What to do on Saturday (Rally for Women's Health, Tom Tom Magazine Party, & more)

This Saturday seems women themed. Between the Rally for Women's Health at Foley Square and a number of shows featuring women artists in the Lower east Side, Williamsburg and other areas of NYC, there's hopefully something you're interested. Check out one of these events and support!

1pm: Rally for Women's Health @ Foley Square, Between Lafayette St and Centre St, New York, NY. Speakers and Musical Guests include: Gloria Steinem, Kathleen Hanna, Kathleen Turner, Cecile Richards, Nellie McKay, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, solo set from The Mountain Goats, Amanda Marcotte, and elected officials.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189460984407552

8pm Hank & Cupcakes, Belikos, Nico's Gun, Slow Motion Centerfold @ Cameo Gallery, 93 N. 6th St, Brooklyn, NY $10 21+

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168444076535890

9pm The Roulettes, Care Bears on Fire, Nan and the One Nite Stands, The Fancy @ Sake Shop, 152 Ludlow Street, New York, NY $8 21+

http://cake-shop.com/show-calendar/

9pm: Living Days, Austra, Corub @ Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY. $8 adv $10 dos

http://www.glasslands.blogspot.com/

10pm Mitten, Boom Chick, Mindtroll, Manett @ Hank's Saloon, 43 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY FREE 10pm 21+ 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179421048765882

11pm Tom Tom Magazine Presents: MNDR, Make Out, Val-Inc, DJ Designer Imposter @ Ace Hotel NYC Liberty Hall, 20 W. 28th Street, New York, NY Free 21+ 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183954851643576

11:15pm My Pet Dragon @ Rockwood Music Hall , 196 Allen Street, New York, NY FREE 21+ 

http://rockwoodmusichall.com/

Anything else? 

Show Listings in NJ & NYC: Friday Edition

Do yourself a favor and go to one of these awesome shows today, or if you're like me, try to swing two. Highly recommended is a show at Silent Barn. You'll get Greg Mullen from Boston, The Eskalators from Brooklyn, cute-folk punk band Nana Grizol from Athens, GA, 19-piece brass band What Cheer? Brigade from Providence, RI, and dj Bees Knees from New Orleans. Sounds like a party to me! What are you going to?

* Nana Grizol, What Cheer? Brigade, Eskalators, DJ Bees Knees, Greg Mullen @ Silent Barn, 9-15 Wyckoff Ave, Queens, NY. $7. All Ages. 8pm. File under: Good times, loft party

* Lemuria, Slingshot Dakota,The Measure (SA), Black Wine @ Death By Audio, 49 S. 2nd Street, Brooklyn, NY. 8pm. $6. All Ages. File under: pop-punk, rock

* Native, This Toy Needs Guns @ Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, Brooklyn. 7pm. All Ages. $10.File under: good, math-rock

* Tall Tall Trees, Third Wheel Band @ Bar 4, 444 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 21+. 9pm. File under: Folk-Rock

* Vic Thrill & T Pow, Emanuel and the Fear @ Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston, New York, NY. 10pm. $10. 21+. File under: electro, orchestral-rock

* Fooling April @ Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston, New York, NY. 10pm. 21+. File under: Rock

* The Slackers, Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints, Caroloregians vs. Moon Invaders, Karuhata @ Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street, New York, NY. 8pm. All Ages. $20. File under: Ska, Rock 'n roll

* The Day Before, The Life I lead, Dress Your Wounds @ Angels and Kings, 500 E. 11th Street, New York, NY. 7pm. 21+. File under: Rock

* The Empire Shall Fall, Will Killmore, Desolate, Hung, Korotory @ Trash Bar, 256 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY. 21+. $10. 8pm. File under: Metal

* Sworn Enemy @ The Hook, 18 Commerce Street, Brooklyn, NY. File under: Metal

* Sundelles, Popo, Light Asylum, Translations @ Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 8:30pm. 21+. $10. File under: Electronica, Club

Anything else?

What to do on Wednesday (St. Patrick's Day)

New Jersey
* Screaming Females, Kicking Spit, Big Eyes, Kitten Forever @ Meat Town, New Brunswick, NJ
* The Swingin' Neckbreakers, The Neutron Drivers, Wormburner @ The Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ
* The Ataris, Don't Panic, Washington Square Park @ Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ

New York
* Murphy's Law, Hub City Stompers, The Bullys, Blackout Shoppers, Hell Bent Hooker @ Trash Bar, Brooklyn, NY
* Capsule, Death First, Attack, Mutilation Rites @ Cake Shop, New York, NY
* Drive Texas @ The Bitter End, New York, NY. $5. 21+. 

