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Albert Hammond Jr.
Monday, April 2
Albert Hammond Jr.
Bowery Ballroom
$17
The always-sharp Strokes guitarist, Albert Hammond Jr. has raised the bar (and some eyebrows) in recent weeks. After the underwhelming response to the recent Strokes album, First Impressions Of Earth, he’s trumped the very band who gave him his leg up. Hammond’s debut, Yours To Keep slays just about everything in its path and is instantly endearing.
Tuesday, April 3
Land Of Talk
Union Hall
$10
Land Of Talk are one of a seemingly infinite number of great bands to emerge from Montreal in the last couple of years. They gloriously combine a solid indie-rock base powerfully driven by vocalist, Elizabeth Powell who at times is reminiscent of Carly Simon and at others, Chan Marshall of Cat Power.
Wednesday, April 4
Sons and Daughters
Bowery Ballroom
$15
The prodigy of old-time dirty Rock n’ Roll and hard liquor, Scottish 4-piece Sons and Daughters perform with controlled aggression. At times lyrically dark, it’s easy to get swept away by the bravado of this stylish clan.
Thursday, April 5
Robert Gomez
Union Hall
$10
New York based Robert Gomez, creates both acoustic and electric driven tracks with a lush production style that sets him apart from the swathe of singer-songwriters drowning your stereo. Signed to Bella Union and having just released, Brand New Town, Gomez looks to be in fine form to repeat the success of label-mates, Midlake. Get on board before some music supervisor for a major indie film production company beats you to the punch.
Friday, April 6
Low
Webster Hall
$20
Delivering their 8th album Drums and Guns, slow-core veterans, Minnesota’s Low return to NYC. Their humor, unmistakably low-fi approach to making music and willingness to offer up new sensory experiences results in a unique and addictive musical cocktail.
Saturday, April 7
Sondra Lerche
Webster Hall
$25
With an aggressively Franz Ferndinand-esque title-track to his latest album, Phantom Punch - complete with jerky guitar, infectious hooks and generous amounts of high-hat - Sondre Lerche stands a better than even chance of stealing a few hearts while stateside. Be prepared to hear something familiar but with a refreshingly Scando twist.
Sunday, April 8
The Black Angels
Luna Lounge
$12 adv/ $14 door
Borrowing their name from the Velvet Underground’s track, “The Black Angel’s Death Song”, psychedelic rock mob, The Black Angels play the kind of music your parents would have listened to in the combi-van driving out to the dessert to take acid and braid hair. Now you too can afford to listen to The Black Angels and feel disillusioned with a government whose foreign policy is out of touch and a stance on war that defies justification as the death toll of young American soldiers continues to multiply.
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Albert Hammond Jr, Bella Union, Bowery Ballroom, Cat Power, Land Of Talk, Low, Robert Gomez, Sondra Lerche, Sons And Daughters, The Black Angels, The Strokes, Union Hall, Velvet Underground
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