4.26 The Music Matters Pregaming
A playlist to get you pumped for our three-night event at Arlene's Grocery
HAPPY FRIDAY!
No itinerary this week, just an invitation to get properly pumped for THE MUSIC MATTERS—NYC, our three-evening event going down May 5th, 6th and 7th at the iconic Arlene’s Grocery.
We’re super proud of and pumped on these bills (perhaps our best work yet?!), and as.a reminder, this isn’t just a handful of exceptionally rad concerts but a set of shows that will be filmed and recorded for a future compilation album and doc!
Show up, show love and get your claps and woohoos and yeehaws and everything else ON THE ACTUAL RECORD, all starting NEXT SUNDAY.
5.5 THE MUSIC MATTERS Nite One w/ TVOD, Tetchy, A Very Special Episode, Tilden, Big Girl @ Arlene’s Grocery - TIX HERE
5.6 THE MUSIC MATTERS Nite Two w/ Mary Shelley, Two-Man Giant Squid, partygirl, NEVVA, O. Wake @ Arlene’s Grocery - TIX HERE
5.7 THE MUSIC MATTERS Nite Three w/ SKORTS, Night Spins, Go HOme, Jelly Kelly, AVATAREDEN @ Arlene’s Grocery @ Arlene’s Grocery - TIX HERE
Get in the zoooone via the playlist from our pal/producer Marc Seligman (hi Marc!) below and pick up your tix now!
Can’t even express how stoked we are for these shows. Would be truly thrilled beyond belief for your support and really, really happy to see you there <3
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don’t miss your last chance to check out ‘No Earplugs Required’ — the very rad art show from the very talented musician and visual artist Lucas Price (of TV Moms) at C5BK featuring incredible abstract paintings of individuals in creative communities from Brooklyn to Baltimore to Berlin. The closing party is TOMORROW NIGHT at 6 p.m.! Go support, celebrate, say hi and see what familiar faces you spot on this rad wall of fame. It’s a really, really cool show — and an absolute honor to be included.
ICYMI we released not one but TWO editions of THE RIDER this week. From parrots to peppers, lizards to LOTR memes, check out these Top 10s to find out what the members of both Debbie Dopamine and Ilithios are currently all about.
RELEASE RADAR
New(ish) stuff from local (+ occasionally, once-local) artists we love, listed in no particular order whatsoever:
“Wrong Time” // Recess
“Better For You” // Savoir Adore
“Someone to Love” // Aisle Knot
“Martian Wisconsin” // Nihiloceros
Live at Main Drag // Locations
“Middle Management” video // Proper.
“Somewhere Else” // Telescope Club
IT’S HAPPENIN’
5.11 Alive with the Glory of Love Fest: BdBK and All Killer No Filler Present Live Band Pop-Punk/Emo Karaoke @ Rubulad - tix here
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