TREVOR DUNN’S MADLOVE at the Pike Room

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Next Saturday 2/6/10: TREVOR DUNN’S MADLOVE at the Pike Room
http://www.thecrofoot.com/events/907.html

COLD CAVE @ the Pike Room 2.24.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“If vampires are as cool as I’m told they are right now, Cold Cave would’ve cleaned up at the Teen Choice Awards this year. Consider: Dark, synth-splashed pop songs with enough of an industrial bent to validate any flashbacks you might be having of watching Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie stalk the club for fresh meat in The Hunger. And though pack leader Wesley Eisold (also known for his work in the hardcore outfit Give Up the Ghost) does have the spooky Peter Murphy vocal thing down pat, Cold Cave sound more realized than the one-off pleasure project they look like on paper. By enlisting noise goblin Ian Dominick Fernow (Prurient) and Xiu Xiu-graduate Caralee McElroy to pitch in, their full-length debut, Love Comes Close, manages to stand out as a successful collaborative effort with a clear sense of purpose.”, says Pitchfork.

Cold Cave’s MySpace!

Cold Cave is playing with Hair Police, City Center, Deastro, and Jon Strucel & The Conspirators Of Pleasure in the Pike Room on Wednesday February 24, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets are only $7.

FUSION SHOWS PRESENTS: ALESANA @ the Crofoot Ballroom 2.20.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“Our new story, The Emptiness, is FINALLY here! You’ve seen the videos, you’ve heard the songs, now you need to go out and get the final piece of the puzzle. Once you get the album with the lyrics, story and sketches the entire story will come to life for you and all make sense.” Read more on this blog, other blogs, see photos, purchase merchandise, watch videos, and hear songs on their MySpace.

Alesana will be playing with A Skylit Drive, Of Mice & Men, The Word Alive, and We Came As Romans in the Crofoot Ballroom on Saturday February 20, 2010 at 5:30pm. Tickets are on sale in advance for $13.

MANNA & QUAIL @ the Pike Room 2.26.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“Manna and Quail is Steve Saputo, Chad Nicefield, and three other members whose identities must remain anonymous. The band, though born in the present, was summoned through emerging technology to the future, where they are mankind’s only hope… ” Read more at their MySpace!

Manna And Quail will be playing in the Pike Room with Bear Lake, Jessica Hernandez, and The Marvins on Friday February 26, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets on sale for $5 in advance and $7 day of show.

KINGS OF CONVENIENCE @ the Crofoot 2.19.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“Quieter is the new quiet,” apparently. Despite calls for the whisper-folk pair to make Øye’s house and techno background more apparent, Declaration of Dependence doubles down on hushed Scandinavian understatement. No drums, unless you count slapped fretboards or squeaking fingers: just two voices, two acoustic guitars, and occasional cello, viola, or one-finger piano plinks. Along with sharper songwriting focus, this go-for-broke softness makes for the most durable, rewarding Kings of Convenience album yet– a Pink Moon to past efforts’ Five Leaves Left. Barring a last-minute José González surprise, it’s also probably the best new full-length of its style you’ll hear this year.”, says Pitchfork.

Also, check out Kings of Convenience MySpace.

Come see Kings of Convenience in the Crofoot Ballroom at 7pm on Friday, February 19. Tickets on sale for $20 in advance.

LESLIE & THE LY’S @ the Pike Room 2.15.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — It was five minutes before doors opened at Atlanta rock club The Earl, and Leslie Hall was backstage cramming her ample proportions into head-to-toe spandex. She straightened the stuffed white tigers mounted to her shoulders. Blasted her towering blond, bouffant with another spritz of Aquanet and sprayed Febreze on the sweatier regions of a size-16 costume that was definitely dry clean-only. “This is my Britney Spears-inspired circus outfit,” said Hall, tracing her fingers along the lion tamer piping of the gold lamé onesie. “My mom made a plus-size one for me to wear.” Hall insists that, quirks and all, she’s just another pop star.” Check out the rest of this CNN Entertainment interview here.

Also take a look at Leslie and the Ly’s website to see photos, videos, read more press and listen to songs!

Leslie and the Ly’s will be playing in the Pike Room on Monday February 15, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets are on sale for $8 in advance.

DR. DOG @ the Pike Room 2.3.10

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

“Fate still manages to be a master class in illusory “good” songwriting. The bulk of it is so fenced into classicist templates– chamber-y pop meets maximum R&B with the occasional smidge of “tasteful” gospel/parlour games (”Hang On”) that, even when merely competent, it can still win over those unimpressed with all that punk and hip-hop riff raff of the past three decades. While Fate was rolling, I thought I’d be able to tell you about how delicious the descending melody of “The Old Days” is, or how their stabs at Bonzo Dog Band irreverence manages to come across as genuine. The problem is, once it’s over I can hardly remember how any of it went.”, says Pichfork.

Check out their MySpace to hear songs off the new album and look at photos!

Dr. Dog will be playing at the Pike Room on Wednesday February 3, 2010 at 7pm. Tickets are on sale for $12 in advance and $14 day of show.

Beach House @ the Pike Room 4.1.10

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Photo by: Liz Flyntz

“Teen Dream, Beach House’s third album and first for Sub Pop, obliterates these concerns. This is both the most diverse and most listenable of their three full-lengths, and yet it never seems like a compromise. It feels like the product of careful, thoughtful growth, bringing in new influences– bits of mid-1970s Fleetwood Mac, sparkling indie pop, even a few soul and gospel touches— while maintaining the group’s core sound. Teen Dream is a stirring reminder that good things can happen when you move out of your comfort zone.”, says Pitchfork.

Check out their new album Teen Dream at their website and/or hear songs, watch videos, and see pictures on their myspace page.

Beach House will be performing on Thursday April 1, 2010 in the Pike Room at 8pm with special guest Bachelorette. Tickets will be for sale $12 in advance and $14 day of show.

NeedToBreathe @ the Eagle Theater 3.23.10

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

“‘We’re from a small town in South Carolina called Possum Kingdom,’ NEEDTOBREATHE frontman Bear Rinehart explains when asked about the place he and his younger brother/co-writer Bo were raised. ‘Trust me – there was absolutely no music scene there.’ And, though he makes light of it, the relative isolation that came with growing up in such an environment must have played some part in fostering the independent-minded approach the Rinehart boys would later bring to their band. In this way, it makes perfect sense that NEEDTOBREATHE’s third album is called The Outsiders’ and listening to the anthemic title track that opens the 14-song collection, it’s clear that they embrace this label as both a badge of honor and a battle cry.” Read more of their biography, look at some photos, and listen to songs on their MySpace.

The Eagle Theater will be hosting NeedToBreath with special guests Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and Graham Colton on Tuesday, March 23 starting at 7pm. Tickets will go on sale for $15.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ the Crofoot 3.12.10

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

“Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will release their fifth full length and first on Touch and Go this coming March. Produced by Brendan Canty of Fugazi, the album, Living With The Living, offers fans, and soon to be fans, FIFTEEN tracks!” says Blogspots. Check ‘em out here to read more and listen to some songs.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will be playing at the Crofoot Ballroom Friday March 12, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets will be on sale for $12.’