We're off July 2nd - have a great holiday!
For July 9th at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have a great mix of bands, some out of towners, some local boys, some who have played before and some who are new....! We'll have four bands, and our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM, and other surprises....
DJ Mako will be on the decks...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM... (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Eyes Like Knives (from Boston)
9:45 pm Circle and Square
10:30 pm Ruth Ruth
11:15 pm Guyora
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
For July 9th at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have a great mix of bands, some out of towners, some local boys, some who have played before and some who are new....! We'll have four bands, and our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM, and other surprises....
DJ Mako will be on the decks...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM... (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Eyes Like Knives (from Boston)
9:45 pm Circle and Square
10:30 pm Ruth Ruth
11:15 pm Guyora
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
This week at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have a great mix of bands! From Tennis, who you've heard here before, to Automatic Bad Machine, who are debuting at Plaid, we'll have four bands, and of course our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM, and other surprises....
Guest DJ Nick Cain will be spinning this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
Plus, JAMESON continues to provide specials and fun til the end of the party.....
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM... (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Tennis
9:45 pm Seepeoples
10:30 pm Elevator Action
11:15 pm Automatic Bad Machine
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
The Rock: Tennis (9 pm)
Tennis serves from the backcourt - a delicate balance between post hard-core angst and true pop aesthetics. This is what happens when a group of incredible jazz musicians get together and make indie pop rock- the sound track to explosive twenty-somethings living in New York City.
New Zealander vocalist/guitarist Greg Tuohey and drummer Jochen Rueckert from Germany founded Tennis in 2000. Though both had been involved in playing jazz and improvised music since their early teens, they both shared a love for driving rock and punk music. Eventually the two decided to act on their ambitions to play the music they truly loved. What resulted was a sound influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Cars, Weezer, Nirvana, The Cure, Elvis Costello and Descendents, but also informed by the sense of experimentation and curiosity they took with them from their improvisitational past.
With the addition of NYC bass player Kris Bauman (who himself is also an accomplished jazz saxophonist), Tennis fervently began to play just about every rock club in New York City until they had built up a formidable and loyal following.
The Rock: SeepeopleS (9:45 pm)
SeepeopleS are a Boston rock/pop band, recently relocated to Asheville, NC. Led by Will Bradford, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, SeepeopleS focus on tightly-composed rock tunes that are highly accessible, completely unique and that carry a significant message of social resistance and independence. The band's sound combines elements of electronica, trance, rock, pop and dub to create a sound that has never been heard before. Inspirational and infectious, SeepeopleS put on a super-tight and energetic live act that is not to be missed.
The Rock: Elevator Action (10:30 pm)
From a city that rarely sees its accomplishments cross it's borders comes a driven new band on a driven new label with a driving new record. That band is Elevator Action. If you are familiar with them, then you know what I mean. If you've never heard of them, then congratulations. In their own inimitable way, Elevator Action take what is great, dangerous, sexy and cool about everything in rock's history between '77 and '94 and put it through a distinctive filter drenched in their own trashy style and reckless attitude, making something completely unique and thrillingly current. It's no surprise that Elevator Action was voted Best New Band of 2003 by Charlotte's Creative Loafing. It's also no surprise that their debut album on MoRisen Records is so damn good. Produced by the versatile John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Eve 6, Jimmy Eat World), this is a debut album that should be played loud, frequently, and everywhere. ...and like a week-long bender, it only promises to get more exiting and out of control.
The Rock: Automatic Bad Machine (11:15 pm)
You could say Automatic Bad Machine was sparked when Muddy Waters first put an electric pickup in his guitar while laying on the floor of his shabby Chicago apartment trying to figure out how to blast his mojo over the din of south side juke joints. Maybe it was born when Steven Tyler and Joe Perry rolled a joint at their old digs at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston and wrote "Movin' Out," the first of hundreds of killer Aerosmith songs to come.
Or maybe it just started when longtime buddies Eric Choy, and Mike Sankari, made a pact that they would be in a rock band together someday.
