hooves on the turf

The Annex: Moenie & Kitchi is Gregory and the Hawk. They’re set to go on at 10:15 after Attached Hands and Cassorla // Cake Shop: Dream Bitches are friends Yoko Kikuchi and Ann Zakaluk, whose latest album is this year’s Coke and Spiriters from Recommend if You Like Records. They’re playing with Bugs in the Dark, about whom L Magazine wrote back in December, “Bugs in the Dark are doing their best to fill the void left by Sleater Kinney and the Pixies (unless the Pixies are actually together again, in which case, meh). Suprisingly, they’re doing a bang-up job.” To this day the band wonders the signifance of that meh. What does it mean? Also playing is Dave End, whose track “And By Queen” I quite like, and Sway.

More bands and lots of mp3’s after the jump. Also, which famous band did I sight this morning?

Death by Audio: NYC Taper went to last night’s Best Friends Forever show at The Tank, which means you can grab the recording on his website. The band’s playing tonight with Vivian Girls // Union Pool: The Muslims is playing its third NYC show this week, in the spirit of the Summer Olympics as I like to say, and Howlies is playing its second, joining them is The Gang.

Le Royale: Jukebox The Ghost’s show has moved to Le Royale, and I’ve no clues as to who their special guest might be. I think it’s The Muslims, showing up at Le Royale while playing Union Pool. Pattern Is Movement is on the bill, however, so it’s already kind of special (watch their take-away show). Joining them is Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears.

Pianos: Needless to say, reigning princes Passion Pit play the second of their residency shows while scrubbing their back with bubbles of attention and adoration; those prickly bursts of snarky criticism, meanwhile, will be good for the nail cuticles (see pictures from last week). Joining them are D. Gookin and All These Kings.

Union Hall: My Teenage Stride, Boat, and Creeping Weeds, whose tour dates this month are a break from the work on their new album // Southpaw: Early Greyhound, Smokewagon, and Changing Holes, who sounds really weird–they’d definitely make your grand ma puke // Trash Bar: Lots of baddish music from Cuddles Kovinsky, The Dutch East India Company, Whales & Cops (ex-Man Man), Fitzo Perfecto, Murder.

I saw a platinum-blonde rock-and-roller surrounded by guitar cases and bandmates walking on the sidewalk this morning. I thought, “Evergreen? Everlast?”. Help me internet: it was Everclear! They were walking out of a radio station after promoting, I’m sure, their show tonight at Webster Hall with Soul Asylum (nostalgic sigh) and Cracker.

Playlist
Dave End: And By Queen
Gregory and the Hawk: Grey Weather
Creeping Weeds: Eternity Is a Long Time
Sway: Leigh Cherie
My Teenage Stride: Theme from Teenage Suicide
Pattern Is Movement: Right Away
Best Friends Forever: Handpocket
The Gang: Sea So
Bugs In The Dark: Gasoline
Boat: (I’m a) Donkey for Your Love
D. Gooking: Remember
Jukebox the Ghost: Victoria (Live on WOXY)
Bryan Scary: Imitation of the Sky
Dream Bitches: Maniacal Mechanic
Vivian Girls: Where Do You Run To
Early Greyhound: It’s Over