"Vampire Weekend: noun : Meaning to engage in weekend activities that will make you act like a vampire; avoiding sunlight, sleeping during the day, fearing sunrise. Red Bull and vodka can both be prominently involved.

Alternate Definition: noun : An afro-beat inspired, indie-rock band from New York City who write songs about Cape Cod."

So join us for what is definitely going to be a Vampire Weekend of drinking and maybe seeing Vampire Weekend.

Friday night if your wallet is flush ($18-20) and you're feeling behind the buzz, hit Webster Hall for Voxtrot, Favourite Sons, and Au Revoir Simone. Voxtrot has been sucking up press from the likes of the New York Times and for some reason no one noticed their new album is pretty terrible. I'll go to war with their first two EPs but the "long awaited" LP is ... tough. The live show is usually middling but I hear they're doing a lot of cocaine now (unfounded accusations alert!), so things might have amped up a little bit.

You can also run down to Park Slope's Union Hall and catch The Eames Era. If you're looking for a band that plays the kind of music Jenny Lewis and the Rilo Kiley kids wrote when they were hungry for a record deal, this is probably the best show on the schedule. If you miss it, don't lose your shit. There's always ...

Saturday night when you can catch The Eames Era again at Piano's. They're the 10.30pm band and Piano's almost always runs on time so don't go for the "cool kids show up late" arrival.

And if you're brave you can head out to the Glasslands Gallery (or is it an "Art Space?") in Williamsburg and catch Bear Hands (one great song, "Long Lean Queen") and Vampire Weekend (not to be missed). Yes, attending this show might make you a fucking hipster but keep in mind, Vampire Weekend graduated from Columbia and performed at the Bowery Ballroom in docksiders. Docksiders. Preppy-Hipster tensions could be running at an all-time high - which for my money is more than reason to go. Show kicks at 9.

MP3s:

The Eames Era - When You Were A Millionaire

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

Labels: thanks mina, this blog just went to a new level, vampire weekends