The Battering Room

After the Jump Littlefield Weekend

2009-08-20T13:55:00.010-04:00

Come hang out with us all day! Free Brooklyn Lager for the first hour each day!

Not to mention...

A delicious food menu designed by former WD-50 chef, Scott Koshkoodi

Live screenprinting by artist j.morrison from Space is the Place

A GIANT hot pink elephant art installation by Snoozer Loser

Organic and vegan bake sale by Jamie Cakes

Plus other surprises throughout the weekend!

*Added to the line-up is Helado Negro dj, The Octagon, Shark?, Captain Ahab and the Sea Crackens and Thing One

Order your three day pass now, don't miss out on anything! Pre-order for a discounted rate of $25 and one day passes for $10 (http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/upcoming-events/). Door is $30 and $12.

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Tumblring

2009-08-07T15:14:00.003-04:00

Think I'll give this a try. Seems very fitting for my flyer posting tendencies. I like the train of thought nature of Twitter and Tumblr feels like a way to find a middle ground between here and Twitter. As usual though, I feel like I'm late to the party and just finally figuring out something that many have already figured out before me. Oh well.

Tumblring.

Finest Dearest back on the east coast next week!

2009-07-08T20:04:00.007-04:00

Finest Dearest are coming back to the east coast! This is their first trip across the country since their first trip across the country in April '08. While they were in town I saw them play @ Trash and even though the show was somewhat sabotaged by a dreadful sound dude, they kicked ass. I usually try to avoid going to shows the night before Siren, but not this time. If you haven't been to Dead Herring yet, it's just some folks' apartment. Even though that may sound potentially disastrous, the sound there is actually not that bad.

Siren Festival - 2009 Schedule

2009-07-08T17:25:00.005-04:00

So here's what I think. Some of Bear Hands -> Japandroids -> FR -> FOOD -> APTBS -> Monotonix -> BTS. OR MAYBE some of Bear Hands ->Japandroids -> FOOD -> FOTL -> APTBS -> Monotonix -> BTS. Wish they swapped FOTL and Micachu. Otherwise, no other complaints. Good to see that the stages are staying in the same place, wasn't sure what was going to happen with that.

The Battering Room Northside Festival Showcase

2009-06-08T12:12:00.004-04:00

This Saturday!!!

Semi-outdoors (weather permitting)!!!
Completely, totally, 100% FREE!!!
5 amazing bands!!!

Once again, here are the set times:

6 - Bridges and Powerlines
5 - pow wow!
4 - Appomattox
3 - The Pet Ghost Project
2 - Family Lumber

Jeff K of L Magazine and Merry Swankster will be DJing throughout the day!!!

Flyer designed by Bunkre!!!

LET'S DO THIS!!!

!!!

Northside Festival

2009-06-01T16:34:00.003-04:00

L Magazine's Northside Festival begins next week. You may or may not be aware that I am presenting one of the festivals many showcases. My showcase is taking place during the day at my favorite bar on planet Earth, Matchless, on Sat June 13. Doors open @ 1pm. Set times:

6 - Bridges and Powerlines
5 - pow wow!
4 - Appomattox
3 - The Pet Ghost Project
2 - Family Lumber

I'll have more details soon. In the meantime, take a look at the rest of the Northside Schedule here.

Deli Magazine’s Best of NYC Fest

2009-04-27T13:44:00.006-04:00

I fully endorse our (After The Jump) endorsement of this:

Wednesday 05.06 [$10 at the door]
(sponsored by BMI)
@ Southpaw
11:10 Lowry
10:30 Elizabeth & the Catapult
9:40 The King Left
8:50 April Smith
8:10 KaiserCartel
7:30 Mia Riddle

Friday 05.08 [$15 BUY TICKETS]
@ The Bell House
12:00 Crystal Stilts
11:00 Blank Dogs
10:00 Religious Knives
9:00 Dinowalrus

Saturday 05.09 [$12 BUY TICKETS]
@ Joe's Pub
9:30 The Lisps' FUTURITY
FUTURITY is an original indie-rock musical by Brooklyn band The Lisps. A theatrically staged song cycle, FUTURITY tells the story of a Union soldier in the Civil War who is an aspiring science fiction writer. The work fuses traditional Americana, found text, experimental music, and The Lisps’ own brand of quirky co-ed pop.

