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Top 10 NYC Shows this Weekend: French Pop, South African Rock, Bunny Masks and a Booze Cruise

Published June 19th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Masked musician Nobunny plays his fuzzy pop for a roomful of kids on the awesomely weird variety show Chic-a-Go-Go. Carrot-shaped microphone? Bugs Bunny would be so proud. Find out where to see him this weekend.

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend.

So, to help you decide where to go, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s Top 10 concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best Place to Get Drunk on a Boat with a Cool DJ (and maybe reenact this episode of the Office)
Best Place to Pretend You Liked French Music Before it was Cool
Best Place to Realize Funny Band Names are a Still a Bad Idea
Best Place to Pretend You’ve Never Even Heard of Adam Lambert
Best Place to Rock out with Johannesburg Bands (Outside of Johannesburg, obviously)
And More!

PLUS: We’ve got tons of music and videos you can check out before you go to the shows.

So, what concerts are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows this Weekend: Detroit Legends, Johnny Depp, Samurai Punk and More!

Published May 15th, 2009 by Karen

Above: Peelander Z combines punk rock, Power Rangers and, well, we’re not sure what else…

Each weekend in NYC there are so many concerts that it’s hard to decide which ones to attend.

To help you decide where to go, we’ve assembled a list of the weekend’s best concerts based on some interesting categories, including:

Best place to yell naughty words in public:
Best place to see a “Japanese Noodle Samurai Punk” band:
Best place to eat a cupcake and think about dinosaurs:
Best place to make lame Karate Kid jokes:
Best place to think about Johnny Depp and Scottish Twins:
Best place to realize you don’t miss Jeff Buckley that much:
Best place to find out what happens when Steely Dan and indie art-rock mix:
And more…

PLUS: We’ve got free mp3s and some very strange videos you can check out before you go to the shows.

So, what concerts are on our list for this week? Let’s find out… Continue reading »

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Peaches’ Talk to Me MP3: Feist’s Friend Plays Dirty

Published May 4th, 2009 by Karen
The Flaming Lips - Peaches
Creative Commons License photo credit: mrmatt

Artist: Peaches
Single: “Talk to Me” (download below)
Album: I Feel Cream
Recommended if you like: Feist, 2 Live Crew, Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, dirty jokes

Nine years after debuting with The Teaches of Peaches, Canadian-based-in-Berlin singer/ rapper/ spectacle Peaches (AKA Merrill Nisker) is still making sure that the boys aren’t the only ones partying with dirty beats and filthy lyrics.

If any singer knows how to beat a bad joke like a dead horse, it is Peaches. The self-described electro-punk (um, do people still say electroclash?) singer has built her career on being a girl with a mouth like a sailor, making her raunchy disco discourse something akin to Sarah Silverman’s stand-up shtick.

Her fourth LP, I Feel Cream (XL/Beggars Group), hits stores soon and Continue reading »