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Between (a Rock and a Hard Place)
kick off the evening or stay all night!
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June 6th, 2008
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Hey ***,
Another great evening of music - 4 great
bands return, with a new Afterparty by the
Crooked Disco DJs! We've waited a while for
the Picture to come back, and Man On Earth
will repeat their residency kick off
extravaganza with week #2... Killing Phantoms
and the Morning Code round out the evening!
DJ RekLES will be playing keep the night
rolling, mashing up the best music all
night... the fine DJ mixologists of Crooked
Disco take the late shift spinning their own
special blend...
As always drink your face off, dance your ass
off, and rock your... um... you know.
Our rock and roll lineup for this week:
09:00 pm - Man On Earth (residency)
09:45 pm - the Picture
10:30 pm - Killing Phantoms
11:15 pm - the Morning Code
Resident DJ RekLES plays before and between,
and after... the Crooked Disco DJs
Afterparty!
Come dance the night away! You'll be out very
late...
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly
list - $5
after; otherwise, after 11, it's $10 bucks. Come
early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay
late for the buckets of beer!
Crash Mansion is located at 199 Bowery - that's
Bowery and Spring... click on the link for
more deets.
Remember, RSVP
on our website and we'll put you on
the list....
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the Rock: Man On Earth (9:00 pm)
Residency week #2
All Music Guide once described Man On Earth's
sound as "melodic, post-Britpop sensibility
with sharper-edged American guitar muscle,
then tops it off with thoughtful lyrics.
Surprisingly mature and far-reaching, the
band is really too eclectic to simplify with
easy comparisons."
After a number of successful shows at NYC's
famous CBGB's the band was featured in
Current TV's documentary special on the
legendary club. As further spokesmen for the
NYC music scene, the band was featured on
FUSE TV for its participation in the Virgin /
Fuse TV sponsored Brit Bus Tour. Music from
the first album began appearing on thousands
of Independent Podcasts and the much praised
U.K. animated video for 'Come in Closer'
received over 100,000 plays through
manonearth.com including spins on Canada's
MUCH MUSIC's Groundbreaking video show the
Wedge. In Spring of 2006 the band released
'the Man On Earth EP'.
The lead track 'It feels like...' saw over
40,000 plays in four months on myspace and
appeared as the theme song in 2005's Indy
cult classic movie 'klayworld: off the
table'. The film pushed legal downloads of
the soundtrack way past 35,000 copies in just
3 months. The Man On Earth EP also features a
guest appearance by Stephen Pearcy from the
multi-platinum 80's metal band RATT on the
eclectic rock track 'So you're the genius
behind this?' The story was shortly after
featured in Metal Edge magazine. The band is
currenlty finishing their new album "Mass
Produced Popular Opinion" with top major
label Producer / Mixer Ken Lewis whose
credits include 6 Grammy's, 38 Gold and
Platinum albums / singles and 19 1 albums and
singles through his work with a wide array of
artists from John Legend, The Beastie Boys,
Lenny Kravitz and Soul Asylum to Kanye West,
Jay-Z and Usher among many others.
The band also just released their new video
"Hold Your Breathe and Brace for the Crash"
where they applied a guerrilla technique to
locations around NYC without any permits; the
Brooklyn Bridge, Union Square, meatpacking
district, Times Square, and a rooftop. The
concept was to simply let the cameras roll
and capture the moment. Watch the video now
below...
Man on Earth - watch the new video!
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the Rock: the Picture (9:45 pm)
-sniff- we've missed these guys...
NYC's The Picture blends layers of sonic
indie rock with a dose of Brit-pop. Led by
Robert Abel of NY and Chris Buckle of
Liverpool, England, the band brings to mind
melodies of new wave modern rock from the
early 80's, with an approach reminiscent of
the shoegazers and the late 60's wall of sound.
In early 2006 the band released their
self-titled EP, which in part was recorded
with two-time Grammy nominated producer
Carmen Rizzo and top engineer Andrew Scheps
.The success of the EP led to the signing to
Indie pioneers Lovely Recordings that
released their first album "Connect" in
December 06.
The Picture has since toured the UK twice and
throughout the US developing loyal fans and
friends along the way. The "Connect" album
featured the song Blind Side, which received
significant radio play on specialty and
college radio.