Anything else going on? What are you doing on this St. Patty's Day?

What to do on Friday 2/26

Here are some cancellations/post postponements due to snow:

• Algernon Cadwallader (waiting), Slingshot Dakota, The New Dress, Timeshares, Exit She Calls, The Marine Electric @ Bushwick Music Studios (moved to Sunday, 2/28. Restorations will not be playing) 
• Crime in Stereo, Let Me Run, Robbers, Tigers Jaw @ The Studio of Webster Hall (postponed, new date TBA)
•  The Amboys @ National Underground (canceled)
• Suburban Scum, Product of Waste, Black Kites, Incendiary, Troublemaker, Seasick, Man Vs. Wild @ Warren American Legion Hall is canceled 
• Tonight's Main Man Records tribute show to Queen at Maxwell's is canceled.
• Like Trains & Taxis show at Kean University is canceled.
• Richard Christy (Howard Stern Show) of Charred Walls of the Damned is postponed. 

Here's what's still scheduled to go on:

NJ

• Chambers, Jaguar Shark, Killed By The Bull, Steves War, Bayonet @ Court Tavern
• Weatherbox, Washington Square Park, The Exotic Aquatic, Chocaolate Bread @ Meatlocker. 8pm. $5
• Love of Music, Pidgin Droppings - Hat City Kitchen, 459 Valley St. Orange - 9 pm, $5, 21+
• Ukulele Cabaret with John Raido, Annie Bacon, Carl Carrara, Christina Black, Karl Schmitt, and others - Banjo Jim's, Ave C and 9th St. NYC - 7 pm, no cover, 21+

NYC

• Hank & Cupcakes, Puppetbox, Le Mood, and Drive Texas @ Crash Mansion (late)
• Hank & Cupcakes @ Best Buy, Union Square (early)
• Free Chinatown Dance Party @ Secret Location RSVP
• MiniBoone, The Vandelles, Quiet Loudly, El Jezel and Telltale @ Cake Shop
• Weed Hounds, The Sleepies, Sweet Bulbs, Guts for Garters @ Dead Herring
• Old Monk, House of Strangers, Candy Hearts, Brooklyn's Echo, Field Mouse @ Trash Bar
• Franz Nicolay, Zeua, Tim Fite @ Knitting Factory
• Wolff, Radical Sons, Right on Dynamite, Voytek, Red Pens @ Pianos
• Sisters, Noveller, Knight School, Lame Drivers @ Bruar Falls
• Sweet Bulbs, Data Dog, and Beach Arabs @ Party Expo, 929 Broadway ave BK. 8pm. 
  

What's Going on in Jersey & NYC 12/11

Here's what going on this Friday:

* Last Days of Empire, Eden Star, Dispute to Flames @ The Blue Room Secaucus , NJ

* Tony Lucca, Josh Hoge, Matt Lowell, Britten @ Sullivan Hall New York, NY

* The Bridge Wore Black, Vienna Falls, Kelsey and the Chaos, Exit She Calls, and more @ FLC Bronx NY

* The Gaslight Anthem, Vision, Communication Redlight and The Hold Outs @ Wellmont Theatre (SOLD OUT) Montclair, NJ

* Arctic Monkeys, Screaming Females @ Terminal 5 New York, NY (SOLD OUT)

* Dashboard Confessional (solo acoustic), New Found Glory (acoustic) @ Highline Ballroom New York, NY (advance tickets are sold out, but a few will be available at the door)

* The Fiery Furnaces, Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hooker, Private Income @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY

* Norma Jean, HORSE the band, The Chariot and Arsonists Get All The Girls @ Blender Theater at Gramercy New York, NY

* forgettors (f/ members of Jawbreaker & Against me!), humanbeast, chastity wif @ Market Hotel Brooklyn NY

What shows are you going to?

Any I missed?

What's Going on in Jersey & NYC 8/13

in NJ:

* Ida Maria, Franz Nicolay (of the Hold Steady) @ Maxwell's, Hoboken

* Only Living Boy, The Press(NYC), Thee Fine Lines (MS)@ The Court Tavern, New Brunswick.

