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FRIDAY, OCT 29, 2010 9PM

K-OS
K-os, born Kevin Brereton, is a genuine neo-crossover rap n' roller who's music, much like your Ipod, might speak to hipster club kidz, pop chart gazers, Canadian indie rockers, dirty south electronic rap renegades, or reggae rude boys simultaneously. As it should - his rhyme and crooning skills took root in arguably the most polyglot and multi-cultural city on the planet, Toronto. And he's quite vocal about his not belonging to any one genre - he belongs to them all. Says K-os: "I'm a historical opportunist who’s grown up on everything from Dylan to Marley to KRS-One... I've never seen myself as just a hip hop artist".

Shad

Astronautalis
Astronautalis is andy bothwell...he writes all the lyrics and lots of the music. He also gets lots of help from these bands and musicians: the paper chase, midlake, the polyphonic spree, radical face, sarah jaffe, dj rerog, skyrider, and electric president!

$15 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SUNDAY, OCT 31, 2010 8PM

Pietasters
The Pietasters have been served well by the signs they’ve encountered along the road during their 17 years as a band. As the sun comes up on All Day, the experience and commitment that defines The Pietasters as an entity should find friends among the faithful as well as to first-timers to the ska-soul sound.
“Allow me to toot our own collective horn when I say this,” offers Pezzimenti. “I think we made a record that will sound equally good to a music nerd and to a random dude listening. We just took our time in the studio and tried to put our own spin on the sounds we love to listen to.”

Toasters
THE TOASTERS – NYC SKA 1981- 2010 2010 kicks off both with an accolade and a burst of energy!.The newly launched CBGB radio station – powered by Clear Channel – has named the Toasters as one of their 20 core artists, ranking the band in the august company of The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Television and Patty Smith. With this tip of the hat, The Toasters role in the musical mayhem springing out of the NYC music scene as been roundly endorsed. As the New Year also ushers in comeback tours from the Specials and Madness - as the pendulum swings, - things are once again looking up for the Ska music genre both at home and abroad, so The Toasters once again embark on their blistering tour itinerary which upcoming set of dates will take them to places as diverse as Moscow and Istambul., Guadalajara and Zagreb. Now in their thirtieth year of touring the band is in top gear and has stamped an indelible imprint on the fabric of independent music.

Ruder Than You
RUDER THAN YOU was founded in 1989 at Penn State University and relocated to Philadelphia in 1991, arguably becoming the most popular ska-influenced Philadelphia band - EVER. The Ruder Than You identity has never fit too neatly into any of the generic ska categorizations. While ska and reggae stylings have always provided the common musical thread, over the past 20(!) years they've been mixing in dancehall reggae, hip-hop, rocksteady, rub-a-dub, funk, jazz, and punk - to create their own sound. What is consistant is the band’s energy and enthusiasm, which inevitably pulls people out onto the dance floor.

$15 ADV / $17 DOS [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

TUESDAY, NOV 02, 2010 8PM

The New Music Series welcomes:
Live Set Disaster
Live Set Disaster is a group of guys from outside of Philly, PA. They have a brand all their own, mixing Punk/Hardcore/Reggae and Ska. With a fuck you attitude and a complete disregard for everything around them, they press on to show you a world full of disrespect for the government and the value of friendship, while the world crumbles at their side.

Savior

Dinosaur Eyelids

The Re-Up

$7 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

WEDNESDAY, NOV 03, 2010 8PM

The Dirges (Official band of Boondock Saints II)
Fresh off The Boondock Saints 10^th Anniversary Tour which hit select cities in March of 2010, The Dirges bring their high energy show and Punk rock attitude to The North Star Bar. The show can be described, as one fan put it “ The Dirges will kick you in the face with awesomeness”. The band has shared the stage with Flogging Molly, The Briggs and Millencolin to name a few and been heard in MTV’s The Dudesons and The Boondock Saints 2.

Come “Raise a Glass” with the band BMI magazine called “Rising stars of the budding Irish-American rock movement”.

