THIS WEEKEND NYC: 2 dope events for Saturday Aug 22

Underwater Peoples Summer 2009 Showcase
Fresh off the heels of a Pitchfork-approved compilation and a couple of new singles by Real Estate and Ducktails, the lads at Underwater Peoples will be hosting the mother of all-dayers at Market Hotel in Brooklyn. The folks at UP promise lots of ill music, lots of beer, pleasant company, tons of fun.

AUGUST 22ND @ the MARKET HOTEL. BROOKLYN NY.
Show Starts 4PM $5.00 @the door
Subway: J to Myrtle Ave Stop.

BANDS (in no order; official set times will be posted in a couple days):
AIR WAVES
ALEX BLEEKER & THE FREAKS
PILL WONDER
FAMILY PORTRAIT
DUCKTAILS
FRAT DAD
FLUFFY LUMBERS
BIG TROUBLES
DANA JEWELL
LIAM THE YOUNGER
ANDREW CEDERMARK
BEACH FOSSILS
REAL ESTATE

And while he may not be performing, Kenny Brown of Byrds of Paradise will be holdin’ it down.




ArtCrime this Saturday at 205 Chrystie featuring System D-128 (Mad Decent)
Join Theory Events for a night of audio-visual crills with guest video artist System D-128 (Mad Decent/Stemspot) and resident djs It’s Overture, Voidstar Runner, DJ Scallywag and 100dBs burning up two dance floors, upstairs and down.

System D-128, a.k.a. Duey FM, is coming to us from Illadelph, PA. In late 2004, he created a DVD for Diplo’s Florida LP. He has also worked with Obey, M.I.A., Ed Banger, Stones Throw Records, Ghostly International, A-Trak, and MF Doom on a variety of projects. He is currently working with Mad Decent, Mishka and his independent production company Stemspot.

Music by:
System D-128
100dBs
DJ Scallywag
It's Overture
Voidstar Runner

The 411:
205 Chrystie Street. New York, NY
10PM-4AM
21+
Free for ladies
$10 for dudes ($5 on guestlist: guestlist@theryevents.com)
Subway - Take the F/V to 2nd Avenue OR the 6 train to Bleeker

DON'T SLEEP!
Official Site

EXACTLY !

As individuals, the members of Exactly have gained a certain amount of notoriety in DC’s small, but closely knit indie scene. Whether for their outrageous sense of dress, or their hard partying antics, Jesse (Keyboards, Vocals), Cole (Drums) and Adrian (Keyboards, Vocals) have cemented their reputations as very colorful characters. So you can only imagine our surprise when these three announced that they were forming a band.


(Photo by Sam Goldstein, for Brightest Young Things)

Their first show at Asylum was a reverbed-out performance art spectacle that left some folks wondering if they’d just had the wool pulled over their eyes. (In all fairness, the soundguy did a terrible job). But all doubts were jettisoned when the group staged a show at their warehouse/practice space in October 2008. By turning down the reverb and actually crafting songs with discernible melodies, Exactly managed to channel the sounds of Suicide, Big Black, Kiss and Animal Collective. (Let it be known that I was the first one to compare these guys to Suicide, not DCist).This performance was particularly memorable due to the fact that the entire group (and their topless dancer) were covered in fake blood and surrounded by strobe-lights.


(Photo by Zach Callahan)

Since then, Exactly have continued to perform in the DC area, and even managed to take their act to Baltimore and New York. Check out their MySpace and pray that they decide to play a concert hall near you! I strongly recommend "Jenny's Fine" and "Empire."