* King's X, Last Perfect Thing, Friends of Bill Wilson, Jon Klein Combine, Filter Effect @ Stone Pony, Asbury Park

* Through the Eyes of the Dead @ Hangar 84, Vineland

in NYC:

* Queen V, GSX, Merit @ Santos Party House

* Algernon Cadwallder, The Brass, My Heart to Joy, The New Dress, Agent @ Glass Door, Brooklyn

* CKY, ASG @ Gramercy Theatre

* Blondie, Pat Benatar, The Donnas @ Asser Levy, Brighton Beach (free)

* Yeasayer, Amazing Baby @ Hudson River Park's Pier 54 (free)

What to do this weekend: If you’re NOT going to All Points West

Alternatives to All Points West Festival

If the All Points West Festival just isn't your thing or the $89 per day ticket price is too much for you, but you still want to do something, don't fret. If you're not attending take a look at some inexpensive and even free concerts and events in NJ and NYC, from well known acts like Kings of Leon and M.Ward to local acts like Bern & the Brights and Vivian Girls. While thousands gather for APW don't feel left under the dust if you can't attend, there's plenty else to do.

Friday, July 31

NJ
• Marisette, Seeking Through Silence, Six to Eight Mathematics, Fatazama, and many more @ Cornerstone Inn, Cardlsdt. $12. 6pm.
• Bern & the Brights are in Jersey City’s IM Automata Chino with The Choke Artists and McMickle Brothers for a 21+, $5 show at 9pm. 99 Greene St, Jersey City.
• AC/DC& Anvil @ Izod Center, East Rutherford.
• BND Productions Presents present a hardcore show with NJ Bloodline, Ptosis, Stabbing Eden, Lager, Blinder by Anger, and homicidal @ Dingbatz, NJ

NYC
• Kings of Leon will perform outside the Today show's window-on-the-world studio located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Fans should arrive by 6 a.m. for best viewing
• That night at 6pm Polvo and Obits play a free show at South Street Seaport, Fulton St & South St, Pier 17, NYC.
• Philly's Fooling April come to NYC for a free, 21+ show at Crash Mansion. Man of Earth and Hypernova also play. RSVP here.
• Indie shoe-gazers, Vivian Girls play at the Whiteney Museum with These Are Powers for their pay-what-you-wish Fridays from 6-9pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The show starts at 7pm.

Brooklyn
• The Royal Family: Soulive’s 10th anniversary celebration; featuring special guests: John Scofield, Christian Scott with Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk perform at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park for free. Show at 7pm, $3 suggested donation.
• Ben Solle, Holly Miranda, and Julianna Barwick are at Music Hall of Williamsburg for a free show. 18+. Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM

Saturday, August 1

NJ
• BossFest: An Afternoon of Bruce Springsteen Music. Instore Performance Festival at 1PM at Ford's Vintage Vinyl's festival. BossFest will feature a live performance by Steel Mill with Vini Lopez (E Street Band). Other performers include Bruce Tunkel, Frankie & Kelly McGrath, Dylan Roth & Steve McKenna.
• No Connection featuring ex-members of I Object from Syracuse will play at the new Princess Palace in New Brunswick NJ along with Sparkle Shit, Kitsy Peppercorn, You Without Teeth, and Scare Crab. The show is at 6pm and costs $6. Message me for the address.
• Jersey Beat Presents: Jim Testa, Ben Franklin, The Marshmallows and Jeff Schroeck @ IM Automata Chino, 99 Greene Street, Jersey City, NJ.
• Bern & the Brights @ Palooza Palooza, Ramsey, NJ w/ Wesley Jeremiah, Copesetic, Lighter in Your Pocket, and the Wanders.(free)
• Bern & the Brights @ Mexicali Live, 1409 Queen Anne Rd, Teaneck, NJ w/The Defending Champions & Hyphen-One +Daylow.($10)Order your tickets here.
• Moving Mountains, Bears & Bright Lights, Throwing Color, The Comeback Season, Meansweller, Goodnight Bravado @ Zebu Forno Cafe, 2 E. Main St, Freehold, NJ. $10. 7pm.

NYC
• For the more folk/punk inclined, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Bomb the Music Industry!, Bridge And Tunnel and Laura Stevenson and The Cans are at Silent Barn, 915 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood, NY.
• M. Ward, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda and Dougie Bowne play a free show at Central Park SummerStage on Rumsey Playfield, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday, August 2

NJ
• Nightmare of You, Brian Bonz @ Maxwell’s, Hoboken NJ. 7:30pm. $10.
• Bury Your Dead @ Hangar 84, Vineland, NJ.

