Fiddle While You Burn

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Ok, it's my birthday, so I guess I should party like a Rawkstar. The Shindig crew always comes through with excellent parties & music...



8:30p, FREE! + Free Absinthe (w/ rsvp) @ Shindig Loft - The Shindig Absinthe Party w/ Live Music & DJs
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But if you're like me and hate to leave Brooklyn, it looks like MissBehave & Co. are pulling out all the stops at their BK blowout...



9p, FREE! + Open Bar (w/ rsvp) @ Colossal Media Warehouse - Missbehave, Mass Appeal, Colossal Media & Rockstar Games Presents: Halloween Night, Be Afraid...Of The Take Over!
w/ DJs Djs: Fearless Vampire Killers, FREE SIMON, Melo X (Alien Crew), J.M

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Either way, one of the best punk bands EVER (and I don't throw that kind of label around lightly) the Saints are playing a late night set at Midway and word on the street is they're as good as ever....



@ Club Midway - THE SAINTS!! 11:45 w/ The Choke 11:00, The Coffin Lids 10:00, The Rats 9:00

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Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/31/2007 12:09:00 PM | Comments

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I know this isn't until next weekend but this party at the Brooklyn Academy of Music looks like it's gonna be bananas!

9p @ Brooklyn Academy of Music) (tix) - Takeover: the Heartless Bastards, Dirty on Purpose, Be Your Own Pet, the Exi, Antibalas w/ DJs & $3 Magic Hat Beers!

Labels: Be Your Own Pet, Dirty on Purpose, Heartless Bastards, party flyers

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/25/2007 05:15:00 PM | Comments

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The final date of their Fall tour here's chance to check out seriously good up & coming group in a small room...

10p @ Rockwood Music Hall (flyer) - the Shivers

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Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/25/2007 05:12:00 PM | Comments

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When I saw these guys playing during CMJ last week, the place went nuts - expect more of the same...

8p @ Chicken Hut - Team Robespierre w/ Cuddle Machines

Labels: Team Robespierre

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/25/2007 05:10:00 PM | Comments

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They're also playing the night before with Land of Talk at Mercury...

9p @ Luna Lounge (tix) - Small Sins

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Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/25/2007 05:08:00 PM | Comments

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I saw these guys a few months ago and they put on a great show...

Watch & Listen:
Land of Talk - video:

Labels: Land of Talk, party flyers

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/25/2007 05:05:00 PM | Comments

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@ Mercury Lounge (photos by Losi)







Professor Murder

@ Fader Sideshow









Santo Gold

Any M.I.A. fans out there should do themselves a favor and head over to Santo Gold’s MySpace - the ladies blew the roof off the Fader jam with a set of sing along rhymes & electro-hop beats. Judging by the crowd response, expect to hear more soon from Santo Gold.










I-Wayne

Few things get the crowd going like Reggae and a surprise set by Dancehall I-Wayne to promote his new "Book of Life" album did just the trick. I-Wayne avoids the bang bang drama of slack dancehall in favor of a rootsier sound and the ladies were lovin’ it.






Cool Kids

What's up with cutting a group's set to 10 minutes because the "Surprise Guest" is late (Surprise Guest = I-Wayne)? It did turn out okay since the Cool Kids new School/ ol' skool hip-hop works pretty well in short blasts, but 10 minutes? C'mon!


White Williams

NYC's White Williams was all business when he hit the stage demanding the lights & sound in the room be just right to fit the vibe of his electro-pop jams. Backed by two musicians he ripped through a solid selection of tunes with "New Violence" in particular being the standout. White Williams & Co. head out on the road with Battles in November so don't miss that.


Turzi

Labels: CMJ, Cool Kids, I-Wayne, Professor Murder, Santo Gold, Santogold, Turzi, White Williams

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/22/2007 02:00:00 PM | Comments

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@ Ben Sherman

DJ Andy Smith (of Portishead)



@ Fader Sideshow



Dragons of Zynth








the Checks

On the positive side, New Zealand's Checks performed with a ton of energy (like most bands from down under), but the tunes were pretty weak overall - mostly just by the numbers cut and paste rehashes of better Garage & Brit-Pop songs. Some potential here, but I wasn't feeling' it.






Voxhaul Broadcast










Turbo Fruits

My pick for band of the day on Friday was Nashville's "Neo-Soul" practitioners Turbo Fruits. They unleashed relentless, grimy, raw, fuzzed out punk & played with great energy . Definitely check the Turbo Fruits when they come your way.

Labels: Dragons of Zynth, Portishead, the Checks, Turbo Fruits, Voxhaul Broadcast

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/20/2007 10:56:00 AM | Comments

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@ Sound Fix Records

Tulsa

@ Club Midway

The Warlocks



@ Fader Sideshow



















Cut Off Your Hands



I got like a hundred emails the week before CMJ telling me how great Cut Off Your hands are and that I needed to see them, so of course I was skeptical but turns out they were in fact pretty good, catchy songs & tons of energy...

















We Are Wolves

Labels: Cut Off Your Hands, Tulsa, Warlocks, We Are Wolves

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/19/2007 12:49:00 PM | Comments