Mercury Lounge

Australia's Gold Fields Shine in NYC Debut

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Mercury Lounge, Gold Fields, Electronica, Sxsw, Electro, Gold Fields Music, Gold Fields Band, NY Around Town, Australian Bands, Glasslands Gallery, New York News
Salvatore Bono

When their set at Mercury Lounge started, Gold Fields immediately proved they were unlike any band you have seen play before at the intimate venue.

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Fanfarlo's New Frontier

Salvatore Bono | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Reservoir, Simon Balthazar, Atlantic Records, Interview, Rooms Filled With Light, Mercury Lounge, Fanfarlo, Indie, Britrock, Alternative, New York News, New York News
Salvatore Bono

Rooms Filled with Light is already looking to be one of 2012's most anticipated albums.

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Mutemath Perform and Discuss "Blood Pressure"

Jon Chattman | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Mutemath, Paul Meany, Twilight Soundtrack, Judaism, Christianity, Twilight, American Idol, Blood Pressure, Roy Mitchell-Cardenas, Darren King, Crocs, Mercury Lounge, Alphabet City, New York City, Odd Soul, Hurricane Irene, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Two days before Hurricane Irene, New Orleans rockers Mutemath and I took refuge in the lower depths of the historic rock venue Mercury Lounge in New York City.

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The Perfect Balance of Art vs. Science

Taryn Haight | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Ac Slater, Australia, Mercury Lounge, Band, Art vs. Science, Remix, New York City, Taryn Haight, Tour Dates, Electronic Music, Music, Live Music, New Music, Sxsw, Art vs Science, Download, Sxsw 2011, Entertainment News
Taryn Haight

I was reassured that not all was lost for live music the night I witnessed Art vs. Science rock a packed-out show earlier this year at Mercury Lounge.

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Brother and The Dig Wow Mercury Lounge

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Dig, A&M/Octone, Brother, Mercury Lounge, Bowery Presents, Indie, Britpop, New York, Gritpop, New York News
Salvatore Bono

Seven songs, 30 minutes, a performance that we will be talking about for years to come. When we look back years from now on the music of this day and ...

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Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett Takes the Road on the Show

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mercury Lounge, New York City, Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Album, Touring, Waylon Jennings, Dead Peasants, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

I spoke with Chris Shiflett in NYC last weekend and found him to be totally candid about the Foos, his new band, and everything in between.

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Indie Bands Including Memoryhouse Play at Mercury Lounge

Dakota Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mercury Lounge, Nycbeat, Indie, Memoryhouse, Home News
Dakota Kim

Young and earnest. Clean and lacking even the faintest whiff of rebellion. More liberal arts than art school. That's how the indie bands of today a...

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Maps & Atlases Surprise, Play Impromptu Acoustic Show At Mercury Lounge

Kim Gittleson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mercury Lounge, Maps and Atlases, Nycbeat, Laura Stone, Cults, New York News
Kim Gittleson

I have a confession to make. Last night, the first time in a long time--perhaps for the first time ever--I saw a band without having heard any of thei...

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Neon Indian, Public Enemy, Grizzly Bear And More

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chk Chk Chk, Nycbeat, Brooklyn, Neon Indian, Screaming Females, Real Estate, Luis Miguel De La Amargue, Frankie Rose and the Outs, Deerhunter, Strange Boys, Nfamous Stringdusters, Gang Gang Dance, Scott Pilgrim, Glasser, Summerstage, Dr. Dog, Bachata, Oberhofer, Lee Fields, Mountain Man, Celebrate Brooklyn, How to Dress Well, Grizzly Bear, Twin Sister, Deer Tick, Maps and Atlases, Jelly NYC, Empire in the Sun, The Cults, P.S. 1, Dragonette, New York, Memory House, The Wedding Present, Chief, Future Islands, Kiko Rodriguez, Mewithoutyou, Andy Andy, Warpaint, Beauty Feast, The Golden Filter, The Walkmen, Mercury Lounge, Laura Sevenson, Anamanaguchi, Javelin, New York News
Zara Golden

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A Bright Night For Up-And-Comers Dan Sartain and Mike's Pawn Show At The Mercury Lounge

Alex Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, Slideshow, Thought So, Octone Records, Blind Benny, Dan Sartain, Mercury Lounge, McAlister Drive, Mike's Pawn Shop, New York, New York News
Alex Thornton

For an early show on a typical Thursday night The Mercury Lounge had drawn in a decent-sized crowd, though a majority of them lingered at the bar de...