Flash to the spring of 2003. Sankari, having put some heavy drums to some of Choy's guitar riffs at his folks' house in Long Island, posts a "musicians wanted" ad on Craigslist. Singer Nate Schweber contacts Sankari and schedules a jam session at a midtown Manhattan rehearsal studio. The day before they were to meet, Choy asks his neighbor and bassist Dan Ambrico (the two meeting randomly on the L Train a couple months earlier) to come along. In search of a band name, the quintet decide to christen themselves after the chorus of their set closing song, "Automatic Bad Machine."
The week of their debut performance, the Village Voice said the band "harkened back to 'Smiths and Gunners of old." Whether holed up in their new rehearsal studio in Brooklyn, pumping out of stereo speakers, or delivering the real deal live, Automatic Bad Machine are a rock force to be reckoned with. Catch them before they catch you.
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) is New York Underbelly's live rock party at Plaid.
Next up:
7-2 No Bands... ROCK Holiday....
7-9 Ruth Ruth, Circle and Square, Eyes Like Knives and Guyora
7-16 Bona Roba, the Couriers, Aerovox, and special guests...
7-23 Pure Dream Ladder, the Army or Whatever, the Bravery and special guests...
7-30 Mostley Record Release and special "Night of 1000 Rocker Chicks"
8-6 The Rules, The Alphamales, Houston McCoy and special guests
And it's going to be a HOT summer with lots more coming....
To hear about the bands and other parties first click here to get on the email list!
Guest DJ Nick Cain will be spinning this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
Plus, JAMESON continues to provide specials and fun til the end of the party.....
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 JAMESON and other specials 'til 1 AM... (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Tennis
9:45 pm Seepeoples
10:30 pm Elevator Action
11:15 pm Automatic Bad Machine
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
The Rock: Tennis (9 pm)
Tennis serves from the backcourt - a delicate balance between post hard-core angst and true pop aesthetics. This is what happens when a group of incredible jazz musicians get together and make indie pop rock- the sound track to explosive twenty-somethings living in New York City.
New Zealander vocalist/guitarist Greg Tuohey and drummer Jochen Rueckert from Germany founded Tennis in 2000. Though both had been involved in playing jazz and improvised music since their early teens, they both shared a love for driving rock and punk music. Eventually the two decided to act on their ambitions to play the music they truly loved. What resulted was a sound influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Cars, Weezer, Nirvana, The Cure, Elvis Costello and Descendents, but also informed by the sense of experimentation and curiosity they took with them from their improvisitational past.
With the addition of NYC bass player Kris Bauman (who himself is also an accomplished jazz saxophonist), Tennis fervently began to play just about every rock club in New York City until they had built up a formidable and loyal following.
The Rock: SeepeopleS (9:45 pm)
SeepeopleS are a Boston rock/pop band, recently relocated to Asheville, NC. Led by Will Bradford, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, SeepeopleS focus on tightly-composed rock tunes that are highly accessible, completely unique and that carry a significant message of social resistance and independence. The band's sound combines elements of electronica, trance, rock, pop and dub to create a sound that has never been heard before. Inspirational and infectious, SeepeopleS put on a super-tight and energetic live act that is not to be missed.
The Rock: Elevator Action (10:30 pm)
From a city that rarely sees its accomplishments cross it's borders comes a driven new band on a driven new label with a driving new record. That band is Elevator Action. If you are familiar with them, then you know what I mean. If you've never heard of them, then congratulations. In their own inimitable way, Elevator Action take what is great, dangerous, sexy and cool about everything in rock's history between '77 and '94 and put it through a distinctive filter drenched in their own trashy style and reckless attitude, making something completely unique and thrillingly current. It's no surprise that Elevator Action was voted Best New Band of 2003 by Charlotte's Creative Loafing. It's also no surprise that their debut album on MoRisen Records is so damn good. Produced by the versatile John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Eve 6, Jimmy Eat World), this is a debut album that should be played loud, frequently, and everywhere. ...and like a week-long bender, it only promises to get more exiting and out of control.
