A 'Rough' patch

 

95 Bulls are first up tomorrow afternoon for Day 1 of the free Show Brain Festival in Tompkins Square Park. 

The above video is for "It Was Rough."

Dreamin’ slow in a burnin’ world

 

Here's another video from EVG bands-we-like alum Dead Tooth... the single is "Chuckin' and Wingin' it." 

The song is on the Queens-based band's recently released debut record. 

You can find the record on Bandcamp. 

And today is Bandcamp Friday, where the platform waives its revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists and labels.

All and 'Some'

 

Avishag Cohen Rodrigues, part of the cumgirl8 collective, also has a promising solo career. 

You can see for yourself tomorrow afternoon as Cohen Rodrigues is part of the free Show Brain show in Tompkins Square Park. 

The video here is for her latest single, "Some Are."

A 'Life' of its own

 

Brooklyn's Water From Your Eyes have a new LP, It's a Beautiful Place, out on Aug. 22 via Matador Records. 

Ahead of that, they've been releasing several tracks, including (above) "Life Signs." 

You can see them live on Oct. 10 at Bowery Ballroom.

Some good 'Shit'

 

Dead Tooth is part of the free afternoon of music in Tompkins Square Park on Sunday via Show Brain.

The local band will release its debut record next Friday, July 18. 

Check out the above video for "You Never Do Shit" and see them live this weekend.

'Tell' it like it is

 

Brooklyn's Big Girl is one of the bands on the bill this Sunday afternoon (June 29, 2-6 p.m.) in another free Show Brain-sponsored show in Tompkins Square Park.

The video here is for "I Can't Tell" from their EP Dye.

They all laughed

 

David Byrne recently released the first single from his next album, Who Is the Sky, out Sept. 5 on Matador.

Check out the above video for "Everybody Laughs."

Byrne plays Radio City on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.

A band to know: Um, Jennifer?

Photos by Stacie Joy

The playful punk-tinged local duo Um, Jennifer? — Fig on the left, Eli on the right — is on tomorrow's free Show Brain bill in Tompkins Square Park. 

We've had a chance to see Um, Jennifer? a few times, including a record-release show at Night Club 101 on Avenue A this past April 25 (with PMFD)... and we really like them.

Stereogum named them a Band to Watch this spring. Indeed.

Check out their brand new video for "Car Wash" here...

 

A band to know: Bec Lauder & the Noise

 

Last week, Bec Lauder & The Noise, a band said to be born in the East Village, released "Give It." The song — a rhythmic, retro-tinged pop track with a subtle funk groove — is the first single from their debut album, The Vessel, out Aug. 22.

As you'll see, the video was filmed on Astor Place, as well as along Third and Fourth avenues, and features dancers for the Brooklyn Nets. 

On May 11, during the first 2025 Show Brain show in Tompkins Square Park, we had a chance to see the band, featuring Bec Lauder (vocals/guitar/bass), Maggie Bishop (drums/vocals), and Soph Shreds (guitar/bass). 

Pics by Stacie Joy...

You can follow the band on Instragram for updates.

'Girl' trouble

 

The local band Homade just released a new music video ... swinging hard with the sludgy pummel of "New Girl" above.

Follow @homade.nyc for updates about live shows, etc. 

All or 'Nothing'

Sunflower Bean is back with the trio's fourth full-length release, Mortal Primetime. 

The video here is for the single "Nothing Romantic." 

The band is now touring in support of the new record. (Last night was the official release show out at Warsaw.) 

P.S.

As we've mentioned, bassist-vocalist Julia Cumming was born and raised in the neighborhood.

'Fun' was the plan

 

The debut record from Brooklyn’s queer femme punk band SHAGGO has a June 6 release date. (The record-release show is June 12 at Trans-Pecos in Ridgewood.) 

Tbe above video is for the band's single "I Wanted Fun."

What you're 'Feeling'

 

The Brooklyn-based Mei Semones has just released her debut record, Animaru, a dreamy blend of jazz, bossa nova and indie rock. Something we'll be playing all summer. 

The video here is for "Dumb Feeling."

Crossing 'Delancey'

 

Um, Jennifer?, your new favorite "trans slut rock" duo (Eli Scarpati and Fig Regan), releases its debut record, Um Comma Jennifer Question Mark, today. 

The video here for the insanely catchy "Delancey" includes cameos from Tompkins Square Park.

Tonight's record release show at Night Club 101 on Avenue A is sold out. Um, Jennifer? will also play the Mercury Lounge on May 25. 

A good Friday for new music

 

Clutter is a Stockholm-based quartet that just released its first EP, Love You (PNKSLM). 

The above video is for "Jesus," a nice showcase for their 1990s-style shoegaze-y indie pop stylings.

Be 'Afraid'

 

Torture and the Desert Spiders, "a left-field garage project based around the songwriting" of the Brooklyn-based Anna Kunz, has several shows coming up in the neighborhood, including Wednesday at Mercury Lounge and a residency at Baker Falls (April 22 and 29). Check them out.

The video here is for the track "Sinéad, I'm Afraid."

'Rent' control

 

The London-based Snapped Ankles recently released its fourth record, the appropriately titled Hard Times Furious Dancing.

The video here is for "Pay the Rent." 

Tainted love

 

"Liquorice" is the latest single from Freak Slug... on the recently released deluxe LP I Blow Out Big Candles (But with a Cherry on Top). 

You can catch Manchester's finest at the Bowery Ballroom this coming Wednesday. Find tickets here.

Party like it's 2015

 

Brooklyn-based Two-Man Giant Squid (alums of a Tompkins Square Park Show Brain show) has just released a new self-titled LP. 

The video here is for "I was a DJ in 2015." 

You can check out their art-punk stylings on March 29 during a record release show at Market Hotel.

'Swamp' thing

 

Everything Is Recorded (aka Richard Russell, owner of XL Recordings in the UK) is back with his third studio release (on XL Recordings!). 

The above video is for "Swamp Dream #3," featuring Mary and The Junkyard's Clari Freeman-Taylor on vocals.