THIS FRIDAY MAY 27th!
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) - Fridays at CRASH MANSION!
Come early this week for a "Lords of Dogtown" movie and soundtrack release party! Free movie passes while they last plus other surprises... Three great bands and DJ Nora round out the start of your Memorial Day weekend and the unoffical beginning of summer in style...
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.... our regular open bar is from 9-10 pm and there are drink specials after that so you can party all night... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm Jason Brody
10:00 pm P. S.
11:00 pm the Good North (from Boston - just in the New York Times too...)
the Hard Place:
CRASH MANSION is at 199 Bowery at Spring St.... you can take the F to Second Ave., the 6 to Spring St, the J & M to Delancey, or check out the map....http://blvdnyc.com/map.html
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Crash Mansion... tip your bartenders!
The Rock: Jason Brody (9 pm)
Jason Brody mixes heart-on-the-sleeve sensitivity with rock 'n roll bravado to create dark, romantic, unapologetic music. His intense vocal performances, swooning dynamics, and distinctive guitar playing have drawn comparisons to everyone from Jeff Buckley to the Afghan Whigs to Coldplay. Seeing Jason Brody live is an ever changing experience, as the band (Bob van Pelt, bass; Jeff Olson, drums) is constantly rearranging and tinkering with the songs and busting out new covers, showcasing their eclectic sensibility and their love of spontaneity. Following the release of Brody's debut album, To the Quick, in March of 2004, the band has been playing all over NYC, as well as in Philly and Boston, to growing audiences. A new EP is due out in the fall of 2005. Visit www.jasonbrody.com to learn more, and to check out music, photos, reviews, etc.
The Rock: PS (10 pm)
ps is a brooklyn-based quintet comprised of ursula damm (cello, keyboards), jeff derringer (drums, programming), clint downing (bass, vocals), patrick savage (lead vocals, guitars, programming), and erich trusheim (guitars, vocals). formed in early 2002, ps regularly headlines new york and brooklyn venues including mercury lounge, southpaw, sin-é and more, as well as clubs in washington dc, philadelphia, and boston.
ps has played three consecutive cmj music marathon showcases, the 2003 south by southwest music festival in austin, texas, the 2005 motor city music conference in detroit, as well as several ASCAP showcases, for jasper coolidge's VICIOUS, and crashin' in.
ps has released a self-titled ep and a full-length album entitled 'double standards.' both charted in the top 40 on cmj's top 200. this spring, ps scored original music for an adidas television commercial that was listed in shoot magazine's top 10 soundtracks and on adcritic.com's top 5 commercials of the week.
Currently ps are writing songs for a new album and are booking fall of '05.
The Rock: the Good North (11 pm)
Mixing music, style, and attitude with what The Boston Globe calls “densely ringing electric guitars, grand melodic gestures, and a panoramic sweep of space and sound.” The Good North have taken their cues from old-school Britpop, new-school indie-rock, and a dose of hardcore bravado. The combination has put TGN onto bills with such luminaries as Ted Leo, The Dismemberment Plan, Idlewild, Grandaddy, Stellastarr*, Elefant, Ash, The Walkmen, and The French Kicks.
They rock but aren't heavy, they emote but aren't emo. When they're onstage, they are riveting, when they are offstage, they don't seem to realize it because they are still a show: a continuous, self-referential, ludicrous sideshow of alcohol, cigarettes, cocksure posing, silly banter, and genuine affection for one another No doubt – this is TGN and their new EP, Life Outside our Walls.
The Good North formed in 2001, and have previously released 2002’s Define Worth Wating EP and 2003’s An Explanation LP. TGN have been featured on over 100 college radio stations and commercial stations such as Boston’s WFNX & NYC’s K-Rock.
Check out their mention in this New York Times article!
http://underbelly.c.topica.com/maadxoiabheJ4aaaaaacafpLGO/
Go see the "Lords of Dogtown" - here's where to buy the soundtrack...
What could be cooler than the birth of skateboarding and the music to accompany it? OK, lots of things... but it's a pretty cool record.
Music (Audio CD)
Artists: Original Soundtrack
Lists at: $13.98, Our Price: $13.98
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Availability: Not yet released
Release Date: 24 May, 2005
Note SCHEDULE CHANGE - EVERYTHING IS PUSHED BACK ONE HOUR!
We've brought back Teenage Prayers and Chillum from the old days and newcomers Seems So Bright to a truly great lineup. The night will get progressively more raucous this week, with a smooth start ending with the roadhouse raunch of Supagroup - celebrating the release of their new album!
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.... our regular open bar is from 9-10 pm and there are drink specials after that so you can party all night... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
10:00 pm Teenage Prayers
10:45 pm Chillum
11:30 pm Seems So Bright
12:15 Supagroup (Album Release!)
the Hard Place:
CRASH MANSION is at 199 Bowery at Spring St.... you can take the F to Second Ave., the 6 to Spring St, the J & M to Delancey, or check out the map....http://blvdnyc.com/map.html
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Crash Mansion... tip your bartenders!
We have an absolutely packed night of rock and mayhem after our week of rest - we're back with a vengeance.... Come drink your face off with hot rockers and buckets of cold beer.We'll start with a short set from "Coke Dick", who leave for Europe soon; then we've got local faves the GoStation and Morning Theft, travellers the Murdochs, and newcomers Hello Nurse.... Stay late and work your buzz into the Trey Anastasio afterparty... This one will go VERY LATE.
