Thursday, November 6 / Friday, November 7

The Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers @ Terminal 5

The co-headliners on this bill hail from disparate parts—the Hold Steady from Brooklyn-by-way-of-Minneapolis, Drive-By Truckers from Athens, Georgia. But they both arrive at beer-soaked catharsis with guitar-heavy slices of Americana, complementing without overlapping.

More after the jump.

Friday, November 7

Sasha, Ulrich Schnauss @ Webster Hall

Progressive House DJ Sasha takes over Webster Hall, supporting his recent mix Invol2ver, which contains tracks from crossover acts such as Ladytron, M83 and Thom Yorke. Watch for him to sprinkle in these pop songs into a propulsive set. Ulrich Schnauss, the German digital shoegazer producer, opens.

Friday, November 7

Deerhunter, Times New Viking, Knife Hys @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

WNYU presents Deerhunter, supporting its much-hyped new album, Microcastle, a surprisingly poppy offering from the Atlanta quintet. Openers Times New Viking takes no prisoners in a blistering, lo-fi assault, while Knyfe Hyts are spontaneously noisy. Deerhunter plays a second show at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, with Vivian Girls and Times New Viking.

Saturday, November 8

Asobi Seksu @ Santos Party House

Brooklyn’s Asobi Seksu (”playful sex” in Japanese) hasn’t released anything since 2006’s Citrus, and it’s been nearly as long since they last played here. Expect some new abstract pop gems, characterized by billowing feedback and Yuki Chikudate’s blissed out vocals.

WNYU Chart for November 3, 2008
Compiled by Music Director Kayla Cohen

1. The Lines – Flood Bank (Acute)

2. Windy & Carl – Songs for the Broken Hearted (Kranky)

3. The Rosebuds – Life Like (Merge Records)

4. Crystal Stilts – Alight of Night (Slumberland)

5. Larkin Grimm – Parplar (Young God)

6. Jim O’Rourke – Despite the Water Supply 7″ (Touch7)

7. Gultskra Artikler/Lanterns – S/T LP (Other Electricities)

8. WOMEN – S/T (Jagjaguwar)

9. The VSS – Nervous Circuits (Reissue) (Hydra Head)

10. Fight Bite – Emerald Eyes (self-released)

11. The Legendary Pink Dots – Plutonium Blonde (ROIR Records)

12. Benoit Pioulard – Temper (Kranky)

13. Moha! – One-way Ticket to Candyland (Rune Grammofon)

14. Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life (Matador)

15. Marnie Stern – This Is It… (Kill Rock Stars)

16. Guitar – Saltykisses (Clairecords)

17. Deerhunter – Microcastle (Kranky)

18. The Clientele – That Night A Forest Grew (Acuarela)

19. Growing – All the Way (The Social Registry)

20. High Places – High Places (Thrill Jockey)

21. Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker – Fantasma Parastasie (Alien8)

22. Little Joy – S/T (Rough Trade)

23. Vivian Girls – S/T (In The Red)

24. The Alps – III (Type)

25. Dead Luke – Record Two 7″ (Sacred Bones)

26. Yoshi Wada – Off the Wall (Em)

27. The Postmarks – By-The-Numbers (Unfiltered)

28. The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made For You (Domino)

29. CaUSE Co-Motion! – It’s Time! (Slumberland)

30. V/A – Awake My Soul, Help Me To Sing: Songs of the Sacred Harp (Awake Productions)

Roland Li is publicity director at WNYU.  His personal blog is ÜberDrivel.