Music Geeks Presales (Password: MusicGeeks)
06/25 – Rival Sons @ Gramercy Theatre w/ Soft White Sixties *Presale runs Wednesday at 10am – Thursday at 10pm*
08/20 – Kevin Gates @ Gramercy Theatre *Presale runs from Thursday at 10am – 10pm*
10/15 – The Orwells @ Irving Plaza w/ Skaters *Presale runs Thursday 10am-10pm*
10/28 – Misfits – Fiend Fest @ Irving Plaza *Presale Wednesday at 10am*

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I know I haven’t posted much about new bands here lately, but I just discovered Bombs Over Nowhere, and I thought you should know about them too. BON is the folk-leaning joint project of a pair of songwriters (and longtime friends), Aaron Espe and busbee. Here’s a little bit more about the band from their official bio.

Bombs Over Nowhere is a collaborative project from Aaron Espe and busbee, two musicians who’ve taken the best parts of their solo work – Espe’s voice and introspective lyrics, busbee’s chart-topping songwriting skills – and rolled them into something bigger. It’s uplifting pop/rock, packed with the raw emotion of Glen Hansard and the polished craft of Roy Orbison.

“Most of the songs are about struggle and how a relationship – usually love – overcomes that struggle,” says Espe, a folk singer/songwriter with five solo albums under his belt. “I easily write rainy day songs, but we wanted to steer things more positively.”

Longtime friends before they became bandmates, busbee and Espe began co-writing after Espe moved to Nashville. The first song they wrote for the project was “It’s Gonna Find You,” a haunting ballad anchored by piano, falsetto vocals and anthemic percussion. That sound became the foundation of Bombs Over Nowhere.

More songs followed. So did a series of recording sessions at busbee’s home studio in East Nashville, where the pair took their time getting things right. busbee handled most of the instruments. Espe took care of the singing, ditching his self-described “folky-mumbly” style used in his solo records in favor of a more purposeful, nuanced style. With Aaron Sterling playing drums on two tracks, the guys put the finishing touches on their EP, a self-titled introduction to a new band with familiar faces.

Watch a video for, “It’s Gonna Find You” and listen to the song, “I Know” after the jump.

“I Know” – Bombs Over Nowhere

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Music Geeks Presales (Password: musicgeeks)
05/29 – An Evening with Failure @ Irving Plaza *Presale 10am on 4/9 to 10pm on 4/10*
07/18-07/20 – Bill Nye “The Science Guy’ @ Irving Plaza *Presale 10am to 10pm on 4/10!*

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Music Geeks Presales(Password: musicgeeks)
05/28 – Tamar Braxton @ Irving Plaza *Presale 10am on 3/26 to 10pm on 3/27*
06/03 – Danity Kane – No Filter Tour @ Irving Plaza *Presale 10am to 10pm on 3/27*
06/04 – Governors Ball presents Banks @ Irving Plaza *Presale 10am to 10pm on 3/27*

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I know it’s a short month, and it’s half over, but it’s still exceptionally empty, (except for the very busy Housing Works).

February 2014 NYC Bookstore Events
02/17 Henry’s Freedom Box A True Story from the Underground Railroad (Mult. Stores, Special Event)
02/18 Act One: Tony Shalhoub and Santino Fontana in Conversation w/ Tom Santopietro and Christopher Hart (82nd & Bway)
02/18 Jenny Offill: Dept. of Speculation (86th & Lex)
02/20 Sarah Churchwell: Careless People Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby (86th & Lex)
02/20 Frank Spinelli: Pee-Shy (82nd & Bway)
02/24 Jenifer Ringer: Dancing Through It (82nd & Bway)
02/27 Lorrie Moore: Bark Stories (USQ)
02/26 Marc Schneier: Sons of Abraham (82nd & Bway)

Powerhouse Arena
02/19 Book Launch: The Best of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (Dumbo)
02/25 Book Launch: The Mad Sculptor by Harold Schecter, with Robert Kolker (Dumbo)
02/36 Book Launch: My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag… by Jolie Kerr (Dumbo)

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
02/15 – The Kurt Vonnegut Book Group: CAT’S CRADLE
02/18 – Comedy Notebook with Liam McEneaney
02/19 – Story Magazine Returns!
02/20 – The Moth StorySLAM: Escape
02/21 – Geek Week Geeks vs. Nerds Trivia Happy Hour
02/22 – Then and Now: A History and Pop Culture Book Group – EMPTY MANSIONS
02/25 – MFA vs. NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction, Launch Event w/ Chad Harbach, Keith Gessen, Emily Gould, Carla Blumenkranz, Eli S. Evans and Mel Flashman
02/26 – Tied-in: The Ups and Downs and Ins and Outs of Writing Licensed Fiction

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Music Geeks Presales (Password: MusicGeeks)
04/20 – Ones to Watch with Skype Present Kid Ink – My Own Lane 2014 US Tour @ Irving Plaza *Presale runs from 10am on 2/12 to 10pm on 2/13*
04/23 – Better Than Ezra @ Irving Plaza *Presale runs from 10am on 2/12 to 10pm on 2/13*
05/15 – The Underachievers @ Irving Plaza w/ Denzel Curry, Dillon Cooper *Presale runs from 10am on 2/12 to 10pm on 2/13*

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Janelle Monáe, Jack Johnson, Nick Cave, and Neutral Milk Hotel are among the first acts to be announced for the 2014 Celebrate Brooklyn! Summer Concert Series. Janelle Monae will be kicking off the 36th season of Brooklyn’s favorite summer concert series with a free show on June 4, 2014. (No word yet on the opening night gala that usually follows afterwards.) The full 2014 Celebrate Brooklyn! season will be announced in Spring.

More of the 2014 Celebrate Brooklyn! concert schedule after the jump.

Celebrate Brooklyn 2014 Concert Series
06/04/14 Janelle Monae (Opening Night Gala)
06/10/14 Jack Johnson w/ Bahamas (Buy Tickets)
07/22/14 Neutral Milk Hotel w/ Circulatory System (Buy Tickets)
07/26/14 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Buy Tickets)

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Music Geeks Presales (Password: MusicGeeks)
03/08 – Thomas Rhett @ Irving Plaza w/ Jon Pardi *Presale runs from 10am on 1/23 to 10pm on 1/24*
03/16 – HIM 2014 U.S. Tour *1st show SOLD OUT – 2nd show just added!* @ Irving Plaza *Presale runs from 10am on 1/22 to 10pm on 1/23*

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