2007 brought a new anticipated album, "Drift
Away". Described as "addictive" by the New
York Post, the Brooklyn based band again
successfully bridges the US/UK gap by
intertwining layers of sonic indie rock with
a dose of Brit-pop. The Picture's songs hit
with the urgency of a NYC cabdriver,
elevating their perfect-pop decadence above
their contemporaries. Working with Andrew
Scheps, (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, Johnny
Cash, U2, etc.) "Drift Away" features the
title track along with fan-favorites Arrested
and Turn It On.
more info about the Picture
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the Rock: Killing Phantoms (10:30 pm)
Phoung and the gang...
Rocking you gently. And sometimes hard.
Killing Phantoms grew out of a common idea of
making music that would soundtrack your life,
with songs that won't leave your head, and a
sound that helps soothe your soul. Phuong
Nguyen came fresh from singing/songwriting as
Phuong You Norway straight out of Minneapolis
when he moved to New York in 2004 with a head
full of Beatles harmonies and Big Muff fuzz,
only to meet John LaBombard, guitarist in the
most classic of veins, at a completely random
party in Spanish Harlem. Several stolen
drinks later, through hazy dreams and bold
claims, they hashed out the plan for what
would be Killing Phantoms. However, it took
John's younger sister, Mags LaBombard, to lay
down the low end with taut precision and
indie sensibility to bring the band to
fruition. Along the way, they wooed shirtless
drummer extraordinaire Jonathan Curtiss by
serendipity and freakishly good Mike (also of
the LaBombard clan) to contribute suave
piano/keys/saxophone to complete the sound.
After splitting from the ashes of their
former bands, they cut their teeth around
NYC's clubs through 2006/2007, and released a
self-titled full-length album in October
2007. An EP recorded earlier in the year with
Ray Ketchem of Elk City, titled Orange Road,
is being mastered with expected release by
early 2008. Sax man Mike departed for the
southern hospitality below the Mason-Dixon
line in April of '08. The Phantoms continue
to rock with new songs and plans to record
late in the year. Stick it on your tongue and
rub it all around.
all about Killing Phantoms
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the Rock: the Morning Code
debuting a new addition to the musical team
The Morning Code is a modern alternative rock
band from New York City.
The members of The Morning Code like to play
and would love to see you at one of their shows.
The members of The Morning Code like you.
Superhero Complex, the debut album from The
Morning Code combines elements of modern rock
bands like Muse and Coldplay while sharing
the influences from earlier artists such as
The Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead.
Superhero Complex is focused around emotional
melodies, climactic song structures and
roaring guitars to create a powerful effect
for the listener.
the details of the Morning Code...
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Afterparty: the Crooked Disco DJ's
electro, baltimore, and even more... stay for the late shift
Crooked Disco began out of a simple love for
all types of music. DJ Morsy (nanachill) and
Chris Lehault (freenyc - and in dire need of
a cooler moniker) wanted to revive the old
one room party days where you could here
various genres of music throughout the night.
The product is Crooked Disco, an audio
assault of electro, hip hop, mash-ups,
techno, breaks, and whatever else suits our
fancy. Combine that with our commitment to
bringing the finest visual artist out each an
every month and you've got something unlike
any other event going on in nightlife today.
Be on the look out for lots more Crooked
Disco in 2008 as we're just getting warned up
Crooked Disco details
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Your calendar of rock...
Coming up:
6-13 Friday the 13th - Good luck for
you - Man on Earth, the Fire and Reason,
(residency kickoff!), Greg Baldwin and the
Aesthetics, and special guests plus the
Jupiter Crash Afterparty!
6-20 KHZ Release bash with End of an
Era, special guests, and special
FreeIndie.com Afterparty!
6-27 Double Your Pleasure Release
Party with releases from Polly Ammo and Watt
Wyatt, plus Black Taxi and the Fire and
Reason (residency)
and plenty more great shows coming up this
summer!
7-11 LAMC special show - featuring
rock en espanol!
7-18 Goth night with Entertainment (GA.),
Funeral Crashers, Bell Hollow, and Soren
Well, and Contempt afterparty
7-25 Annual OLD'S COOL
Birthday Bash, with the Mood, Blip Blip Bleep
and special guests!
PLUS... Between's 6th Anniversary shindig in
August!
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