8pm Love or Perish, The Old Haunts (feat. Tobi Vail), Girls of Gravitron, Necking
$7.
152 Ludlow St, between Stanton and Rivington Sts, Lower East Side [F,J,M,Z to Delancey St-Essex St] 212-253-0036
Club Europa
8pm Bonde Do Role, The Death Set, Holy Hail, Gang
Upon hearing Bonde Do Role's mesh of hip-hop, club and funk, you'll want nothing more than to throw your cares to the wind and dance like the black silhouette in an iPod commercial. $12.
98-104 Meserole Ave, at Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, Greenpoint [G to Greenpoint Ave] 718-383-5723
Highline Ballroom
6pm Nicole Atkins & the Sea
All funds raised tonight will go towards passing a NY-state medical marijuana bill. Drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and special guest appearances by John Stossel, Montel Williams, Michelle Phillips (of the Mamas & the Papas) and Kurt Loder round out the night. We have a sneaky suspicion that some of them support non-medical weed too. $250, $300 at the door.
436 W 16th St, between Ninth and Tenth Aves, Chelsea [C,E to 23rd St] 212-414-5994
Maxwell's
8:30pm Los Campesinos!
You might as well call this one a benefit for Prozac.
$15.
1039 Washington St, at 11th St, New Jersey [PATH Train from Christopher St] 201-798-0406
Maxwell's
8:30pm HTR
$7.
1039 Washington St, at 11th St, New Jersey [PATH Train from Christopher St] 201-798-0406
Mercury Lounge
7:30pm Langhorne Slim, Hoots & Hellmouth, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, J-Roddy Waltson and the Business
We tried to fight it for a while, not wanting to like Langhorne Slim, mostly because of the silly hat he seems to be so fond of. But then we remembered how much we like Motel Motel, and ol' Langhorne basically sounds like them, just stripped down a bit. And that's how we came to realize how much we like Langhorne Slim. $12.
217 E Houston St, at Essex St, Lower East Side [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-260-4700
Mercury Lounge
9:30pm Chief, Alberta Cross
$10.
217 E Houston St, at Essex St, Lower East Side [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-260-4700
Mercury Lounge
7:30pm Joan as Police Woman
With Joan Wasser, the woman behind Joan as Police Woman, every bluesy ballad is raw and emotive; perhaps a result of an ongoing struggle with the loss of her her boyfriend, the late Jeff Buckley.
SOLD OUT.
217 E Houston St, at Essex St, Lower East Side [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-260-4700
Nokia Theatre
6pm Seether, Flyleaf, Red
You'll never believe it, Shaun Morgan, the frontman of the heavy-yet-melodic alt-rock band Seether, cites Nirvana as "the reason he picked up a guitar." SOLD OUT.
1515 Broadway, at 44th St, Midtown [1,2,3,N,Q,R,W,S,7 to 42nd St-Times Sq] 212-930-1940
Nokia Theatre
7pm Third Eye Blind, Absentstar
$35.
1515 Broadway, at 44th St, Midtown [1,2,3,N,Q,R,W,S,7 to 42nd St-Times Sq] 212-930-1940
Pete's Candy Store
10pm Jason Anderson
During a recent performance at Pete's, Jason promised not to repeat a single song during his entire month-long residency. Homeboy just released six albums, so he probably wasn't kidding. FREE
709 Lorimer St, between Frost and Richardson Sts, Brooklyn, Williamsburg [L to Lorimer St; G to Metropolitan Ave] 718-302-3770
Pianos
8pm Phantasm, The Dig, Red Orange Morning, The Chelsy Lau Band
The Dig plays fairly straightforward indie rock that works an occasional head-turner into their songs ? like confident drumming and handclaps! $8.
158 Ludlow St, at Stanton St, Lower East Side [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-505-3733
Rehab
8pm Township, Handsome Jack, Heap, Futurex, Hollis
$8.
25 Ave B, between 2nd and 3rd Sts, East Village [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-253-2595
Rehab
8pm LJ Murphy Band
$3.
25 Ave B, between 2nd and 3rd Sts, East Village [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-253-2595
Rehab
9:30pm Holler, Wild Rose!, The Teenage Prayers, Breaking Laces
You know all those emotions that the Arcade Fire conjure in the pit of your stomach? Hope, joy, lost, despair and so on? Holler, Wild Rose! evokes those same feelings, but they channel them through murky shoegaze rock. $3.
25 Ave B, between 2nd and 3rd Sts, East Village [F,V to Lower East Side-Second Ave] 212-253-2595
Southpaw
8pm O.C., Ugp, The Lordz of Brooklyn
A lupus charity event, hosted by Sasha Jenkins. $10.
