Springtime for Rock N Roll

Springtime is the best time for Rock N Roll and this April is a doozy. The Flaming Lips kicked off the month last night, ending a two night stand at Webster Hall. Today, the Boss Martians and Bamboo Kids play a BBQ at Magnetic Field.

This first full of week of April is utterly insane. Tuesday alone is jam packed: She Wants Revenge kicks off a month of stellar shows at Irving Plaza while The Blue Van play Northsix and Jonny Lives play Sin-é. Also on Tuesday, New York welcomes Art Brut – the biggest band from England not named the Arctic Monkeys. Art Brut plays a two night stand at the Bowery Ballroom next week as well playing Southpaw a week from Tuesday.

On Wednesday, The Ponys play Magnetic Field while on Thursday, New York welcomes the return of Scott H. Biram to the Mercury Lounge where he will be opening up for the Legendary Shack Shakers. Neko Case plays a two night stand at Webster Hall starting on Thursday with Martha Wrainwright opening while on Friday, the honor goes to the High Dials.

Ah yes, Friday. If you don’t know by now, you’ve been living under a rock: The Raconteurs make their North American concert debut at Irving Plaza while just blocks away at the Mercury Lounge, their friends the Soledad Brothers begin a two night stand.

Take a breath for a few days then get ready for another packed week: Already mentioned for Tuesday the 11^th was Art Brut. But there’s also Beth Orton at Webster Hall and Regina Spektor at Warsaw. The Sounds play Irving Plaza the next night while Gogol Bordello plays Warsaw.

Now come the set of already sold out big shows: Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab for Cutie play the Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday the 13^th and Friday the 14^th. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah play the Bowery Ballroom on that Friday and the next night.

TV On The Radio plays a sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday the 18^th while The Fiery Furnaces play the Bowery the next night. Also on Wednesday, Langhorne Slim plays Northsix.

The final week of April features Har Mar Superstar at Northsix on Saturday April 22^nd, while MOTO invades New York, playing the Trash Bar on Saturday and the Cake Shop, the next night. Electric Six plays Maxwell's the following Tuesday and Irving Plaza the next night.

And that’s April for now. Stay tuned and get out there.