Panda Bear @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (9.22.2014)

Panda Bear began his fall tour earlier this month following a month-long stretch of European shows this summer. He returned to Brooklyn this week in support of his upcoming release, Panda Bear vs. The Grim Reaper. Though no definitive release date for the album has been announced, Panda Bear released a mixtape on his website (featuring snippets of possible Grim Reaper songs) and continues to perform new material live. Panda Bear also played the following night at Irving Plaza in Manhattan.

Panda Bear @ Warsaw (5.18.2014)

Panda Bear played the Warsaw in Brooklyn as part of his tour previewing music from his upcoming album, the tentatively titled Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper. The show featured a bevy of unreleased tracks, visuals created by frequent Animal Collective collaborator Danny Perez, and some nifty lasers.

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks @ The Bowery Ballroom (4.21.2014)

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks played the Bowery Ballroom as part of their current tour supporting their debut release Enter The Slasher House. The band, which consists of Avey Tare (Dave Portner) of Animal Collective, Angel Deradoorian (formerly of The Dirty Projectors) and Jeremy Hyman (formerly of Ponytail) took the stage after a mesmerizing set by guitar looping aficionado Dustin Wong.

Deerhunter @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg (9.17.2013)

Deerhunter released Monomania this past May on 4AD. Following 2010's polished Halcyon Digest, Monomania marks a return to a more aggressive, garage punk style for the band. Since the album's release, Deerhunter curated their own weekend at ATP UK, where they performed their albums Cryptocrams, Microcastle, and Halcyon Digest in full. They also began touring around the U.S. and booked a run of three shows in New York between Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg and Manhattan's Webster Hall. They played their first show to a sold out crowd at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

The Magnetic Ghosts @ The Long Island Ale House

The Magnetic Ghosts are a four piece folk rock band from New York. The band formed in early 2013 and features Dylan Carey on drums, Rich Michelson on acoustic guitar and vocals, George Simpson on bass and vocals, and Chris Zec on electric guitar. The Magnetic Ghosts frequently play live in venues around Long Island and are looking to book shows in the city in the near future. We recorded two of their most recent shows at the Long Island Ale House.

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks @ Glasslands (6.17.2013)

Avey Tare announced his new project Slasher Flicks in April. The new band was described in a vivid press release as the result of a group of three hippies falling prey to a murderous, cannibalistic band consisting of Avey himself, Angel Deradoorian, and Jeremy Hyman. After much intrigue and anticipation from the Animal Collective fan base, Slasher Flicks made their surprise debut last week at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore and played their second show ever at Glasslands in Brooklyn.

James Blake @ Terminal 5 (5.9.2013)

Overgrown, James Blake's highly anticipated sophomore album, was released on April 8th.  We saw him debut some of the material from the new album last December at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.  All but one of the new songs he played that night are featured on Overgrown ("Every Day I Ran" is now a bonus track).  It is no surprise that James Blake has gained a considerable amount of new fans over the last few years, especially after touring the United States.  The last two times we saw him, he performed at small and intimate venues.  Last week, however, James Blake sold out two shows at Terminal 5.