Week in Music: Retail Finds Life After Dead, Bands Raise Dough for Planned Parenthood

November 28, 2016 By Nicole Disser

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The Range, Glass Gang, Sarah Kinlaw, IMAGIST, Kathleen Dycaico
Tuesday November 29, 8 pm at Elvis Guest House: $10 minimum donation

Prepare for some straightforward, vaguely uplifting dance music from the The Range aka James Hinton, a Brooklyn-based producer/ electronic musician with a penchant for sped-up, Chipmunks-style vocal samples and dreamy soundscapes. Glass Gang sounds like TV on the Radio shed any remaining remnants of rock n’ roll music and fully embraced their electronic pop music side.

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Four Shows: Drown in Sound if Feeling Down, or Just Say Cheers to a Jolly End

November 16, 2016 By Nicole Disser

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Video Daughters, Quin Galavis, 2;Frail, Drome
Wednesday November 16, 8 pm at Alphaville: $8

The good people at Alphaville haven’t been mincing words about their views on the election, that’s for sure. Actions, of course, scream louder than words, but music, also, is technically much louder than chatter. Thankfully, there’s the grinding, cathartic freakout music of Video Daughters to help bridge the gap. See them in person and it might just be the energy jolt that so many of us so badly need to pull ourselves out of this Trump Slump before we’re sucked down further than our current near-hopeless position of in-chin-deep.

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Tags: Art + Culture, East Village, elvis guest house, Hellbirds, live music, music, Navy Gangs, Plain Dog, Quin Galavis, rough trade, Terribly Yours, The Big Moon, The Britanys, The Wants, Video Daughters, Williamsburg

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Shows: Psych Guitar God Holds Court All Month, Noise Queen Goes Soft Serve

April 27, 2015 By Nicole Disser

Don’t judge us for this, but we’re kind of still recovering from New York’s Alright. Having engaged in more than our fair share of jostling and mayhem, we’re taking this week to mend our bruises and douse our wounds in extra-strength liquor. R&R calls for a brief break from sonic masochism so this week we’re feeling dancey stuff, psych, and dare we say even a little bit of pop. Thankfully lineups around town reflect this inclination, take advantage of it while you can.

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Tags: Aviv, baby's all right, Cameo Gallery, Captain Wizard, East Village, Elisa Ambrogio, elvis guest house, Empress Of, Greenpoint, Icky Blossoms, live music, Magik Markers, music, pile, Psychic Twin, shows, Six Organs of Admittance, Vulture Shit, Williamsburg, Yazan, Yonatan Gat