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Youth Group
Monday, April 9
Iggy And The Stooges
United Palace Theater
$39.50 (All Ages)
Always concerning when veteran rockers get together and give it one last stab, isn’t it? Not so with the uber-lean Iggy. He’s by far the draw card here and prowls the stage with all the charisma, drama and presence that made The Stooges such a seminal punk outfit.
Tuesday, April 10
Youth Group
Mercury Lounge
$12
Toby Martin, Youth Group’s singer/ songwriter is gifted in his “story-telling” approach to writing lyrics. His songs convey a spectrum of emotions (no they’re not EMO) whether backed by achingly melancholic strings or Cameron Emerson-Elliot’s electrifying guitar stabs. Danny Allen’s powerful drum blasts and Patrick Matthews’ (ex-Vines) precision bass rhythms help to make this one of the great indie acts on the planet. Already being hailed as one of the album’s of 2007, Casino Twilight Dogs has finally been given a release on Epitaph and is a must for all good music fans.
Wednesday, April 11
Annuals
Virgin Megastore, Union Square
FREE
Taking some time out from their tour supporting Kaiser Chiefs (see below) Annuals are a N Carolina six-piece North Carolina outfit who play intelligent indie-folk- rock. Though often bunched together with Arcade Fire and the ilk, their sound is also reminiscent of Ed Harcourt and Augie March.
Thursday, April 12
Kaiser Chiefs
Roseland Ballroom
$31
Evidently Kaiser Chiefs are doing something right if they’re pulling a Roseland Ballroom sized crowd. These sassy Brits, the personification of all that was fun about the mid-nineties era Britpop movement give 110% to their live shows though they’re yet to surpass their songwriting highlight from a few years ago, I Predict A Riot. Perhaps not the “Menswear” of the current wave of Brit bands to make waves in the US, they’re also not the “Blur”.
Friday, April 13
Klaxons
Studio B
$10 adv/ $12 door
With a firm #1 UK album under their arms, Klaxons have the look, the songs and the momentum to make it stateside. The timing couldn’t be more perfect for this dynamic trio – get out your brightly colored cardigans and razor-thin jeans and get sweaty.
Saturday, April 14
The Gossip
Knitting Factory
$10 adv/ $12 door
The Gossip combine the powerful Rock n’ Soul vocals of front-woman, Beth Ditto with jerky guitar and funky bass lines. Think Janis Joplin minus the hippy sensibility and backed by Bloc Party and your headed in the right direction.
Sunday, April 15
Roky Erickson & The Explosives
Bowery Ballroom
$25
As front man of the highly influential, 13th Floor Elevators in the mid-sixties, Rory Erickson is famed for first describing his music as “psychedelic”. While injecting the San Francisco scene with much of its counter-cultural elements, Erickson’s edgy, electric blues has continued to inspire generations of musicians including REM, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Radio Birdman, Sonic Youth and The White Stripes.
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Annuals, Arcade Fire, Australian Bands, Bloc Party, Blur, Bowery Ballroom, Iggy and The Stooges, Janis Joplin, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons, Knitting Factory, Menswear, Mercury Lounge, REM, Rock n Soul, Roky Erickson, Sonic Youth, Studio B, The Gossip, The Jesun and Mary Chain, The White Stripes, United Palace Theater, Youth Group
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