Future in Plastics

Apes and Androids

Bravo Silva

Bravo Silva broke up in 2006. But you can find out what Henry is up to here:

www.myspace.com/undermountain

and Joel here:

www.myspace.com/sexwithanangel.

Infidels

Infidels (www.infidelsnyc.com) are a Brooklyn-based indie art punk band featuring Alain Beugoms (vocals, drums), Niall Murphy (guitars, vocals), Scott Wortman (keyboards, vocals), and Thom Woodley (bass, vocals).

Infidels released their first EP, Your Hidden Skeleton, in December 2005, and are the unofficial house band of the Asterisk Art Space, an independent gallery and music space which Murphy runs. Infidels also wrote the Burg themesong, Satellite in my Brain. You can download this and other tracks at www.myspace.com/infidels .

O'Death

Project Jenny, Project Jan

Puttin' on the Ritz

As many documents have been lost and/or destroyed, much of the origins and early history of this particular ensemble remains obscured. Perhaps future generations will be able to unearth more evidence, but that remains to be seen. What is known is that Puttin' On The Ritz consists of two human beings, both male and above the age of consent. They have been known to imbibe large quantities of alcohol before, during, and after their performances; for some reason this is their preference. Occasionally this obsession with intoxication produces disastarous results; other times they are merely threatened with violence. The problem is not that they are unaware of the answer, but that they forgot what the question was. Time will tell, weather permitting.

Rogers Sisters

Miyuki Furtado - Vocals, Bass
Jennifer Rogers - Vocals, Guitar
Laura Rogers - Drums, Vocals

THE ROGERS SISTERS have been an underground secret since the turn of the century, as anyone who's witnessed their hip-shaking, synapse-firing live show can attest. Building on the spiky dance floor maneuvers of last year's Three Fingers mini-album and 2002's debut LP Purely Evil (on the Troubleman Unlimited label), The Invisible Deck(2006) exudes a melodic intensity that should transform them from in-concert maestros to home-listening favorites.

Sexy Champions

Shy Child

Slowlands

Slowlands is a young country. It was born in the cracks of a wooden table, under an electric fireplace in a Long Island basement. It grew up under an overpass in the wilds of Brooklyn. It lies in a bunkbed in a door with a drawer in the window, while the winter feeds its sleep.

Slowlands is made up of Josh Kolenik , Juan Pieczanski, Ryan Heyner, Jeff Curtin, and Eric Hirsch.

Takka Takka

You never know when the inspiration will hit. For Takka Takka singer and guitarist Gabe Levine it came upon returning to Brooklyn in early 2004 after some ill-spent time in Texas. After a year of writing music with rotating members, a band finally took shape in the form of drummer Conrad Doucette and guitarist Damion Jurrens alongside bassist John Paul Jones (-- totally his real name). Together they began crafting a set of matchless pop tunes that acknowledged Gotham inspirations like Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Philip Glass while also owing a debt to 90's luminaries including Guided By Voices and Pavement.

We Feel Safer At Night -- along with the three-track "Talk Faster EP" also included on the band's Ernest Jenning re-issue -- was recorded with Charles Burst at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge and tweked in Levine's home studio where he meticulously added the details. "The recording process was kind of painful," he recalls. "I spent 10 hours a day working on this stuff. By the end, some of the tracks had 20 keyboard overdubs." The result is an eclectic, jubilant set of songs that has already gained strong acclaim from the press and their peers.

The band spent 2006 performing for enthusiastic crowds throughout the US including a tour with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Architecture In Helsinki, They were also met with high acclaim at this year's SXSW and CMJ festivals, and have shared local and international stages with The Wrens, The National, My Brightest Diamond, and Nicole Atkins.

The All-For-Nots

The Fabulous Entourage

New York City rockers The Fabulous Entourage serve up an irrepressible blend of throbbing dance beats, jagged guitars, driving synths, and lush Motown-inspired vocal arrangements - overflowing with the insatiable desire to party. In addition to concocting ass-kicking pop music, The Fabulous Entourage are known for their raucous live shows, inviting comparisons to Devo (New York Times), Scissor Sisters (Paper Magazine), and The B-52s (LA Splash).

Called "a quintet of youthful punk-popsters hell-bent on bringing theatrics back to rock-and-roll" by The New Yorker, TFE has toured the East and West Coasts - opened for such bands as Hot Chip and Vic Thrill - played such venues as Bowery Ballroom, Joe's Pub, The Viper Room, Knitting Factory, and BAM - performed with guest beatboxers, burlesque dancers, and other
assorted freaks - performed at the 2006 Whitney Biennial - and much much more.

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