I WAS THERE: Glass Candy Turns (Le) Poisson Rouge Into Their Own Private Loft Party

LISTENING STATION: From French Black Metal to Black Sabbath, Buzz Saw-Shaped 12’s to Blue 45’s, Tombs Has a Hell of a Record Collection

I WAS THERE: Grizzly Bear Leaves Us Feeling Shaken and Stirred At Highbrow-Baiting BAM Show

THE S/T FIVE: “So ‘Relative Ways’ Still Kinda Rules,” And Four Other Reasons We’ve Seen …Trail of Dead Way Too Many Times

I WAS THERE: Thievery Corporation Brings Splintered Breaks, Beautiful Women to Terminal 5

HYPE CHECK: Blank Dogs Live @ (Le) Poisson Rouge (With Bonus Black Dice Action!!!)

I WAS THERE: Grizzly Bear Gives Black-Clad New Yorker Crowd an Acoustic Taste of ‘Veckatimest’

10 THINGS THAT HELPED US FORGIVE BAM FOR BEING FASCIST ASSHATS: Featuring Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Chairlift

HYPE CHECK: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Live @ Mercury Lounge)

LISTENING STATION: DJ Signify Pulls Tim Hecker, Panda Bear Out of His Crates

I WAS THERE: Hockey, Mercury Lounge, 1.23.09

I WAS THERE: Animal Collective @ Grand Ballroom, 1.20.09

I WAS THERE: Department of Eagles and Here We Go Magic, Bowery Ballroom, 1.19.09

S/T Survived…Our Own Damn Show, Featuring School of Seven Bells, Free Blood, Juan Maclean and Justin Miller

S/T Survived … Of Montreal’s Orgiastic Blend of Bowie-isms, Campy Costume Changes and Near Nudity