La Strada returns to the Mercury Lounge, Thursday, November 21st, to celebrate their friends, Frances' record release. Here's more about La Strada: Brooklyn band La Strada offers a big, genre-bending stew of indie rock, European folk, and baroque pop. The L Magazine, which named La Strada as a NYC Band You Need to Hear, says, "One of the most promising bands in the city. Think Beirut and Neutral Milk Hotel, with more of a focus on traditional Americana. "The seven-piece band's sound is driven by soaring vocal harmonies, accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, and a 3-piece string section of violin, viola and cello. Formed in the spring of 2007, the band is currently completing its first EP and focuses on playing to the lively audiences of Brooklyn and Manhattan,“ at venues like Mercury Lounge, Southpaw, Union Hall, and The Music Hall of Williamsburg. La Strada is the romance of old-world instrumentation through new world amplification, transporting audiences to the hills of the Balkans, a street corner in Paris, and back to your window overlooking the Brooklyn skyline. As the Huffington Post says, "La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do."

www.myspace.com/lastradanyc

Low Water has just released the first video from their upcoming CD "Twisting the Neck of the Swan" (Jan '09). "Go" was choreographed by Stephanie Sleeper of modern-dance troupe sleepdance, and features 12 dancers in several rooftop locations throughout Brooklyn. It was shot and directed by bassist Dave Rubin. Along with organizing the dancers, Sleeper designed and hand-made the costumes and also helped in the final editing process. She also brought in collaborator Stephanie Griffin, a founding member of the Momenta Quartet, who put together a string section especially for the score (which was written by Rubin as well). The video is a live-action representation of the CD cover, and is reminiscent of 70's and 80's Hipgnosis album cover design. A CD release event will take place Thurs., Dec. 4th at Public Assembly in Williamsburg, and will also feature Heidi Sidelinker, Rich Girls, Breaking Laces and a special performance by sleepdance.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsUY8WtK-qc

www.myspace.com/lowwater

Come out and celebrate! Todd's special Birthday performance is Nov. 17 at Rockwood Music Hall. Diane Birch, from S-Curve Records, will take the stage shortly after at 11pm for another spectacular performance! A great night of music and fun you don't want to miss!

Todd Alsup w/Band
Monday, November 17 at 10pm
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
No cover! 18+ with valid ID

Todd is fresh off a NACA showcase, where he was enthusiastically received by the Northeastern College crowd! Todd has also been featured in the Nov. 8 issue of Billboard Magazine in the Music Underground section. Check it out!

www.myspace.com/toddalsup

We know it's a Monday, but don’t miss your chance to see some of the best live bands of NYC, presented by Live Nation. These bands have been written up all over Deli, Spin, NME, Billboard Magazine, in the recent months, and are truly unique and incredible.

Doors are at 6pm. ALL AGES. FREE ADMIN W/ STUDENT ID. $7 TICKETS AT THE DOOR. or buy tickets at www.livenation.com.

TIGERCITY (headliner)
GLINT
APACHE BEAT
MIXEL PIXEL
LISTENING PARTY (on tour with WOLF PARADE)

Glint will play at 9pm sharp.

"Can We Go Back Where We Began?", The Karl Walters Jr Trio's new album, sounds just like a dream date you'd have with Karl himself. Dig:

1. Karl shows up to your house half an hour late. Before you can express your displeasure, Karl angrily kisses your neck. You're shocked, excited, and curious.

2. Karl whisks you off to the local YMCA. It's karaoke night. Karl sings a hearttfelt version of "Me So Horny" and dedicates it to you. You're touched...and aroused.

3. During the delicious Taco Bell dinner Karl treats you to, an old woman presents you with a collection of bootlegged DVDs. Karl valiantly buys you a copy of "Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer." How could Karl have known the arson that led to the formative years you spent in juvenile hall was enflamed by a fixation on The Human Torch? Karl's gift DVD is both thoughtful and seductive.

4. Amid the swirling delight of King Cobra in the park, Karl pulls you close to confess a deep, dark secret, to reveal the crux of his being: he isn't wearing any underwear. You inspect. He wasn't lying.