The Rock: Automatic Bad Machine (11:15 pm)
You could say Automatic Bad Machine was sparked when Muddy Waters first put an electric pickup in his guitar while laying on the floor of his shabby Chicago apartment trying to figure out how to blast his mojo over the din of south side juke joints. Maybe it was born when Steven Tyler and Joe Perry rolled a joint at their old digs at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston and wrote "Movin' Out," the first of hundreds of killer Aerosmith songs to come.
Or maybe it just started when longtime buddies Eric Choy, and Mike Sankari, made a pact that they would be in a rock band together someday.
Flash to the spring of 2003. Sankari, having put some heavy drums to some of Choy's guitar riffs at his folks' house in Long Island, posts a "musicians wanted" ad on Craigslist. Singer Nate Schweber contacts Sankari and schedules a jam session at a midtown Manhattan rehearsal studio. The day before they were to meet, Choy asks his neighbor and bassist Dan Ambrico (the two meeting randomly on the L Train a couple months earlier) to come along. In search of a band name, the quintet decide to christen themselves after the chorus of their set closing song, "Automatic Bad Machine."
The week of their debut performance, the Village Voice said the band "harkened back to 'Smiths and Gunners of old." Whether holed up in their new rehearsal studio in Brooklyn, pumping out of stereo speakers, or delivering the real deal live, Automatic Bad Machine are a rock force to be reckoned with. Catch them before they catch you.
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) is New York Underbelly's live rock party at Plaid.
Next up:
7-2 No Bands... ROCK Holiday....
7-9 Ruth Ruth, Circle and Square, Eyes Like Knives and Guyora
7-16 Bona Roba, the Couriers, Aerovox, and special guests...
7-23 Pure Dream Ladder, the Army or Whatever, the Bravery and special guests...
7-30 Mostley Record Release and special "Night of 1000 Rocker Chicks"
8-6 The Rules, The Alphamales, Houston McCoy and special guests
And it's going to be a HOT summer with lots more coming....
To hear about the bands and other parties first click here to get on the email list!
This week at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have a bunch of
great newcomers to the party! We'll have three bands, and of course
our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 drink specials and new $4 beers 'til 1 AM,
and other surprises....
We're also pleased to welcome JAMESON'S as a sponsor, which means
that they'll be providing a special taste of that Jameson's Irish
Whiskey magic right through 1 AM...
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to
move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY
list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm
at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials
'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!)
.... Jameson's sponsored specials til 1 AM! RSVP at
rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm American Pulverizer (from Boston)
9:45 pm Last Burning Embers (feat. Jack Rabid)
10:30 pm Johnny Black (Record Release with special guests!)
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and
Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ...
tip your bartenders!
The Rock: American Pulverizer (9 pm)
Guitarist/vocalist Marky Mussel (x-Two Saints/Marky Mussel and the
Clams/Varmint/Fugitives) first told me about the band at [an]
infamous summer pool party: he and Kenny Chambers (x-Bullet LaVolta/
Moving Targets/ Dredd Foole & The Din) were working on a new outfit
doing rock n' roll most along the lines of Bullet LaVolta, two magic
words to my ears. Since Marky had been involved in the closest thing
to a Bullet LaVolta reunion (the Moving Targets plus Marky and Kurt
Davis, ahem, Yukki Gipe, doing B LaV "covers" for the WMBR Pipeline!
anniversary extravaganza in 1999), the connection made sense to me.
Then, Marky dropped the bomb: "We're doing 'Dead Wrong'." This is a
classic, hard-hitting Bullet LaVolta tune that Kenny penned, so on
that drunken summer night, I was already chomping at the bit to wrap
my ears around anything by this band.
"As soon as you guys have ANYTHING recorded," I implored, "Get it to
me!" See, outside my selfish interest in feeding my hunger for rock,
I produce this radio show on WMBR called The Late Risers' Club (I
host Fridays 10 a.m. to noon) and I knew without hearing a single
note that American Pulverizer would be a vital new band to blast
over our airwaves.
