Your local music blogger recommends
(Carefully selected by The Culture Of Me)
- Monday 12 May
- Duffy at Apollo Theater
- “This former teen pop star from Sweden is ready to take over the States. She drops her latest record on April 29 and will be tearing up the Manhattan Center later the same week. Electro-pop fans, rejoice!”
- Tuesday 13 May
- Black Kids & Cut Copy & Mobius Band at Studio B
- “The instantly refreshing and undeniably talented Black Kids have waves of praise following their debut album's release. Melbourne rockers Cut Copy have opened up for the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.”
- Thursday 15 May
- Bonde Do Role & The Death Set & Gang at The Bowery Ballroom
- “The last time we saw Brazil's Bonde Do Role, we couldn't stop smiling for a week. After Mariana Ribatsky left the group, they held a reality competition to find her replacement. Meet the two (!) winners tonight. Fun never gets lost in translation.”
- Monday 19 May
- The Mary Onettes & Blacklist at Mercury Lounge
- “The Mary Onettes are Swedish, while Blacklist is from New York. Both borrow heavily from New Order and The Cure, but neither are straight-up imitators. Soaring guitars and dreamy lyrics abound in both acts. We can't control our love for Blacklist.”
- Saturday 24 May
- Islands at Webster Hall
- “Montreal's kitchen-sink pop group Islands rose from the ashes of The Unicorns' demise. They recently completed their sophomore record Arm's Way, recorded in the same Washington-state converted barn that Elvis Presley used for his first record.”
- Monday 26 May
- White Williams at Knitting Factory New York
- “White Williams' debut album, Smoke, is a little like cooking with a madman. Mix together pop music from the last three decades (from Bowie to experimental electronic duo Blectum from Blechdom), heat it up for about an hour, and dig in.”
- Friday 30 May
- The Raconteurs & Black Lips at Terminal 5
- “Are you serious? You actually need a write-up of The Raconteurs? Please. Jack White, Brendan Benson, and Jack and Patrick from the Greenhornes are all unabashed rock royalty. There won't be an empty space in all of massive Terminal 5.”