5. After watching a serendipitously romantic episode of "Moesha", Karl again whisks you, only this time the destination is the attic room of his mother's house, or "Chatoad de Karl", as he calls it. He gallantly gives you your choice of top or bottom bunk. You wisely choose the top.

www.kwjtro.com

ALEXIS STAR LIVE ! @ CRASH MANSION Wednesday, November 19th @ 8:30pm.
Come See VH1's Suggested Artist of the Year, Live ! Voted No. 1 Female Pop Artist in New York by OurStage ! First 50 people to come receive a free CD. There will be more bands to follow!

199 Bowery @ Spring Street
F,V to 2nd Ave., 6 to Spring, R,W to Prince St., B,D to Grand
$10 Cover, Be There !

Post election party!! Come out and celebrate our New President Elect Barack Obama!! There will be 5 bands playing! What’s a better way tocelebrate than listening to live music, having some drinks and
enjoying a venue full of cool people!!! The first 50 people to come get a free CD.


For more info please visit:
www.CrashMansion.com - (212) 982 0740
www.AlexisStar.net

Rooted in the New York City Music scene for the last few years, British singer / songwriter Nick Howard caps off a jam packed year with a show at Mercury Lounge. In 2008 alone, Nick has been showcased by MTV, Vogue Magazine, Bloomingdales, Fox, Comcast, ABC, the BBC and Lifetime and has had several of his songs featured in shows such as The Hills, Army Wives and Scrubs as well as in movies such as My Sassy Girl and Knuckle Draggers. With sold out shows across the US and in his native UK, the music of Nick Howard continues to entertain audiences all over the world.

www.nickhowardmusic.com

Check out the new video for our song "Rio", directed by Patryk Rebisz. It was shot over the course of three days in New York City. Cheers!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzqFE4_TOv0

www.myspace.com/thevanguardatmyspace

DAMN GLAD
NOT FOR NOTHING
Arrives Friday, November 14th, 2008

Finally!! The long awaited follow up "Not For Nothing" from DAMN GLAD arrives Friday, November 14th, 2008. BUY YOUR COPY at CDBABY.COM or on the DG official website at www.damnglad.com. Individual tracks are available for download at myspace.com/damnglad.

DG has reached new musical heights with "Not For Nothing". The new record solidifies their power and honesty as a great upcoming rock group. With songs ranging from tough grooving toe tappers, soulful ballads to dark melodic rock with inspiration and purpose. Watch the video for "Giddyup!" HERE.

COME CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF
"NOT FOR NOTHING"

Friday, December 5th @ 10pm
Don Hills
511 Greenwich St., NYC

www.damnglad.com

Miracles of Modern Science began life in 2004 as a sea-shanty-spouting string band at Princeton University, formed by orchestra drop-outs and jazz band rejects. In 2005, they found a drummer and plugged their miniature orchestra into amps.

MOMS pieced together their debut EP in dorm rooms and basements over the course of the past year. Its combination of post-rock explosions, anthemic pop vocals, and antique textures makes for a sound lost in time – this is how a Civil War string band might have imagined the music of the far-distant 1980s, or how Devo might have entertained at a Lincoln benefit.

Now they are releasing it as a free download on Amazing Wow, a new label that rejects the notion of "piracy," and puts out all of its releases for free online.

You can download the EP HERE.

www.myspace.com/miraclesofmodernscience

Chase Walhalla started his music career in a basement in Long Island. Mixing many styles and eras Walhalla brings a new sound for the new dawn.

myspace.com/chasewalhallamusic

From the LES: "Sexy, up-and-coming rock phenoms, the Hot Left, with their mysteriously provocative name, played hard and hot, and left the audience screaming last night at Arlene's Grocery. And for your audioerotic pleasure, cds were offered as gratis with handmade drawings all featuring inspiration from the Hot Left diaries - we blushingly tried asking for explanations, but they weren't telling." -Demetria Chappo

www.thehotleft.com

We know its a Monday, but don’t miss your chance to see some of the best live bands of NYC, presented by Live Nation. These bands have been written up all over Deli, Spin, NME, Billboard Magazine, in the recent months, and are truly unique and incredible. Doors are at 6pm.

