NYC Show Obsessive

  Bill: MJ Lenderman/Joanna Sternberg Venue: Brooklyn Steel , Brooklyn, NY Date: Mon 4/28/25 Door: Sold Out ($63 on Stubhub last minute) 9:15pm  MJ Lenderman Active: 2018 (Asheville, NC) Latest Release: Manning Fireworks (Anti-, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Allmusic Setlist Wiki YouTube Missed: 8pm Joanna Sternberg Yesterday I was itching to go out and see something/anything, so to get my 10,000+ steps in I decided around 6:30 last night to walk 2 1/2 miles to Brooklyn Steel and see the new indie rock critic savior MJ Lenderman.  Of course, when I got there the show was sold out and tickets at 8:00 were over $100 on the secondary market, so I went to 18th Ward Brewing across the street and had a few rounds and missed Joanna Sternberg completely.   I figured I was going to go home but I checked prices at 9:10 and saw a ticket for the $63 it was in the morning with $13 fee I was trying to dodge going to the door.  In a fit of shot-addled d...

 Bill: The James Rocket/Poppy/Roger That! Venue: Young Ethel's , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sun 4/27/25 Door: Free 5pm The James Rocket Active: 2012 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release:  Burnout  (TheJames Rocket, 2020) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   YouTube 4pm Poppy Active: Active: 1998 (Philadelphia, PA) Latest Release: Still There (Poppy, 2024) Bandcamp    3pm Roger That! Active: 2017 (Brooklyn, NY)  Affiliated: Windbreaker (2017-2020, changed name to Roger That!), Kenny "Kreisor", Guitar Vocals: Mirror Queen, Kreisor, Aytobach Kreisor Latest Release:  Flashback Fever  (Tee Pee, 2024) Facebook   YouTube James of James Rocket put todays show together with Roger That! kicking the day off and Philadelphia's Poppy in the middle.  I thought Poppy were pretty good and they left out free cd's and vinyl, so I grabbed a CD.  They reminded me of an early 90's Boston indie rock band.  I guess that's Northeast.  I liked main ...

  Bill: Alice Donut/Victims Family/Nasalrod Venue: Brooklyn Monarch , Brooklyn, NY Date: Fri 4/25/25 Door: $43.50 via Dice  8:45pm  Alice Donut Active: 1986 (New York, NY) Latest Release: Poof (MVD, 2013) Bandcamp Facebook    Setlist Discogs AllMusic Wiki YouTube 7:45pm  Victims Family Active: 1984 (Santa Rosa, CA) Latest Release: (split with Nasalrod) In The Modern Meatspace (Nadine, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Setlist Discogs AllMusic Wiki YouTube Missed: Naselrod The long-awaited pair of reunion shows for Alice Donut are underway.  Last night was night one, tonight continues at Brooklyn Monarch with Very Pleasant Neighbor and Babe The Blue Ox opening.  These shows were originally scheduled at Brooklyn Made but there was a bit of fast shuffling rebooking the show when that club suddenly closed several weeks ago.  Miraculously they were able to get the same date with people flying in from all over the place.  The last...

Bill: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds/St. Vincent Venue: Barclays Center , Brooklyn, NY Date: Thurs 4/17/25 Ticket: $56.90 (Box K8 via StubHub) 8:25 pm Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Active: 1983 (Melbourne, Australia) Affiliated: The Birthday Party (1977-1983), Grinderman (2006-2013). The Boys Next Door (1973-1978) Latest Release: Wild God (Bad Seed/Play It Again Sam, 2024) Facebook Instagram Discogs   AllMusic Setlist Wiki YouTube   Billboard 7:00pm St. Vincent Active: 2006 (Los Angeles, Dallas, NYC...) Affiliated: The Polyphonic Spree (Dallas, TX, 2003-4) Latest Release: All Born Screaming (Total Pleasure, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs AllMusic Setlist Wiki YouTube I've had a bit of a hobbled week with a knee injury so I made my return to the live music world "fancy" style buying a box seat for around $60 in the aisle at Barclays Center for Nick Cave.  Some friends of mine had bought section 225 above but that section was going for $78 and the box ...