So, Parts & Labor will be playing their final(?) show tonight at 285 Kent with Oneida, Neptune, and Noveller filling out the bill. Disc jockeying duties will be performed by Patrick Stickles the DJ and DJ Scalpel, Please. Jokes about reuniting to cash in will be told. Some (but probably not all) of these songs will be played. Here is the last Parts & Labor mixtape.

Listen.

Downloadables:

• Parts & Labor (mp3) from Groundswell
• Voltage (mp3) from Rise, Rise, Rise
• The Endless Air Show (mp3) from Rise, Rise, Rise
• A Great Divide (mp3) from Stay Afraid
• Fractured Skies (mp3) from Mapmaker
• Nowheres Nigh (mp3) from Receivers
• This Is What You Wanted (mp3) from Escapers Two
• Constant Future (mp3) from Constant Future
• Rest (mp3) from Constant Future
• Changing of the Guard (mp3) from Daytrotter
• No Nostalgia (mp3) from Constant Future Sessions

Also playing…

• Up With People (mp3) by Oneida
• 23 (Featuring Can’t) (mp3) by Neptune
• Glacial Wave (mp3) by Noveller

The Facebook event page is here.

You can purchase lots of Parts & Labor merch @ partsandlabor.net.

You can check out a much more extensive playlist of Parts & Labor, Oneida, and Neptune on Spotify (sorry no Noveller available).

You can read a recent interview with the band @ villagevoice.com.

Also, make sure you check out 10 Years of Parts & Labor @ imposemagazine.com.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every mix we make.

Parts & Labor are on the internet
Parts & Labor are on Facebook
Parts & Labor are on Twitter
Parts & Labor are on elbo.ws
Parts & Labor are on Hype Machine
Parts & Labor are on Daytrotter
Parts & Labor are on Sound Opinions
Parts & Labor are on Jagjaguwar
Parts & Labor are on Brah
Parts & Labor are on Cardboard
Parts & Labor are on Narnack
Parts & Labor are on Plastic Records
Parts & Labor are on Pukekos
Parts & Labor are on Other Music
Parts & Labor are on Insound
Parts & Labor are on Amazon MP3
Parts & Labor are on eMusic

BONUS: All Of The Other Songs Remixed (mp3) by Trey Told ‘Em (can you hear the Parts & Labor sample in this song??)

[poster by BJ Warshaw]

As previously reported, Hunters new EP, Hands on Fire is out now on Aagoo Records. If you have not checked this EP out just yet, you really need to get on that. If you live in the NYC area, you can check out their live show at Death by Audio tonight. The band is having their record release party with Necking, Cruddy, and The Numerators.

Here is the second promo mp3 from Hands on Fire. (Ed. Note: I don’t think I need to remind you to turn your volume up on this one.)

Listen.

Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3)

You can stream the whole EP @ huntersny.bandcamp.com.

You can order the clear vinyl @ aagoo.bigcartel.com.

Oh, and here is the poster for tonight’s show.

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• December 2nd (Record Release!) @ Death by Audio w/ Necking + Cruddy + The Numerators
• Dec 16th @ Knitting Factory w/ Pterodactyl + Parts & Labor
• Feb 11th, 2012 @ Terminal 5 w/ The Kills + Jeff The Brotherhood

You can watch some footage of Hunters performing at Cake Shop during this years’ CMJ @ GIMMETINNITUSTUBE.

Hunters are on Tumblr
Hunters are on Bandcamp
Hunters are on Twitter
Hunters are on Facebook
Hunters are on Hype Machine
Hunters are on Swill Children
Hunters are on Aagoo
Hunters are on Insound
Hunters are on Amazon MP3

BONUS: Headache (mp3)

Just a quick CMJ update… out of all the sets we have seen so far, Mux Mool and Hoop Dreams are our current favorites. Be sure to follow the GT twitter and tumblr for more updates and of course to find out who wins CMJ.

Listen.

Downloadable: Chalice Palace (mp3) by Mux Mool

You can download five Mux Mool tracks @ soundcloud.com.

Streamable: XCPR 7″ (bandcamp) by Hoop Dreams

You can download an entire Hoop Dreams set @ nyctaper.com.

Here’s a pic of Mux Mool.

And here’s Hoop Dreams…

It’s almost CMJ time, so here’s a mix featuring just a few of the bands that are playing (official and unofficial) shows during this year’s CMJ.

Listen.