ALL AGES. FREE ADMIN W/ STUDENT ID. $7 TICKETS AT THE DOOR. or buy tickets at www.livenation.com

TIGERCITY (headliner) http://www.myspace.com/tigercity
GLINT http://www.myspace.com/glintonline
APACHE BEAT http://www.myspace.com/thisisapachebeat
MIXEL PIXEL http://www.myspace.com/mixelpixel
LISTENING PARTY (on tour with WOLF PARADE)
http://www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomlisteningparty

Glint will play at 9pm sharp.

Full-band show with singer / songwriter Todd Alsup. Come out and celebrate Todd's birthday at downtown NYC's hottest live music venue with a full-set of original tunes. He will be sharing the Rockwood stage with S-Curve Records recording artist Diane Birch - an amazing singer / songwriter whose new album is due out soon. NO COVER!

196 Allen Street- Don't miss it!

The news keep getting better! Todd is honored to announce that he is featured in this week's Billboard Magazine (the November 8th issue currently on stands). He was blessed recently to be selected as a Billboard Underground aritst and was interviewed last week by columnist Katie Hasty. The article profiles my career and appears in a regular column devoted to showcasing unsigned artists. This is huge exposure for him and he couldn't be more excited about it. Thanks so much to my good friends Michele Larsen and Mike Nass for helping to make this happen. Check it out!

We're pretty chuffed to announce that we're playing at the best live music venue in New York City, The Mercury Lounge. November 10th at 9pm. Please save the date and please, please tell every one you know to come to the gig.

- Viva la Voxys!

"Formed in New York City in 2008, The Voxys' sound has been described as '60s-inspired garage pop. This four piece consists of Julian Colin Sylvester and Trevor Murphy on guitars and vocals and with an air-tight rhythm section provided by William McCormack on bass and Chad Flewwelling on drums. With influences from British invasion to Madchester. These lads make no nonsense music that they want to listen to."

www.thevoxys.co.uk

November 2, 2008 (New York, NY) - Radian Records announces the anticipated release of A Scene Unseen, a new album by East Village artist Lola Johnson. Although the album will not be released until January 2009, the final track of the album, 'Til Another Day has a special significance for the November elections. Johnson's next live performance will be Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. in R Bar on the Bowery.

This is what Johnson had to say about the track, 'Til Another Day: I only hope that this song is taken as a realistic representation of society. It's for the young and old, those struggling to find an identity amongst millions. We're being put in a box, without even knowing "Why?" and "What box?". During this election and ones before, we're always settling, choosing the better over the worst. Our settled upon choice forces Us to put trust in people who divide Us more than bring Us together.

While outrunning convenient genre labels, Lola journeyed from singer-songwriter open mics in Boston, got Anti-folk at the Sidewalk Cafe, sang the blues in Baltimore, and jazz on the Bayou. A troubadour’s life is one of meaningful transience, where Lola has had her share. Darting between city and country life, she has adeptly dodged the trappings of each in the nick of time. Together, Radian Records and Lola Johnson have worked with many other inspiring musicians to create a timeless and inspired body of work that fans and new listeners can look forward to.

Bugs in the Dark rocks the stage at Lit Lounge on Friday 11/7 at 11pm. We will be releasing a super cool new video for our song "Paranoia" of our new CD Grand Ave. Special treat - Julia Lomax will be on the drums all the way from Los Angeles! Come on out and lets party hard in the dirty basement.

myspace.com/bugsinthedark

Brooklyn dream-pop band Bell Hollow have issued three free remix mp3s on RCRD LBL: www.bellhollow.com /remixes. The latest, "Getting On In Years (Phofo Remix)" by indie-pop / hip-hop producer Phofo (Paul Barman, MF Doom, Brittle Stars, I Am the World Trade Center, My Favorite, CBS cartoon Sushi Pack, etc.), revving up the song to a groovy froth spiced with peppy horns and a summery dance beat. As with the previous two remixes in this series (Nine Inch Nails remixer Halo33's sombre, cinematic reworking of "Eyes Like Planets," and synth-pop duo Project Jenny, Project Jan's enchanting orchestral take on "Copper Crayon"), this track is available for free download on RCRD LBL, and will also be featured on Bell Hollow’s digital-only "Foxgloves Extras" EP (five03 Records) next month, along with unreleased studio tracks and a forthcoming remix of "Lowlights" by Cruel Black Dove. After two regional North American tours during 2008, and a recent unplugged performance at the Bush Tetras benefit in NYC, Bell Hollow are busy working on new demos.

