This Week's Nostalgia (4/30 - 5/6)

The Cranberries / Photo: Jess Baumung

By Trista Hou (Binshu Hou)

Do you still remember who the very first rock bands that enlightened you to start listening to indie music were? Do you still remember that once upon a time, there was an Irish frontwoman named Dolores, and her keening, powerful voice singing classics such as "Zombie,""Linger,"and"Dreams"? Yes, The Cranberries are back. The band even announced they would release their first new studio album, Roses, in over 10 years, which is due for release on May 5. Check them out at Terminal 5 on May 2 and 4 to reminisce, and let us know how many times your eyes well up with tears. 

Finishing her two-weekend journey in the Indio desert of California, Feist comes to town again touring in support of her album Metals, released in 2011. Considering its slow-to-bloom beauty, her live is still worth enjoyment. You can see her at Radio City Music Hall on May 5.

Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches are playing together and it only costs you $16 to $18? This is way too good a deal, alright? Xiu Xiu, a San Jose avant-garde group that has been active for the past 10 years, is the brainchild of vocalist Jamie Stewart--often earning a comparison to The Cure's Robert Smith. This is a band that you shouldn't neglect. As for Dirty Beaches, a band I am personally quite fond of, their lo-fi full-length album Badlands was released last year. With Suicide-like drum machines and hypnotic loops, Badlands conjures up images of surrealism, which could possibly drag you into an endless black hole.

Here are the rest of shows you should check out in New York City this week...

Monday, April 30

HR @ Brooklyn Bowl last year

HR (Bad Brains), Tommy Stinson and more @ The Bowery Electric

Mrs. Magician @ The Mercury Lounge
Santigold @ Bowery Ballroom

The Shins @ Terminal 5

Tuesday, May 1

Real Estate @ Terminal 5 in January

The Shins & Real Estate @ Terminal 5

Suckers @ The Glasslands Gallery
Leland Sundries @ Living Room
Mystikal @ S.O.B.'s
Lower Dens @ The Mercury Lounge
Bob Schneider @ Bowery Ballroom

Doe Paoro @ Cameo Gallery

Dan Deacon @ Union Square Park (FREE)

Wednesday, May 2

Mike Watt @ ATP in March

Mike Watt, J Mascis, Muph and Friends @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Kronos Quartet @ The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Lower Dens @ The Mercury Lounge

Emanuel and the Fear @ The Mercury Lounge
Marilyn Manson + The Pretty Reckless @ Wellmont Theatre
Electric Guest @ Bowery Ballroom
Spirit Animal+The Click Clack Boom @ The Mercury Lounge
The Cranberries @ Terminal 5

Thursday, May 3

Sharon Van Etten @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in February

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Day 1 (The Walkmen, Sharon Van Etten, Twin Shadow & more) @ BAM
Night Manager+Total Slacker+Habibi @ The Mercury Lounge
Black Light Dinner Party+Mike Slott+Tiny Victories @ The Glasslands Gallery
We Were Promised Jetpacks+Breton+Fort Lean @ Bowery Ballroom

Friday, May 4

St. Vincent @ Bowery Ballroom last year

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Day 2 (St. Vincent, The Antlers, Buke & Gase & more) @ BAM
Bare Mutants+Outer Minds @ Union Pool
Miracles of Modern Science+Conveyor @ The Mercury Lounge
Xiu Xiu+Dirty Beaches @ Bowery Ballroom

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs+LOL Boys @ The Glasslands Gallery
The Cranberries @ Terminal 5

Andrew Bird+Patrick Watson @ Beacon Theater

Saturday, May 5

Atlas Sound @ SXSW '11

Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Day 3 (Beirut, Atlas Sound, Pat Mahoney & Nancy Whang DJ set & more) @ BAM
Atlas Sound (DJ Set) @ Glasslands

Feist @ Radio City Music Hall
Frankie Rose+Dive+Spectrals @ The Mercury Lounge
Brendan Benson @ Bowery Ballroom

School of Seven Bells @ LPR

Crystal Stilts @ 285 Kent

Andrew Bird+Tift Merritt @ Beacon Theater

Sunday, May 6

Shearwater @ Music Hall of Williamsburg in February

Shearwater @ (Le) Poisson Rouge

Scissor Sisters @ Bowery Ballroom

Fred Armisen (does his playlist) @ Union Pool