It was a bitter cold Thursday night but weather was not a deterrant for ticket holders and hopefuls who lined up outside of Mercury Lounge for the ultra cool and sold out self-titled bill!
Ramona Gonzalez and her band Nite Jewel kicked off the night at 10 PM with a fantastic, dark and spacey set...
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Mon-Khmer
/ˈmoʊnˈkmɛər, -kəˈmɛər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation
–noun
1. a group of Austroasiatic languages that includes Mon, of Burma, and Khmer, the language of Cambodia.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the Mon-Khmer.
-noun
3. an awesome band from Brooklyn, New York.
Luckily, I arrived early to Mercury Lounge to catch Brooklyn quartet Mon Khmer’s supporting...
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Last Thursday New York duo Savoir Adore and their live bandmates headlined Mercury Lounge with opening act Mon Khmer Khmer (whom I will profile separately.) I last caught Savoir Adore at Spike Hill for the L Magazine’s Northside Festival, but since then the band has gone on to release a stellar debut In the...
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With a career spanning over 30 years, Liverpool’s Echo & The Bunnymen are polished industry vets, icons and heroes to some of today’s greatest. Fact. I was first exposed to E&TB through two of the greatest films ever Pretty in Pink and The Lost Boys and since then have held them in high esteem...
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NYC was lucky to get two shows from The Maccabees this summer where the UK indie rockers showcased material from their brilliant sophomore record, Wall of Arms. TLC was very lucky to get to sit down with vocalist/lyricist Orlando Weeks and guitarist Hugo White, albeit in the hottest room ever inside Mercury Lounge, before...
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I’ve been dancing around my apartment to The Drums all summer, especially after catching their gig with Ebony Bones at Bowery Ballroom. Since that show in July, the duo has since expanded their live band and released a brand new EP called Summertime!
After seeing Jennifer’s Body (a must!!) we jetted downtown to Mercury Lounge...
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As you surely know by now, Miike Snow played 2 shows last week with Jack Peñate at Mercury Lounge. After seeing the supporting Tuesday set, I had a really interesting conversation with the band before their headlining show on Wednesday. It shed new light on Miike Snow and gave me a new appreciation for...
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Back in June we had the treat of seeing Jack Peñate on my birthday at one of Brooklyn’s latest DIY spaces Bruar Falls. It was cool to get a preview of the new album and live set months before Everything is New was to be released. Jack played up the punkish aesthetic with his...
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We got very excited way back in February when The Maccabees released track No Kind Words as a free download and prelude to sophomore effort, Wall of Arms. It seemed like we’d been waiting forever to hear new material from our favorite UK art-rockers and even longer to finally see them live. I fell...
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Ida Maria is the consummate performer; she somehow manages to hit that sweet spot of absolutely adorable and totally badass. TLC was lucky enough to catch her US debut show at Mercury Lounge on Thursday night. Having been a fan of Ida for about a year as her popularity grew in the UK, I...
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