1. Melting (mp3) by Hunters
2. Moneybags (mp3) by Mr. Dream
3. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
4. In A Strangeland (mp3) by Talk Normal
5. Clips (mp3) by Ava Luna
6. Hazel (mp3) by Weekend
7. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
8. Nerds (mp3) by Pterodactyl
9. I Was So Bored I Wanted To Hang Myself On The Dancefloor (mp3) by Double Dagger
10. Keep Time (mp3) by Gauntlet Hair
11. Skateboard Bulldog (mp3) by Radical Dads
12. It’s Leaking (mp3) by Life Size Maps
13. Lemon Tree (mp3) by Mister Melt
14. This Town Doesn’t Have Enough Bars For Both Of Us (mp3) by Gospel Music
15. Perfect (mp3) by Fort Lean
16. Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners
17. Fire To The Ground [ft. Matt Berninger] (mp3) by The Forms
18. Corvalis (mp3) by DIVE
19. Bedroom Drum (mp3) by Amen Dunes
20. In Circles (mp3) by Woodsman
21. Distance Creator (mp3) by ZAZA
22. 1CHRD (mp3) by Headless Horseman
23. Leaving is a Feeling (mp3) by Kohwi
24. Lawn Knives (mp3) by Born Gold

Editor’s Note: The first five songs from this mix will be featured on ex.fm‘s playlist during the music and technology smartloungue event happening on October 19th and 20th.

You can browse the official CMJ showcase list @ schedule.cmj.com and you should probably also check out the unofficial showlist @ ohmyrockness.com.

And here is a short list (in no particular) of just a few awesome shows we are looking forward to next week:

• Forest Family Records Showcase @ Bruar Falls
• Ex.fm + Tumblr + YVYNYL + Ears of the Beholder = #MEGABLAAG @ Bar Matchless
• Terrorbird Showcase @ Cakeshop
• Sippy Cup Y’all Showcase @ Pianos
• Lefse Records Showcase @ Pianos
• I Rock I Roll + Battering Room + Hillytown @ Pianos
• The nyctaper Showcase @ Cakeshop
• IGIF’s Floating Fest @ Pianos
• The Camper’s Rule Records showcase @ Bruar Falls
• The second to last Double Dagger show ever (the last one is in B’more, duh) @ Death by Audio
• Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian/Dead Oceans Showcase @ Union Pool

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Also, If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

For your streaming pleasure, here’s the final installment of our Northside Fest recap featuring some acts from the NYCTaper / Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase.
 
Streamables:

Why Baby (Live @ Public Assembly) (youtube) by Household

 
 
Threepeat (Live @ Public Assembly) (youtube) by Holiday Shores

 
 
Wasting Time (Live @ Public Assembly) (youtube) by Young Adults

Downloadable: Wasting Time (mp3)
 
 
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

For your streaming pleasure, here’s a few more videos I took during the third day of Northside Fest.
 
Streamables:
(Live @ The Woods) by Beige

 
 
Hot Freaks (Live @ Northside Fest 2011) by Guided By Voices

 
 
Dock (Jacuzzi Boys Cover) (Live @ Union Pool) by Xray Eyeballs

 
 
(Live @ The Backroom) by Gross Relations

 
 
Mint (Live @ The Back Room) by Your Youth

 
 
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

For your streaming pleasure, here’s a few videos I took during the third day of Northside Fest.
 
Streamables:
Alondra Rainbow Under Attack by Radical Dads

 
 
Never by Marie Stella

Crimson & Chlorine by Mussels

Live @ Bar Matchless by Diehard

 
 
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

For your streaming pleasure, here’s a few videos I took during the first couple days of Northside Fest.
 
So Low (youtube) by Seapony

 
 
Live @ Bruar Falls (youtube) by PC Worship

 
 
Less (youtube) by YVETTE

 
 
Bill Wyman Metal Detector (youtube) by Reports

 
 
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Northside Fest is back for it’s third installment all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint this week and here at GIMME TINNITUS we are getting excited for a half week of way too many shows. Here is our Northside Mixtape to help you get psyched. Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Dreaming (mp3) by Seapony
2. Distance Creator (mp3) by ZAZA
3. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
4. Egyptian Magician (mp3) by Xray Eyeballs
5. Creep Academy (mp3) by My Teenage Stride
6. Beyond Living (mp3) by Milk Music
7. Puncher’s Chance (mp3) by Reports
8. Vibrations (mp3) by YVETTE
9. Making You Thinking (mp3) by Regal Degal
10. Sharing (mp3) by Grooms
11. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
12. Release It (mp3) by Hard Nips
13. Space (mp3) by Starscream
14. A Very Serious Man (mp3) by Diehard
15. Superboy (mp3) by Mussels
16. Spade (Belfast version) (mp3) by Marie Stella
17. I Am The Father Of Myself (mp3) by Radical Dads
18. Taking Off (mp3) by Gross Relations
19. Scabies, Babies (mp3) by The Hairs
20. Bummer Summer (mp3) by Young Adults
21. Wolf Pyramid (mp3) by Night Manager
22. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan Cover) (Daytrotter Session) (mp3) by Holiday Shores
23. Wavlngth (mp3) by Headless Horseman

You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some the shows that we would love to check out in whole or part.