Sunday 05.10 [$12 BUY TICKETS]
@ The Bell House
(sponsored by ASCAP)
10.00 Chairlift
9.00 Takka Takka
8.10 Angel Deradoorian
7.20 The Secret Life of Sofia
6.30 The Gay Blades

SXSW '09 Official Showcases

2009-02-13T16:47:00.006-05:00

The SXSW official showcase schedule has been posted. I skimmed over it quick and these are some of bands that stood out to me. Obviously many of these bands are going to be playing several additional "unofficial" showcases, but that it for you to figure out.

First, these are the band that will/would be TOP priorities for me if I go/was going:

Future of the Left - Aces Lounge - Fri 3/20 9:00pm
Russian Futurists - Karma Lounge - Fri 3/30 1:00am
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Central Pres Church - Thurs 3/19 7:45pm
The Wrens - Prague - Thurs 3/19 TBA
Let's Wrestle - Wave Rooftop - Thurs 3/19 11:00pm
WAVVES - The Music Gym Patio - Thurs 3/19 12:00am
The Coast - Lamberts - Sat 3/12 11:00pm
The Secret Life of Sofia - St David's Church - Sat 3/21 9:00pm

These are notables. Big name/buzz bands.

Voxtrot - Volume - Wed 3/18 11:00pm
Department of Eagles - Central Pres Church - Wed 3/18 10:00pm
Grizzly Bear - Central Pres Church - Thurs 3/19 8:30pm
Here We Go Magic - Club 115 - Thurs 3/19 1:00am
Okkervil River - The Parish - Fri 3/20 1:00am
Matt & Kim - Opal Divine's - Thurs 3/19 TBA
The Thermals - Red Eyed Fly - Thurs 3/19 TBA
Silversun Pickup - Antone's - Sat 3/21 TBA
The Rosebuds - The Parish - Sat 3/21 TBA

Two NY bands that I highly recommend:

The Cloud Room - Cedar Door - Wed 3/18 TBA
Bell - Club de Ville - Wed 3/18 TBA

Two showcases, other than the AFTER THE JUMP SHOWCASE, which i have already posted about, stood out as being all around great:

MOKB show - Radio Room - Wed 3/18
Slumberland/Cakeshop show - Emo's Jr - Fri 3/20

I reserve the right to add to this post.

UFO Sighting in Brooklyn

2009-02-11T20:04:00.000-05:00

travels - The Hot Summer, Union Hall

2009-02-11T15:46:00.004-05:00

travels are coming back for their second ever NYC show! Union Hall, Sat Feb 21. Playing with Get Him Eat Him and Kleenex Girl Wonder. Excellent lineup. travels were one of my TOP priorities for CMJ '08. I saw them at Bell House and loved them. Hopefully this is the beginning of many more NYC shows as they promote their new album, The Hot Summer, which I have been listening to a lot. Fans of their first album and of their previous bands, especially Metal Hearts, will be pleased. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

After The Jump - SXSW '09 Lineups

2009-02-11T12:05:00.007-05:00

Two shows this year. Official and Unofficial. Here are the lineups:

The Official ATJ/SXSW Showcase
Thursday, 8pm-2am
The Rusty Spurs Saloon, 405 E 7th St.

Featuring:
- Bearsuit
- Drink Up, Buttercup
- Fight Bite
- Bloodsugars
- Eugene McGuiness
- A Classic Education

The Unofficial House Party at the infamous ATJ Backyard presented by Red Stripe (that means free beer)
Friday 1pm - 11pm (?)
1204 Salina St. - EAST SIDE BABY

Featuring:
- Superdrag
- the Parenthetical Girls
- the Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- Cause Co-Motion
- Blank Dogs
- Nite Jewel
- Girls
- Golden Triangle
- US Royalty

This year MAY be my first SXSW, but it's going to be a very last minute decision. Whether I go or not, I'll try to throw up some suggestions for bands to check out.

