Indie Sounds NY & Austin

Pete's Weekend Picks: Rising Gael, Lorraine Leckie

For Austin:



For those wishing to get outside for music but also wanting to avoid FFF Fest, Rising Gael from Madison, Wisconsin are performing at the Austin Celtic Festival, on Saturday at 3.15pm and on Sunday at Noon.

For NYC:


Photo by Rudolphe Barras

Lorraine Leckie and Her Demons is at Banjo Jim's on Saturday at 7pm.

Local Music Is Sexy Tonight @ The Mohawk And Club DeVille

These free showcases follow the "After The Jump" blogger panel at Mohawk at 6.30pm.  For some inexplicable reason, Indie Sounds is not represented on that panel, but it may still be decent. No Flanfire, either.

J.Viewz Play The Blue Note Friday

Brooklyn-based electronica/jazz outfit J.Viewz - a combination of vocals, electronic beats, live drums and turntables, flowing from breakbeat to jazz, electro and reggae - are performing at The Blue Note tomorrow just after midnight.

Check out their cover of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal ...

Bleet-Up Bash @ The Mohawk Tonight

The Sessions Hit The Hideout On Thursday

Rebel Spirit Free Cheers Tomorrow @ Rockwood

S.E.G. Shows Tonight @ Ella, Tomorrow @ Angels & Kings

Cross Pollination Tonight = Donny Goines + The Fear And Trembling

Omnipresent, fast-rising emcee meets a mellow funk band.  It's at Piano's and more info is here.

GigApple Alert: Victoria Vox At Rockwood on Saturday

Victoria Vox is touring through NYC and will be playing at the Rockwood on Saturday at 6pm.


Photo by Veronika Lukasova

Weekend Bonus ... Drew Smith Live @ The Ghost Room

On Friday night there was a great pre-Halloween party in Austin, appropriately at The Ghost Room, where Drew Smith's Lonely Choir played an outstanding set ...