Shiny Object

Death was making punk rock when Disco was King. Read about “the band that was punk before punk was punk” in a NY Times article here.

Rainbow Bridge from Olympia, Washington make  a joyous blend of outsider surf and psych. If you’re fans of Danielson Family, Beat Happening or bedroom jams of any kind you’ll want to cross over with Rainbow Bridge.

Recruited by Thurston Moore for his Ecstatic Peace label, Awesome Color is Brooklyn-based heavy rock inspired by The Stooges & MC5. Best female drummer since Mo Tucker of Velvet Underground.

The Nashville duo Jeff The Brotherhood is a rock and roll house party. They’re intense, fast, tight and their songs stick in your bobbing head. And they appear to be having a damned good time making great music. Catch them at our own BYOC 5

Thee Vicars

Thee Vicars are a UK band with shades of the 60’s garage blended with British punk.

Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt – A Saturday morning cartoon dance play date. While the theatrics of audience-participation, light saber fights and pepperoni pizza costumes are front and center, the music runs the Mad Hatter’s Ball a close second. It’s like Dan Deacon, except there’s more of them.

Sau Paulo’s Garotas Suecas are putting a fresh spin on The Tropicalia of Tom Ze and Os Mutantes. While the Brazilian roots are abundant, they blend American R&B and Memphis-style horns seamlessly.

Peelander-Z is Kabuki Monster Movie Thrash. Prepare yourself for a Japanese Gameshow of weird and well-rehearsed brain damage. Stand back so no one gets hurt. See them Saturday at BYOC 5.

The Whitsundays - Edmonton, Alberta

This from their Myspace page: “It could just as easily be 1967. But no matter the year, Edmonton, Alberta’s the Whitsundays certainly have a knack for writing yellowed, reverb-wrapped pop music, borrowing from the grand tradition of English psychedelia, garage, and vintage organ rock. With reverent nods to the flower-picking whimsy of the Zombies, the red-faced bluster of the Animals, and the delightful inanity of Syd Barrett, the Whitsundays’ self-titled debut is a vintage gem, and a charming hodgepodge of ’60s musical ephemera.”

Big A Little a are a Brooklyn-based group that plays prety much anywhere they can gather – street corners, parking lots, bus stations. Featuring multiple drum kits, it’s core is tribal. But flavors of avant rock and dance music are present, too.