THURSDAY
• NYC Popfest showcase @ Bruar Falls
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• SexMusic showcase @ Coco 66
  Doors at tba, 21+
• Mr. Dream showcase @ Glasslands Gallery
  Doors at 8:30pm, 21+
• HoZac Records showcase @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 9pm, all ages

FRIDAY

• Still Single showcase @ Bruar Falls
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• PopGun Booking showcase @ Glasslands Gallery
  Doors 8:30pm, 21+
• Redefine Magazine showcase @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 8pm, all ages
• Heartfast Records showcase @ Union Pool
  Doors at 8pm, 21+

SATURDAY

afternoon shows

• The Battering Room showcase @ Bar Matchless
  Doors at 12pm, FREE, 21+
• The L Magazine showcase “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 1 @ Spike Hill
  Doors at 1:30pm, FREE, 21+

evening shows

• The L Magazine showcase “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2 @ The Back Room at the Gutter
  Doors at 8:30pm, FREE, 21+
• Tell All Your Friends showcase @ Brooklyn Bowl
  Doors at 6pm, 21+
• Flavorpill, I Rock I Roll & The Bell House showcase @ Cameo Gallery
  Doors at 7:30pm, 21+

SUNDAY

afternoon shows

• Newtown Radio 1-Year Anniversary BBQ @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 2pm, all ages

evening shows

• NYCTaper & Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase @ Public Assembly
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• BirdDog Promo showcase @ 285 Kent Ave
  Doors at 8pm, all ages

Check out the full Northside Fest schedule @ thelmagazine.com

And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Bandcamp | Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

And don’t forget to buy some music in physical form at your local independent record store or directly from a band’s merch table at a show.

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

OK, let’s start with some music. Here is our CMJ2010 Mixtape presented for not apparent reason in reserve alphabetical order.

Downloadables:

Confetti (mp3) by Young Mammals

Drifing (mp3) by Young Adults

Roadrunner (Modern Lovers Cover) (mp3) by Yo La Tengo

Your Way With My Life (mp3) by Woven Bones

Last Rites (mp3) by True Womanhood

These Condos Don’t Belong (mp3) by Total Slacker

Stoned Again (mp3) by Street Chant

theFUNsun (mp3) by Slow Animal

Polylith (mp3) by Sleepies

White Light Machine Gun (mp3) by Senryu

Nothing At All (mp3) by Screaming Females

Restless (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

Older Brother (mp3) by Pepper Rabbit

Cold Spark (mp3) by Octant

o0Oo0Oo (mp3) by Oberhofer

Heedless (mp3) by No Joy

Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella

Never Come Around (mp3) by La Sera

Form (Oh No Ono Remix) (mp3) by Hooray For Earth

Grounds for Termination (Phil Gone Mix) (mp3) by Gary War

Able To (mp3) by Eternal Summers

Actually (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gass

Waterparker (mp3) by Botany

Freudian Slips (mp3) by Big Troubles

Crushing Limbs (mp3) by Anni Rossi

Four Fires (mp3) by Adult Themes

If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Now let’s talk shows. Here is our abbreviated preview of some of the awesomeness of this year’s CMJ Marathon. Have fun.

Tuesday October 19 Daytime

The Music Slut Party @ Pianos

The Lineup:
Brahms (6 pm)
Washington (5:30 pm)
Young The Giant (5 pm)
Zowie (4:30 pm)
Oberhofer (4 pm)
Electric Tickle Machine (3:30 pm)
Pearl & The Beard (3 pm)
Senryu (2:30 pm)
Hooray For Earth (2 pm)
Bikini (1:30 pm)
Yukon Blonde (1 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

vs

Paper Garden & Ampeater Showcase @ The Living Room

The Lineup:
Motel Motel (5:30 pm)
Kidstreet (4:45 pm)
SAADI (4 pm)
FREEDOM OR DEATH (3:15 pm)
Emanuel & the Fear (2:30 pm)
Alcoholic Faith Mission (1:45 pm)
Young Mammals (1 pm)

Doors: 1 pm
FREE (RSVP)

Tuesday October 19 Evening

Panache Showcase @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Gary Wilson and The Blind Dates (12:40 am)
O’Death (11:50 pm)
The Billy Nayer Show (11 pm)
Janka Nabay (10:10 pm)
Onra (9:20 pm)
Dinowalrus (8:30 pm)
Audacity (7:40 pm)

Doors: 7 pm
$$TBA

vs

Friendship Bracelet x Rose Quartz Unofficial Showcase @ Bruar Falls

The Lineup:
Gary War (11:15 pm)
Big Troubles (10:30 pm)
Total Slacker (9:45 pm)
Greatest Hits (9:00 pm)
Tonstartssbandht (8:15 pm)
Woodsman (7:30 pm)

