Mercury Lounge

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Please note: All events are 21+ unless otherwise noted.

Sat 10/11

$10

http://www.myspace.com/semipreciousweapons
Semi Precious Weapons is known as NYCâ€™s garage glam rock heroes and features the fiercely glamorous six foot tall platinum blonde lead singer, Justin Tranter. Having only formed in August of 2005, their fan base would suggest that of a band that has been at it for years. With their over-the-top live shows the buzz has become deafening well before the release of their album, WE LOVE YOU, out on September 30th. Produced by the legendary Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie, and Morrissey), early descriptions have described the band as a â€œcross between Bowie and Led Zeppelin with some acrobatics mixed in.â€ The band is popular with celebrities and influential critics alike from Perez Hilton (who recently featured the band and their new video on his blog) to frequent live show attendees, Kate Moss, Courtney Love, Pete Wentz, to name a few. Britainâ€™s Emperor of Pop, the celebrated UK music mogul Alan McGee â€“ who discovered bands Oasis, The Libertines, etc. â€“ wrote in UK's The Guardian â€œSemi Precious Weapons are the most important band in Americaâ€. Semi Precious Weapons is ready for their close up!!

http://www.myspace.com/heloiseandthesavoirfaire
http://www.heloisemusic.com/
One part theatrical pop, one part post-punk revival, New York's electro-rock outfit Heloise & the Savior Faire are fronted by charismatic peroxide-blonde singer Heloise Williams. Ever the showboat, she grew up in a small town in Minnesota with a penchant for performing, starting when she was just a child singing in the mirror while watching Solid Gold episodes. While attending Middlebury College in Vermont, she sang and played flute with an 11-piece jazz band for four years. After school, she moved out to New York City with dancers Joe Shepard and Sara Sweet Rabidoux and big dreams of stardom. Early club gigs involved the three dancing in front of a laptop computer in outrageous costumes, inspired by Peaches, whom Heloise had briefly worked for as a roadie. Over time, she decided to bring in some live musicians and invited her boyfriend, guitarist James Bellizia to join, along with drummer Luke Hughett and bassist Jason Diamond. Ultimately the band's breakthrough success came from a few chance celebrity encounters. Actor Elijah Wood gave them a deal on his up-and-coming record label, Simian Records, boasting the opportunity for complete artistic freedom.
--Jason Lymangrover