NYC
• Reunited instrumental female band, Each Other’s Mothers perform with Songs for Moms at Silent Barn, 915 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood, NY. 8pm. All ages.

What's Going on in Jersey, Friday May 29

In Jersey:

All AGES
* Coheed and Cambria, Kylesa, and Recover @ The Starland Ballroom, Sayreville (Sold out)

* The Sleeping, Lady Radiator, Blast Rocks Midtown, and more @ Theta Phi Firehouse, 241 Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark- $5, All ages

* 3rd Annual Charity Roller Derby Game for @ Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center, 7th Ave and Clifton St., Newark- $10, All ages

* Secret Chiefs 3 (feat. Trey and Danny of Mr. Bungle), Kayo Dot @ Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington Pl, Hoboken- $15, All ages

* Matchbook Romance, Just surrender, Jet Gemini, The Talk about, Hill valley @ School of Rock East, 31 Schrieffer St., South Hackensack- $14, All ages

* Jersey Stock 2009 featuring The Scenic, The Goodnight Anthem, Hotspur, Exit She Calls @ Paramus VFW, 6 Winslow Pl, Paramus- $10, All ages

* Metal Fest featuring Cover Her Face, Endall, Torrential Downpour, Embers Remain, Scalera, Ascending from Ashes and more @ The Cornerstone Inn, 491 Broad St in Carlstadt- $12.50, All ages

* River City Extension, Scott Liss & the Sixty Six,Skull Motion, Brick and Mortar, Royal Crime Syndicate @ Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave., Asbury Park- $10, Ages


* Belladonna (acoustic) @ Hot Topic, Jersey Garden's Mall, 651 Kapkowski Rd., Elizabeth, NJ (free)

21+
* The Land of the Look Behind, Bern & the Brights, Chris Batten & the Woods, The Embracers @ IM Automata Chino, 99 Greene St, Jersey City- $7, 21+

* Let Me Run, We're All Broken, Dan Maxwell and His Band, The Casting Out (ex boy sets fire) @ 124 Church St., New Brunswick- $7, 21+

What else? Which show are you going to?

What's Going on in Jersey, Friday May 15

What to do in NJ:

* THE CHAMPAGNE CHARADE, Streets of Fire, Sherazada, 2nd place, A French Word and we the chosen @ St. Johns Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Ave, Summit. $10. 7pm. All ages.

* EDEN STAR Record Release, Seeking Through Silence, End of an Era, Snowball 37 @ the Clash Bar, 39 Harding Ave, Clifton. $8. 9pm. 21+

* PENNYWISE, Pepper, Authority Zero, Supervillians @ The Starland Ballroom, 570 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. $25. 6:30pm. All ages.

* LAST DAYS OF EMPIRE, Everything She Needs, River City Extension, Domenick Carino, Grand Alto @ Klee's, 101 Boulevard, Seaside Heights. Free. 7pm. All ages.

* A CLEAN GETAWAY, R.A.D., Shotty Mike - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick. 10 pm, $6, 21+

* THE GREAT NOSTALGIC, Mister Badger, Montagna and the Mouth to Mouth, You Say USA @ IM Automata Chino, 99 Greene St, Jersey City. $7. 8pm. 21+

* KATE VOEGELE, Angel Taylor , Brannon Powers , For the Foxs @ School of Rock, 31 Schrieffer St, South Hackensack. $15. 7pm. All ages.

What's to do in Jersey & NYC, Thursday May 6

In Jersey:

* MIKE WATT & THE MISSINGMEN, Mad Happy - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 9 pm, $12, 18+.

* A BILLION ERNIES, We Are The Union, Fireworks, The Best of the Worst @ Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave. Asbury Park - 6pm, $10, all ages.

* JOE ROMEO & THE ORANGE COUNTY VOLUNTEERS @ The Raconteur, 431 Main St. Metuchen - 8pm, free, all ages.

* THE SLEEPING, Paulson, Closure in Moscow, Red Honey @ Death City, message me for address, New Brunswick - 6pm, $7, all ages.

In NYC:

* ALEX Paul, TJ Moss, Andrea Gibson, Wesley Jeremiah @ Sidewalk Cafe, 94 Avenue A - 8pm, free but 2 drink minimum, 18+.