Doors: 6 pm
$8

vs

MOG CMJ Party @ Brooklyn Bowl

The Lineup:
DâM-FunK (DJ Set) (12 pm)
Yo La Tengo (10.15 pm)
DOM (9:15 pm)
Screaming Females (8:15 pm)

Doors: 6 pm
FREE

Wednesday October 20 Daytime

TERRORBIRD Day Party @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Marnie Stern (6 pm)
Baths (5:10 pm)
Revolver (4:30 pm)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (3:45 pm)
Kyle Andrews (3 pm)
Botany (2:15 pm)
Dark Dark Dark (1:30 pm)
Prince Rama (12:45 pm)
Kordan (12 pm)

w/ DJ sets from Summer Bros, DJ Mon Amie, Sodapop, and Spindler

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

oh man… there’s also the free This Is Not A CMJ Show presented by Chocolate Bobka @ Pianos

Wednesday October 20 Evening

a show not associated with any blog/label/promoco @ Shea Stadium

The Lineup:
Alaskas
Adult Themes
Yvette
No Joy
Happy New Year

Doors: ??
$$TBA

Thursday October 21 Daytime

NYC TAPER Day Party @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
ArpLine (6 pm)
Keepaway (5:30 pm)
Diamond Rings (5 pm)
She Keeps Bees (4:30 pm)
True Womanhood (4 pm)
The Rest (3:30 pm)
Common Prayer (3 pm)
Brit and The Cavalry (2:30 pm)
Unicycle Loves You (2 pm)
Soft Black (1:30 pm)
Jounce (1 pm)
Courtesy Tier (12:30 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

vs

AAM CMJ Assembly @ Arlene’s Grocery

The Lineup:
Adult Themes
La Sera
True Womanhood
Kitten
Chapel Club

Doors: 2 pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

IMPOSE presents The CMJ Imposition @ THE WOODS
Pop Loves Punk Curated by Pop Jew

The Lineup:
Allo Darlin (UK) (6 pm)
Dream Diary (5 pm)
Hedgehog (China) (4 pm)
Sleepies (3 pm)
Bright Lights (2 pm)
The Othermen (1 pm)

w/ DJ sets from Pop Jew

Doors: 12 pm
FREE

oh man… there’s also the free FLOATING FEST (with free beer) @ Pianos

Thursday October 21 Evening

Deli CMJ Showcase (DIY Instruments + Folksy) @ The Living Room

The Lineup:
Strand of Oaks (12:15 am)
La Strada (11:30 pm)
McAlister Drive (10:45 pm)
Anni Rossi (10 pm)
Daniel Wayne (9 pm)
Kendra Morris (8:30 pm)
Buke And Gass (7:45 pm)
Octant (7 pm)

Doors: 7 pm
$$TBA

Friday October 22 Daytime

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Showcase Day 1 @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Shrag (6 pm)
Funeral Party ( 5:15 pm)
True Womahood (4:30 pm)
Pepper Rabbit (3:45 pm)
We Are Trees (3 pm)
Rooftop Vigilantes (2:15 pm)
Your Youth (1:30 pm)
A Classic Education (12:45 pm)
Yellow Ostrich (12 pm)

Doors: 12pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

Sippy Cup Everything Showcase @ Spike Hill

The Lineup:
Pretty & Nice (5:10 pm)
Young Mammals (4:20 pm)
Slow Animal (3:30 pm)
Young Adults (2:40 pm)
Big Big Bucks (1:50pm)
Little Racer (1 pm)

Doors: 12:30 pm
FREE (RSVP)

Friday October 22 Evening

Microphone Memory Emotion x Rose Quartz Unofficial Showcase @ Shea Stadium

The Lineup:
Andrew Cedermark
Family Portrait
Street Chant
Ecstatic Sunshine
Fluffy Lumbers
Pigeons
Nude Beach

w/ Live Visuals by e.suber + DJ sets from Peace Sampras & Chicago Slime + more TBA

Doors: 8 pm
$7 (RSVP)

Saturday October 23

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Showcase Day 2 @ Cakeshop

The Lineup:
Ava Luna (6 pm)
Soars (5:15 pm)
Slow Animal (4:30 pm)
Reading Rainbow (3:45 pm)
Sisters (3 pm)
Sunglasses (2:15 pm)
Family Trees (1:30 pm)
Tooth Ache (12:45 pm)
Les Vinyl (12 pm)

Doors: 12 pm
FREE (RSVP)

vs

I Rock I Roll + Nachos NY CMJ Day Party! @ The Delancey

The Lineup:
Philadelphia Grand Jury (4:15 pm Downstairs)
Young The Giant (3:30 pm Downstairs)
Red Wire Black Wire (2:45 pm Downstairs)
Pretty & Nice (2 pm Downstairs)
Marie Stella (1:15 pm Downstairs)
New Numbers (12:30 pm Downstairs)

