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The Clean do a three-day residency at Cake Shop

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November 27th

[IRock] You have 4 chances to see The Clean: 1st wave New Zealand punks, all about drone & organ. Reply 1 for an in-store tonight, 2 for 3 Cake Shop shows.

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The Clean play Other Music, 15 East 4th St. 11/27, 8p, all ages, free. Go early! Store is tiny. Othermusic.com 212-477-8150. Txt R for more on Other Music.

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"I once lent Stephen Malkmus some saline solution." If you haven't seen the video mocking Other Music's indie snobbery, search Google Video for "other music."

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The Clean play Cakeshop 11/29-12/1, at 8p, at 152 Ludlow Street. 21+, $10. No advance tix. RSVP: email cakeshopnyc@gmail.com Reply R for which show to see.

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Any night should be fun, but my pick is 12/1. Openers Times New Viking play fuzzy post-punk that'll have you singing "I don't want to die in the city alone!"
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Clipd Beaks celebrate Turkey Day

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November 20th

[IRock] After Turkey Day, fine feathered friends Clipd Beaks play 2 shows. Post-punk bouillon steeped in a synth drone broth. Reply 1 for Fri, 2 for Sat.

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Clipd Beaks play the Cake Shop at 152 Ludlow Street (near Stanton), Friday 11/23 at 8p, 21+, $7. (212) 253-0036 cake-shop.com Stay High and Print open.


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Clipd Beaks play Death By Audio at 49 South 2nd Street in Williamsburg, 11/24 at 8p. All ages, <$10. myspace.com/deathbyaudioshows With These Are Powers.

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Thurston Moore quiets down, opens for Bright Eyes

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November 17th

[IRock] On Thurston Moore's new LP, the grandpa of NY noise offers accessible rock songs. How accessible? He's opening for Bright Eyes 11/19. Reply I for info

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Thurston Moore w/Bright Eyes @ Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Sixth Ave. 11/19, 8p. All ages, $35. Radiocity.com 212-307-7171. Reply R for more on the new LP.

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Perhaps poking fun at its poppy aesthetic, the new LP's title song borrows a guitar riff from "Bee Bee's Song," a song Sonic Youth wrote for the film Suburbia.
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Parts and Labor on Saturday

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November 15th

[IRock] Saturday, Parts and Labor services you with reliable local noise rock. Expect distortion and possibly bagpipes. Knife Hytes opens. Reply I for info.

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Parts and Labor play The Silent Barn 11/17 at 8p, at 915 Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick/Ridgewood. Take the L to Halsey. All Ages, <$10. myspace.com/thesilentbarn

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BSS does Kevin Drew's solo LP

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November 13th

[IRock] Large, vague Canadian collective Broken Social Scene perform material from member Kevin Drew's solo album, "Spirit If" Weds 11/14. Txt I for info.

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Broken Social Scene plays Webster Hall at 125 East 11th Street, 11/14 at 8p. 18+, $25. Bowerypresents.com/calendar . Cute indie pop duo Arthur & Yu openfor BSS.

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Jeffrey Lewis plays Abrons Art Center

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November 10th

[IRock] My favorite local anti-folk star, Jeffrey Lewis, plays Monday. Clever lyrics, self-deprecating humor and comics! What more could you want? I for info.

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Jeffrey Lewis plays Abrons Art Center, at 466 Grand Street, 11/12 at 8p. All ages, $16.50. CrownPointFestival.org With The Groove Brothers. Reply R for more.

R:
If you live off the L train (or if you've ever taken the L) and you haven't heard "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror", do a search for it on YouTube. Trust me.
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Mum and Melt Banana shape your emotional world this weekend

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November 8th

[Irock] Achieve a dreamy trance-like state at the Mum show on Saturday (Reply 1 for show details), then snap out of it at Melt Banana on Sunday (Reply 2).

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As part of the Wordless Music Series, Mum play the Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street, on 11/10 at 6:30p. All ages, $20. nysec.org R for more.

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Mum is from Iceland, where dreamy electronica is a key national resource. Their new LP is a move away from layered washes of sound toward something poppier.

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Melt Banana play Europa, at 98 Meserole Avenue (at Manhattan) in Greenpoint, 11/11 at 8p. 18+, $12. 718-383-5723. Vaz, The Netherlands open. Reply R for more.

R:
Tokyo noise rock pioneers Melt Banana are a band that must be seen live. In between each two-minute assault, singer Yasuko announces "Thank you! Next song!"
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Mount Eerie and Woelv play on Thursday

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November 6th

[IRock] Mount Eerie (aka The Microphones, aka Phil Elverum) plays Brooklyn on Thursday. Woelv (aka Genevieve Castree, aka Phil's wife) opens. I for info.

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Mount Eerie plays Lutheran Church of the Messiah, at 129 Russell St in Greenpoint, 11/8 at 8p. All ages, $8. Phil will tell you to sit on the floor. Obey him.

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Charalambides play Brooklyn Monday

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November 3rd

[IRock] Tom and Christina Carter of Charalambides are psych folk's answer to Matt & Kim. This drone-heavy power couple plays Monday 11/5 in Bklyn. I for info

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Charalambides plays Death by Audio, at 49 South 2nd Street in Williamsburg, 11/5 at 8p. All ages, < $10. With Stars Like Fleas. myspace.com/deathbyaudioshows

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Be Your Own Pet "takes over" BAM

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November 1st

[IRock] Saturday, BAM proves it's more than just an indie cinema by hosting TAKEOVER: a party featuring Be Your Own Pet that goes til 4 AM. Reply I for info.

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Be Your Own Pet, Antibalas, and others play BAM, at 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, 11/3, starting at 9p. All ages, $15a/$20d. takeoverbam.org Txt R for more.

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TAKEOVER also features exhibits from contemporary artists and 4 theaters showing cute animals, scary movies, punk rock docs, and a Lindsay Lohan retrospective!
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