TURNTABLE TUESDAYS!

HIYOOOO! Happy Tuesday!

9.14.10
Modest Mouse has finally rescheduled! woot! Tonight, they will be performing on the Williamsburg Waterfront - doors at 5pm and tickets are available at TicketMaster for only $36! Anyone want to take us?! We'd looove to go. :)

Formed in 1993, this band from Washington was one of the first to lead mainstream music into the indie rock scene. Check out their song Autumn Beds from their new album No One's First and You're Next. It's kind of the best into to fall - we know we're looking forward to sweater weather.


9.16.10

Tall Tall Trees will be performing at Rockwood Music Hall! We saw them first early this year at a Lady Rizo & The Assettes Show at the Highline Ballroom and they were FANTASTIC! (OH, side note, definitely book your Lady Rizo Tickets for October 30th - they will sell out and she is HOOT! and dead sexy.)

Tall Tall Trees have that bluegrass country sound we like and we think you'll like too. Go onto their myspace page and check out their cover of Madonna's Borderline song. TTT isn't well known right now, but they definitely keep us bopping our heads, especially when the cover Madge.



DID WE MISS SOMETHING AWESOME?!

If there are any important shows that you'd like us to blog about or if you are a band yourself and want some free blog love, write to us at S&BRunThisCity@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you and feature you on Turntable Tuesdays - YES YOU!!

-S&B

TURNTABLE TUESDAYS!

Just a little follow up to last week - we went to see the Local Natives at The Beach @ Governors Island on Saturday. Albeit a short show for how long it takes to get there, get settled in the sand with friends n' hunnies and after two hours, have to pack it up and head back home; it is definitely on our top 10 list of things to do for some NYC summer fun. At The Beach you grab a pint (eh hem, plastic party cup) of Six Point Ale, a Motz Burger (with a fixin's station, hello!) and chill out in the sand while listening to some really great music.

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Now for this week - Funny enough, the concert we are going to feature as the 'Must See' for the week is the Brooklyn Based, Grizzly Bear. The have a very similar sound and vibe to the Local Natives and dominate with their vocal harmonies and use of traditional and electric instruments.

Since their inception in 2004, Grizzly Bear has come out with three albums, two EP's and in 2008 played at a five day concert with Paul Simon and opened for Radiohead on their second leg of their North American tour. Since then, they have been noted by Jay-Z as "incredible" and he hoped that the indie rock scene would continue to push & influence hip-hop.

Show deets: The Beach @ Governors Island - Thursday, August 12th, 8PM.
Sorry to break your heart, but the show is SOLD OUT - but don't cry, you can score some sweetly cheap tix on cragislist for as little as $33 beans - just gotta act FAST - click 'er here!

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If you're looking to kick up your party scene and really get down and boogie, check out The Twelves from Rio, Brazil at an S&B fav spot, Santos Party House! They are classified as Electro-Pop and definitely know how to keep our bodies rocking. The Twelves played SXSW and Spin Magazine made them one of their nine unknown acts to watch at the event. Their live show is based on some sick musical improv blending live keyboards, drum machines, mash ups and remixing on the spot. Click for Tix!

Check their song Seven, kinda makes us wanna shout "Is that you, Billy Ray?!"

Show deets: Santos Party House - $12! Thursday, August 12th, doors at 10pm (21+, sorry kids!)


Hope you enjoy our picks for the week!

-S&B

ANNOUNCEMENT - GO SEE IPPAZZI TONIGHT

Hello all - this is somewhat of an emergency - ONE HALF HOUR LEFT TO BUY ADVANCED TICKETS for tonight's show at Crash Mansion. There are three awesome bands that are performing: our friends Ippazzi, Emergency Service and the Andrew Wotman Band. We totally are there to see Ippazzi, not only because their song "You Say" is extremely chill, but their lead singer Greg Petronzi is SEXY!!! Ladies - word on the street is that he is single...

And as always - we don't just let you know about amazing bands that play, we usually tell you because it includes AN OPEN BAR sponsored by Three Olives. Yup - from 8 to 9pm. Holler. So get your groove and your drank on. Enjoy!!

CON ARTIST - EVERY WEDNESDAY!

If you're looking for something to do on Wednesdays, head to Con Artist on Ludlow for their Gallery Nights. Open 8 till late! It's actually a vintage store that has a good size back room utilized to feature different Artists weekly. (side note: we found Valentino & Givenchy ties for $40 & $55 - holler)
Chris Mendoza's Retrospective is the main event this week and we have had the pleasure of meeting him! We stopped into Con Artist last week for his debut and we LOVE his work. The man is seriously talented and famous his precise etch work. When asked how he gets is lines so perfectly fine, he replies "Sometimes I use a Metro Card". We tried to get an up close image of the detail but the iPhone only zooms in so far and you're just going to have to check it out for yourself.

Chris draws his inspiration from his Mayan and Spanish heritage and projects it through a Street Graffiti voice - his Mayan references are immediately apparent. (see 4 of 13 in Artworks) His father is an architect, so we can clearly see where he gets his artistic and technical talent from. This piece below is approximately 3 feet x 5 feet (maybe larger) and sells for around $7K. It is, hands down, our favorite. Anyone have an extra few grand they want to give us? We need something to decorate our S&B Run This City office with!

You have to....no, you MUST go see him. The artist that smells of sweet patchouli and has a great sense of humor is waiting for you tomorrow night with a cash bar (a little B.Y.O.B.) and some hot DJ's beats by Rage Johnson. Put this on your To-Do list ASAP.

-S&B

TURNTABLE TUESDAYS!

Welcome to our weekly and musically charged, Turntable Tuesdays!! We will recap a week in music, let you know about an amazing concert you need to put on your immediate calendar or give our 2-Cents on who's, literally, rocking our world!

Lady Gaga. We love you. You are not only rocking our world, but also those of parody artists! There are some serious youtubers out there that are cracking us up with their versions of her songs. Our favs are below:

#1 - Alejandro - La Coacha - hysterical
#2 - Bad Romance - The Sims!!
#3 - Just Dance - Mostly Ke$ha, but this guy is actually awesome

OK - Now for the local stuff -There are some great venues in and around the city I have found that host some sick (and basically free) shows.
The Rockwood: TONIGHT! 10PM - check out Michael Daves. He's a little twangy and a bit of bluegrass and that banjo can definitely get you going - Listen to his song "I've Endured". Michael has been noted to play with the comedic genius, Steve Martin - they can be seen here performing together on Letterman (Michael on the right playing guitar).
Cameo: TONIGHT! 11PM - In Williamsburg if you're willing to ::GASP:: take the train. As this article states, it was noted back in late late late 2008 for being the trending hot spot concert venue! We love it! Get on the train and go! Especially when our friends, The London Souls, are playing a show this evening! Their sound is a mix between garage & funk-rock that resonates through out your body and keeps you jamming.
GoodUnits: This opened earlier this year and I have been to three concerts so far: Semi Precious Weapons, Santigold & a 40 Drum Earth Day Celebration hosted by Loomstate - all of which have been amazing and usually have a vodka sponsored open bar for a few hours - but you've got to be on a list! If you have the invite in hand - RSVP to that sucker NOW and go! The good shows don't usually start until 12, but well worth the lack of sleep you'll get.

SUGGESTION! Go to see Michael Daves first and then skip over to Willyburg and check out The London Souls! - What a night!
We hope you can check out some good music this week and keep us posted on other bands and venues we should review.

See you next week!

- S&B