....after seeing American Pulverizer live and knowing that recordings
are in the works, I am quite willing to [wait]. In the interim, you
should do what I plan to do: go see this band the next chance you
get. This time, the gun knows it is loaded, the targets are fixed,
and the band is ready to kill. Boston rock is in a great state right
now, but something loud and visceral has been missing among all the
great garage renaissaince, pop craftsmanship and punk spew going on.
American Pulverizer is exactly the band to fill that void. Rest
assured: you will be Pulverized.
- Tim Kelly
The Rock: Last Burning Embers (9:45 pm)
Last Burning Embers formed in 1999 and have been steadily building
steam since. Based in Manhattan, the band—Dave Burokas [songwriter,
vocalist and guitarist], Tom Burke [bass, ex-Slambook], and Jack
Rabid, [drums and vocals, ex-Springhouse and Even Worse, and
editor/publisher of the famous, long-running underground music
magazine, The Big Takeover], evoke the late 70’s post-Punk sound and
vision with a definitively sharp and modern edge that is at once
heartfelt and passionate. Their music has been strongly praised by
both the Village Voice and Time Out NY, both dubbing the band as the
next logical step in a line of bands as diverse as Mission of Burma,
Swervedriver, the Wipers, the Sound, and TSOL. Underground magazines
such as Wake, Amplifier, Vendetta, Razorcake, Tone Clusters,
Suburban Voice, and Shredding Paper equally praised the band as ones
to watch for.
LBE’s rare and carefully planned live stints have always been
incredibly special events. Whether opening for such punk rock
luminaries as the Buzzcocks, Dave Smalley, and Alternative TV or
sharing the stage with Britpop stalwarts Gene at Bowery Ballroom, or
local NYC greats Longwave, French, Kitty in the Tree, and Bellvue
(ex-D Generation), or, most interestingly of all, serving as backing
group for both The Adverts’ TV Smith and Swervedriver’s Adam
Franklin for memorable, special gigs, the band always leaves fans
mesmerized, drawing new converts into their fold every time.
The band’s follow-up to their debut CD EP—"Distress Call," b/w
"Comfort in Misery" and "Cafe Radical” [Reg Dunlop Recordings]—was
recently recorded at Excello studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn--home
of the original 1973 Royal Albert Hall board! It’s a blistering,
11-song affair that the band hopes to release in the Fall 2003.
The Rock: Johnny Black (10:30 pm)
Rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter & guitarist, Johnny Black came up
the ranks playing CBGBs, Continental & other underground clubs. His
new CD simply titled JOHNNY BLACK, is a brutal document of life in
NYC. It contains 12 songs produced by Daniel Rey of Ramone's fame.
It features a duet with Johnny Thunder's & the Heartbreakers' singer
and guitarist, Walter Lure on "They Loved You to Death" and the
Heartbreakers' "Born to Lose."
As for the band; on bass is Jill Wisoff who toured with Johnny
Thunders & composed the music to "Welcome to the Dollhouse." On
drums is Jimmy Black who previously played with Sylvain Sylvain &
Cheetah Crome. On lead guitar is Sean Tarr who was introduced to
Johnny Black by Lez Warner as"The best lead guitarist you can get."
Sean previously recorded on EMI/Germany. The JOHNNY BLACK CD is
being released by Blackball Records & will be available first from
www.theorchard.com
Thanks to our sponsor, Jameson's Irish Whiskey!
Jameson's will be sponsoring the Between Rock parties for a while,
and we're glad to have them... Please take advantage of their
generosity and try a Jameson's (or two... or three...) After the
open bar, they'll be providing special tastes of Jameson's all
night...
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) is New York Underbelly's live rock
party at Plaid.
Next up:
6-25 Tennis, Seepeoples, Elevator Action, and the Sin Killers .... -
special guest DJ Nick Cain - Sponsored by JAMESON and more specials!
7-2 We're taking the WEEKEND OFF! Happy July 4th....
7-9 Ruth Ruth, Circle and Square, Eyes Like Knives and Guyora
7-16 Bona Roba, the Couriers and special guests
7-23 Pure Dream Ladder, the Army or Whatever, and the Bravery
7-30 Mostley (record release!) and special guests...