Bell Hollow page on RCRD LBL: http://bellhollow.rcrdlbl.com.
Phofo website: http://phofo.com.

Since they last played in NYC, Arizona have been sharpening their talons at Sugar Hollow in the hills east of Asheville. A new album, a new sound, a new experience. Glowing Bird (Echo Mountain) has been given life and emerged from the egg. Now, after two weeks traveling through the country, Arizona have deemed their talons sharp enough to bring it on home. The brand new lineup will be playing this Friday with Fredrik, Cinemasophia, and good friend MacGregor Burns.

Doors Open at 8pm. Mac then Cine then AZ then Fred.
$7

www.arizonatheband.com

Although Natalie Walker is known for her melancholy electronic tinged music, her live show explodes with electricity that is far beyond minimal or simplistic. With influences that range from Radiohead to The Talking Heads she and her incredible four piece Brooklyn based band are sure to always give a performance that is never short of stunning, unexpected & memorable.

www.myspace.com/nataliewalkermusic

We are back at the Annex with our new friends Zero Spanish, for the ClubNME showcase. Doors open at 8:30, with bands at 9 and 10. Come celebrate this great gig with us and hear much of our new album in progress! Who loves you? Automatic Children. Everybody wants one!

www.automaticchildren.com

Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club, a rock band from Brooklyn, will finish their second month-long residency of the year at NYC’s The Living Room on Wednesday, October 29. The Liars Club has appeared every Wednesday in October at 10 PM (with the exception of the 22nd) and is also proud to announce its debut at Bowery Ballroom on Nov. 21 with Pete and J and The Paper Raincoat.

The Liars Club has been making a lot of noise both in and out of New York over the last year. After a wildly successful Monday night residency at the Living Room this past June, the band was part of a sold-out, Saturday night bill in July at Mercury Lounge. They have played a number of shows in cities all over the east coast including Boston Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Richmond, Raleigh, Wilmington and Nashville. The Liars Club has opened for The Wallflowers and singer-songwriter Gary Jules (“Mad World,” Donnie Darko soundtrack) and Cubeta has also performed solo on two occasions in support of former Pushstars lead singer Chris Trapper. In December, Cubeta released the Change EP to a packed crowd at The Living Room. The band has also drawn big crowds at some of the city’s most lively rooms including Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos, Crash Mansion, The Bitter End and Trash.

For more information, please contact the band’s manager Danny Lanzetta at 914-475-8070 or at dlanzetta@galuminumfoil.com.

Chris Cubeta and The Liars Clubs with Pete and J and The Paper Raincoat

Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St., NYC
Nov. 21
Doors at 8 PM

Frontman CHiF received critical acclaim with his debut EP LiL CHiF “Soon Come” and has now turned the heat up with this sophomore release.

Described as AfRaPunK, it blends punk rebellion with hip hop swagger all mixed in an East London melting pot.

“Put Em Up” celebrates being young, going out with your mates and generally having a good time, with big drums, catchy lyrics and thrashy guitars.

Having already gotten London talking, CHiF has shifted his attention across the pond. With a new New York band (got twins for drums n bass) and rock child Zach on guitars, the gigs are swinging.

Come check us out at Fortune Cookie Lounge on Thurs 30th Oct.

www.myspace.com/theclownprincecometh

Mike Krum's music is straight out of the hard long island beaches. Based now out of Carrol Gardens Brooklyn, he has maintained his beach roots in the city. Mind you, this is not mellow beach music. It is straight in your face. To get an idea of this music you can see his band performing at Webster Hall, Thursday November 9th at 7:00pm sharp. Also playing are, People in Planes and the Toadies. This is a don't miss show!!!!!!!!

www.mikekrum.com

Hey homies!! We are playing a show today, Wed 10/29 at a new spot called the Bell House in Park Slope, down by the canal. It is NOT 21+, we made sure of it. We are playing with the Essex Green (Merge Records). I think it starts pretty early, and we are playing first, like at 8pm. Hope to see you, as we will pretty much be in Europe until the end of December!!!

www.thebellhouseny.com
149 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Aves)
Brooklyn, NY 11215