Cobalt & the Hired Guns play in NYC on Friday

Cobalt & the Hired Guns is a cool, Chicago based band that plays "punk Americana with horns." They are a fun little band that you'd be into if you dig The Hold Steady, The E-Street Band, Say Anything or Motion City Soundtrack. The lead song on their album Everyone Wins 'Like You Like Me Like Me" is a great song about trying to figure out if someone "likes" you or just likes you like a friend. " A secret you keep makes you weak in the knees /Bit my lip till it bleeds, but keep it concrete."

They play this Friday at Bowery Electric in NYC with Futurist, Bam and Xylofaux. More info here: http://www.theboweryelectric.com/futurist-cobalt-the-hired-gunsbam-xylofaux

You can listen to their fun jams here: http://cobaltandthehiredguns.bandcamp.com/

CMJ: 10/19 CitizenMusic Showcase @ Bowery Electric, 7pm $3

CitizenMusic has a hell of a rockin' line-up for the first day of CMJ. 7 bands for just 3 bux. You can't beat that. The night kicks off with New Zealand's Cairo Knife Fight with other performances from NJ's Old wives (featuring Jason Gleason of Further Seems Forever). The night ends with BLACK TAXI.

7:00pm Doors
7:15pm Cairo Knife Fight
7:45pm Reckless Sons
8:15pm Old Wives
8:45pm The Frontier Bottoms
9:30pm Lily & the Parlour Tricks
10:00pm The Shake
10:45pm Black Taxi

@ Bowery Electric
327 Bowery
New York, NY

$3. 21+. 7pm

Tickets available here.

Video: Ignacio "Miles Away"

New York based artist Ignacio has released a new video for "Miles Away,"which finds him walking through NYC streets, subways, and parks. His music is somewhat hard to describe. There's something warm and smooth about his voice. He plays a nice brand of modern rock that is upbeat and sophisticated.He currently has a 5-song EP out.

He performs at Bowery Electric on Oct. 29 with Push, Hypodrive, and Julius C. 18+. 7pm. $5 here.

for fans of The Cars, The Strokes, Oasis, and Squeeze

Members of The Starting Line, The Movielife, and Gay Blades perform in NYC this Friday

No One You Know Productions will present Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line/Person L), Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife), James Dean Wells (The Gay Blades), Bombers, and My Arcadia. @ Bowery Electric, near the old CBGB's (now a store), this Friday, August 6th. Doors 7pm. Advance tickets are available here. 

Live Review: DeVotchka @ Bowery Electric 4-27-10 + Photos

By M.M

Without knowing who DeVotchka is, one can get easily fooled into thinking they are a big band. Quite the contrary. There may have been a dozen or so instruments on stage at Bowery Electric, but only 4 members are in the band. However, pretty much all of the instruments were utilized throughout the show, some musicians even played two instruments during one song (not at the same time, though). The Denver, Colorado band is best described from their biography as a "multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble that fuses Romani, Greek, Slavic, Bolero, Mariachi music with American punk and folk roots." Surely these are some talented musicians. 

Like Trains & Taxis, Flugente, FlyinFisch, & Atlantic Atlantic playing @ Bowery Electric on Saturday (Win tix)

New Brunswick based Like Trains & Taxis deliver a nice soul rock sound. Their new album, Tales from a Revolving Door, is out today and available on iTunes. To celebrate the release the band is performing at Bowery Electric this Saturday, April 10. Also playing is acoustic act Flugente and electro pop act FlyinFisch with a DJ set. Headlining is Atlantic Atlantic featuring members from Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea. The show is only $5 at the door. Doors are 7pm. Enter below for a chance to win tickets.

7:30 - Flugente
8:15 - FlyinFisch
9:00 - Like Trains & Taxis
9:45 - Atlantic Atlantic