Sentimentalist Magazine

A Bookish, Arty Spring Week Starts Today

Most young people will follow their ears to find the indie acts at SXSW and later Monterrey, Mexico and then later Florida and then later somewhere else, but lo and behold, even with all of the musicians gone, New York still has just as many acts in the upcoming week. It’s like this: infinity – infinity = infinity.

You and your friends should ride the bike in the photo to all of these events. Take many photos, send us some. Onto the events then…

Events This Week Mah Dear

Events, they are place-times where you meet with your friends and make fun of other people who look like too much or not enough, sometimes you start a really important conversation about something and the band suddenly goes on and you have to keep your thoughts inside because your friends are now paying attention to whatever is on the stage and making eyes, so you keep it inside and actually think out the rest of the conversation as you think it should happen and what you should’ve / not done. By the time the lights go on or you exit the art party and your friend turns to ask what it is you were saying earlier (if they are nice), you feel so sublime at having everything figured out already that you just mention about a cool place to get some whiskey, hot chocolate or mojitos and all of you spend the rest of the night laughing at things you did or will do. So let’s get to it…

Events This Thawing Week

Well, we might only thaw out by May, but probably won’t see the same white crystals this year. Some events here are inspired by gloomy Russians in keeping with the snowy theme, others include hot shows with musicians we like, so, page views also, they are good shit to begin with, and to top it [...]

The Sword to Open for Motorhead at SXSW; Hit the Studio

Austin’s very own metalheads The Sword are set to open for metal legends Motorhead on March 16 at Stubb’s, as part of the South by Southwest conference’s kick-off festivities. And if that isn’t enough metal on metal news for you, the acclaimed four-piece has also been in the studio…

Adam Green’s Surprise NYC Show December 14th, Promoting Minor Love Album to be Released February 16, 2010 on Fat Possum

NYC Wunderkind Adam Green visited East Village Radio in NYC last weekend and leaked a few of his upcoming Minor Love album tracks on Mark Ronson’s radio show, Authentic Shit. We liked what we heard, and some. The album will be out February 16th, 2010, on the Fat Possum label.