7PM TONIGHT ($8):

• Colby Devereux Presents: “Born in Texas, William Colby Devereux arrived in New York a few years ago by way of Oxford, Mississippi. While performing music and recording on his own, he worked as a production assistant and engineer at Sweet Tea studios in Oxford with producer Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Cracker, Elvis Costello) and engineer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings of Leon), most notably on the 2004 Grammy winning Buddy Guy album, Blues Singer” (from his bio at Copperfish Sound).  Listen here.

• The Supernatural: “Begun in 1994 by producer/ engineer Colby Devereux in Oxford, Mississippi, The Supernatural released it’s first record in 1998, the self-produced Butterfly.  The Supernatural brings to mind the great psychedelic sounds of the 60’s and early 70’s, but adds its own spin by combining the sound with what is great about the present indie movement.  But don’t think that this music is mellow, quite the contrary, it could go anywhere.”  Listen here.

• John Witherow: “John Witherow is a Brooklyn New York based musician, performer and songwriter.  His likes and dislikes range from the commonplace to the absurd and everything in between.  Some people say his music is rooted in traditional American folk and rock & roll.  Some other people say he is inconsistent in his description of himself… but what the people don’t know, won’t hurt them” (ReverbNation bio).  Listen here.

• Cows Like Shrimp: “Cows Like Shrimp is a band I’ve been playing bass in for about five years, on and off.  Originally, we were called “The Seftones”, after Sefton Stallard, the lead singer and guitarist.  Sefton, who I’ve know for almost 15 years, is the main driving force behind the band.  In addition to myself and Sefton, we have a few drummers who rotate in and out depending on their availability, and strangely enough are both named “Pete.”  Lately we’ve added an additional guitarist, Doug Kennedy, so we’re a four piece playing original music.  Since I work in the studio alone for many hours a day, it’s a nice chance to collaborate and do a form of art that’s social” (from an interview with Jen Ferguson).  Listen here.

• Las Hormiguitas:
  “Trashy Sludgy Grimy Surf Rock n Roll.  Las Hormiguitas aiming to conquer the world one town at a time.”
  Listen here.

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11PM TONIGHT (no cover):

NORTHSIDE SOUL CLUB!

Slaying you with the deadliest cuts in . . .

+ RAW FUNK + RAZOR-SHARP SOUL
+ LATIN GROOVES + MAXIMUM R&B
+ LETHAL REGGAE, SKA, ROCKSTEADY

Brought to you by host selectors:

+ JOE CRISTANDO (NYC)
+ CHRIS KATCHUCKA (NYC)
+ SAMI (NYC)
+ BRETT KOSHKIN (NYC)

Lethal, lethal 45s. Expect nothing less!

Going down at THE GRAND VICTORY, in the heart of Williamsburg (245 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211)

Needle drop at 11, rowdy til 4. No cover!

See youse there!

• Colby Devereux Presents
• with The Supernatural / John Witherow / Cows Like Shrimp / Las Hormiguitas
• Friday, May 17th 2013
• Time: 7:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted

• Northside Soul Club
• with Joe Cristando / Chris Katchucka / Sami / Brett Koshkin
• Friday, May 17th 2013
• Time: 11:00pm
• Admission: FREE
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted

• The Strange Times:  ”You know those eccentric NY punks you keep hearing about? That’s The Strange Times. They are busy at work, breaking new ground with their unique blend of punk rock and everything else.”  Listen here.
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• Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine:  “Equipped with a maturity that most ska bands don’t achieve until at least album three or four, Eli Whitney takes as much influence from the likes of Streetlight Manifesto as they do from dual vocal-based punk rock bands…Armed with a wide range of sounds, Eli Whitney & the Sound Machine are a breath of fresh air in a dying genre…Rather than conforming to the expectations of ska bands, Eli Whitney mixes their upstrokes and brass section with rough gang vocals, and self-reflective lyrics that are both hopeful and jaded at the same time.” – Seedboy, C’mon and Cheer Me Up!”  Listen here.

• Sketchy:  ”Sketchy is a punk band that sounds like Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms, Dillinger Four, and every other punk band that 20 year old punk rockers claim their band sounds like. Members and ex-members of: Eli Whitney & The Sound Machine, The Broosevelts, The Jukebox Romantics, Royal City Riot, No Rights Reserved, etc.”
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• Alouth:  “We’re three guys from Brooklyn, NY.  We’ve got a punk attitude and a lot of original songs were itching to get out there.  Our songs transcend multiple genres and were always down to play a show.”  Listen here.
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• Drop The Gloves:  “Pop Punk outfit hailing from the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.”
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• The Strange Times
• with Eli Whitney & the Sound Machine / Sketchy / Alouth / Drop The Gloves
• Tuesday, May 21st 2013
• Time: 7:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted
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• The Hague does not have a website, no history and no photo.  The Hague are a confounding mystery, and all we know about them is that Adam Rizer is a member.
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• Chumps: “We met in New York, but geography has nothing to do with what we are. It’s a never ending belligerent argument between ‘Fun House’ style sex-grooves, chromatic guitar riffage and Freddie Mercury on some bad acid. There’s no good in our world, only brainwashing Scientologists, unholy raptures, brutal pimps, cheap prostitutes, blood eating rats, and bastard cops.” Listen here.

