A little South Asian flair this week with band names, band members, and band music at various stages of the evening all drawing from the well.... Siddhartha from Detroit kicks off, followed by Not Now Right Now with their release party! Butterthief and WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice follow to bring the noise... As always... Come early and stay late... we're going all night....Our rock and roll lineup for this week: DJ spins before, between and after... with some surprises for you! The basic details are: Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 after; otherwise, after 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of beer! Crash Mansion is located at 199 Bowery - that's Bowery and Spring... click on the left for more deets. Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunder belly.com and we'll put you on the list.... |
 the Rock: Siddhartha (9:00 pm) all the way from Detroit "People seem to want to say this group is the new answer to The Doors, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Its only because they have never heard of Love. People in this city have been saying this the entire trip." They've played all over Detroit, LA, San Francisco and elsewhere and are in heavy rotation on KROQ. They've been mentioned in SPIN.COM regarding an upcoming Madonna tribute compilation, on which they'll appear next to Devendra Banhart. They've shared the bill with THE GO, THE SIGHTS, DETROIT COBRAS and many more notable bands at venues such as the Magic Stick, Lager House, Blind Pig, etc. They've also been given almost $10,000 in clothing from Juicy Couture (sponsorship). more about the band on tour... |
 The Rock: Not Now Right Now (9:45 pm) release party from our friends.... Urgency. Not Now Right Now take the stage with the subtlety of a pipe bomb. Songs explode from part to part with dizzying texture, the breakneck changes whipping around Anupum Mehrota's lyrical acrobatics in a blur of sweat, hair, and righteous rage. There is palpable danger; it's like catching a wanted political dissident haranguing the mob with a megaphone. He's calling out our society's unbridled avarice, its duplicitous leaders, and a media that submits itself to power over truth; blowing Chomsky and Foucault like Coltrane did Favorite Things. The band affirms these jackhammer words with jagged power chords and fits of anarchic drumming. You get the feeling this sonic tornado could spill off the stage at any moment. While the vocal attack calls to mind a drum solo, the physicality of Apurva's guitar playing generates sounds and rhythms no one else can conjure. David wields the bass like a lead guitar, providing the perfect counterpoint to Apurva's manic strumming. And it's been said that no producer today would allow Keith Moon to do his thing, but Andy's take-no-prisoners drumming aims to prove that wrong. The music is fresh; you know you haven't heard this before. It's punk for the hip hop generation, political poetry for the genuinely outraged, funk for meth-eatin' bikers. Now the song builds to an enormous chorus. The shout-along anthems slam the air like a thousand fists at a protest rally. This is a challenge. Stop. Recognize the soft-sell atrocities that are being carried out in your name. Start digging for truth and refuse to look the other way. Stop reflexively trusting what those in power have to say. Stand up and make yourself heard. Not now, right now. Not Now Right Now on Myspace... |
 The Rock: Butterthief (10:30 pm) previewing songs from their forthcoming EP "...Butterthief, Manish Tandon's cutting-edge NYC quartet, is like a soft explosion. With an alternative indie sound that crosses the bridge from dreamy, melodic themes to surf/spy music, Butterthief is edgy, artistic and inspired." -SKRATCH MAGAZINE Versatile without struggling to be, butterthief organically intertwines elements of Brit rock, post-punk and garage rock, creating a sound that is difficult to pigeon-hole but has no problem getting stuck in your head. Catchy hooks, atmospheric guitars and counterpoint harmonies set the stage for story-telling lyrics influenced by eastern philosophy and fueled by social activism. The result is a sound dynamic enough to keep even the most fickle iPod shufflers glued to their tunes. The band is currently in the studio producing their debut EP with world-renowned record producer Tim O'Heir who's credits include the All American Rejects, Morphine, Sebadoh, Stellastar, Say Anything and many more. Butterthief's website tells it all.... |
 The Rock: WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice (11:15 pm) Jersey City boys WJ & The Sweet Sacrifice are taking you on a trip to doom country. Lately more on the doom, then the country. but whatever. we do what we want. we'll rip your faces off. Learn more about WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice. |
Labels: Butterthief, Not Now Right Now, Siddhartha, underbelly, WJ and the Sweet Sacrifice
posted by Jeremy Kagan @ 9/25/2007 12:26:00 PM