125 Fifth Ave, between Sterling and St. John's Place, Park Slope [M,R to Union St] 718-230-0236
Southpaw
8pm Negative Approach, Clockcleaner, Dustheads
Idolized hardcore punk band Negative Approach plays one in honor the good ol' days. You know, the days when no one outside their hometown (Detroit, in this case) hardcore scene had ever heard of them. With DJ TomDash. $12, $15 at the door.
125 Fifth Ave, between Sterling and St. John's Place, Park Slope [M,R to Union St] 718-230-0236
Terminal 5
7pm Serj Tankian
He heads System of a Down, sings politically driven songs and, as of late, inexplicably dresses like a circus ringmaster. $30, $35 at the door.
610 W. 56th St, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues, Midtown 212-260-4700
The Annex
TBA The Parlor Mob
TBA.
152 Orchard St, between Stanton and Rivington Sts, Lower East Side [F,J,M,Z to Delancey St-Essex St] 646-638-3758
The Bowery Ballroom
8pm Cut Copy
The 80s have been back for almost as long as they were originally around. Turns out all those swoony synths are perfect pop shorthand for lush romanticism — in addition to being nostalgic and cheesy in a way that encourages people to risk looking goofy and, you know, actually dance to dance music. Hence, the unbashedly hooky club anthems of Cut Copy. SOLD OUT.
6 Delancey St, at Bowery, Lower East Side [6 to Spring St] 212-533-2111
The Delancey
7pm Nicole Atkins & the Sea, Gold Streets, Botanica
It appears that the legalization of medical marijuana isn't Nicole Atkins only cause. She's also supports the official kickoff of the Delancey's rooftop BBQ season. FREE.
168 Delancey St, between Clinton and Attorney Sts, Lower East Side [F to Delancey St; J,M,Z to Essex St] 212-254-9920
Union Hall
7:30pm Inlets, Ed Vallance, The Ballet
Around this time last year, the Ballet, NYC's perfect twee-pop band, were playing shows left and right, much to our happiness. Then they stopped, which made us sad. But tonight they're (almost) back ? frontman Greg Goldberg will be accompanied by a celloist ? so we're (almost) happy again. $7.
702 Union St, at Fifth Ave, Park Slope [F,D to Fourth Ave]
Union Hall
7:30pm Tigers & Monkeys, Prince Rupert's Drops, Justice of the Unicorns
$8.
702 Union St, at Fifth Ave, Park Slope [F,D to Fourth Ave]
Union Pool
9pm Jolie Holland, Pure Horsehair
Jolie Holland, with her voice all smoldering and smokey, could be considered the Neko Case of the folk/jazz/blues variety. Plus, her latest album is called Springtime Can Kill You, and we think that's funny. $12.
484 Union Ave, at Meeker St, Williamsburg 718-486-2682
Union Pool
8pm The Heavy, The Blacks
$8, $10 at the door.
484 Union Ave, at Meeker St, Williamsburg 718-486-2682
Zebulon
9pm Bee's Nest Collective
Members of the Zs, Skeletons and Kings of All Cities team up to curate a night of avant-garde rock and jazz. FREE.
258 Wythe Ave, between Metropolitan Ave and N3 St, Williamsburg [L to Bedford Ave] 718-218-6934
Jazz & experimental
Bar Next Door
8 to 11:30pm Jonathan Kreisberg Trio
through 5/20/08
$5, one drink min.
129 MacDougal St, between W 3rd and W 4th Sts, Greenwich Village [A,C,E,B,D,F,V to W 4th St-Washington Sq] 212-529-5945
Barbès
8pm and 10pm Night Of the Ravished Limbs
A weekly music series curated by Michael Atias. Check barbesbrooklyn.com for more info on the week's performers.
376 9th St, at 5th Ave, Park Slope [F to Seventh Ave] 718-965-9177
Latin, reggae, world, & other
Plan B
10pm Fiesta Salsera
Live music with grupo Cachimba (Afro-Cuban salsa) and DJ David Medina. Happy hour $2 off drinks 7-9pm, open tequila shots 9-10pm and $6 Mojitos all night. FREE.
339 10th St, between Aves A and B, East Village [L to First Ave] 212-353-2303
Country, folk, & blues
Bitter End
6:30pm to 9pm Drew Brody's Baskethouse
Acoustic folk series, featuring 4-6 performers each week. FREE
147 Bleecker St, between Laguardia and Thompson Sts, West Village [A,B,C,D,E,F,V to W 4th St] 212-673-7030
