Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — This is not a list extolling the best bands in New York, rather the bands that you need to watch out for, the ones that are on the cusp of great things, and who will be the next big things hailing from the five boroughs. All of these bands are workin... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Titus Andronicus - Four Score And Seven (part one) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Titus Andronicus - Four Score And Seven part two (MP3) Titus Andronicus @ Mercury Lounge, New Years Eve (more by Zach Stern) Openers for each of Vampire Weekend's... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Stern Hello friends. First of all, let me thank everyone who came out to our New Year's Eve show with the So So Glos at the Mercury Lounge - it was a lot of fun! Whee! I... more info
411 Mania — ATP review, Courtney Love loses her kid, the new Titus Andronicus, what's up with Sonic Youth, Jandek and Thurston Moore to play together, A free Deerhunter album, Jay Reatard in trouble again, and more. more info
Altsounds — Merok/ XL Recordings is excited to announce the release of *The Monitor*, the second album by *Titus Andronicus*. It is set for release on March 9th, 2010, which happens to be the 201st birthday of one Abraham Lincoln, and that fact is something quit... more info
The Music Fix — News Flash: The Monitor, the second album by Titus Andronicus is set for release on March 9th, 2010 via XL/Merok. Described as "sort of" about the American Civil War by the band, who go on to say "It doesn't take place in olden times, nor does it nec... more info
Stereogum — The name might be tough getting past initially, but Brooklyn "drum n' drone" trio Dinowalrus are a satisfyingly oddball group: Their mix of No Wave jaggedness (both No New York-era and Black Dice circa 2001), jazz skronk, outer-realm brain rattling a... more info
WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Out of the strange magic world that seems to be the Ridgewood/Glen Rock area of New Jersey (think VivGrrlz, Titus Andronicus, Real Estate, Liquor Store, Ducktails, Fluffy Lumbers, and Frat Dad), comes a newish project that is really making me... more info
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Pelican @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $13 [tix]Following the long holiday weekend there is nothing worse than arriving to work with absolutely nothing to look forward to later on in the evening. My suggestion to you is to get ready for some serious... more info