Growing @ Rockies Bar Death By Audio 3/31

The ever-prolific Growing has put out 4 studio albums since their start in 2003. Their 5th drops in April on Troubleman Unlimited's Megablade imprint. Taste the fruitful drone on Saturday at Rockies Bar (s. 5th st. & Kent Ave, Brooklyn) Death By Audio (49 S 2nd St btwn Wythe & Kent, Brooklyn). Ocrilim and Thrones are playing too.

RIYL: Merzbow, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Tortoise, Spacemen 3, Psychic Ills, Drone music

THE BLACK LIPS / THE PONYS @ Bowery Ballroom – 3/26/07

The Bowery Ballroom will be host to two of the hottest bands on the brink tonight in The Ponys and the Black Lips. The Black Lips have gained a huge amount of press/notoriety following breakout performances in last year’s CMJ Music Marathon and last week’s SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. You can read NYCUG’s previous post about them here. Chicago’s Ponys are former In The Red labelmates of the Black Lips and, like the Black Lips, they have made the jump to a larger label, in this case Matador. And while their music has certainly dropped off since their 2004 debut, they are still worth checking out live. Although, it must be said that their shows are either really good or really bad (i.e. stomping off the stage after 20 minutes for seemingly no reason) so be forewarned.


RIYL: The Dirtbombs, The Monks, Pavement

NO FUN FEST @ Tonic – 3/22

Tonic will be hosting a plethora of underground bands this week in their No Fun Festival series. Most notably, this Thursday will feature the likes of the legendary jack-of-all-trades Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth as well as underground artists such as Keith Fullerton Whitman, Prurient, and Burning Star Core among several others. You can expect to hear some tape music, experimental, avant-garde, and other noise sub-genres from this marathon. If you are an avid fan of these artists or are looking for a great introduction to the underground, you can’t miss.

OOIOO @ Knitting Factory 3/20

When she's not battling pink robots or drumming for Japanese experimental-rock all-stars Boredoms, Yoshimi P-We fronts her all-female side project, OOIOO (pronounced "oh-oh-eye-oh-oh"). Their latest effort, the impressive Taiga, was just released in the USA this past Fall. They'll be at Knitting Factory Tuesday night to show off their chops.

RIYL: Boredoms, Deerhoof, Blonde Redhead, Enon



Knitting Factory, Tuesday 3/20, 8pm. Buy tickets here.

The Double @ Cake Shop 3/16 & 3/17

As far as I'm concerned, The Double are the most underrated act signed to Matador Records (although it could possibly be argued that Dead Meadow hold this title). The Double may also boast the "least-easily-navigable-website" in indie rock. In any case, this Brooklyn quartet is playing 2 shows at Cake Shop thisweekend.

The Double make left-field pop music - allowing dissonant guitar & organ noise to creep into otherwise seemingly harmless melodies.
RIYL: Suicide, Liars, Black Dice, The Fall, Excepter, Animal Collective

Mike Wexler opens up the Friday show. Crystal Stilts and The Japanese Beetles open up the Saturday show. Both shows begin at 8pm.

"Black Diamond" live @ Tonic September '06: