Former HANOI ROCKS vocalist Michael Monroe played a last-minute show last night (Sunday, May 20) at The Bowery Electric in New York City.

It has been revealed that the "special secret show" at Bowery Electric tonight (5/20) is actually glam rocker Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks (?!). Why the hell would that be a secret? Because he played Bamboozle last night and...

There's a secret show at Bowery Electric on Sunday (5/20) after Bold. At first I assumed it was somehow related to the post-BNB Ball hardcore show, but then BBG pointed out it seems unlikely since it's listed as 21+....

A CBGB Festival is in the works and is set to take place in New York City on July 5th through July 8th. The festival will feature music, film, and industry workshops, and will be held at several venues in all five boroughs of NYC. Venues include Webster Hall (July 6th), Central Park (July 7th), Bowery Electric, 315 Bowery, Joe's Pub, Sullivan Hall, Bell House, Knitting Factory, and more. While a lineup has yet to be revealed, a TicketWeb listing confirms Sick of It All with Cro-Mags and Vision of Disorder at Webster Hall on July 6th. Hundreds of ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E. Houston Street New York, NY 10002 $10, 7:30PM There are two shows at Mercury Lounge tonight. This is the early one. You may have time to see a show later, but you might be so awed by Miracles of Modern Science 's set, that you probably won't have to. Runaway @ Le Bain Dan Friel @ The Stone Alela Diane @ Sycamore Dub Trio @ Bowery Electric The Cranberries @ Terminal 5 Christina Perri @ Webster Hall Bare Mutants & Outer Minds @ Union Pool Old Ceremony & Daniel Wayne @ Littlefield Andrew Bird ...

Recommended Show: MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 CLANG QUARTET @ KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 8PM If someone says noise is a religious experience, they are likely either speaking metaphorically or talking about Clang Quartet . That being said, this is only one of many great shows on a shining Monday night in the City. Lower Dens @ TBA Pure Horsehair @ Zebulon Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool The Shins & Chairlift @ Terminal 5 Zammuto & Lymbyc System @ Glasslands Santigold & Theophilus London @ Bowery Ballroom Hilly Eye, Alexander Trust, & Big Ups @ Cake Shop Pontiak, Guardian Alien, & Yvette @ Mercury Lounge Sister Spit with Michelle Tea ...

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2012 QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $10, 7:30PM If you missed Quintron last night, you'll have another chance tonight. He and Miss Pussycat bring their show to the Mercury Lounge. Tall Tall Trees @ Manhattan Inn Melvins & Unsane @ Webster Hall The Shins & St. Lucia @ Terminal 5 Celebration, Divining Rod, & Amy Lettis @ Zebulon Blonde Hightower, End And, & Sea Grave @ Cake Shop Bambara, Young Adults, & Celestial Shore @ Big Snow Hanni El Khatib, Sundelles, & Shuga @ Knitting Factory Marah, Jesse Malin, & Aaron Lee Tasjan @ Bowery Electric Wazu, Jezzy & the Belles ...

HR with Bad Brains at Music Hall of Williamsburg (more by Erik Erikson) The two-day benefit for Lucinda's Kids at Bowery Electric begins today (4/29) with Marah, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, Jimmy Gnecco, Dave Milone, Jim Boggie, Aaron Lee Tasjan,...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012 QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT @ 285 KENT AVENUE 285 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $TBA, 7:30PM Today is full of great shows in the City. If you can, make it out to the WBAR-B-Q during the day, and then head out to see Quintron tonight. Hey Champ @ Brooklyn Bowl WBAR-B-Q @ Barnard College The Weeknd @ Bowery Ballroom Zak Smith @ Rockwood Music Hall Golem & Conspiracy of Beards @ Glasslands Hanni El Khatib & Sundelles @ Mercury Lounge Jeff Mills & Sleepy and Boo @ Le Poisson Rouge Dysrhythmia, Kayo Dot, & Vaura @ Death By Audio Kathleen Edwards & Hannah Georgas @ Webster Hall Yann Tiersen ...

