The Drums are rather skilled at taking skeletal but catchy tunes that get you to sing along happily with until you realize just what it is you're singing. On their sophomore effort, Portamento, they mine, almost obsessively, the territory of unrequited or doomed love. The tone is that of a teenager's bedroom, cloaked in darkness with peeling tape holding together the makeshift wallpaper of a hundred band posters. There are please ringing throughout that since death is final you should love me tonight, or of lovers bound together by the knowledge that apart they wouldn't have a clue as to what to do, and that's not a good thing. more ›

Brooklyn-based new wave band The Drums will be playing their dark, yet catchy, tunes tonight at Subterranean. more ›

Well well, it seems we just settled in on our New Year's Eve show of choice. As an added bonus, it's also an opportunity for local bands to compete to win a set slot and kick off the evening. more ›