Crustcake Picks - NYC Shows 2/21 - 2/27

by crustcake gerf (NYC)

Another big week for shows in the Big Apple. I'll give you a quick overview of the highlights; check out the whole list below for more.

Brooklyn post-rockers The Big Sleep released a new record this week. What do you do when you release a new record? Record release party of course! It's tonight at Mercury Lounge and joining them will be Priestbird (formerly Tarantula AD), who are highly recommended. Each of the three members are multi-instrumentalists, and they weave an epic soundscape of post-modern, neo-classical cinematic art rock.

Priestbird - "Season of the Sun":



Also not to miss-- Sourvein and Zoroaster at the Knitting Factory on Sunday and Russian Circles and Dälek at Maxwell's (Hoboken) Sunday and the Knitting Factory Monday. Check out all the MP3's at the end of this post.

NYC show picks 2/21 - 2/27:

Thursday 2/21 - The Big Sleep (record release show), Sian Alice Group, Priestbird, Heavy Creatures @ Mercury Lounge [Tix]

Friday 2/22 - Black Mountain, Bon Iver @ Bowery Ballroom [Tix]

Friday 2/22 - The National, My Brightest Diamond @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Howard Gilman Opera House) [sold out]

Friday 2/22 - Genghis Tron, Steve Moore, The Austerity Program @ Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) [Tix]

Saturday 2/23 - The National, My Brightest Diamond @ Brooklyn Academy of Music (Howard Gilman Opera House) [sold out]

Sunday 2/24 - Sourvein, Zoroaster, Ganon @ Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) [Tix]

Sunday 2/24 - Dälek, Russian Circles, Young Widows @ Maxwell's (Hoboken) [Tix]

Monday 2/25 - Dälek, Russian Circles, Young Widows @ Mercury Lounge [Tix]

Wednesday 2/27 - Pela, Apollo Sunshine, Liam Finn @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [Tix]

[MP3] The Big Sleep - Sleep Forever
[MP3] Priestbird - "Life Not Lost"
[MP3] Black Mountain - "Tyrants"
[MP3] The National - "Mistaken For Strangers"
[MP3] Genghis Tron - "City on a Hill"
[MP3] Sourvein - "Septic Werewolves"
[MP3] Zoroaster - "Tualatin"
[MP3] Dälek - "Abandoned Language"
[MP3] Russian Circles - "Death Rides a Horse"
[MP3] Pela - "Lost to the Lonesome"
[MP3] Apollo Sunshine - "I Was on the Moon"