This Week's Live Picks

Monday: Clipse @ Webster Hall 8pm FREE (RSVP closed)
We all know the warmer weather means more free shows are coming soon, but for now we will take what we can get when we can get it and if that happens to be a free show from the Clipse well we will go freaking nuts for something like that! Yes, RSVP is most likely closed at this point but if you did RSVP and get that confirmation you are in for one hell of a show!
Clipse (feat. Kanye West) - "Kinda Like A Big Deal"

Tuesday: Cross Pollination 5th Anniversary @ Pianos 8pm FREE
If you've never been to a Cross Pollination before you're really missing out on one of the best free evenings in New York City. Every Tuesday evening, upstairs at Pianos, a couple of bands get to play their tunes for for a solid crowd of people. They play, people eat and drink, everyone has a great time. Then the two bands that played play a couple of songs together. The results can be disastrous, but usually it turns into something absolutely magical. Cover songs, new creations, inspired renditions of their own favorites, somehow these bands make the songs work. It is one of the great cheap dates in the city and tonight it's 5-years old. Come experience this magic tonight.
Bloodsugars - "Purpose Was Again"
Dinosaur Feathers - "History Lessons"

Wednesday: Drink Up Buttercup @ Pianos 8pm $8
Drink Up Buttercup play songs the way people imagine themselves playing songs, if only they had the talent and drive to start a band and tour it all over the place. These guys get on stage with their garbage cans and their catchy pop rock and then they go nuts for about 30-minutes. It's wild and fantastic as they shout and bang and play all while seeming like they are having the best night of their lives.
Drink Up Buttercup - "Young Ladies"

Thursday: The Dig, Pretty & Nice, + Middle Distance Runner @ Union Hall 9:30pm $8
My little old music website and the award winning I Rock I Roll have joined forces to present a pretty kick ass, and very last minute showcase this Thursday evening. Three bands from three different stages will be hitting the Union Hall stage and doing their rock thing tonight. You got D.C.'s Middle Distance Runner, Boston's Pretty & Nice, and of course NYC's own The Dig all representing the East Coast tonight. It should be a really fun night.
The Dig - "She's Gonna Kill That Boy"
Pretty & Nice - "Tora Tora Tora"
Middle Distance Runner - "That's A Lie"

Friday: Danielson @ Mercury Lounge 7:30pm $10
It feels like it has been ages since I last saw Danielson but in reality it's probably just been little more then a year. It just feels like so long because I adore the indie pop sounds of Danielson and their fantastic live shows. This is definitely a show you don't want to miss.
Danielson - "Animal In Every Corner"

Saturday: Dan Deacon @ Bowery Ballroom 11:45pm $12
Coming into 2009 Dan Deacon's live show was the stuff of legend. Playing from the floor, making kids go crazy, Deacon earned his reputation as one of music's best live acts, and then he went and changed everything up. Now Deacon is touring with a huge ass band and creating an even bigger spectacle then ever before. Plus, he also has the even better music off of Bromst to play for you all. So even if you've already seen Deacon a few times this is a show not to be missed.
Dan Deacon - "Jack & Jill"

Sunday: Cymbals Eat Guitars + Title Tracks @ Glasslands 9pm $8
The sudden popularity of Cymbals Eat Guitars is well merited. These dudes make some of the more interesting music to hit our ears this year, and they have played a relentless amount of shows recently. The band seems like they'll be continuing that throughout the summer, but I think they're totally worth seeing every time they play.
Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Cold Spring"
Title Tracks - "Found Out"