http://www.nypress.com/blogs-1-1-1-3.html Tonight Blind Pilot headlines Brooklyn, at The Bell House, 149 7th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-643-6510; 8, $15 --- The Bishop Allen plays with Twin Thousands and Spanish Prisoners at Union Hall, 702 Union St. (at 5th Ave.), Brooklyn, 718-638-4400; 8, $15 Sam Mickens' Ecstatic Showband & Revue is at Death By Audio, 49 S 2nd St. (betw. Kent & Wythe Aves.), Brooklyn, no phone; 8, $8 Crystal Fighters play with Tanlines]]> When I first heard Evangelicals’ sophomore release The Evening Descends in December of 2007, it sounded like the second coming of Arcade Fire. To my ears, it was the only album since Funeral capable of matching its intensity without sounding like a canned attempt at doing so. It brought Graham Parsons and Beethoven to mind in equal measure; it was marked by thematic cohesiveness, lyrical depth and an epicness that most other swing-for-the-]]> See the poster children of Brooklyn sound, Dirty Projectors, at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), 718-486-540; 8, $15 --- Toubab Krewe brings Malian influence to Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette St (betw. Walker & White Sts.), 212-584-5492; 10, $15 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson has been collaborated with members of Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio. Hear how the singer-songwriter stands alone]]> Not all hippies start jam bands, only the evil ones do. Every day a new star is born. Charismatic, charming, talented—singer Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros has the qualities that make a star, and after seeing the band's performance at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night, it shouldn't take long before that happens. --- The former frontman of Ima Robot found his musical calling after some rough times, and embraced his]]> There was a moment—one of those collective pant-shitting moments that only the truly great or deeply unstable ones can produce—in which the crowd at last night’s Jesus Lizard show was transfixed by the possibility of David Yow whipping his cock out. --- I think it was right after they finished playing “Then Comes Dudley” during the second half of their encore. “Take off your pants!” an attractive and]]> On its two albums, A Camp has a lilting, lush sound that wraps its pop sensibility in just enough indie packaging to make it the kind of music that should basically be played during every NPR program, all day, every day. Sure, it’s not what you’d call challenging to the listener, but everyone needs a few records they can play on a rainy day. It doesn’t hurt, I might add, that the band is fronted by the lovely Nina Persson, famou]]> For a noisy, obscure-outside-the-scene kind of art rocker, it’s a situation fraught with danger and opportunity both: The crowd is primed for a rare and probably venue-wrecking set from some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll ass-kickers of the past 20 years, and you’ve got to warm it up. By all logic, said ass-kickers should have fed the crowd a band capable of whipping them into a frothing mob. But said ass-kickers are the Je]]> Tonight we have A Camp at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.), 212-228-4854; 10, $15 ---Or Shonen Knife with Golden Triangle and JEFF: The Brotherhood at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. at N. 11th St. (Brooklyn), 718-963-3369; 8, $12For the literary crowd there’s an event featuring Starlee Kine, David Rees, Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, Jonathan Ames, Rick Moody, Care Bears on Fire and more at Highline Ballroom]]> Slumberland Records, celebrating its 20th Anniversary Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Bell House, is everything quintessential about indie rock. Famous for releasing music from ‘90s acts like Boyracer, Aisler’s Set, Velocity Girl and Rocketship, and now The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Crystal Stilts, Slumberland is a reliable source for aggressively melodic tracks about loneliness and heartbreak from twitchy geeks, often as no]]> It's hard to believe Peaches used to be an elementary school music and drama teacher. It's not that I don't think she'd be good with kids; I know I would've been thrilled to learn recorder from someone so stylin'. But watching her bounce off the walls at Terminal 5 Saturday night, it was apparent to all senses that she was born onstage in a glittery bodysuit, and anyone suggesting otherwise is flat out mistaken.  ---Following her openers, J]]> Andy Kaufman persona Tony Clifton performs tonight with Vaginal Cream Davis and P.M.E. at Santos Party House, 100 Lafayette St. (betw. Walker & White Sts.), 212-584-5492; 8, $20 --- J. Tillman of Fleet Foxes is at The Bell House, 149 7th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 718-643-6510; 7:30, $14 The Jesus Lizard, hot off a night at the Vice Halloween party (awww, memories!) plays with Skeleton Key at The Fillmore East at Irving Plaza, 15 Ir]]> Tonight, buzz band Surfer Blood plays with milkshake fanatics Art Brut at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. (at N. 11th St.), Brooklyn, 718-963-3369; 9, $14 --- Metal rules when Krallice, Orphan, Malkuth and Liturgy take over Union Pool, 484 Union Ave. (at Meeker Ave.), Brooklyn, 718-609-0484; 9, $10 For noise connoisseurs of a different ilk, Pterodactyl, Child Bite, Hermit Thrushes and Fiasco play Death by Audio, 49 S. 2nd St. (betw. Wythe & ]]> Last night we caught Deastro—who some thought was a disappointment during a recent CMJ show but I thought was really quite good—at Mercury Lounge. Here's a clip of a new song that the band, now performing as a duo, played. ---]]> Two nights after witnessing a heroic three-hour performance by Bruce Springsteen at a full capacity Madison Square Garden—which included his 1980 classic The River in full—I found myself in a nearly empty Cake Shop for Indianapolis band Jookabox. Springsteen is a legend and his age-defyingly passionate performance did nothing but further clarify how he can command a crowd of 20,000 two nights in a row, only a month after selling out f]]> ArpLine plays with Aeroplane Pageant at Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Ave. (at N. 11th St.), Brooklyn, 718-963-3369; 9, Free --- White Denim is in Williamsburg tonight, and we’re not just talking about the crowd at The Levee. Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St. (betw. Wythe & Kent Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-486-5400; 8, $15ARMS plays a record-release show at Pianos, 158 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-505-3733; 9, $8 Shi]]> In the coolest crowd-sourcing project we’ve heard of lately, The Huffington Post is asking music lovers to pinpoint songs about New York City on an interactive map. --- The Huffington Post New York Music Project wants you to suggest lyrics that refer to a street corner, monument, or any kind of New York location. Already, they’ve kicked off the conversation with 40 songs, such as Ani DiFranco’s “Cradle and All&rdquo]]> "If you've got problems/ why don't you go solve them?" That was the glossily resonant lyric from "Nothing To Worry About" Monday night as Peter Bjorn and John played a 75-minute, mostly crowd-pleasing set at Webster Hall. The best solution the band came up with for the song, however, was Philly MC Spank Rock, who busted out mid-jam to twirl in a circle, flip his cap around, drop a largely indecipherable verse and briskly strut]]> For many music fans, Travis occupies a malign place in recent history. The band is a crucial link between Oasis and Coldplay, joining the unselfconscious schlock of Britpop to its narcoleptic, eye-gougingly inoffensive successor. But taken on its own terms, Travis’s sap approaches sublimity—in addition to mocking Britney Spears and making one of the most (I’m guessing unintentionally) disturbing videos of, like, ever, Travis wro]]> If you didn't see one of the band's billion shows during CMJ, be sure to catch The XX tonight at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 7:30, $12 ---- A few blocks away, Max Tundra and Deastro are playing Mercury Lounge, 17 E. Houston St. (betw. Ludlow & Essex Sts.), 212-260-4700; 7:30, $12 We're officially obsessed with Julianna Barwick, and tonight she plays with John Atkinson of Aa at Santos ]]> Joe Perry seems to be confused about something, and it’s not whether or not that grey streak in his hair is sexy. The guitarist actually thinks there can be an Aerosmith sans Steven Tyler. --- Perry took to his Twitter account yesterday to dispel rumors that Aerosmith’s four-decade rock run would end with the departure of lead singer Tyler following a Nov. 1 concert in Abu Dhabi. He tweeted: “Aerosmith is posi]]>