8-6 The Alphamales, Houston McCoy, and the Rules
And it's going to be a HOT summer with lots more amazing bands....
great newcomers to the party! We'll have three bands, and of course
our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 drink specials and new $4 beers 'til 1 AM,
and other surprises....
We're also pleased to welcome JAMESON'S as a sponsor, which means
that they'll be providing a special taste of that Jameson's Irish
Whiskey magic right through 1 AM...
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to
move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY
list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm
at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials
'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!)
.... Jameson's sponsored specials til 1 AM! RSVP at
rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm American Pulverizer (from Boston)
9:45 pm Last Burning Embers (feat. Jack Rabid)
10:30 pm Johnny Black (Record Release with special guests!)
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and
Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ...
tip your bartenders!
The Rock: American Pulverizer (9 pm)
Guitarist/vocalist Marky Mussel (x-Two Saints/Marky Mussel and the
Clams/Varmint/Fugitives) first told me about the band at [an]
infamous summer pool party: he and Kenny Chambers (x-Bullet LaVolta/
Moving Targets/ Dredd Foole & The Din) were working on a new outfit
doing rock n' roll most along the lines of Bullet LaVolta, two magic
words to my ears. Since Marky had been involved in the closest thing
to a Bullet LaVolta reunion (the Moving Targets plus Marky and Kurt
Davis, ahem, Yukki Gipe, doing B LaV "covers" for the WMBR Pipeline!
anniversary extravaganza in 1999), the connection made sense to me.
Then, Marky dropped the bomb: "We're doing 'Dead Wrong'." This is a
classic, hard-hitting Bullet LaVolta tune that Kenny penned, so on
that drunken summer night, I was already chomping at the bit to wrap
my ears around anything by this band.
"As soon as you guys have ANYTHING recorded," I implored, "Get it to
me!" See, outside my selfish interest in feeding my hunger for rock,
I produce this radio show on WMBR called The Late Risers' Club (I
host Fridays 10 a.m. to noon) and I knew without hearing a single
note that American Pulverizer would be a vital new band to blast
over our airwaves.
....after seeing American Pulverizer live and knowing that recordings
are in the works, I am quite willing to [wait]. In the interim, you
should do what I plan to do: go see this band the next chance you
get. This time, the gun knows it is loaded, the targets are fixed,
and the band is ready to kill. Boston rock is in a great state right
now, but something loud and visceral has been missing among all the
great garage renaissaince, pop craftsmanship and punk spew going on.
American Pulverizer is exactly the band to fill that void. Rest
assured: you will be Pulverized.
- Tim Kelly
The Rock: Last Burning Embers (9:45 pm)
Last Burning Embers formed in 1999 and have been steadily building
steam since. Based in Manhattan, the band—Dave Burokas [songwriter,
vocalist and guitarist], Tom Burke [bass, ex-Slambook], and Jack
Rabid, [drums and vocals, ex-Springhouse and Even Worse, and
editor/publisher of the famous, long-running underground music
magazine, The Big Takeover], evoke the late 70’s post-Punk sound and
vision with a definitively sharp and modern edge that is at once
heartfelt and passionate. Their music has been strongly praised by
both the Village Voice and Time Out NY, both dubbing the band as the
next logical step in a line of bands as diverse as Mission of Burma,
Swervedriver, the Wipers, the Sound, and TSOL. Underground magazines
such as Wake, Amplifier, Vendetta, Razorcake, Tone Clusters,
Suburban Voice, and Shredding Paper equally praised the band as ones
to watch for.
LBE’s rare and carefully planned live stints have always been
incredibly special events. Whether opening for such punk rock
luminaries as the Buzzcocks, Dave Smalley, and Alternative TV or
sharing the stage with Britpop stalwarts Gene at Bowery Ballroom, or
local NYC greats Longwave, French, Kitty in the Tree, and Bellvue
(ex-D Generation), or, most interestingly of all, serving as backing
group for both The Adverts’ TV Smith and Swervedriver’s Adam
Franklin for memorable, special gigs, the band always leaves fans
mesmerized, drawing new converts into their fold every time.
