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There's a lot to be said for a 3 piece band willing to dive headfirst into a crowd of concert-goers. There's even more to be said if that crowd is there waiting to see the headliners and perhaps are unfamiliar with the opening act. Then again, this is a band who obviously isn't afraid of falling flat on their faces, because for starters-- they are the next incarnation of punk fanatics from New Zealand, infamous for gigging like their life depended on it, even if only for a room of 5 people and lastly, because they're simply named Die!Die!Die! It was with this intensity that they unleased their set at South Street Seaport in NYC. Songs such as Hold Me and People Talk set kids pogo-ing like we haven't seen in years.

Special thanks to South Street Seaport

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Multi-talented Lissy Trullie has graced the spotlight for different reasons over the past few years. A former model with legs to high heaven, she is a DJ fixture with the fashionista set in NYC. However her latest project, front woman to downtown band the Fibs, has made it apparent her true purpose. Her songs range from garage to ballads, while their sound is spinning androgynous tales of raw emotion poured over power chords. Self Taught Learner, capable of bringing a packed bar in the basement of Lit to a standstill, is a chills-up-your-spine, surefire hit. With vocals straight out of the book of Nico and Birkin, Lissy proves she is much more than a pretty face.

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Hercules and Love Affair occupy a steamy parallel universe where genders blend and genres melt to a hybrid disco beat. Andy Butler's gang-- including a horn section and two incredibly agile dancers-- chose none other than Greenpoint's own Studio B for their live debut. The line wrapped down and around the block and voices escalated in intensity for those desperate to gain entry. One thing was made clear for those that did get in-- inhibitions were to be checked at the door.

H&LA's very own Themesong kicked the set off with a swagger and left the crowd properly amped. Kids hit the roof, naturally, when the first single Blind was unfurled, but the groups' gentler side slipped through when Kim took over vox on Iris. Nomi chiming in on Athene and You Belong hit just the right notes, leaving the audience on an astral plane with a touch of bacchanalia, no regrets and a lot of soul. Check out Hercules & Love Affair's debut self-titled album here, out on Mute US.

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Alan! Astor! is quite possibly the future of music as we know it– just don't call him a laptop gigger. Skirting the rails set to the best backbeat we've heard in ages, A!A! hops from MC, to composer, to DJ (plus producer) and back again. He's steered the most blase crowds to fever pitch, establishing him as a true showman amongst live electronic acts. And there's more to it than the raw enthusiasm combined with electric sax and mp3 ghetto blaster: it takes a real man to sing along to Lionel Richie.

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Math Rock is as complex as its name implies. But have no fear. If the
principles are followed, the asymmetrical rhythms and lyrics
(secondary to the incongruent chord structures) will align in the
indie cosmos and render logical crystal clear compositions.

Foals, a 5-piece group out of Oxford,
are being hailed as the new incarnation of Math Rock. Playing an
intimate gig in the basement of Union Hall, the audience prepared to
"geek out" for a good ol' fashioned post-rock revival. Pandemonium
ensued upon the opening chords of "Cassius," as lead singer Yannis
spun uncontrollably and collapsed on the floor, knocking the amp onto
someone's foot.

Such is the contradiction of a Foals gig: the band members play
facing each other, if only to communicate how they plan to burn the
house down, and they charge into the audience, rendering their
guitars like weapons. Their echoing melodies-- best demonstrated on
'Electric Bloom'-- make it clear they've absorbed the rules of Math
Rock and made it their own.

Their new album Antidotes is out on Subpop now.

Thanks to Subpop and Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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