The Undisputed Heavyweights Confirm Final Gig

Tuesday, October 14th @ NYC's Bowery Ballroom.

Support will come from:

Wakey! Wakey!
Matt Singer
Pearl & The Beard

Visit The Undisputed Heavyweights on MySpace.

MP3: The Undisputed Heavyweights - Money

The Undisputed Heavyweights Takeover Joe's Pub

The Undisputed Heavyweights, New York's favourite indie lounge act, kick off a three month residency at Joe's Pub tomorrow night.

The show tomorrow is sold out but there may still be a chance for some unreleased tickets at the boxoffice right before the boys go on. If my past experience seeing the three talented guys who make up the Heavyweights is any indication, heading down to Astor to see if you can get in is well worth the effort.

What makes this residency really special is that each night of the takeover features a really supurb opening act. Tonight is Ingrid Michaelson with her dreamy folk, pop music that is ever so reminiscent of Nelli McKay and next month's show features Wakey!Wakey!, whom I saw in the studio the day before their first live gig and even though they were suppose to be as green as the day is long, they were fresh, brilliant and full of good humour.

Believe me when I say that if there was ever a concert to impress a date with, it would be this. Order a few drinks, snuggle into the velvet couches and show off your choice of great, updated swing music. Just don't let her fall too much for the endearing Casey, Jeff and Wes, they'll only break her heart.

Shows start promptly at 9:30pm and cost $12 bucks. Make sure to pick-up a souvenir of the night by purchasing their live EP, Live From New York- appropriately recorded at a past Joe's Pub performance.

Locksley & Undisputed Heavyweights @ Southpaw 4/26: Jen's Spring Cleaning

Sorry for the lack of JK posts but in everything I suppose, there are ebbs and flows. These past couple of months have been all about the flow but come June 7th, my life is about to hit a great deal of ebb once unemployment hits...again.

Enjoy a little of my long weekend down time and take a look at a few choice concerts I've seen these past few months but never had a chance to post about. Happy Memorial Day!


Matt and I were really excited for this show. One of our all time favourite New York acts were playing alongside a band I had wanted to see for quite a while. I arrived to the venue slightly ahead of schedule and called Matt from outside.

"Hi, I'm here. Where are you?"

"A few blocks away getting a slice. Is it crazy there?"

::insert crickets chirping::

"Sorry, I'll be there soon."


A free show in Brooklyn on a Thursday night sponsored by amNEWYORK and not a soul around but me, the bored looking bartender and the boys from Locksley reading a newspaper? Shocking people, shocking.

Well anyway, Locksley were great as always; one of those bands whom you hope you aren't screaming into the wind about.


Also playing the ill fated gig were Undisputed Heavyweights, a band I had been meaning to see for a while.

I suppose I had a predisposition to like Undisputed Heavyweights. On a warm spring day, driving around with the windows open while singing to Sinatra for me, is near perfection. 60's style lounge music is just my thing and the Casey Shea led Undisputed bring the lounge lizard back to life with an updated flair. Their smart, poppy music, that makes you smile as your hips uncontrollably swing back and forth, is punctuated perfectly by Shea's cheeky audience banter.

Upcoming UH tour dates:

Jun. 22nd Joe's Pub (All Ages), 425 Lafayette Street (btw E. 4th & Astor Place), New York, 9pm w/ I. Michaelson, All Ages.

Jul. 26th Joe's Pub 9pm w/ Wakey!Wakey!,

Aug. 24th Joe's Pub 9pm w/ Seth Kallen


MP3s: 'Roll Your Windows Down' and 'Money'

AmNY Presents 'Artist Now Music Series'

And it's free!

Kudos to AmNY (New York's finest cost ridden newspaper) and their first night of complimentary music.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 26th at Southpaw and will feature Locksley (8pm), Cavalier King (9pm), Undisputed Heavyweights (10pm) and The Attorneys (11pm). Nice job, AmNY. See you there.

Non NYers, check out AmNY's official site here.

MP3: Locksley - Don't Make Me Wait