The band’s follow-up to their debut CD EP—"Distress Call," b/w
"Comfort in Misery" and "Cafe Radical” [Reg Dunlop Recordings]—was
recently recorded at Excello studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn--home
of the original 1973 Royal Albert Hall board! It’s a blistering,
11-song affair that the band hopes to release in the Fall 2003.
The Rock: Johnny Black (10:30 pm)
Rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter & guitarist, Johnny Black came up
the ranks playing CBGBs, Continental & other underground clubs. His
new CD simply titled JOHNNY BLACK, is a brutal document of life in
NYC. It contains 12 songs produced by Daniel Rey of Ramone's fame.
It features a duet with Johnny Thunder's & the Heartbreakers' singer
and guitarist, Walter Lure on "They Loved You to Death" and the
Heartbreakers' "Born to Lose."
As for the band; on bass is Jill Wisoff who toured with Johnny
Thunders & composed the music to "Welcome to the Dollhouse." On
drums is Jimmy Black who previously played with Sylvain Sylvain &
Cheetah Crome. On lead guitar is Sean Tarr who was introduced to
Johnny Black by Lez Warner as"The best lead guitarist you can get."
Sean previously recorded on EMI/Germany. The JOHNNY BLACK CD is
being released by Blackball Records & will be available first from
www.theorchard.com
Thanks to our sponsor, Jameson's Irish Whiskey!
Jameson's will be sponsoring the Between Rock parties for a while,
and we're glad to have them... Please take advantage of their
generosity and try a Jameson's (or two... or three...) After the
open bar, they'll be providing special tastes of Jameson's all
night...
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) is New York Underbelly's live rock
party at Plaid.
Next up:
6-25 Tennis, Seepeoples, Elevator Action, and the Sin Killers .... -
special guest DJ Nick Cain - Sponsored by JAMESON and more specials!
7-2 We're taking the WEEKEND OFF! Happy July 4th....
7-9 Ruth Ruth, Circle and Square, Eyes Like Knives and Guyora
7-16 Bona Roba, the Couriers and special guests
7-23 Pure Dream Ladder, the Army or Whatever, and the Bravery
7-30 Mostley (record release!) and special guests...
8-6 The Alphamales, Houston McCoy, and the Rules
And it's going to be a HOT summer with lots more amazing bands....
This week at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have 2 returnees and 2 newcomers to the party! We'll have four great bands, including a record release from Soma, and of course our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 drink specials and new $4 beers 'til 1 AM, and other surprises....
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials 'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Soma (Record Release)
9:45 pm Fiona Sand
10:30 pm In.Spite.Of
11:15 pm Valeze
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
The Rock: Soma (9 pm) - Record Release!
Combining elements of pop songwriting, British post-punk, shoegazer, IDM, and classic funk, and soul, Soma's music is a rush of lush, expansive instrumentation and passionate vocals with melody pushed to the forefront. Reverb-drenched guitars, grooved-based rhythms, and expressive vocals make up the expansive Soma sound. Soma's sound and personality exude confidence, transcendence and passion. In a climate of disaffection, irony, and regurgitation of old styles, Soma stand apart from passing fads and novelty.
While the four-piece band Soma is based in New York City, their music is far more informed by British sounds than by rehashed garage rock. On their two EP's, Soma and the recent New Life, the band's gentle, billowy instrumentation has the hazy quality of the early nineties shoegazer movement, while the melodies and emotive vocals owe a debt to the more delicate end of Britpop. Having played prestigious venues in the Big Apple like CBGB's and Tiswas, the four-piece intends to eventually play shows outside of New York, including a stop in Blacksburg. Vocalist Skye Nicolas and guitarist Eric Zuehlke took some time to respond to this writer's pedestrian inquiries with a startling amount of enthusiasm.