The Annex - Feb 21

2009-02-04T18:49:00.001-05:00

I told you that once the flyer for this show popped up that I would post it, so here you go. And DDDDAAAAAAMMMMMNNNNN!!! The Shackeltons are playing too!!!!

Mark my words. Come hell or high water, I WILL be at this AMAZING show.

Fires of Rome - "Set in Stone" video

2009-02-04T18:35:00.003-05:00

Another band that I have been meaning to post about for a while have just given me a great reason to. Fires of Rome have detonated the comments section of my myspace with the video for one of my favorite songs on their You Kingdom You album, which I have been listening to a lot recently. Give it a view:

Hey, is that Billy Corgan???? And this reminds me, isn't Westminster this week? I love Westminster.

Guilt By Association Vol. 2 Release Party

2009-01-28T18:06:00.002-05:00

Thinking about pregaming it at this before Thermals.

More pow wow!

2009-01-27T20:22:00.006-05:00

Took me forever to finally get this post up. pow wow! have posted some more free song for you to download.

pow wow! - 23 19

pow wow! - Handhold

Fine Fine Music Announcement

2009-01-27T14:44:00.004-05:00

Some exciting news, well, exciting to me at least. Even though I am barely keeping this blog alive, I am also now a contributor to the Fine Fine Music Blog. If you are unfamiliar with Fine Fine, it is a Dutch mp3 blog with a focus on Dutch music, but also posts music from all over as well. I am joining up with Fine Fine in order to bring in some New York flavor. My first post for Fine Fine featured a song from The Antlers' brand new album, Hospice. I'm still trying to get the hang of things over at Fine Fine, but I have a lot of music that I plan to bring there. And btw - unlike this blog, which is on life support, my twitter is rockin and rollin. So if you like what I do here, maybe you would like what I do there too. Also, I am still updating my Upcoming page regularly.

2 great options for this Thurs

2009-01-26T13:44:00.002-05:00

Vanishing Point - This Thurs Jan 15

2009-01-13T17:55:00.002-05:00

Finally there is a demo song posted @ Coyote Eyes Myspace for you to listen to. And their second show ever is this Thurs at new venue Vanishing Point.

Hungry Villagers

2009-01-11T23:26:00.003-05:00

These brothers from Houston know how to write good indiefolk. I wonder if they have been to NYC yet of if they have plans to come here anytime soon. Maybe some of you SXers will be able to catch them there, if they go.

Naked Hearts Record Release Show - Jan 22

2009-01-11T11:24:00.001-05:00

Porsches on the Autobahn are back!

2009-01-08T22:06:00.004-05:00

New album - SO COOL!! Hopefully I will be able to catch them live next time they come around, which may be soon. These guys are a riot.

KEXP Presents - Bell House - Jan 17

2009-01-07T23:42:00.000-05:00

EVEN THE KIDS DON'T BELIEVE ME

2009-01-07T23:15:00.003-05:00

It's been a (what seems like, but actually probably hasn't been) very very very long time since I have posted about Aeroplane Pageant, because they have been in hiding for (what seems like, but actually probably hasn't been) a very very very long time. But they have finally shared some information with us. A new album is coming (not so) soon, Winter 2009. See title above. There is also a picture of a tiger with human feet @ their website, but you are going to have to go see it for yourself, because no save as. Instead, I'll post the last flyer I have for them as a reminder (that I'm sure they don't need) of how long it's been since they've played live.

ps ^this show^ kicked major ass.

I want go to this show tomorrow.

2009-01-06T21:28:00.004-05:00

So what I was saying yesterday about pow wow!, same goes for Tijuana. Also, this is Gators first show ever.

Pet Shelter Benefit Show

2009-01-05T19:21:00.003-05:00

"a benefit show for the ACC to help reduce the rate of homeless dogs and cats being put to sleep every day"