FRICTION @ The Mercury Lounge | 3.26.08 w/ Crystal Castles + HEALTH + Team Robespierre + Apache Beat

Posted: March 6th, 2008 | Author: justin | Filed under: FRICTION, dance, music, nyc | Tags: , , , , | 4 Comments »

GET HYPE! Toronto’s Crystal Castles, along with Los Angeles quartet HEALTH, and New York’s Team Robespierre and Apache Beat are set to turn the next installment of FRICTION into a balls-to-the-motherfucking-wall dance party. Expect a night of dizzying strobe lights, throbbing basslines, blasts of noise, tropical and psychedelic freak-outs, and plenty of ruckus as these four acts bring hype to the Mercury Lounge on March 26th. Dayton Ohio’s very own, Ruckus Roboticus will be laying down tracks between sets.

TICKETS / Doors @ 7pm / Flyer, MP3s + more below

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Toronto’s CRYSTAL CASTLES transformed Chicago’s Abbey into a bona fide arcade rave last night, punctuating pretty much every blip, bleep, and fuzzy bass throb with a strobe light that flickered nearly non-stop through their set [Pitchfork, 2/27/08].
[MP3]: “Loving and Caring”

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The rock’n'roll lifestyle takes its toll, but HEALTH keep themselves in upper-case shape with their frenetic, head-banging, percussion-brutalizing live shows [Pitchfork].
[MP3]: “Crimewave”

TEAM ROBESPIERRE

TEAM ROBESPIERRE are the perfect band to ask to play when you want to turn your broken-down loft or vacant parking lot into an instant party space [Oh My Rockness].
[MP3]: “Ha Ha Ha”

APACHE BEAT

Both live and on record, APACHE BEAT channel their interests back to the confines of modern music, layering together huge slices of delicately constructed melodies and rhythm [Dazed and Confused].
[MP3]: “Tropics (CFCF Remix)”

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The Big Sleep | Sleep Forever Stream + Tour Dates

Posted: February 14th, 2008 | Author: justin | Filed under: FRICTION, music, nyc, psych | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

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New York psych rockers, The Big Sleep, have their entire sophomore record, Sleep Forever, streaming over at the French Kiss website via a handy e-card. Sleep Forever drops on Tuesday, February 19th and the band will be celebrating with a FRICTION record release party on Thursday, February 21st with Sian Alice Group, Priesbird, and Heavy Creatures.

The e-card also has a link to the trio’s performance at drummer Gabe Rhodes’ cabin in the woods of upstate New York for One Take NYC. Pictures from the performance are on One Take’s Flickr page. Following the FRICTION show next week, the band heads out on tour, playing dates with Say HI, Old Time Relijun, Parts & Labor, and Les Savy Fav and also includes a stop at SXSW.

[STREAM]: The Big Sleep  Sleep Forever

The Big Sleep Sleep Forever Tour:

2/21 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (FRICTION/CD Release Show)

2/27 Grantham, PA @ Messiah College

2/28 Washington, DC @ Black Cat

3/01 Allston, MA @ Great Scott *

3/05 Norfolk, VA @ The Boot *

3/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *

3/07 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn *

3/08 Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree *

3/12 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Frenchkiss Records Showcase)

3/13 Austin, TX @ Red Eyed Fly (Noise Pop Party)

3/14 Austin, TX @ Beauty Bar (Little Radio Party)

3/15 Austin, TX @ Saxon Pub (Outside Distro Party)

3/18 Bloomington, IN @ The Blue **

3/19 Chicago, IL @ AV-Aerie #

3/20 Columbus, OH @ Ravari Room

4/04 Washington, DC @ Black Cat ##

4/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts ##

* w/ Say HI

** w/ Old Time Relijun

# w/ Parts & Labor

## w/ Les Savy Fav

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