• Skiing:  “Skiing is a Berlin band influenced by 1950s rock’n'roll, queercore, post-punk and pub rock. Our songs feature killer guitar solos, classic drum beats, two-part harmonies, and poetic lyrics.”  Listen here.
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• Black Salad:  “Taste the Salad.  Description: dreams and nightmares holding hands.  Band Interests: Elevation.  Influences: Steve Reich, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Brian Eno, Merzbow, Whitehouse, Boredoms, Can, Neu!, BLACK SABBATH.”
  Listen here.

• The Hague
• with Chumps / Skiing / Black Salad
• Tuesday, May 14th 2013
• Time: 7:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted

• Time Travelers:  “Postmusic genrecore.”  OR, “Time Travelers are Edward Sturtevant (vocals, guitar), Andrew Wilcox (bass, backup vocals), Alex Koster (guitar) and Ben Latham (drums).  We came together in 2008 as sophomores at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.   As of June, 2011, Time Travelers relocated to Brooklyn, NY.”  Listen here.

• Time Travelers
• with TBA
• Tuesday, May 28th 2013
• Time: 8:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted

• Wooden Indian Burial Ground:  “…Wooden Indian Burial Ground wowed both veteran New York Times music writer Jon Pareles and NPR music critic and All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen with a recent performance at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.  Pareles wrote, ‘They ride their rudimentary riffs toward euphoric dementia,’ and Boilen described them as ‘the rare breed of psychedelic garage music that rises above the mediocrity of most bands making this sort of music these days and gets me remembering why I’ve loved this kind of music for so long,’ before naming them one of his favorite 10 discoveries of CMJ” (Portland Monthly Mag).  Listen here.

• Luke Rathbone:  “Rathborne moved to New York from the deep woods & shallow waters of Brunswick, Maine, staying on his brother’s couch deep inside the upper burroughs, before moving into the darkness of the Charlie Pineapple Theater Company on North 8th, an abandoned theater loft in Brooklyn— he’s since left for higher ground and has been living in and around NYC ever since.”  Listen here.

• The Luxurious Faux Furs:  “The Luxurious Faux Furs share your history. They are a psychic projection of your desires and doubts.  It is so, whether you like it or not; whether they like it or not.  As you stand on the precipice, on the sneering lip of the void, attempting impassivity, and your feet itch, and the buzzards are up there so high that they look like ants circling on blue tile (though that makes no sense—it’s inverted—a vertiginous reversal—c’mon kid, keep it together!), (quit looking up, and don’t look down!), and you teeter, and as you teeter, and the wind puts sand in your mouth, that sound you hear is neither your heart nor the buzzards (both of which are much too far away); no, it’s the Luxurious Faux Furs.  Shhhhhhhhh.”  Listen here.

• Wooden Indian Burial Ground
• with Luke Rathbone / Luxurious Faux Furs
• Friday, May 24th 2013
• Time: 8:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted

• Gnaw:  “Gnaw is the sawblade-wrapped-in-razorwire brainchild of Alan Dubin (Khanate, Old, O.L.D.), Carter Thornton (Enos Slaughter), Jun Mizumachi (Ike Yard), Brian Beatrice, Eric Neuser and Jamie Sykes (Thorr’s Hammer, Burning Witch)/drummer on ‘This Face’ album.  Their 2009 debut for Conspiracy Records ‘This Face’ has been described as a ‘genre-destroying journey,’ utilizing pounding percussion, factory noise, chordal slabs of guitar and bass, homemade electro-acoustic instruments and Dubin’s unique and legendary vocalizations.”  Listen here.

• Villains:  “Filthy, low-fi, sleaze metal from Villains!  This is drug-fueled thrash with elements of old-school hardcore.  Get fucked… please.  Features current and ex-members of Spaceboy, Hemlock, Ceremonium, The Champs and Unearthly Trance.”  Listen here.
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• Vishanti:  The one man Occult-inspired power electronics project of Inhaler from Syphilitic Lust.  Listen here.
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• Gnaw
• with Villains / Vishanti / DJs Loki & Spunkspurter
• Monday, May 20th 2013
• Time: 8:00pm
• Admission: $8
• All shows 21+ unless otherwise noted