Secret Machines Plays Four Week Residency at Annex Starting Wednesday

This looks pretty darn cool - Secret Machines is doing a four week residency at Annex starting this Wednesday.







Secret Machines, who are now down to including just Josh and Brandon, will be playing new tracks from their forthcoming album and there are supossed to be a bunch of special guest artists each night.

Tickets are only $15 for each night and are surprisingly still available.

Links:
Secret Machines Website
Secret Machines MySpace page
Tickets for Annex shows @ Ticketweb

The Wombats - Photos from The Annex, NYC 8/15/07

I thought The Wombats' show last night at the Annex was fabulous. The club was packed and I read on NME that the show sold out. The band was "on" and played a hot 50 minute set. I don't know all of the band's material so I couldn't put together a set list but I recognized "Acapella/Girls, Boys And Marsupials", "Kill the Director", "Backfire at the Disco", "Moving to New York" and "Let's Dance to Joy Division". The band played about 10 songs in total.

The band is a lot of fun live and are almost certain to be playing bigger rooms during their next trip to town.

The band started the set with an acapella number

Murph and Tord Working Up the Crowd


















Murph Introduces The Wombat

The end of a hot and sweaty night of fun

The Wombats Play Annex Tonight (Wed, August 15th)

UK buzz band The Wombats are making their NYC debut at Club NME @ Annex tonight. This should be a great show as the band has generated quite a buzz with their early singles “Lost in the Post” , “Moving to New York” and "Kill the Director". Check out the video below and you will quickly find yourself singing along.

The Wombats - Kill the Director Video


This September, The Wombats will digitally release their self-titled six-song EP that featuring their hit singles “Backfire at the Disco,” “Kill the Director,” and “Moving to New York.”

I would expect the show to sell out so get tickets now or get to the club early tonight. Doors are at 9:00 PM and the band takes the stage at 10:00 PM.

Links:
The Wombats' Website
The Wombats' MySpace Page

The Young Knives - Luna Lounge, NYC March 20, 2007

The Young Knives put on a fabulous show last night at Luna Lounge. I strongly recommend catching their show at Annex on Friday night, which is also the last night of the tour. (Tomorrow's show at the Mercury Lounge is sold out) The band will be playing big rooms soon so catch them in the clubs while you still can.



TimeOut New York dismissed the band as being Clash wannabes. This description isn't even close. The band has a unique sound that I would compare to a cross between Gang of 4, The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers. Before last night, I hadn't seen a bass player whom I would compare to Bruce Foxton.





I hate to slag another band in a review but I can't help comparing this show to The View's show at the Mercury in January. What a night and day difference....The View played a 30 minute set to a sold-out room and I spent the first fifteen minutes wondering why they sounded like a Star Spangles cover band. The Young Knives played almost an hour to a half-full room and balls-out rocked from the first song to the last.


I never see multiple nights on any band's tour but last night's show was that impressive that I am very tempted to hit the Annex show on Friday. If tickets are still available, I'd get them quickly.

The Young Knives debut CD is out on Rykodisc (in the US) and is packaged with a bonus DVD that contains a live performances from a show in London along with a number of the band's videos. I'll be posting a review of the CD/DVD in the next few days.