Dinowalrus (5 pm Middle Floor)
Milagres (4 pm Middle Floor)
MillionYoung (3 pm Middle Floor)
Arpline (2 pm Middle Floor)
Funeral Party (1 pm Middle Floor)

Miracles of Modern Science (5-ish Upstairs)
Savoir Adore (4-ish Upstairs)
Ravens and Chimes (3-ish Upstairs)
[TBA] (2-ish Upstairs)
[TBA] (1-ish Upstairs)

w/ DJ sets from PHDJ (Purple Sneakers), Matt Heart Spade and SamFTW! + Free chips + BK Salsa + Quesadillas and Nachos from El Maguey Y Latuna + FREE BEER AT NOON

Doors: 12 pm
FREE (RSVP)

or maybe spend the whole day at…

CAPESHOK and Inflated Records Showcase @ Bruar Falls

The Lineup:
Woven Bones (11:30 pm)
Eternal Summers (11 pm)
Reading Rainbow (10:15 pm)
Big Troubles (9:40 pm)
Flight (8:50 pm)
Rooftop Vigilantes (7:50 pm)
Oberhofer (7 pm)
Little Girls (6:15 pm)
Sweet Bulbs (5:30 pm)
Mathemagic (4:40 pm)
Dead Gaze (3:50 pm)
Shrag (UK) (3 pm)

Doors: 2 pm
$10

Sunday October 24th

If you have any energy left, you can check out FMLY‘s $6 post-CMJ party, fucking party (peace out cmj) @ Shea Stadium

And it seems obvious, but I feel like I should say all this info is subject to change (in fact it may already be outdated).

You should probably also check out the official CMJ Survival Guide… here.

Finally, a little online publication called Pitchfork (maybe you have heard of it) is having what is either a massive unofficial CMJ showcase or their own separate music festival at Brooklyn Bowl from the 21st to the 23rd of October. It is called the #OfflineFestival. Get the deets here, here, and here.

While I was in LA this past weekend, I was able to check out some of the Origami Vinyl LA Approved Show @ Bar Melody. Here are some photos and mp3s…

First up is Future Ghost.

Listen: Scream White Noise (mp3)

This mp3 does not convey the heaviness that was Kissing Cousins.

Listen: Red Lamb (mp3)

Manhattan Murder Mystery showcased their earnest intensity.

Listen: Your Mother’s Neck (mp3)

Foot Village brought their spectacle to the lot behind Bar Melody.

Listen: Reggae War Zone (mp3)

I was kinda pissed I had to miss Signals (an offshoot of The Mae Shi).

Listen: Angst In My Pants (Sparks Cover) (mp3)

I also wanted to check out Dunes (featuring Kate Hall (ex-Mika Miko) and Stephanie Chan of Finally Punk);

Listen: Handle (mp3)

You can see a few more photos of the show (including Foot Village‘s blood splattered drums) over at GIMME Tumblr.

I should point out that Pity Party and Monstro were also on the bill.

So here is our barely edited look back at #northsidefest with tweets, pics, video, and mp3s…

[tweet] Fiiiinally picked up my #northsidefest baaaadge

[tweet] grabbing a taco at Loading Dock, then off to Public Assembly for the (rip) @poptarts showcase

[tweet] made it to the @poptarts showcase :: sampling the Harpoon IPA :: jammy jams being played by Les Vinyl of Staten Island

[click] http://www.lesvinyl.com/free-music-downloads/

[tweet] Marie Stella rocking the backroon at Public Assembly :: think everyone in this room is a blogger

[look] Marie Stella

[listen] Jealous Powers (mp3) by Marie Stella

[tweet] I guess I would classify Marie Stella as AMAZEBALLS, but I’m just not sure I should be using that adjective

[tweet] just witnessed my first icing, feel dirty

[tweet] RT @PopTarts: Marie Stella & @shrkquestionmrk destroying @publicassembly right now!

[tweet] RT @amcalderon: Is it a shark? shark? shark? shark? shark? shark? @shrkquestionmrk http://yfrog.com/j5wfehj

[yfrog] Shark?

[listen] Shark? (mp3) by Shark?

[tweet] @shrkquestionmrk slayed :: these mini Colt 45s sure are cute :: Sundelles setting up

[tweet] sundelles cranking the jangle up

[look] The Sundelles

[listen] Dead Youth (mp3) by The Sundelles

[tweet] if you are missing The Sundelles, I feel bad for you… seriously

[tweet] Video: here is a vid of The Sundelles playing the @PopTarts showcase at @publicassembly on the 2nd night of… http://tumblr.com/xboc7v4nr

[tweet] @miniboone setting up at the @poptarts showcase; miss the front room // back room switch up

[tweet] @miniboone slaying w/ heavy pop goodness :: Bryan Adams refs???

[look] MiniBoone

[listen] Devil in Your Eyes (mp3) by MiniBoone

[tweet] RT @spigotZ: MiniBoone have an alarming amount of raging energy. Makes for one hell of a live show.

