Australia’s City Riots continues its nine-shows-in-ten-days New York assault at the CMJ Bulldog Gin Party at the Raven on October 17 and the CMJ Aussie BBQ on October 19 at the Delancey. Featuring songs from their debut album, Sea of Bright Lights, which can be streamed here, Ricky Kradolfer, Matthew Edge, Dan Kradolfer, and Matthew Stadler will also be hosting a record listening party at Klimat Lounge on October 18, then play Rockwood Music Hall on October 21, Pianos on October 22, and Bowery Electric on October 23. Below are more of our CMJ recommendations for Thursday.
Flux Studios Presents: Bridge City Hustle, 12 noon; Julian Peterson, 1:00; Banda Magda, 2:00; Cyrille Aimee, 3:00; Jeff Campbell & Megan Stankard, 5:00; Mark Wilkinson, 6:00; Landshapes, 7:00; Badboxes, 8:00; Lily & The Parlour Tricks, 9:00; Aaron Lee Tasjan, 10:00; Aabaraki, 11:00; Mandolin Orange, 12 midnight, Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1, 196 Allen St.
Menomena, the Helio Sequence, Pattern Is Movement, 6:30, Webster Hall, 125 East Eleventh St.
The Texas Takeover Party: Wild Child, the Tontons, Ishi, Emily Bell, Megafauna, the Migrant, 7:00, Tammany Hall, 152 Orchard St.
Mideau, 7:00; Fan-Tan, 7:45; Magic Bronson, 8:30; Trumpeter Swan, 9:15; Tan Vampires, 10:00; Steel Phantoms, 10:45; Top Less Gay Tekno Party, 11:30; holychild, 12:15, Leftfield, 87 Ludlow St.
L Rock Entertainment Presents: Bobby McGrath, 7:30; I’ll Be John Brown, 8:30; 2/3 Goat, 9:30; the Morningsiders, 10:30; Danielia Cotton, 11:30, the Bitter End, 147 Bleecker St.
The Deli: Heeney, 8:00; Dead Stars, 8:30; Slonk Donkerson, 9:00; People’s Champ, 9:40; Sway Machinery, 10:40; EMEFE, 11:35; Mammal Dap, 12:30, Spike Hill, 186 Bedford Ave.
Panache: Big Ups, 8:00; Homeshake, 8:50; Calvin Love, 9:40; Ex-Cult, 10:30; Hunters, 11:30; Speedy Ortiz, 12:30, 285 Kent, 285 Kent Ave.
PledgeMusic: holychild, 8:00; Firehorse, 9:00; 10:00pm Here We Go Magic, 10:00; DJ set by Nicole Atkins, 11:00, the Heath at the McKittrick Hotel, 542 West 27th St.
New West Records: Ruby the Rabbitfoot, 9:00; New Madrid, 9:50; Wild Moccasins, 10:50; Yip Deceiver, 12 midnight; White Wiolet, 1:10, the Living Room, 154 Ludlow St.