NYC Popfest 2009 is 14 - 17 May.

NYC Popfest recently announced the line-up, dates, and locations for its four-day 2009 run.

14th May at Cake Shop

Knight School
Soft City
Dream Bitches
The Metric Mile
My Teenage Stride
The Ballet

15th May at Don Hill's
Don Lennon
The Tartans
secret band
Liechtenstein
Cats on Fire
Followed by Mondo Indie Dance Party

16th May at Cake Shop
Saturday Afternoon FREE show!
Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship
The Hat Company
Strega

16th May at The Bell House
Computer Perfection
Eux Autres
The Secret History
Pants Yell!
The Radio Dept.

17th May at Cake Shop
Boy Genius
Afternoon Naps
Very Truly Yours
The Smittens
Rose Melberg
The Icicles
Casper and the Cookies
Burning Hearts

You can purchase tickets for NYC Popfest at their MySpace.

My Teenage Stride - "To Live And Die In The Airport Lounge" [link]

Tullycraft (mini) East Coast tour + NYC Popfest.

Indiepoppers Tullycraft recently announced what "will be the first of a handful of east coast shows," taking them from Vermont down to DC next week:

11th June - The Monkey House - Winooski, VT - w/ The Smittens
12th June - PA's - Boston, MA - w/ The Smittens and Pants Yell!
13th June - Pianos - New York, NY - w/ Pants Yell!, The Besties and From Bubblegum to Sky (starts 6 pm)
14th June - Cake Shop - New York, NY - all-ages show w/ The Cannanes (starts 1:30 pm, Cake Shop website says 2 pm)
14th June - The Barbary - Philadelphia - w/ Scary Monster & Surefire Broadcast
15th June - Red and Black Bar - Washington, DC - w/ Sprites & From Bubblegum to Sky


Both NYC dates are part of this year's NYC Popfest, going on in the city all next weekend.

Additional dates and bands:

12th June - Cakeshop - 8 pm
Love Is All (Sweden)
The Secret History (NYC)
Oh! Custer (Sweden)
In Interview (NYC)
The Foxgloves (UK)

13th June - Don Hill’s - 11 pm
Special Popfest edition of Mondo
Cats on Fire (Finland)

14th June - Music Hall of Williamsburg - 6 pm (18+)
The Ladybug Transistor (NYC)
The Orchids (UK)
Mahogany (NYC)
My Teenage Stride (NYC)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (NYC)

14th June - Galapagos - 11 pm
Mono Taxi (UK)
Cannonball Jane (CT)
Immediately followed by Popfest & Shirley Beans Present: The 2008 NYC Indiepop Dance Party, with Celebrity DJs & Dancing ’til 4AM!

15th June - Union Pool - 2 pm
Popfest Recovery BBQ & Farewell Show
The Cannanes (Australia)
The Hermit Crabs (UK)
The Silent League (NYC)
One Happy Island (MA)
Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies (PA)
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele (MS)

All shows are 21+ unless otherwise noted. Check venue sites for individual show tickets.

Tack this onto an already show-packed weekend (The Fratellis on the 13th, though I'll probably miss that, plus Vampire Weekend and then Nightmare of You on the 14th).

Tullycraft - "Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend Is Too Stupid To Know About" [link]

Haven't got a date for Thursday night?

That's okay. Let indie rock be your Valentine instead:



Obviously, I think you should go heckle support the boys of the BBB (abuse of alliteration!) on Wednesday night. Sources say that a certain Joe Welsh is playing, too, which I'm told is sort of a big deal. Sources also say that Okay Thursday is pretty awesome as well. I've already expounded my thoughts on the aptly-named Toothaches. (TWEEEE!)


As for me, my Valentines will be these lovely, saucy ladies. SPICE UP YOUR LIFE YEAH!

Popfest! New England 2007

Right, so, yet again, I totally fail at paying attention. Apparently Popfest! New England is going on this very weekend in Northampton, MA. As luck would have it, I'm currently in NoHo visiting friends. As luck would not have it, I'm supposed to be going home on Friday or Saturday because. Um. My parents need the car back?

In any case, some smart wrangling may allow me to go to the Friday show- if I feel like it. After giving the bands on tomorrow's set a listen via the 'Space, I'm really only intrigued by the last three. So excuse me if I show up halfway through the set.



(Oh, also, The Toothaches' "Sophia" brings the number of songs-by-Boston-area-bands-about-girls-named-Sophie/a to a whopping.....two. Except that "Sophia" is so fucking ridiculously twee, I think it's still stuck in my teeth. (Hence the name "The Toothaches"?)

Fuck, I like twee, and they sound cute, but I can only stand so much sugar. I think I need to go brush my teeth.)


ETA: Okay, so I didn't go to any of Popfest! this year. Instead, I chose to hang around with my underage friends watching Dangerous Liaisons and knitting. No kidding.