[look] The Manic Energy of MiniBoone

[tweet] dinosaur feathers starting up w/ tooooo much bass

[look] An Inverted Solarize of Dinosaur Feathers

[listen] Vendela Vida (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

[tweet] dinosaur feathers playing “young butts” just for you

[tweet] the @PopTarts showcase at @PublicAssembly killed/slayed/some other violent verb in the past tense last night

[tweet] Photoset: here are some shots of Marie Stella, @sundelles, @miniboone, and @dinosaurfeather from the @PopTarts… http://tumblr.com/xboc7wkqu

[tweet] checking out @miniboone (again), then to glasslands for @true_womanhood

[listen] Magic Child (mp3) by True Womanhood

[tweet] Ava Luna R&B’ing over at Spike Hill

[look] Ava Luna

[listen] Four Five (I Will Survive) (mp3) by Ava Luna

[tweet] RT @chocolatebobka: Pizza all gone. No Demons Here setting up. WOOM. Arches. Dana Jewell. Big Troubles. Andrew Cedermark. Ducktails @sheastadiumbk

[tweet] made it to Shea Stadium :: no A/C + slightly cool beer + Pavement on the sound system

[look] Shea Stadium

[listen] Gold Soundz (mp3) by Pavement

[tweet] ARCHES playing some s p a c e y dream pop

[tweet] ARCHES jammmm http://twitpic.com/20acul

[twitpic] Arches

[tweet] made it to DEATH BY AUDIO http://twitpic.com/20ayas

[twitpic] Total Slacker

[tweet] “sometimes people suck” based on a true story :: digging the Total Slacker stage banter :: even got some video

[watch] Total Slacker video coming soon…

[listen] Crystal Necklace (mp3) by Total Slacker

[tweet] FYI Total Slacker have a new 7″ coming out on @IMPOSE sometime soon

[tweet] Photo: Total Slacker at @deathbyaudio #northsidefest http://tumblr.com/xboc92se4

[tweet] @MissFrankieRose gettin ready :: please note her band is not called Frankie & The Oats

[look] Frankie Rose and the Outs

[listen] Must Be Nice (Live @ Monster Island Basement) (mp3) by Frankie Rose and the Outs (hat tip: nyctaper)

[tweet] Thee Only One! http://twitpic.com/20bd54

[twitpic] Frankie Rose and the Outs

[tweet] Photo: @MissFrankieRose And The Outs at @deathbyaudio #northsidefest http://tumblr.com/xboc92mdp

[watch] Frankie Rose and the Outs playing the IMPOSE NorthsideFest showcase (Live @ Death By Audio 6/26/10)

[tweet] Memory Tapes have the best visuals at northsidefest so far; they look like something from blipfest

[look] Memory Tapes

[listen] Easy Pert Mom (mp3) by Memory Tapes

[tweet] Photoset: some shots from Day 3 of #northsidefest w/ @missfrankierose Ava Luna @MemoryTapes Total Slacker… http://tumblr.com/xboc9whli

[tweet] Slowly making my way back to Wburg for more #northsidefest

[tweet] made it to Bar Matchless for the end of the @batteringroom‘s showcase :: @shrkquestionmrk setting up

[tweet] @shrkquestionmrk have added a 7th show at Peach Frog, 9:15 tonight

[tweet] “I’m an Animal” by @shrkquestionmrk http://twitpic.com/20k2f3

[twitpic] Shark?

[listen] I’m an Animal (mp3) by Shark?

[tweet] checking out Coco66 for Gray Goods, then @BrooklynBowl for @HoorayForEarth + @keepaway4real

[listen] Francis (mp3) by Gray Goods

[listen] Surrounded By Your Friends (Twin Shadow Remix) (mp3) by Hooray For Earth

[listen] 100 (mp3) by Keepaway

[tweet] RT @freedubya: Pretty psyched @nyctaper jonas is in the house here @brooklynbowl. We’ll link up once they post audio.

[click] Keepaway: June 27, 2010 Brooklyn Bowl – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Sample

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If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or just your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, if you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

In preparation for tonight’s Kurt Vile show at Union Pool, I have complied some of his more popular mp3s that are readily available online. Dig the lofi//psych//folk//rock. Listen.

Downloadables:

I Wanted Everything (mp3) from Square Shells EP

Invisibility: Nonexistent (mp3) from Square Shells EP

Freak Train (mp3) from Childish Prodigy

Overnite Religion (mp3) from Childish Prodigy

The Hunchback (mp3) from The Hunchback EP

Beach on the Moon (mp3) from God is Saying This to You…

Freeway (mp3) from Constant Hitmaker

You can (and should) purchase Vile‘s latest EP @ Matador Records.