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SATURDAY, NOV 06, 2010 9PM

Headhunters featuring: Mike Clark (drums), Bill Summers (percussion), Richie Goods (bass), Geri Allen (keys), Donald Harrison (sax).
From the instant funk classic “Chameleon” to the rare groove sound of “God Make Me Funky”, the Headhunters have redefined modern funk, jazz, and world music as one of the most innovative groups in history. Founded in 1973, they recorded their eponymous debut Head Hunters with Herbie Hancock. The Headhunters, legendary jazz-funk fusion band, immortalized as a result of their long recording and touring stint with jazz giant Herbie Hancock. Hancock's “Headhunters” album was the first to be recorded with the group and has been heralded as the first platinum Jazz/Fusion project in history.

The Mumbles
The Mumbles are a New Orleans based Avant Soul Duo - a tiny band with a mighty sound. Using two keyboards and a drum kit, they combine soul music with avant and old time jazz to create "pop songs in the key of partying down" (Time Out New York). Keysman Keith Burnstein and drummer Ethan Shorter met in the rhythm section of a 14 piece hip hop orchestra, soon striking out on their own in late 2006 to write tunes that would become Mumbles mainstays. As a duo, the boys distilled songs to their essence, delighting in a dynamic that "...marries the bedroom intimacy of a singer-songwriter, with the expansive musical prowess of a psych jazz outfit" (Seven Days Vermont). After the completion of their first record, "Once Eponymous", in 2008, The Mumbles have been touring the country on the heels of a national AAA radio campaign, with fine stations nation wide playing the disc in heavy rotation. Critics have called the break-out single, 'Bite-Size (Brawn w/ Brio)', "Lounge music for the super-hip" (Roanoke Times) with a vibe that is "...equal parts Tom Waits gruffness and Woody Allen pathos" (The L Magazine).

$20 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SUNDAY, NOV 07, 2010 8PM

Sunday Residency #1 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men
The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

FRIDAY, NOV 12, 2010 7PM

Lights
Oh hey, I'm LIGHTS--a fairly small-sized, Canadian girl who makes intergalactic-electro music. What do I mean by intergalactic? I'm glad you asked. I try to find sounds that seem like they could have been plucked from Saturn's rings or a meteor belt. Equal parts fantastical/epic/beautiful/emotional.

$12 ADV / $14 DOS [BUY TICKETS] ALL AGES / The North Star

SUNDAY, NOV 14, 2010 8PM

Sunday Residency #2 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men
The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

THURSDAY, NOV 18, 2010 8PM

Peelander -Z
PEELANDER-Z, the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band based in NYC, was originally formed in 1998 by Peelander-Yellow, Peelander-Red, and Peelander-Blue, after meeting in New York City (although they'll tell you they're all from the Z area on the planet Peelander). Peelander-Green was welcomed in July 2008 after Blue left the band.

Peelander-Z has appeared at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, CMJ and SXSW, and played with artists such as Buckethead, Electric SIx, Particles, The Vibrators, and Guitar Wolf. Peelander-Z has also been featured on TV programs like VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade, Spike TV's MXC: Most Extreme Challenge, and Anime Network. They also often perform at Anime conventions and festivals all over the US, as well as at Kaiju Big Battel.

TsuShiMaMiRe

No! Go! Tell!

$10 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SUNDAY, NOV 21, 2010 8PM

Sunday Residency #3 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men
The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

FRIDAY, NOV 26, 2010 9PM

The New Music Series welcome:
Color House

Experience. Hold.

+Church+

Kelly Overdrive

$9 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

SUNDAY, NOV 28, 2010 8PM

Sunday Residency #4 of 4:
The Lives of Famous Men
The Lives of Famous Men play soulful indie rock built on the fundamentals of the extensive pop genre. The five, singer Daniel Hall, guitarist Ari Katcher, drummer Dylan Mandel, bassist Andrew Totemoff, and keyboardist Jason Wahto, boast not only a wealth of eclectic studio material, but more importantly an energetic and interactive live show that engages and captivates crowds. Whether playing in their modest hometown of Anchorage, Alaska or their new adopted home of New York, each night they leave their audience stomping and clapping along, singing, “I just want some of that sun.”

$8 [BUY TICKETS] 21+ / The North Star

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