FRICTION NYC

FRICTION says hello to the summer with a new venue and stellar local lineup including The Big Sleep, Levy, and The Unsacred Hearts. We’re kicking off our residency at Sin-e with a solid night of music and drunken revelry, be sure to come out early for the open Sparks bar starting at 8:00pm and DJ sets by the obsessive compulsive. Also, listen to some tracks below from the bands playing this month’s show and tune into KEXP to win tickets and to hear other great independent music. Get advanced tickets for the show here.

A week after FRICTION, be sure to catch a show we’re co-sponsoring with The Underrated on June 30 with Birdmonster, The Talk, and Tally Hall.

 

 

“The Big Sleep are a trio that plays driving psych-rock that sounds similar to the forever-underrated Turing Machine, or Trans Am back when they were good. This band is extremely tight on the rhythms, creating walls of stunning guitar sound backed by precise percussion. Their songs definitely get a groove going, and you can almost hear each member’s pure delight at how well they can rock it with each other.” [OhMyRockness]

The Big Sleep - Murder (mp3)

“Anyone who has a soft spot (possibly hidden under a cardigan) for Orange Juice or The Fieldmice will be charmed by Levy’s C86-like, lo-fi pop sweetness and everybody else will just lover their catchy-but-nasty combination of gorgeous tunes and bitter lyrics. Tasty” [XFM]

Levy - On the Dancefloor (mp3)

“Yeah, Unsacred Hearts rock. They will have you up all night lamenting to your whiskey-soaked soul your hearts desires. That is what sets this NYC band apart. That word, soul. As much as they channel The Clash and GBV, there is also an underlying Dylan and some gut-wrenching blues fighting to get out.” [Your Standard Life]

The Unsacred Hearts - Point of Pride (mp3)

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KEXP 90.3 FM [mp3 feed]
For those of you that aren’t familiar with this Seattle-based radio station, it’s the nation’s best independent radio station. Well, at least in our book. Be sure to tune into John in the Morning’s playlist everyday at 9AM (EST) and listen for songs from past and present FRICTION bands and other great independent artists. If you miss John’s show or any other KEXP program, KEXP’s streaming archive allows you to hear anything from the past two weeks in both Windows Media and Real format.

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