Upcoming NYC shows:
June 18 @ Union Pool w/ Mad Scene
July 9 @ Le Poisson Rouge w/ Real Estate

Kurt Vile is on the internet
Kurt Vile is on Myspace
Kurt Vile is on Twitter
Kurt Vile is on elbo.ws
Kurt Vile is on Hype Machine
Kurt Vile is on Matador
Kurt Vile is on Mexican Summer
Kurt Vile is on Woodsist
Kurt Vile is on Testostertunes
Kurt Vile is on Gulcher
Kurt Vile is on nyctaper
Kurt Vile is on Other Music
Kurt Vile is on Insound
Kurt Vile is on Amazon MP3
Kurt Vile is on eMusic

BONUS: Taking The Farm (mp3) by The War On Drugs

The Forgery Series is a solo proj from Obits guitarist Sohrab Habibion along with some friends from Garden Variety, Radio 4, and Gas Huffer. They are “trying to tone it down a bit and make it less overtly rock,” but that may change as they they refine what they are doing.

They are playing their 3rd show on Friday night (probably just after 8pm) @ Mercury Lounge with Disappears, The Ponys and Woven Bones.

Here is their tribute to The Nerves. Listen.

Downloadable: You Won’t Be Happy (mp3)

The song will be featured on Under the Covers Vol. 2: A Tribute to Paul Collins, Peter Case, and Jack Lee, and will be co-released by Volar Records and I Hate Rock N Roll. The comp will also feature Grass Widow, Fresh & Onlys, Shark Toys, Le Face, So Cow, Ratas del Vaticano, and Davila 666 among others. More details TK.

As The Forgery Series has a limited web presence, here is the info for Obits…

Obits are on the internet
Obits are on Myspace
Obits are on Facebook
Obits are on Twitter
Obits are on Soundcloud
Obits are on elbo.ws
Obits are on Hype Machine
Obits are on Sub Pop
Obits are on Comedy Minus One
Obits are on Insound
Obits are on Amazon MP3
Obits are on eMusic

Well, it’s almost time for 2nd Northside Festival, during which The L Magazine takes over the Williamsburg and Greenpoint music venues for a few days.

The Northside Festival will feature over 300 bands this year. Some relatively big names are playing (Liars, The Fiery Furnaces, Fucked Up, Polvo). But what this is really about is the chance to see lots of bands in small venues. It’s an indie music overdose. You can get an idea of what it’s like by listening to this radio stream from the good folks over at radio23.org.

Streamable: Northside Radio (m3u)

This year the festival starts on Thursday, June 24th and ends on Sunday, June 27th. You can still by badges @ Brown Paper Tickets.

AND… there’s more than music happening on the 24th-27th. There is also Arts & Film happenings (if you’re into that sort of thing).

What I would like to do now is highlight a few of the showcases that I am planning on checking out. I have mp3 previews for just about all the bands playing the highlighted showcases. If you have an mp3 for one of the bands listed with no preview, please send it to me and I will post it. And, remember this is just a small sample of the events planned for the 24th through the 27th, be sure to check out the full schedule… here.

6/24/10 | Thursday Evening @ Cameo Gallery

Ernest Jenning Record Co. presents

Blood Warrior
Listen: King Day (Live) (mp3)

Charles Burst

La Strada
Listen: Wash on By (mp3)

Takka Takka
Listen: Everybody Say (WOXY Lounge Act) (mp3)

Wild Yaks
Listen: River May Come (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


6/25/10 | Friday Evening @ Public Assembly

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

The Rabbits
Listen: Cruel (mp3)

Marie Stella
Listen: Message From Limbo (mp3)

Shark?
Listen: Shark? (mp3)

DOM
Listen: Living In America (mp3)

Darlings
Listen: Yeah I Know (mp3)

Les Vinyl

The Sundelles
Listen: Your Favorite Thing (mp3)

MiniBoone
Listen: Cool Kids Cut Out of the Heart Itself (mp3)

Dinosaur Feathers
Listen: Teenage Whore (mp3)

The Grates

Doors at tba, $tba (includes access to Pop Tarts show in both rooms), 21+


6/26/10 | Saturday Afternoon @ Glasslands Gallery

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

True Womanhood
Listen: Dignitas (mp3)

Golden Girls
Listen: Dreams (mp3)

Dinosaur Bones
Listen: Royalty (mp3)

EULA
Listen: Housewolf (mp3)

The Senors of Marseille
Listen: Davey (mp3)

The Great Unwashed
Listen: Winter Classic (mp3)

Doors at 12:30pm, $5


6/26/10 | Saturday Evening @ Shea Stadium

Chocolate Bobka presents

Ducktails
Listen: MIRRORIMAGE (mp3)

Big Troubles
Listen: Chalk Circles (mp3)

WOOM
Listen: The Hunt (mp3)

Arches

Dana Jewell (solo)
Listen: My T-Train Girl (mp3)

