You guys have all figured out that I may have a bit of a girl crush on Williamsburg-by-Copenhagen’s Oh Land by now. This little love affair started when we booked her to play our Northside Festival showcase, after which we played NYC Taper’s recordings over and over. But now, with an EP floating around, props from folks like Missoni, Nylon, Perez Hilton, Vogue, and so on… we wish we could raise our fists and cry “firsties!!”… but that would be a touch tasteless.

Anyway, Oh land is amazing and will be playing at Mercury Lounge on Monday (11/15) and not only will we be there, but we have a pair of tickets to give to one lucky reader. All you’ve gotta do is tell us which Oh Land song is your favorite in the comments!

And now, for your listening pleasure, videos!

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Since Lodge has the worst service in Brooklyn (and the best Blueberry Lemonade), we missed the first half of last night’s show at Mercury Lounge– though we heard that Sherlocks Daughter and Sun Airway were great. Luckily, we got there just in time to catch Class Actress and Brahms, who have quickly climbed to the top of our recent favorites list. First we were swooned by the electro crooning of Elizabeth Harper followed by a lightshow from Brahms. After being locked up in what Cale Parks called a “sweatbox in Greenpoint”, the Brahms boys emerged from a month long recording session to play the first NYC show since ending their most recent tour.

We’ll post a fairly mediocre video of Class Actress, shot by yours truly on a point and shoot, as soon as YouTube is done “processing” it. Real music journalism right here, folks!

UPDATED video:

More photos from the show after the jump.

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Between remixing indie heavy-hitters Neon Indian and getting remixed by Laurel Halo and Steve Moore, it’s easy to forget that Brahms are a great live act as well. The cool electro-pop trio are taking on Mercury Lounge tonight. Be prepared to leave the venue dripping in sweat, synth and cool vibes — these guys have plenty to spare. Opening tonight are Class Actress, Sun Airway and Sherlocks Daughter. Plus you get to groove to Lemonade spinning their favorite tunes.

Grab all the remixes over at Brahms Sound Cloud.

Tomorrow at Mercury Lounge, these two lovely ladies will be crooning to their heart’s content and one lucky reader will be there with a friend for FREE– just head over to our Facebook page and comment it up for your chance to win. CALLmeKAT played an awesome but sound issue-riddled show during Northside with Au Revoir Simone upon the trio’s personal request after playing with KAT overseas. We’re excited to give her a listen without the bass soaked sounds of the Warsaw. Check out the video for “My Sea” below:

Take a listen to Alexa Wilding here.

Last night School of Seven Bells played their first of two shows at Mercury Lounge with openers Maus Haus.

Named for after a pickpocketing “school” in South America (and a scene in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze) that tests students by stealing from mannequins decorated with bells, SVIIB takes a new approach to dream pop and shoe gaze. Comprised of Secret Machines’ Benjamin Curtis and On!Air!Library!’s twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, School of Seven Bells writes thoughtfully crafted and arranged electronic songs with tribal touches.

Even though there was a deterring rain, SVIIB packed in a sold out Mercury Lounge. Despite a slow start due to a funky keyboard sound check, SVIIB was welcomed with applause and Alejandra seemed eager to move on with the show. Guitarist Benjamin Curtis swayed and kicked in a little peddle fortress while Alejandra and Claudia remained the constant vocals. With barely any mid-show banter, SVIIB move quickly through their set from one eerie rock song to the next.

School of Seven Bells will be playing a second show at Mercury Lounge tonight with Arp Line and Warm Ghost. Tickets are available here for $12. SVIIB is also releasing a new album Disconnect from Desire on July 13th.