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 MY DEAR MYCROFT @ PIANOS 158 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002 $8, 8PM We do love recommending our friends when they play shows around the City. My Dear Mycroft are one of the sweetest and awesomest bands you'll ever meet. They play tonight at Pianos. Twin Shadow @ Glasslands Matt Singer @ Littlefield Everest @ Bowery Electric Punch Brothers @ Town Hall Guards & Kuroma @ Mercury Lounge The Hives @ The Studio at Webster Hall Miike Snow & Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 The Heavy Pets & Stokeswood @ Brooklyn Bowl Clear Plastic Masks & Wild Yaks @ Union Pool Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik @ Highline ...

On April 29th and 30th, The Bowery Electric will be holding a benefit concert to raise funds to benefit the children of Lucinda Gallagher, a super music fan and Jersey resident who tragically took her own life last year as well as The Samaritans of New York. The two-night concert will feature Jesse Malin, HR of Bad Brains, Marah, Tommy Stinson, Alan Vega & others as well as an auction & raffle of items from Fender, Mary Louise Parker, Danny …

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 DINOWALRUS & NORTH HIGHLANDS @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 70 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 8PM There are a tons of your favorite indie bands playing at Public Assembly tonight, but two of our favorites are Dinowalrus and North Highlands . However, that really is just scratching the surface. WIM, Fixers, & Cultfever @ Pianos Peaking Lights & LXMP @ Lincoln Center JD McPherson & Lucius @ Mercury Lounge Needtobreathe & Ben Rector @ Webster Hall Hotel Lights & Emperor X @ Rockwood Music Hall Disappears, Lotus Plaza, & Noveller @ Glasslands Cat Martino, Daltonians, & Patrick Bower @ Union Hall Oneohtrix Point Never & Body Language @ Brooklyn Museum Herbcraft, Dharana, Millions ...

Recommended Show: MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012 ASOBI SEKSU @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM 431 W 16th St New York, NY 10011 $25, 8PM Normally, Asobi Seksu 's performance would be enough to be a good draw for a show, but this one is also for a good cause. Tonight's Highline Ballroom show is also a Planned Parenthood benefit. Kraftwerk @ MoMA War @ B.B. King Blues Club Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Asobi Seksu @ Highline Ballroom Surgeons In Heat & Indians @ Pianos Bad Veins & My Jerusalem @ Mercury Lounge Neon Trees, Devin, & APT @ Bowery Ballroom Clouder, Birds In Weather, & Luff @ Cake Shop Mayer Hawthorne and ...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012 WHITE SUNS @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $8, 7PM Are Death by Audio shows ever bad? Nope! Especially when White Suns are involved! Kraftwerk @ MoMA Superhuman Happiness @ Zebulon NRBQ @ Brooklyn Bowl (early) Shabazz Palaces @ Brooklyn Bowl (late) Lights Resolve @ Bowery Electric Neutral Uke Hotel @ The Rock Shop Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music Amy Ray & Kaia Wilson @ The Bell House Jonquil, Xylos, & Darlings @ Union Pool Hunter Hunt-Hendrix @ Issue Project Room White Denim & Hundred Visions @ Maxwell's Chain and the Gang & Coasting @ Mercury Lounge Yoni Gordon, Thick Shakes, & No Fun ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 ZAMBRI @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $12, 8:30PM Zambri is a band on the fantastic Kanine Records. Tonight they play at Glasslands. Kraftwerk @ MoMA Grandfather @ BAM Cafe Shabazz Palaces @ S.O.B.'s Doveman @ Le Poisson Rouge Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music Small Factory & Air Waves @ Cake Shop Snow Patrol & Ed Sheeran @ Terminal 5 Patrick Pulsinger @ Santos Party House Savoir Adore & Field Mouse @ Mercury Lounge Grouper & Julianna Barwick @ Guggenheim Museum White Denim & Hundred Visions @ Bowery Ballroom Crystal Stilts, Widowspeak, & What Next? @ Maxwell's Psychobuildings, Alan Watts, & Arc Light @ Shea Stadium ...