No Demons Here (Luka Usmiani of Fluffy Lumbers)
Listen: Shithed (mp3)

Andrew Cedermark
Listen: Ad Infinitum (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, all ages


6/27/10 | Sunday Afternoon @ Spike Hill

The L Magazine presents

NYC Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2
Doors at tba, FREE


6/27/10 | Sunday Evening @ Brooklyn Bowl

FREEwilliamsburg presents

Keepaway
Listen: Yellow Wings (mp3)

Hooray for Earth
Listen: Surrounded By Your Friends (mp3)

Restless People
Listen: Days of our Lives (mp3)

Glass Ghost
Listen: Like A Diamond (mp3)

The Babies
Listen: Meet Me In The City (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


For more venue info, head over to the Northside Venue page.

If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, if you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Where: Bruar Falls

When: Friday May 28th; FREE

Who: The Sour Notes

Listen: Do-ers & Say-ers (mp3) from It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty (soundcloud)

Who: Susu

Listen: M.B.T. (mp3) from R and R and R
Listen: Clean Vs. Dirty (mp3) from R and R and R
Listen: Hands Up (The Race) (mp3) from the Win EP

Who: Behavior

Listen: Babylon (mp3) from http://behavior.muxtape.com/
Watch: P.S./Better House (vimeo)

Why: well, #1 Austin’s finest indiepoppers The Sour Notes are in town, #2 SUSU‘s new album R and R and R is pretty awesome (can’t wait to hear these songs in a live setting), and #3 Behavior sound totally psychedelic too. You should totally go.

Yay! GT favs The Big Sleep are ending their hiatus tomorrow night. The Big Sleep are playing a FREE late show at The Mercury Lounge on Thursday night. Doors are at 11:55 PM. Here is the The Mercury Lounge event page.

AND here are a couple demos to get you all excited-like. Listen.

Downloadables:
Ace (Demo) (mp3)
Ladders (Demo) (mp3)

The Big Sleep is on the internet
The Big Sleep is on Myspace
The Big Sleep is on Facebook
The Big Sleep is on elbo.ws
The Big Sleep is on Hype Machine
The Big Sleep is on Frenchkiss
The Big Sleep is on Tangled Up
The Big Sleep is on Insound
The Big Sleep is on Amazon MP3
The Big Sleep is on eMusic

BONUS: Bad Blood (mp3)

When: Tonight @ 8pm // 18+ // $12 dos

Where: The Bell House

Who: Crystal Stilts

Listen: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

Who: The 1990s (FYI: Tickets from the postponed 4/22 Bell House show will be honored for this show.)

Listen: The Box (mp3)

Who: The Oranges Band

Listen: What Got You Off The Hook (mp3)
Listen: OK Apartment (mp3)
Listen: When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3)

Who: The Forgery Series

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Why: Well, it IS The Oranges Band 10th Anniversary show, plus you’ll get to hear The Forgery Series which is a solo project from Obits guitarist Sohrab Habibion along with friends from S.O.A., Radio 4, and Gas Huffer.

When: Saturday, January 16

Where: Cake Shop

Who: Aa
Listen: Glow Wreath (mp3)

Who: dinowalrus
Listen: BEAD (mp3)
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)

Who: Graffiti Monsters
Listen: 100% (mp3)
Listen: The Gate (mp3)

Who: PRSMS
Listen: Vicious Youth (mp3)

Why: It’s the Dinowalrus record release party for %. Duh. Plus, you should probably see, like every single band playing. What does Dinowalrus sound like? I think Christopher Weingarten said it best: “Twenty shades of New York rock, all great, from ’70s leather-and-lunge lurch to ’00s trance-out flutterpop.”

Here is a tiny poster for the show…

Dinowalrus has a couple more shows coming up:

Jan 30 @ House of Yes // Quiet Color Party w/ Javelin
Feb 4 @ Littlefield // Sounds Like Brooklyn Fest

You can order the new DINOWALRUS record at the Kanine Records Shop.

On Feburary 10, Don Giovanni Records will release an EP of six songs from four rare Screaming Females 7″s. The collection is generically titled, Singles. If you are not familiar with the Females’ brand of NJ DIY punkish rock and roll, you really need to listen to this. Here is the promo mp3 from the EP.

Downloadable: I Do (mp3)

Here is an uncompressed version for audiophiles: I Do (aif)

There is no preorder yet at Insound or The Don Giovanni Store, but there is at Amazon.

Upcoming Dates:
Feb 6 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Shellshag, Forgetters, JEFF The Brotherhood, The Measure [sa], Black Wine, and Groucho Marxists

Here is the poster for the showcase:

Screaming Females is on Myspace.
Screaming Females is on Facebook.
Screaming Females has a store.
Screaming Females has a blogspot.
Don Giovanni is here.
Insound page is here.
eMusic page is here.
Amazon page is here.