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Jim Jones Revue Need All Show To Break Through At Mercury Lounge

Chase Hoffberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, Jim Jones Revue, Elliot Mortimer, Mercury Lounge, Rupert Orton, Nick Jones, Jim Jones, Gavin Ray, New York News
Chase Hoffberger

Blame Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard: because of them, the American public has instilled into its psyche a belief that all piano based boogie ro...

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The Love Language Whip Up The Mercury Lounge

Chase Hoffberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mercury Lounge, Nycbeat, Chapel Hill, Stuart McLamb, White Rabbits, Love Language, New York, Libraries, North Carolina, New York News
Chase Hoffberger

You have to understand that Libraries just came out on Tuesday. But it rips, and I've probably spent fifteen of the last 48 hours of my life with ...

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Small Black Stands Out At Mercury Lounge (FREE MP3, SLIDESHOW)

Monica Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ryan Heyner, Small Black, Nycbeat, Summer, Lower East Side, Mercury Lounge, Josh Kolenik, Dustin Payseur, Beach Fossil, Concert, New York News
Monica Klein

Small Black and Beach Fossils fit into an overcrowded genre of lo-fi Brooklyn-based indie bands; four guys, one with thick black frames, two in flan...

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Wolf Parade, Caribou, Siren Music Festival, Konono No.1

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, The Village Voice, Brooklyn Bowl, Mools, Screaming Females, Cymbals Eat Guitars, NIght Marchers, Ryan Leslie, Caribou, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Air France, Siren Music Festival, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Aloe Blacc, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Konono No. 1, Africa Festival, Apache Beat, Summer, Governors Island, Surfer Blood, Matt and Kim, Ratatat, DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa, Beach Fossils, Professor DJ Rainstick, Concerts, Warm Up Series, Summerstage, Le Poisson Rouge, Springfield Park, Earl Greyhound, P.S.1, Phantogram, Prospect Park, Terminal 5, Wye Oak, Langhorne Slim, Javelin, Small Black, Nyc, Harlem, Mercury Lounge, Just Wills, Zola Jesus, Holy Fuck, Coney Island, Wolf Parade, Raphael Saadiq, Ponytail, Arp, Dom, New York News
Zara Golden

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WhoMadeWho Moves Crowd With Contemporary Disco (VIDEO, DOWNLOAD FREE MP3)

Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeppe Kjellberg, Nycbeat, Nyc, Concerts, Summer, Tomas HøFfding, Tomas Barford, Whomadewho, Mercury Lounge, Copenhagen, Music, New York News
Hunter Stuart

Sometimes you have to take a chance on a band. Last night at Mercury Lounge in the Lower East Side, a young band from Copenhagen with the puzzling...

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: We Were Promised Jetpacks, Beth Orton, She & Him And More

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Woven Bones, Governors Island, Nycbeat, Black Bells, Toro Y Moi, Beth Orton, Gil Scott-Heron, Kid Koala, Summerstage, Bear Hands, Fiery Furnaces, Southstreet Seaport, Portugal the Man, Tinariewen, Zooey Deschanael, The Fab 5, Hess Is More, Whomadewho, Prospect Park, She and Him, Toubab Krewe, Alberta Cross, Silversun Pickups, Glasslands, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Omar Souldeyman, Yellowfever, Uzalo, Zvi Dance, Mercury Lounge, The Apples in Stereo, P.S. 1 Warm Up Series, M. Ward, Against Me!, New York News

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