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NEW YORK
New York is for hustlers, dreamers, artists, and believers. Whether you’ve spent a
day or a lifetime in the city that never sleeps, one thing’s for sure, New York City
leaves a lasting impression. A Place to Bury Strangers sums up why we love this
city so much: It’s “creative and people get shit done!”
A Place to Bury Strangers
The loudest, hardest working
(noise) rock band in New York.
Lead singer Oliver Ackermann
also runs Brooklyn effects pedal
company Death by Audio. They
rule. Transfixiation is out now.
Albert Hammond, Jr.
The solo artist is best known
for making up one-fifth of
The Strokes. Look out for new
music later this year. See him
solo and with The Strokes at
Primavera Sound.
Blonde Redhead
The iconic trio have staying
power, having released their
ninth album Barragán in 2014
to eager ears. Whether they are
dabbling in synth, shoegaze,
art rock, or minimalist compositions, it is Kazu Makino’s
whispered seductions that keep
us spellbound.
Beverly
Dream pop meets fuzzed out
guitar arrangements with a
bombshell of a frontwoman in
honey haired Drew Citron. Debut
LP Careers arrived in 2014.
Caveman
This collective sort of rose out
of the ashes — four out of five
members had just broken up
with their previous bands before
forming the new synth rock outfit.
We can’t wait for their upcoming
third album so we can hear more
of those ‘60s dream-pop vibes.
Deerhoof
The deceptively adorable noise
band has been making music
for two decades. Fronted
by Satomi Matsuzaki whose
melodic howling alone embodies
the Deerhoof brand, the band
continues to keep it interesting
even on their 12th and most
recent album La Isla Bonita.
Dion Lunadon of APTBS: Get up at 12 p.m.
Eat. Make music. Eat. Make more music.
Party. Sleep. Repeat. Maybe go to Nitehawk
[Cinema] on a date or a restaurant. So many
great restaurants here! Diner and Marlow
and Sons on Broadway and Berry are my
two favorite restaurants in the city.
Nitehawk: 136 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn;
Diner: 85 Broadway, Brooklyn; Marlow and Sons:
81 Broadway, Brooklyn.
Drew Citron of Beverly: A bike ride to the
beach, tacos, old friends, ocean dip, ride
home in a car with the bike somehow,
fancy dinner, see a show. You can tell I’m
dreaming of summer.
Webster Hall
LIVE MUSIC VENUE
FAVORITE LANDMARK
Baby’s All Right: 146 Broadway, Brooklyn; Bowery Ballroom: 6 Delancey
Street, NYC; Webster Hall: 125 East 11th Street, NYC; Mercury Lounge: 217
East Houston Street, NYC; Arlene’s Grocery: 95 Stanton Street, NYC
Domino Sugar Factory: 316 Kent Avenue at South 1st
Street, Brooklyn; The Woolworth Building: 233 Broadway,
NYC; The Museum Of Natural History: Central Park W &
79th St, NYC; Grand Central Station: 89 East 42nd Street,
NYC; St. Marks Church: 131 East 10th Street, NYC; Central
Park: 59th Street to 110th Street between Central Park
West and 5th Ave, NYC
APTBS: Death By Audio [Lead singer Oliver Ackermann’s
pedal effects company of the same name is still around, but
the associated venue closed late last year]. Unfortunately it
has closed. The only venue I knew where shows were curated
with such love – Never about the money and always about the
quality music. Some of my favorite shows I’ve seen at DBA
were Yonatan Gat, Hysterics, Knyfe Hyts, Natural Child, and
The Immaculates.
Beverly: Baby’s All Right [bangin’ brunch spot and music
venue].
Blonde Redhead: Bowery Ballroom is a good place.
Caveman (Matthew Iwanusa): Bowery Ballroom and Webster
Hall have always been my favorites.
Deerhoof: Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan.
MisterWives (Mandy Lee): Bowery Ballroom is awesome, and
so is Webster Hall. On a small scale Mercury Lounge is pretty
awesome; we’ve played so many shows there. And Arlene’s
Grocery. I’ve gone there since I was 15 and had “X”s on my
hands while playing shows.
Public Access TV: Baby’s All Right is my favorite new venue.
Splashh: Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn.
APTBS: Domino Sugar factory. When I first
moved here I lived right across the street.
Then when I joined APTBS I found my way
back there as our studio and Death By Audio
were also right across the street.
Beverly: The Woolworth Building [The tallest
building in the world from 1 913-1930; known
for its ornamental Gothic-style architecture
and ornate lobby].
Caveman: The Museum Of Natural History
Deerhoof: Grand Central Station. The ceiling
is pretty. The oyster bar’s old waiters are
grumpy and funny.
Public Access TV: I like the St. Marks Church
a lot. You can hang out on the front lawn or in
the back garden. It’s really nice and sometimes
they have concerts and events.
Splashh: You can’t really beat Central Park
on a sunny, or even a winter’s day. It’s a pretty
magical place.
MisterWives
The New York-based darlings
released their debut LP Our Own
House on February 24. They may be
new to the scene but their syrupy
alt-pop will find its way in and stick
to your brain.
Public Access TV
The enigmatic four-piece are New
York’s answer to Britpop. Very
much engrained in the city’s local
music scene, their two EP’s, In the
Mirror and Rebounder were both
released as vinyl 7”s.
Splashh
Hypnotic lo-fi rockers Splashh wear
their emotions on their sleeves; achyheart lyrics buried in wall of sound
production let the East London to
NYC transplants bring back the ‘90s
in the best way.
Ace Hotel / courtesy of Ace Hotel