* SUICIDE CITY, and many more (last in-store performances) @ Virgin Megastore Union Square, 52 E. 14th St.-4pm, Free.

* SOUL MADE VISIBLE,Pink Noise, Charles Wallace, & A.D.M., with Tim No 37 DJing @ Public Assembly, 70 North 6th St, Brooklyn. 8pm, $10.

What else?

What's Going on in Jersey 4/18/09

Today in Jersey

* SCREAMING FEMALES, Bad Blood, Stupid Party and JEFF: the Brotherhood @ Meat Town USA- message me for address, New Brunswick. 6pm. $5. all ages.

* WE'RE ALL BROKEN (acoustic) @ Eyeconik Records- 143 Main St., Franklin-6pm. Free.

* PT WALKLEY @ Tunes, 225 Washington St. Hoboken. 4pm. Free. All ages.

* THE WOGGLES, Holmes, Muck & The Mires - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 9:30 pm, $10, 18+

* JOHN RAIDO, Jason Didner, Frankie McGrath, Jim Testa - The Raconteur, Metuchen NJ - 8 pm, no cover, all ages

* SUDDEN ENSEMBLE, The Sunday Blues - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick. 9 pm, $6, 21+

* FRIENDS OF BILL WILSON @ Brighton Bar- 121 Brighton Ave, Long Branch. 9pm. $8. 18+

What's Going on in Jersey 4/17/09

* JERZY JUNG, Rick Barry, Chris Batten & The Woods, Pete and J, No Wine For Kittens - The Saint, 601 Main St. Asbury Park - 9 pm, $10, 18+

* J-HENRY, Slaw, Screaming Females, Full of Fancy, Mirrors & Wires - Court Tavern, 124 Church St. New Brunswick - 9 pm, $6, 21+

* WE'RE ALL BROKEN, Let Me Run, Trophy Scars, Millennium Children - Maxwells, 1039 Washington St. Hoboken - 8:30 pm, $10, 18+

* MIKE HALE, Ninja Gun, Paper Masques - Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave. Asbury Park - 8 pm, $10, 18+

* AVENIDA, The Victory, Floral Terrace, Paracusia, Exit She Calls- Intrinsic Cafe,
5 Sussex Ave, Newark- 8pm, $10, All Ages

What's Going on in Jersey 4/13/09

Today in Jersey

Upper 50's in the NJ/NYC area.

* Maria Taylor, Whispertown 2000 @ Maxwell's, Hoboken

* Only Living Boy, Julius C & The Dark Knights of Camalot (rock from Mississippi)@ Court Tavern, New Brunswick

What else is going on?

Tomorrow Screaming Females release "Power Move" on Don Giovanni Records. Comics, cds, vinyl, and much more will be available at the band's record release shows this weekend. More on that here.

What's Going on in Jersey 4/4/09

Today in Jersey:

* Brendon Small - Nathan Explosion of DETHKLOK @ The Starland Ballroom, Sayreville
* The Queers @ Maxwell's, Hoboken
* Josh Ritter, Sandra Lerche @ The Wellmont Theatre, Montclair
* Watchout! Theres Ghosts (ex- A SKY LIT DRIVE, Lets Get It , Karate High School and many more @ School of Rock, South Hackensack
* VISION @ Court Tavern, New Brunswick
* The 999 Eyes (authentic) freak show @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park
* Wonderlust, Vine House, Aster Pheonyx, Arlan Feiles @ IM Automata Chino, Jersey City

What's Going on in Jersey 4/2/09

Today in Jersey

* Slow Runner/Rosewood Ghosts @ Maxwell's, Hoboken 8:30pm. $8
* The Young Guns, A Delicate Few, Tom Vella and the Wayside, Counter Point @ The Stone Pony, Asbury Park 7:30pm. $10
* Body Rot @ Dingbatz, Clifton 9pm
* Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers (Squeeze)@ Mexicali Blues, Teaneck. 8pm. $25

What else is going on?

