The Birthday Massacre will be partying at the Highline Ballroom on September 10 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th St. between Ninth & Tenth Aves.
Friday, September 10, $12-$15, 7:00
212-414-5994
www.highlineballroom.com
www.myspace.com/thebirthdaymassacre
Chibi, Rainbow, M. Falcore, Rhim, O.E., and Owen, better known as the Birthday Massacre, will be at the Highline Ballroom on September 10 celebrating the impending release of their latest album, PINS AND NEEDLES (Metropolis, September 14). On the new record, the Toronto-based band rocks harder and louder than ever, letting loose with big-sounding power pop on such anthemic tracks as “Pale” and “Control,” heavy synths melding with blasting guitars over and under Chibi’s sly vocals. Tunes such as “Midnight,” “Sleepwalking,” and “Pins and Needles” threaten to explode at any moment — and then do. TBM also knows how to rock out live; just don’t be put off by the gothic metal makeup, black costumes, black hair, tattoos, and demonic signage. At heart, they’re just a bunch of pussycats. Well, maybe. To get a feel for what you’re in for, check out their video for the album’s first single, “In the Dark”; don’t say we didn’t warn you. Twitch the Ripper and Black Tape for a Blue Girl open the show.