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The Mekons @ Mercury Lounge, New York, NY 6/6/26

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  Bill: The Mekons Venue: Mercury Lounge , 217 E Houston St. , New York, NY Date: Saturday 6/6/26 9pm Tickets: $39 advance via Tickpick 9:50 pm The Mekons Active: 1976 (Chicago, IL via Leeds, UK) Latest Release: Horror (Fire, 2025) Horrorble (Mekons vs Tony Maimone) (Fire, out 6/12/26) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wik i YouTube   Spotify The last time I saw the Mekons, The Curse of the Mekons was the new release and the year was 1991 at the long gone Nightstage in Cambridge, MA.  35 years on, the band seemed a little less rocking and a little more subdued but not wholly out of character.  There was a little more drunken banter as the band had played a show earlier in the evening. There were difference in the two shows.  The late crowd got exclusives on "Land Ahoy," "Secrets," "Big Zombie," "Tina and "Where Were You?" but missed out on"Keep On Hoppin'," "Simone On The Beach," "Mudcra...
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Total Bummer Festival Day 2: Jesus and Mary Chain/They Are Gutting A Body of Water/Julie @ Knockdown Center, Queens, NY 5/31/26

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Bill: Total Bummer Festival Day 2: (Main Hall): Jesus and Mary Chain/julie/Her New Knife/Lathe of Heaven (Ruins) They Are Gutting A Body of Water/Drop Nineteens/Starcleaner Reunion/Blair Venue: Knockdown Center , 52-19 Flushing Ave. , Maspeth, Queens, NY Date: Sunday 5/31/26 Door: $70 (had a +1) 10pm Jesus and Mary Chain Active: 1983 (East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) Latest Release: " Pop Seeds " (Fuzz Club, 2024), Glasgow Eyes (Fuzz Club, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 8:45pm They Are Gutting A Body of Water Active: 2017 (Philadelphia, PA) Latest Release: " Charter Spec " (ATO/Julia's War/Smoking Room, 2026),   Lotto (ATO/Julia's War/Smoking Room, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 8:05 julie Active: 2018 (Orange County, CA) Latest Release: My Anti-Aircraft Friend (Atlantic, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki...
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Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Day 2: Pentagram/Eyehategod/Legions of Doom/The Obsessed/Sacri Monti/Dave Hill/Mick's Jaguar/Carousel @ Brooklyn Monarch & The Wood Shop, Brooklyn, NY 5/24/26

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  Bill: Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Updated Sunday, May 24 Rain Schedule [ 1 ] Cosmic Stage (The Brooklyn Monarch) 4:00 PM : Beer Garden Rain Slots (including Dave Hill moving to the main stage at 4:30 PM) 5:40 PM : Sacri Monti 7:00 PM : The Obsessed 8:20 PM : Legions of Doom 9:45 PM : Eyehategod 11:15 PM : Pentagram Sonic Stage (The Woodshop) 4:30 PM: Spit Shine 5:30 PM : Sabbath Warlock 6:30 PM : Cat's Eye  7:30 PM : Black Moon Cult 8:40 PM : Ike's Wasted World 9:40 PM : Sphaèros Possession 10:15 PM : Carousel (Reunion Set) 11:10 PM : Magick Potion 12:10 AM : Mick's Jaguar Venue: Brooklyn Monarch  , 23 Meadows St. , Brooklyn, NY & The Wood Shop , 21a Meadows St , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 5/24/26 Ticket: $63.50 (was doing merch and had a 2-day free wristband) 4:30  Dave Hill Active: 1995 (NYC via Cleveland) Affiliated: Valley Lodge, Painted Doll, Witch Taint, Sons of Elvis Latest Release: The Pride of Cleveland (Dave Hill, 2020) Facebook Instagram Discogs Setl...
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Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Day 1: Dead Meadow/Al-Qasar/Atomic Bitchwax/Electric Citizen/Mirror Queen/Worshipper/Alreckque/Sphaèros Possession @ The Meadows/The Wood Shop, Brooklyn, NY 5/23/26

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                                        B ill: Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Cosmic Stage: The Meadows 11:15 Dead Meadow 60min 10:05 Al-Qasar 45min 8:40 The Atomic Bitchwax 60min 7:30 Electric Citizen 50min 6:30 Mirror Queen 45min 5:30 Worshipper 45min 4:30 Alreckque 45min Sonic Stage: The Wood Shop 11:30 Sphaèros Possession 10:30 Satan's Satyrs 9:20 Sun Voyager 8:10 Casket Rats 7:05 The Golden Grass 6:15 Dead Hits (30min set) 5:10 River Cult Venue: The Meadows , 17 Meadow St ., Brookyn, NY & The Wood Shop , 21A Meadow St , Brooklyn, NY Date: Saturday 5/24/26 Door: $50.80 all in day pass advance (worked merch so was free for me) 11:15 Dead Meadow Active: 1998 (Washington, DC) Latest Release: Voyager To Voyager (Heavy Psych Sounds, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 10:05 Al-Qasar Active: 2015 (Paris, France) Latest Release: Uncovered (W...
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Sphaèros Possession/Qiujiang Levi Lu @ Sleepwalk, Brooklyn, NY 5/22/26

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  Bill: Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Pre-Party featuring Sphaèros Possession/Quijiang Levi Lu Venue: Sleepwalk , 251 Bushwick Ave. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Friday 5/22/26 Door: $10 (free for me as I was supposed to do door, but house had a doorman so I was relieved) 9pm  Sphaèros  Possession Active: 2018 (Paris, France) Affiliated: Aqua Nebula Oscillator (2008-2015) Latest Release: Possession (Pan European Recording, 2020) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs   AllMusic YouTube Spotify 8pm Qiujiang Levi Lu Active: 2024 (New York, NY) Latest Release:   Nuó Xiǎng ( with Camilo Ángeles) (Qiujiang Levi Lu, 2025) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   YouTube   Spotify Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous aka Kennyfest has officially kicked off.  Sphaèros will be finishing both nights on the "Sonic" stage at the Wood Shop portion of the festival tonight and tomorrow.  His band was Aqua Nebula Oscillator which had it's run from around 2008-15. ...
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