The most brutally noisy of all, Nagasaki’s Velocityut are the grown-ups of the Japanese noise scene. The band formed in 1993 and over the years has released a number of cassettes, 7? vinyls and CDs; all strictly limited edition. They have a new release coming out soon titled Specimen (not sure what format). Keep an eye on their myspace.
Who: Pterodactyl
Location: Brooklyn, NY
NXNE Sets: Friday @ Sneaky Dee’s (11pm), Saturday @ El Mocambo (3am)
5 Questions: - Who are you guys looking forward to seeing while north of the border? Any Canadian
bands you’re really excited to see?
We’re super excited to see Mika Miko and our friends The Coathangers who we’re playing with at Sneaky Dees! We always love dd/mm/yyyy! Also excited to see the Gza if we can get in. The lineup is crazy cool! Oh and The Creeping Nobodies…not sure if they are playing but they are amazing and we’ll totally go see them if they are playing.
I first started writing with the Strange Boys in 06 and first met the fellas not long after when I was told while at my job that "there are a bunch of teenage boys here to see you." The Strange Boys dropped off a CDR of songs that day, some of which have been refined for their debut LP on In the Red
The Strange Boys…And Girls Club.
Who: Vivian Girls
When: January 11th, 14th, + 20th, February 19th
Where: Living Room (kids show), Maxwell’s (w/Titus Andronicus), Market Hotel (w/Fucked Up & Pissed Jeans), Apollo Theater (w/M. Ward)
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Thoughts: Vivian Girls aren’t really touring until they head for Europe in mid-February but since they have a shit ton of shows coming up in the New York area I thought I’d throw them here so you knew about all of these shows. I am most intrigued by Sunday’s Living Room performance for kids and the one with Fucked Up and Pissed Jeans at Market Hotel (which was moved from its original location!). The trio of hip Brooklyn ladies also has a new 7" out with three new songs, one of which is below.
ARTROCKER: You are the missing link between The Go! Team and Arcade Fire – discuss!
OWEN: Disagree. I don’t wanna sound petulant, we like both those groups, but I don’t think it’s true. We have one...
Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11
Read the review of the gig here.
Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.
Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...
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