SOMA BY: Akira Mason / 'THE WOOVE' MAGAZINE
The Rock: Fiona Sand (9:45 pm)
Fiona Sand is a 22 year old rocker girl from Oslo, Norway. She moved to New York after a really bad break up with her boyfriend in Norway. With a little money, 3 music videos, 30 recorded songs, and a guitar, she moved to the big apple to start a band. To make ends meet, she writes 'sex and the city' columns, but she is an educated fashion designer and loves to combine music and fashion. The music is loud, energetic, catchy guitar pop with dark, sometimes sad lyrics. (Almost every one about her hated EX-boyfriend who also was her drummer)!
The Rock: In.Spite.Of (10:30 pm)
The newest addition to New Jersey’s hotbed of young talent (Thursday, Saves the day, Borialis, etc.), In.spite.of is a band with a familiar yet uniquely identifiable sound, which separates them from the sea of young new talent. Fronted by two singers, in.spite.of is a vocally driven Central Jersey band that breathes new life into, what is considered by most, a stifled period in Alternative rock, a true diamond in the rough.
Having put together a strong diverse musical style and a strong fan base, the band has caught the ears of some National touring acts and have shared the stage with the likes of Incubus, System of a down, Godsmack, Alien ant farm, Injected, and 2 Skinee J’s, to name a few.
In.spite.of has also been able to draw the attention of, record with, and forge a relationship with, producer, Sal Villanueva whose credits include: Thursday’s “War all the time”, “Full Collapse”, “Waiting” and Taking Back Sunday’s “Tell All Your Friends”, to continue to collaborate on some forthcoming recordings.
In.spite.of is managed by Nick John and Rick Sales of Sanctuary Artist Management – Los Angeles division. In.spite.of joins one of the best rosters in the industry alongside bands such as Janes Addiction , Slayer, Alien Ant Farm, Something Corporate, Cave-in, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Destiny’s Child, among many others.
The Rock: Valeze (11:15 pm)
From Brooklyn-NY, Valeze brings glamour, pop, and punk to the stage. Described by the Village Voice as "dance-punk revivalists fronted by a sassy female who have a song about a trashy girl who lives on Bedford." The band is wreaking havoc on the NY rock scene with their raging CIRCUS party and sexy, fun performances!!!
Singer/Songwriter Tiffany Randol fronts the band with an undeniable combination of talent, fun, sex, and attitude. Producer Chris Goercke’s guitars range dynamically from song to song drawing one through the various moods of the album. Combine the infectious energy of Joe H. on bass and James Call on keys, with Kennedy's charged rhythm, the listeners are carried seamlessly from glam pop to punk rock and if you're lucky - the occasional soulful ballad.
Valeze has independently won the raves of critics and fans across the world, topped the college charts, and performed/recorded with a number of celebrated artists... Expect their full length album, recorded with producer/guitarist Chris Goercke (Pink, Kelly Osbourne, Ric O’Casek), to make major waves with its upcoming debut! Release TBA.
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials 'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Soma (Record Release)
9:45 pm Fiona Sand
10:30 pm In.Spite.Of
11:15 pm Valeze
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Plaid ... tip your bartenders!
The Rock: Soma (9 pm) - Record Release!
Combining elements of pop songwriting, British post-punk, shoegazer, IDM, and classic funk, and soul, Soma's music is a rush of lush, expansive instrumentation and passionate vocals with melody pushed to the forefront. Reverb-drenched guitars, grooved-based rhythms, and expressive vocals make up the expansive Soma sound. Soma's sound and personality exude confidence, transcendence and passion. In a climate of disaffection, irony, and regurgitation of old styles, Soma stand apart from passing fads and novelty.
While the four-piece band Soma is based in New York City, their music is far more informed by British sounds than by rehashed garage rock. On their two EP's, Soma and the recent New Life, the band's gentle, billowy instrumentation has the hazy quality of the early nineties shoegazer movement, while the melodies and emotive vocals owe a debt to the more delicate end of Britpop. Having played prestigious venues in the Big Apple like CBGB's and Tiswas, the four-piece intends to eventually play shows outside of New York, including a stop in Blacksburg. Vocalist Skye Nicolas and guitarist Eric Zuehlke took some time to respond to this writer's pedestrian inquiries with a startling amount of enthusiasm.
