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Bent Shapes: August 25, 2013 South Street Seaport – Flac/MP3/Streaming 27 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
[photo by Carrie Lynch] They don’t come often, perfect days in NYC. I made my way downtown to the South Street Seaport on Sunday for a show. As soon as I stepped outside, it was obvious that this was...
Ski Lodge: August 20, 2013 Glasslands – Flac/MP3/Streaming 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am
[photo by Ian Perlman] It was a little more than a year ago when acidjack predicted the success of Ski Lodge on these very pages. That 2012 Northside show was a precursor of what we see now in this b...
Ume: July 23, 2013 Maxwell’s – FLAC/MP3/Streaming 22 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
Tweet [Photo courtesy of Oliver Lopena] There are many reasons to like the Austin band Ume, who’ve been hailed as a Next Big Thing in guitar rock more than a few times by people in the know. They’ve...
Hiss Golden Messenger: August 17, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming 20 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
Tweet [Photos courtesy of P Squared Photography] A man can make complicated music these days in a room alone with a machine. Create a symphony out of bits and bytes, a hit single out of a 4/4 beat a...
Alex Bleeker & The Freaks: July 27, 2013 Bowery Ballroom – FLAC/MP3/Streaming 16 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
Tweet [photo by acidjack] I know I’ve thrown around the term “indie rock jam-band” before. But it’s hard to find a more appropriate label for Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, who used their three quarters...
NYCTaper Upcoming Schedule: Fall 2013 14 Aug 2013 | 10:19 am
Its been an interesting Summer here at NYCTaper. We’ve had some great experiences both locally and on the road, but also the bittersweet experience of the last excellent month of Maxwell’s followed by...
The Love Language: August 1, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming 13 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
TweetFollow @acidjacknyc [Photos by acidjack] The Raleigh, NC band The Love Language just released its third record, Ruby Red, but in some ways it feels like a debut. Frontman Stuart McLamb delivere...
Amanda Palmer: August 9, 2013 Damrosch Park Lincoln Center – Flac/MP3/Streaming 12 Aug 2013 | 05:47 am
[webcast screenshot from indecisean tumblr] On the final weekend of Lincoln Center’s “Out Of Doors” Summer concert series, Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra brought their “punk cabaret” for...
Walking Shapes: May 15, 2013 Glasslands – FLAC/MP3/Streaming 8 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
When the opening band has as big or an even bigger crowd than the headliner, it’s often a clue that they’re on their way up. So it went for this Walking Shapes show at Glasslands, where even on the ea...
Hurray For The Riff Raff: August 1, 2013 Knitting Factory – Flac/MP3/Streaming 7 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
[photo courtesy of Sean Rowe] Hurray For The Riff Raff is one of those rare bands that seem to be even better every new time you see them. We were amazed at their growth when we saw them twice last s...