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.... our regular open bar is from 9-10 pm and there are drink specials after that so you can party all night... RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com
The Rock (Live Performances):
9:00 pm "Coke Dick"
9:45 pm the GoStation
10:30 pm Morning Theft
11:15 pm the Murdochs
12 Midnight Hello Nurse
And afterwards... stay til late for the Trey Anastasio concert afterparty, with a live performance from Lotus...the Hard Place:CRASH MANSION is at 199 Bowery at Spring St.... you can take the F to Second Ave., the 6 to Spring St, the J & M to Delancey, or check out the map....http://blvdnyc.com/map.html
Come early and take advantage of free drinks courtesy of Crash Mansion... tip your bartenders!
Click me for directions
The Rock: "Coke Dick" (9 pm)
Coke Dick - AKA... are going to Europe on tour soon. This is their last performance in New York before the trip. Get here early.
Coke Dick is very mysterious....
The Rock: the GoStation (9:45 pm)
Grounded in the slick streets and liquor-fueled venues of NYC, the GoStation consistently twists rock and pop conventions into bright new forms, echoing sonic sentiments that stretch from mid-'90s Manchester to modern-day Manhattan. Since its 2003 inception, the band has played consistently around its native metropolis, bringing its music and its universal message to the people - proving in the live setting that a melody or a beat is no more tied to its place of origin than the mind that envisions it.
for more on the GoStation click me...
The Rock: Morning Theft (10:30 pm)
Morning Theft come to "Between (A Rock And A Hard Place)" celebrating the recent release of their new CD. Their intense live show is not to be missed, and make sure to pick up a copy of their new disc."With their second release, 'The News Says It’s Raining In New York', the New York based Morning Theft have...the quiet/loud Pixies influence that is consistent throughout the album and that is one of the bands stronger aspects...Morning Theft accomplishes exactly what they should on a young sophomore release...the influence is theirs alone, as their songwriting and musicianship play host to their own collaboration. "The News Says It’s Raining In New York" is a solid album from start to finish, showcasing the bands love of layering strumming guitars, as well as their roller coaster ability to take you from quite whisper to distorted scream, while perhaps one of the strongest aspects of the album is the desire it leaves for more, and the promise it shows from a band coming into their own."-- review by Jim Pike, http://www.silentuproar.com
More on Morning Theft...
the Rock: the Murdocks (11:15 pm)
MURDOCKS released their Debut EP on Surprise Truck entertainment last year - and what a year it has been. One year and more than one hundred live performances later these indie-garage-punks from Austin, TX are in the studio recording their first LP, to be released in March of 2005. Since it's release, the MURDOCKS EP has been met with critical acclaim and has gone into regular rotation at 182 radio stations across North America - 70 of which reported high or medium rotation (pushing the release to #80 on the CMJ charts). Not bad for a band you've never heard of right? The band followed the EP's release with 3 successful national tours and 3 festival showcases (CMJ in New York, South By Southwest in Austin, and The New Music Festival in Dallas). Soon after that the band signed on with manager Kenny Vest (3 Doors Down, 12 Stones, and lots of other really terrible bands) who unknowingly paid to record a track for a split 7 inch due out on November 1 on New York City's Cant Afford Em Records. With press, radio, and tour promotion in place MURDOCKS prepare for the release of their debut album (In stores nationally on April 19), and 4th national tour to follow.
learn more about the Murdocks...
The Rock: Hello Nurse (12 Midnight)
Hello Nurse is a young, catchy melodic rock band basedin Brooklyn with a growing following of loyal fans. We promise minimal amounts of the requisite NYCmoping, preening, and posing. In addition, noeyeliner has been harmed in the making of a HelloNurse song. Instead, expect a high-energy rock showreplete with sweaty singalong choruses. Audiencemembers should feel free to attire themselves in themanner of hospital workers.
Click here for info on Hello Nurse...
Between (a Rock and a Hard Place) is New York Underbelly's live rock party - now at our new venue, Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery at Spring.
Next up, we've got great bands coming:
5-20 Teenage Prayers, Chillum, Seems So Bright, and Supagroup (Midnight album release party!) PLUS Beck listening party with giveaways!
5-27 Jason Brody, P.S., the Good North, and special guests
6-3 Special LATE Show with Like Yesterday and special guests!
6-10 Black Cat Revolver and special guests
6-17 the Subjects and special guests
6-24 Gordo Gringo (album release party!) and special guests
stay tuned for July...and the summer is looking very hot...To hear about the bands and other parties first click here to get on the email list!
Rock Fridays @ Crash Mansion
May Calendar:
5-6 PRIVATE FUNCTION
5-13 Rock all night long...
- 9 PM "Coke Dick" - secret name of you-know-who (last show before European Tour)
- 9:45 the GoStation
- 10:30 Morning Theft
- 11:15 the Murdochs
DJ Mako spins rock favorites all night...
After midnight: Trey Anastasio Afterparty! Live peformance by Lotus at 1 am...5-20 Early Show with a Midnight Special - plus Beck new album listening party with giveaways!
- 8 PM Teenage Prayers
- 8:45 Heroes in the Seaweed
- 9:30 Chillum
- 10:15 Seems So Bright
- Midnight - Supagroup
DJ Nick Cain spins great rock and cuts from the new Beck album all night...
and at Midnight: Supagroup special set and CD release party!
5-27 Memorial Day Weekend Special!
- 9 PM Jason Brody
- 9:45 P.S.
- 10:30 MYTVS
- 11:15 the Good North
To get on the Guest List, just email RSVP@NewYorkUnderbelly.com with the show and the names of your guests...
