELOW: Our weekend concert picks (w/music and videos):
- 1One Man, Three Shows: All Rock
Who: Ty Segall, The Mantles, The Holy Experiment, Dome Theater
When: Fri 9/18
Where: Death By Audio
Cost: Cheap. $6?
More: Frequent visitors to this page might remember that Ty Segall’s disc, Lemons, has been one of our favorites of the year so far, and for good reason! This West Coast noisemaker writes noisy rock tunes that sound like the Nuggets boxset being reenacted by a group Neanderthals with an Oblivians fixation. Yeah, it’s pretty awesome.
PLUS: If you can’t make it to see Segall on Friday, you can catch him Sunday (9/20) @ Mercury Lounge, or Monday (9/21) @ Maxwell’s.
(Read: REVIEW: Lemons by Ty Segall Destroys Boring Indie Rock) - 2You Know Her Name
Who: Jolie Holland
When: Fri 9/18
Where: (le) poisson rouge
Cost: $15
More: After more than a decade kicking around the neo-country/folk scene, Jolie Holland has become one of those names that is familiar even if the music is not. Holland is currently signed to Anti- Records (home to Tom Waits and Neko Case, among others), and the label is offering up a free taste of her music, here. - 3(Vaguely) Familiar Indie Rock Faces
Who: Golden City (ex-Christie Front Drive), forgetters (ex-Jawbreaker), Solar Powered Sun Destroyer, Thought & Memory
When: Fri 9/18
Where: Lit
Cost: $6
More: ex-Jawbreaker leader Blake Schwarzenbach unveils his new project, forgetters. - 4Rock, for People Who Don’t Like to Rock
Who: Stryper (yes, that Stryper)
When: Fri 9/18
Where: The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Cost: $25
More: Preaching the gospel through cheesy hair metal and black & yellow spandex, this ‘80s nightmare is back from the beyond to perform the 1986 album To Hell with the Devil in it’s entirety. Heaven help us. - 5…If You Know Them You Probably Remember the ‘90s
Who: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Secret Machines
When: Fri 9/18
Where: Webster Hall
Cost: $20
More: Miss the Texas noise makers on Friday? Check ‘em out on Saturday at Music Hall of Williamsburg - 6Gossip Girl Rock
Who: Digital Leather, Jemina Pearl, Beluga
When: Sat 9/19
Where: Pianos
Cost: $10
More: Jemina Pearl cut her teeth with Be Your Own Pet and now she’s trying her hand at a solo career. Her youthful punkiness made her the perfect pick for a recent appearance on Gossip Girl that paired her with Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore for a cover of a Ramones classic. She’s fun, but really, she should leave the Ramones alone.
(Read: Daily Music Quiz: Punks, Republicans and Chimps) - 7Sound Fix is back in Business
Who: Damon & Naomi
When: Sat 9/19
Where: Sound Fix Records (new location)
Cost: FREE!
More: Williamsburg record spot Sound Fix freaked out some patrons recently with the paper sign posted in its darkened window announcing a relocation. Happily, the move is complete. The shop is open at its new location and kicking things off with a free in-store performance by Damon & Naomi (ex-Galaxie 500). - 8
Who: Juliette Lewis, American Bang, The Ettes
When: Sat 9/19
Where: The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Cost:$20
More: Since her film career seemingly stalled after she got too old to play dangerously dim teen fatales, Juliette Lewis went all Jared Leto and started a band. The thing about actors in bands, is that often it ends up feeling more like Broadway than CBGB. It’s the feeling of actors playing the role of rockstars—all style and no substance. Lewis traded in her old band the Licks for the New Romantiques. - 9Who Listens to Rhett Miller?
Who: Rhett Miller & The Serial Lady Killers, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, Jim Ward
When: Sat 9/19
Where: Webster Hall
Cost: $20
More: Rhett Miller rose to fame (sort of) as the leader of the alt-country Old 97’s, and for reasons we can’t explain people still seem to be pretty into his middle-of-the-road acoustic forgettableness (and bad band names). Nicole Atkins is best known as the girl from the band we thought was invented by American Express commercials and Jim Ward is the guy you forgot about from At the Drive-In. $20, please. Enjoy.
