Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Slam poet, actor, musician and all-around Renaissance man Saul Williams will be coming to NYC this week at Irving Plaza. You probably know his music from the undeniably catchy "List of Demands" from the latest prime time SPARQ commercial featuring basically every important Nike-sponsored athlete, b...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The kids from Brooklyn are having a short homecoming this week when they swing through lower Manhattan. Although the shows are sold out, there are usually scalpers kicking around the Bowery and of course you can always try Craigslist at the last minute. There has been a good amount of press behind...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Tings did gone real sour over 'er. Mi let business turn mi passion ina work, messin roun' wit people who dou' really know how much-a-clock-a-strike...But nuttin de bout like a hard tune to bring a man back. BUCK BUCK BUCK BUCK!!!!! This sh*t remind me of Bedstuy. Early 90's. New Years and Forth of J...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Seattle rap duo bring the neo-Northwest sound to NYC this Friday at the Merc and it is your opportunity to see what the buzz is about. By championing a new high intellectual scene in Seattle with fellow contemporary rap groups, the Blue Scholars manage to produce socially conscious rhymes and groov...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The boys from The National are back in town and if you didn't see them during their last tour, you should see them this time around. You can check out NYCUG's early posting on them here. Their heavily melodic music derives directly from the British scene of the late 80's and early 90's and like ma...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This is a show to catch if you can. Thurston Moore and Roky Erickson separately would be huge shows to go to, but together, these veritable monsters of underground music could be one of the finest shows of the year here in New York. Thurston Moore is the prolific frontman from the legendary noisema...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Syracuse, NY's Ra Ra Riot will be playing a couple of shows in the city this weekend, both of which should be very cool. Following the untimely death of John Pike, the original drummer this summer, the band has regrouped and are creating some refreshing and heartfelt music. SPIN magazine claimed t...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
With SXSW Festival taking place in Austin this week, the whole music industry is out of town along with many, many, underground bands. This leaves NYC with fairly limited options for live shows (compared to a normal week), but that doesn't mean there's nothing to see. Hamilton, Ontario's Junior Bo...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Danish Boy-Girl group The Raveonettes hit the Bowery this weekend with much critical acclaim following the release of their latest record Lust Lust Lust. Having survived the deluge of early 00's the The bands, the great Danes continue to reinvent themselves while staying true to their original form...
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Michael T. posted an article on NYCUG - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Alright, so Banksy isn’t a musician or a band, but the ultra-hip street artist is just as cool as anything coming through New York in the next month. This faceless master is as infamous for his political graffiti-art tagged all across London as he is for his unmistakable gorilla (pun intended) st...
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