Real Estate//Beach Comber

Northside Week continues. This time we’re outlining how to spend your Friday night at the festival.
Northside Week: What does that mean?

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8:30 PM
Netherfriends @ Europa
DMoM: 4

Chicago psych pop at its finest.

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10:00 PM
Fiery Furnaces @ Brooklyn Bowl
DMoM: 10

This is my current favorite band and has been for the past 4-5 years. They are amazing live. I have nothing more to say.
OSS posts about The Fiery Furnaces.

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10:30 PM
Dinosaur Feathers @ Public Assembly
DMoM: 3

The sadly dead dying blog Pop Tarts Suck Toasted gives you another chance to see these guys.
OSS posts about Dinosaur Feathers.

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11:00 PM
MEN DJ Set @ The Knitting Factory
DMoM: 5

Le Tigre’s awesome butchy JD Samson gets on the decks for this DJ set. Expect Pride spill-over.

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11:15 PM
Woods @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

12:15 AM
Real Estate @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
DMoM: 7

Two Woodsist bands bring you classic lofi Woodsist sound. Woods (let's say Woods one more time) is denser, weirder lofi love. Real Estate is lighter, sweeter pop—a cross between Belle and Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Beulah and a touch of Bends-era Radiohead. Worth it, definitely worth it.


Beach Comber.mp3

What you want is just outside your reach.
Keep on searching.
…
You’re stealing from the lost and found.
What you find ain’t what you had in mind.



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Dinosaur Feathers//History Lessons

As promised, babies, it’s Northside Week!

What does that mean? Here’s what: to count down to this weekend’s Northside Fest, we’ll be giving you a daily listing of the shows you CANNOT miss, telling you why you CANNOT miss them and, of course, throwing in a tantalizing track to accompany the selection. After all, a badge to the entire festival costs but $50. This is a serious deal for how many shows you are going to joyfully CRAM into the (long) weekend. Details on how to get badges: here.

Also, if you find yourself sprinting from one venue to the next, pressed for time, consult the Don’t Miss-o-Meter (here-to-for referred to as the DMoM). We’ll tell you on a scale of 1 (Good Distraction) to 10 (MUST SEE) how fast you should run to get in the door.

Let’s kick it off with Thursday, the first day of the fest and just three short days away:

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9:30 PM
Dinosaur Feathers @ Public Assembly
DMoM: 3

Hella smart, harmony-flecked truly unique pop with a beat--do not miss these local good guys.

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10:30 PM
Thao and Mirah w. The Most of All @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
DMoM: 8

Two of my favorite indie rock ladies have apparently joined forces to form a suburb super group.
OSS posts about Mirah.
OSS posts about Thao.

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11:00 PM
Wavves @ The Knitting Factory
DMoM: 6

Wavves, purveyor of perfectly crafted fuzzy surf punk, has a rep for being an unpredictable stage show. Who knows what you might catch. Bonus: if you haven’t been to the new Brooklyn Knitting Factory, now’s your chance.
OSS posts about Wavves.

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11:30 PM
?uestlove DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
DMoM: 6

Legendary Roots drummer ?uestlove rocks a DJ set. No doubt we'll hear all kinds of delicious obscurities from his record collection.


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LATE ADDITION:
12:00 AM
Anni Rossi @ Matchless
DMoM: 6

Quiet Color has been hyping up their secret closer for a bit now. Pleasant surprise: it's friend Anni Rossi.



History Lessons.mp3

There must be something in the story of our history.


OSS has a Northside Showcase!