Paul Banks has been having plenti of fun masquerading around under the name Julian, releasing a debut LP at just around the same time (again) as that other smart-dressing NYC contemporary with the…   Read Story »

A ways back we posted French Kicks' "Abandon" and mentioned that it made us reminisce about a specific time in Brooklyn. Now that there's a video for the song almost a year later, we can also…   Read Story »

French Kicks released Swimming, fronted by the dreamy ("post-punk for cocktail hour," we called it) "Abandon" and some coffee-fresh cover art, back in May. The New York quartet are heading on tour to…   Read Story »

French Kicks remind us of a specific time in Brooklyn's history. We're not going to get Kokie's nostalgic on you, but we could, even though they never quite fit in what was happening at that time.…   Read Story »

Video premiere from FK's latest CD Two Thousand. Starring Olivia Wilde -- the actress who had that lesbian thing going with Marissa Cooper (RIP) -- and lots of flaslights.   Read Story »

It seems like only yesterday Startime had like four bands on its roster. These days the label's kicking ass: Dios Malos, Tom Vek, Joggers, Duke Spirit, and of course French Kicks. FK got lost in the…   Read Story »

Bowery Ballroom SOUNDTEAM 7:00 pm MIHO 7:45 pm HIDDEN CAMERAS 8:45 pm THE FRENCH KICKS 9:45 pm THE DECEMBERISTS 10:45 pm DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS 1:15 am THE DONNAS 2:00 am Irving Plaza THE HEAD SET…   Read Story »