SOMA BY: Akira Mason / 'THE WOOVE' MAGAZINE
The Rock: Fiona Sand (9:45 pm)
Fiona Sand is a 22 year old rocker girl from Oslo, Norway. She moved to New York after a really bad break up with her boyfriend in Norway. With a little money, 3 music videos, 30 recorded songs, and a guitar, she moved to the big apple to start a band. To make ends meet, she writes 'sex and the city' columns, but she is an educated fashion designer and loves to combine music and fashion. The music is loud, energetic, catchy guitar pop with dark, sometimes sad lyrics. (Almost every one about her hated EX-boyfriend who also was her drummer)!
The Rock: In.Spite.Of (10:30 pm)
The newest addition to New Jersey’s hotbed of young talent (Thursday, Saves the day, Borialis, etc.), In.spite.of is a band with a familiar yet uniquely identifiable sound, which separates them from the sea of young new talent. Fronted by two singers, in.spite.of is a vocally driven Central Jersey band that breathes new life into, what is considered by most, a stifled period in Alternative rock, a true diamond in the rough.
Having put together a strong diverse musical style and a strong fan base, the band has caught the ears of some National touring acts and have shared the stage with the likes of Incubus, System of a down, Godsmack, Alien ant farm, Injected, and 2 Skinee J’s, to name a few.
In.spite.of has also been able to draw the attention of, record with, and forge a relationship with, producer, Sal Villanueva whose credits include: Thursday’s “War all the time”, “Full Collapse”, “Waiting” and Taking Back Sunday’s “Tell All Your Friends”, to continue to collaborate on some forthcoming recordings.
In.spite.of is managed by Nick John and Rick Sales of Sanctuary Artist Management – Los Angeles division. In.spite.of joins one of the best rosters in the industry alongside bands such as Janes Addiction , Slayer, Alien Ant Farm, Something Corporate, Cave-in, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Destiny’s Child, among many others.
The Rock: Valeze (11:15 pm)
From Brooklyn-NY, Valeze brings glamour, pop, and punk to the stage. Described by the Village Voice as "dance-punk revivalists fronted by a sassy female who have a song about a trashy girl who lives on Bedford." The band is wreaking havoc on the NY rock scene with their raging CIRCUS party and sexy, fun performances!!!
Singer/Songwriter Tiffany Randol fronts the band with an undeniable combination of talent, fun, sex, and attitude. Producer Chris Goercke’s guitars range dynamically from song to song drawing one through the various moods of the album. Combine the infectious energy of Joe H. on bass and James Call on keys, with Kennedy's charged rhythm, the listeners are carried seamlessly from glam pop to punk rock and if you're lucky - the occasional soulful ballad.
Valeze has independently won the raves of critics and fans across the world, topped the college charts, and performed/recorded with a number of celebrated artists... Expect their full length album, recorded with producer/guitarist Chris Goercke (Pink, Kelly Osbourne, Ric O’Casek), to make major waves with its upcoming debut! Release TBA.
This week at Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) we have a bunch of great newcomers to the party! We'll have three bands, all good local chaps, and of course our 1 HOUR OPEN BAR, $5 drink specials and new $4 beers 'til 1 AM, and other surprises....
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials 'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Tread
9:45 pm Coppermine
10:30 pm Spitting Cobras
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
DJ Mako will be spinning extra tunes this evening so be prepared to move and shake...
The details this week:
Doors open at 9 pm with FREE ADMISSION til 11 pm on the UNDERBELLY list - reduced admission from 11 til 1 am.... OPEN BAR from 9-10 pm at the BACK BAR, and $5 whiskey and Coke, or vodka cran specials 'til 1 AM... $4 beers til 1 am as well (just for the rock crowd!) ... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Tread
9:45 pm Coppermine
10:30 pm Spitting Cobras
the Hard Place:
PLAID is located at 76 East 13th Street between 4th Ave. and Broadway... Any Union Square subway gets you right there.
