On the heels of recording their new LP with Phil Palazzo (New Pornographers, Together and Ted Leo’s Brutalist Bricks), at Seaside Studios in Brooklyn, Palomar dusts off its Metrocard and takes its upcoming five-week Rock Shop residency to a whole new level: Just in time for the holiday season, the band will be curating five great shows for five great music-related causes:
Tuesday, November 16: A benefit for the Girls Rock Camp Alliance ($10)
Sword and Sandal
PALOMAR
Hospitality
DJ set by Shirley Braha, New York Noise
Reading by Jennifer Baumgardner, author of Looking Both Ways
Tuesday, November 23: A benefit for the Future of Music Coalition ($10)
Melody Lane All-Stars (your fave 80’s covers)
PALOMAR
Walter Schriefels
Comedians Todd Barry and Dave Hill
Tuesday, November 30: A benefit for the Women’s Audio Mission ($15)
Bird of Youth
PALOMAR
Charles Bissell and Kevin Whelan of THE WRENS
Tuesday, December 7: A benefit for Air Traffic Control ($10)
Magnetic Island
PALOMAR
Robbers on High Street
VS Antelope
Tuesday, December 14: A benefit for Little Kids Rock ($15)
I’m Turning Into
My Teenage Stride
PALOMAR
Nada Surf (ACOUSTIC)
Comedian Eugene Mirman
limited offer: $40 pass () gets you into all shows!
About Palomar
Brooklyn’s beloved Palomar have been turning out highly melodic rock for more than a decade. These three ladies and a man mix wry humor, whimscial melodies, and driving guitars to define a sound uniquely their own amongst the groundswell of junior Brooklyn bands. With four albums under their belt (the last, All Things, Forests, released in 2007 on Misra Records), they are no putting finishing touches on a fifth. Have a listen here: