Photos: Diamond Rugs @ The Bell House

Diamond Rugs @ The Bell House - June 22, 2012
Photos: Sam Cornwall

Last night, indie supergroup Diamond Rugs performed a somewhat last minute show at the Bell House and our photographer Sam Cornwall was able to make his way in to snap some photos for us. Check out his full gallery below.

Reminder that tomorrow you can catch Diamond Rugs for FREE when they open for Alabama Shakes at Central Park SummerStage. That show starts at 3pm, so make sure you get there early enough to also catch Robert Ellis!

Diamond Rugs playing Bell House tonight and SummerStage on Sunday

Is it really a “supergroup” if none of the band’s members are exactly household names? There are big supergroups like Travelling Wilburys, Audioslave, and Velvet Revolver, and then there are the smaller ones that are really only supergroups to those who fervently follow independent music such Luna, Sugar, Wild Flag, and now Diamond Rugs.

Featuring John McCauley, most notably of Deer Tick, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and members of Black Lips, Dead Confederate and Six Finger Satellite, Diamond Rugs is certainly one incredible lineup… to those who are paying attention. Tonight, you’ll be able to catch the band play the Bell House, but if you can’t make it in, you’ll have the chance to catch the band for FREE at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday. That show will also feature sets by the lovely (and awesome new band) Alabama Shakes and Robert Ellis. You may want to get there early, doors open at 3pm.

Can’t make it to either show? Diamond Rugs is performing live on KEXP and you can listen to it right now. Get at it. Or listen to the band’s song “Country Mile” below…

Future Nostalgia: Atlas Sound Playing Annual Winter Shows At The Bell House & Bowery Ballroom

Future Nostalgia shines a spotlight on newer bands who, in our eyes, are on the cusp of achieving legendary status. These are acts we normally wouldn't feature, but feel so strongly about we just couldn't resist.

As we've hopefully made crystal clear by now, we're huge fans of Deerhunter frontman and Atlas Sound mastermind Bradford Cox. Which is why we're psyched to share that, even though Deerhunter as a whole won't be back in NYC anytime soon, Cox will be back on December 17 and 18 for his annual winter shows in NYC to play songs from his new (and excellent) Atlas Sound album Parallax.

The shows will take place at The Bell House and Bowery Ballroom, and tickets are on sale for the Bell House show right now; you'll have to wait until Friday (11/25) for Bowery tickets. Definitely make it happen, folks - and in case you haven't heard Parallax yet, Spotify has you covered. (Cheers to BV for the tip.)

Yo La Tengo's Wheel show in Brooklyn this week

The quintessential indie band from Hoboken, NJ (and of my favorites), Yo La Tengo are playing two shows this week at the Bell House. Tomorrow, May 10th and Wednesday, May 11th will see the group bringing their “Spin the Wheel” shows to the very awesome Gowanus, Brooklyn venue. Wackiness will ensue.

Tickets online are sold out, but when I was at Other Music last week, they still had a few tickets for both shows and they are without fee for $25. You can also check out craigslist, which apparently is a haven for Yo La Tengo tickets… I myself got a ticket to one of the Hanukkah shows at great ease through craigslist back in December.

Fucking Nostalgic will be at tomorrow’s show and will post a full set of photos and a review, so be sure to check back here on Wednesday for that! Not sure what a “Spin the Wheel” show is? Take a look below the jump for Yo La Tengo’s very wacky official statement…