Hey, it’s in the 60s this weekend. No rain – just sunny skies until late. So get the heck out of your crib and go to these music shows. Spring is officially ours.
#10 Dances, Tiny Hazard, afraid of bees, Half Waif @ Palisades (FRI 7:30PM, $7)
906 Broadway, Bushwick
It’s a Brooklyn band orgy at Palisades this Friday. Expect psych rock and experimental pop.
234 Starr St, Bushwick
Ladies, it’s your time to shine. Shake those money-makers this Saturday at The Shop.
#8 Kal Marks, Yeesh, Pinegrove, the Gradients @ Aviv (SAT 8PM, $10)
496 Morgan Ave, Greenpoint
YEESH, this lineup? At Aviv? With Kal Marks, Pinegrove, and the Gradients? I’m there.
#7 IS TROPICAL, bottoms @ Palisades (SUN 12AM, $10 ADV, $12 DOS)
906 Broadway, Bushwick
London electro-rock outfit IS TROPICAL is making a stop in Brooklyn supporting their third album, Black Anything. Don’t miss opener bottoms – the three dudes might be in drag.
#6 Tica Douglas, ANAMAI, Eartheater, Vagabon @ Shea Stadium (THURS 8PM, $8)
20 Meadow St, E. Williamsburg
Tica Douglas is celebrating the vinyl release of their record, Joey, so won’t you join in on the festivities?
#5 Vomitface, Big Cheese, Wade and Sons, Night Screams @ Kings County Saloon (FRI 8PM, FREE)
1 Knickerbocker Ave, E. Williamsburg
Texas-bred Wade and Sons (not to be confused with Mumford and Sons, ha) will be playing this self-described “trash blues” concert alongside many others at Kings County Saloon this Friday.
#4 Sunflower Bean, Honduras, Matt Hitt (DJ) @ Elvis Guesthouse (SAT 8PM, $5-$10)
10009, 85 Avenue A, East Village
Psychedelic rock group Sunflower Bean return home to NYC this Saturday along with Brooklyn band Honduras and Drowners frontman Matt Hitt as DJ.
#3 Tyvek, Laced, Honey, B Boys @ The Silent Barn (SAT 10PM, $15)
603 Bushwick Ave, Bushwick
Why leave Bushwick this weekend when Detroit punk band Tyvek is sure to melt your face off with their garage-y, angst-y music…you tell me.
#2 Har Mar Superstar, Andy D @ Knitting Factory (FRI 11:15PM, $8)
361 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg
Expect Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Tillmann) to strip down to his skivvies while crooning vintage R’n’B tunes. He’s just that kind of guy.
10009, 85 Avenue A, East Village
Supergroup alert: Cassie Ramone (Vivian Girls, The Babies) and Dee Dee (Dum Dum Girls) formed 80s LA punk-influenced group OCDPP along with OJ from Xray Eyeballs. They play their first ever show tonight at the Elvis Guesthouse.