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What's Going on in Jersey 4/1/09

Today in Jersey:

* BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS @ Vintage Vinyl Records, Fords. 7pm. FREE
* Milton, Dave Calamoneri, Run Mexico @ Maxwell's, Hoboken 8:30 p.m. $7
* Dine with Houson Calls, The Sleeping, Socratic @ Denny's, East Brunswick. Info here.
* Christine Kick @ Seton Hall University, South Orange. 9pm. Free
* DJ Vero @ KilKenny's Alehouse, Newark

What's Going in Jersey & NYC 3/13

North Jersey
* Trophy Scars, Lady Radiator @ School of Rock East, South Hackensack
* Bound Alive CD Release Show, Murder 1, Sasquatch @ Dingbatz, Clifton
* Swift Kicks, Guilty Pleasures, Gary Costello Band @ Crossroads, Garwood
* Avendia @ The Junkyard, Rochelle Park
* Windsor Circle, Nuclear Harvest, Live Radio Fire @ Loop Lounge, Passaic
* The Wildhearts, The Dirty Pearls @ Maxwell’s, Hoboken
* Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls @ Prudential Center, Newark

Asbury Park
* Rachael Yamagata @ The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
* Inner City Surfers @ The Saint, Asbury Park
* Tease FM, Clams Casino, Johnny Pokpie @ Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park

South Jersey
* Sydbarret, Abacinate, When They All Fell @ Chaser’s, Keansburg
* Chainsaw Trio, Tunnels to Holland @ Court Tavern, New Brunswick

Atlantic City
* Flogging Molly, Dub Trio, Aggrolites @ House of Blues, Atlantic City
* Johnny Mathis @ Tropicana, Atlantic City
* Lewis Black @ Borgata Hotel, Atlantic City

Over in NYC
* Bomb the Music Industry, Lemuria (acoustic) @ John Bosch House, Brooklyn
* Caspian, Moving Mountains, The Constants, The Spirit Gone @ Retox, Brooklyn

Free Show
* Virgin Passengers, Marianne @ Zubulon 9pm

What’s Going on in Jersey & NYC on March 12

In Jersey
* Dirty Mac @ Crossroads, Garwood
* Anthony Flumano and the Medicine Chest @ Maxwell’s, Hoboken
* Proud Simon, Kurt & James @ The Saint, Asbury Park
In NYC
* Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave, Screaming Females @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
* Extra Life, Mi Ami, Mirror Mirror @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn
* Team Robespierre, Totally Michael, The Death Set, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy @ The Shank, Brooklyn
For Free
* Lady Bright, The Tanjentas, The Delfields @ Octopus Studios, New Brunswick 6pm
* Tall Firs, Sharon Von Etten, Holly Miranda, Meridans @ Zebulaon 8pm

What to do on Valentine’s 2/14

In Jersey
All Ages
* Love Sucks Fest w/ Exit She Calls, Burden Broke Our Wings, Before The Collision, Above All Fallen, Dear Japan Love Enola, Freshman Sunday, Melatonin, Ruina, Burn The Bishop @ Post 282, 8 Patterson St, Harrison, NJ
* Legendary Shack Shakers, O’Death @ Maxwell’s, Hoboken
* Ashford & Simpson @ South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange

21+
* Bern & The Brights @ Lucky 7 Tavern, Jersey City, NJ

In NYC
21+
* Screaming Females +Dance Party@ Cake Shop
* Melissa Ferrick, Anne Heaton @ Bell House, 49 7th St, Brooklyn, NY
* Grouper, Lusine, The Sight Below @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Total Abuse, Salvation, Failures, Guilt Trip, Olde Ghost @ Cake Shop (early)
* Dirty Finger, Mr. Andersonic, DJ Teenwold @ Chief Bodega
* Lights, Katie Eastburn @ Union Pool
* Urban Sin, Otis (early) @ Mercury Lounge
* Mr. North, Get It (late) @ Mercury Lounge
* Valentine's is for Suckers party @ Public Assembly (10pm)

All Ages
* AbsolutePunk Tour (early) @ Public Assembly, Brooklyn, NY
* Paul Simon @ Beacon Theatre
* Arab CD Release @ Apple Store SoHo

What to Do Wednesday, 2/11/09

Warship
In Jersey
* Ben Folds @ McCarter Theatre, Princeton
* The Necks @ Princeton University, Princeton

In NYC
* Combichrist, Black Lights Burns @ Irving Plaza
* The Submarines, The Morning Benders @ The Bell House
* Thank You, Miracles, Mi Ami @ Cake Shop
* Goblin Cock, Warship, Orphan @ Highline Ballroom
* Elisa Flynn @ Bar Matchless
* Abigail Washburn, Ben Sollee, Casey Driessen @ Joe’s Pub (early & late show)