The Bowery Presents

The Mercury Lounge upcoming shows

The Picture
11:30

Aeroplane Pageant
10:30
Surefire
9:30
Starling Crush
8:30
Two White Horses
7:30

Venue:
The Mercury Lounge
Date:
Fri 6/26
Notes:
21+
Doors: 7:30 PM / Show: 7:30 PM
$10
Tickets
The Picture
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Not long ago, jumping off an iceberg on fire, a theorist slowly drifted out to sea in search of others who would embrace the chance to change the stars and emerge from a series of systematic network attacks. Soon he hit the continent and was joined by an Englishman and knowledge expert, ghosts and getaways, a chuckler and a bass player, a shepherd herding his flock with mallets and a forgotten hunter… all coincidentally perfect companions to bounce any intangible object they could find off of… and a group was formed.

Now this was no ordinary sequence of events, no path of least resistance. Something changed when the five came together and now it could be said that this group was in fact a band. A band of questions, of pieces and fragments of memories. This band fit together, like Bluebirds and Artichokes.

The Picture is Robert Abel, Greg Abel, Chris Buckle, Jake Siegler and Jared Vergilis. They are releasing, BLUEBIRDS, the first of two EPs on Jan 24th,.
Aeroplane Pageant
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Considering the long tradition of American mythos and storytelling, they sought to create a story that was based upon a single lie, a single image: A man is swallowed up whole by a tiger and soon thereafter a new, insular, and fragmented world begins to flower. And that lie led to another lie, which leads to other lies, and those lies just crumble into even bigger lies…and now we’re all lost.

There’s some snow and bees, a tiger, a cop, some screaming, children, cigarettes and breakfast, traffic, a nice-looking birthday cake, a spider, some biting, a few conversations, lots of birds, people eating flowers, people jumping up and down, a handful of clapping, a real bad car accident, dogs talking, a little panic, and most importantly a willingness to connect.

American-made, barely punk, with some last-minute domestic surrealism, Even the Kids Don’t Believe Me was initiated in a discounted winter-rental house down the block from a beach by means of many the “borrowed” recording software. From here the compiled audio and other non-musical elements were transferred over to Treefort Studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn where Shane Patrick Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Jim Jarmusch, White Stripes) could gloss, pry, and/or add to the standing material.
Surefire
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Unleashing a blast of guitar rock and roll reflective of rock’s golden era of the late 60s and early 70s, Surefire's debut album is packed with timeless songs and energy for the new millennium. Recorded by singer/guitarist/songwriter Ben Rice in the band’s own studio in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, the resulting album is a testament to the bands DIY work ethic and musicality. Formerly signed to Lizard King Records/Warner Music Group, Rice was not willing to compromise the band’s musical integrity, leaving the label and setting out on his own. Calling on friends Emiliano Ortiz (guitar), Ben Spinrad (drums) and Seth Bulkin (bass) the new Surefire organically and effortlessly came together.

Confident in the record Surefire was working on, Ben hunted down legendary rock producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones) asking him to come on board to co-produce and mix the record. "I listened to a series of mp3s and loved the musical direction of the band,” recalls Kramer. “It was innovative with a strong look back at the classic rock era.” Shortly after Kramer invited the band out to Los Angeles to complete the album.

Having supported recording artists Arctic Monkeys, Brendan Benson, The Bravery, The Subways, and Mando Diao, Surefire is building a devoted following. In 2006, alongside Coldplay, Radiohead and Bloc Party, Surefire contributed their song "Surrender" to War Child’s compilation “Help A Day In The Life”, a benefit album to help alleviate childhood suffering in war ravaged countries. In the spring of 2009, leading up to the release of their debut, Surefire hit the road for a string of dates for Relay for Life, The American Cancer Society’s signature event honoring those affected by the disease and funding future research. “Surefire is the best young, innovative band I’ve heard in years,” Eddie Kramer enthuses, “I do believe that Surefire has all of the right stuff to have a successful recording and live career.”
Starling Crush
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Starling Crush is an atmospheric, American rock band formed in 2008 by Jennifer Glass and Michael Simone (Lovesky, Seems So Bright). The live band includes Joe Merrigan (bass) and David Berger (drums). Incendiary graphic artist Vaughan Oliver / v23 (4ad, TV on the Radio, the Pixies) lends his visionary eye to the image of their debut album, Tea Leaves, Murder and Dreaming, available in Summer 2009.
Two White Horses
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