JEFF the Brotherhood slayed Death By Audio, playing a good mix of Heavy Days along with new tracks from We Are The Champions (which they are selling a limited clear vinyl version of on this tour). Check out some more photos below and a newish mp3.

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Colleen Green was the first of four bands opening for JEFF the Brotherhood at Death By Audio. She performed her cute pop songs with her friend Marissa to a drum machine and her voice paired with fuzzy guitars sounded excellent live. Check out some photos and an Mp3 from her new 7″.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor played one of their first NYC shows in eight years (playing Terminal 5 & Brooklyn Masonic Temple earlier this week) in the gorgeous venue, The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, with amazing acoustics for their epic soundscapes. The 2 hour plus set started with a wavering, swelling of noise to a screen flashing scrawled drawings of the word “Hope” until the full band kicked in cueing the projectionist to play through grainy brief films. From what I can tell the band had at least 3 projectors all controlled live as opposed to just hitting a button and letting it go. The band’s music always played well to film, (as obviously seen in 28 Days Later) and even though some of the videos were a bit mundane, (long closeups of a cat’s face, trees blowing in the wind etc) the music was able to transcend that and make them captivating. Granted it’s only March, but this is by far the top show we have seen of 2011 thus far.

They have another show at the Church tonight so go scalp some tickets to it fast.

Shepard Fairey will be releasing a new print this Sunday, featuring birthday boy Henry Rollins who turns 50. The print based on a photograph of Black Flag by legendary photographer Glen E. Friedman will be limited to 450 pieces and signed by Fairey, Freidman and Rollins.

We caught Henry at Joe’s Pub in New York this week doing spoken word to celebrate his 50th birthday and he was engaging as always, with topics ranging from watching the Dictators with Joey Ramone (photo) to traveling to North Korea, Tibet and many other places all over the globe before this tour started. You can check out some of the excellent photos Henry took from his recent travels here and here.

Find out more and purchase on Feb. 13th via Obey. This will sell out fast.

(poster info via The World’s Best Ever)

The Best Coast / Wavves co-headlining tour hit Music Hall of Williamsburg with Best Coast taking the stage right after Sonic Youth-esque openers No Joy. Check out some photos of Best Coast’s performance below.

Against Me! supported the Silversun Pickups at the Williamsburg Waterfront this past weekend performing mostly cuts from their two latest albums White Crosses and New Wave with a few older fan favorites thrown in. This also marks one of their first shows with Franz Nicolay formely of the Hold Steady performing keyboards.

The Big Four’s European tour is coming to theaters worldwide. Not sure how watching Metallica and Slayer in a movie theater will compare in person besides that either way you will be sitting near smelly dudes drinking heavily. Tickets are $20 and most of each bands set will be shown.

Here’s a listing of the screenings happening in the New York City / New Jersey Area

Devildriver closed out the Thrash and Burn tour with a bang after the numerous “death-core” openers. It think they were only band on the show that didn’t sell basketball shorts with their name on the ass. Click next for more photos.

Converge slays every time. They played two new currently untitled songs that were unbelievable including the one that is currently floating around in this video clip. Check out the photos below.

The Jamey Jasta side project Kingdom of Sorrow performed at the Long Island Mayhem tour date as the Jager Band of the Day. Check out some photos below.

Walls of Jericho were one of the better received bands playing in the mid afternoon on the day stage at Mayhem Festival. Here are some photos of their performance.

Photos of shredmasters Dragonforce at the Long Island stop of the Mayhem Festival. The fans blowing their hair added a nice touch.

I am slowly going through my old photos to make at least one post a day. Today’s photos are from Slipknot when they headlined the Mayhem Festival last summer.

Check out some live photos of the Austrialian rockers Airbourne playing the outdoor stage at the Rock Star Mayhem Festival in Long Island.