On August 1, Dean and Britta will unveil their newly created scores to Andy Warhol’s screen tests, short silent films centering on individual denizens of his Factory. Part of Celebrate Brooklyn’s Music & Movies and Mexican Tourism Series, the show will be a multimedia event in which the silent black and white portraits are projected onto a large, outdoor screen at the Prospect Park Bandshell while the band performs its 13 accompanying musical pieces.

The New York Times raves about the band’s 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests, stating that “The music unabashedly translates the ominous drone of early Velvet Underground songs like I’m Waiting for the Man and Venus in Furs into a more modern electronic mode reminiscent of Giorgio Moroder’s chic torture-chamber disco.” Commissioned by the Andy Warhol Museum and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the show promises to be a fascinating glimpse at Factory life with an amazing soundtrack.

Crystal Stilts will open the show, which starts at 7:30 PM on the first; admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation. More information is available here.

Keeping with our Crystal theme today, here’s the newest video from Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts, who remain one of our favorite bands of the recent garage revival. Where some have gone for total punk, while others have gone psych, and we can’t forget the pop, the Stilts seamlessly can blend them all for a mixture you can still groove to without any of the guilt.

Crystal Stilts – “Love Is A Wave”

The ladies of Topshop get J-Lo and Kate Moss at their opening. What do the dudes get? Lo-fi bands at a graffiti strewn diy venue in Brooklyn. It’s cool that Topman will be throwing a party this weekend (for free) with some really solid bands on the bill (for free), but men who fancy their clothes to be European taylored, we think it’s time you ask for some big star power in your branding. Did we mention it’s free?

Topman has teamed up with four local college radio stations (at Fordham, NYU, Pratt and Bard) to present the show this Saturday (April 25) at The Shank in Brooklyn. Apparently only for college students (college ID’s are required for the free ticket), the line-up features Crash Diet Crew, Muggabears, These Are Powers, Wavves and Crystal Stilts.

To get your tickets, you’ve got to get yourself to the Topman store in SoHo with your college ID between 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday the 24th.

Brooklyn’s caUSE co-MOTION has brought the love of lo-fi and everything great about the gritty sound of early 60s recordings back to Slumberland Records, and with with their less than two minute tracks, full of post-punk angst and lots of reverb we can’t help but find this quirky foursome endearing.  

We have a special spot for all things lo-fi over here at the Tripwire, so when we saw caUSE co-MOTION’s new video for “Who’s Gonna Care?” off of their latest record It’s Time, we couldn’t help but post it. These guys have got all of the elements right; between the oddly aesthetically pleasing quirky good-looks, to the ability to write songs that can be listened to on repeat over and over again without getting old. Between CC and Crystal Stilts Slumberland has the lo-fi new-wave garage scene on lock-down.

caUSE co-MOTION! – “Who’s Gonna Care?”

We’ve given a lot of love in the past few months to Women, a band (of men) from Alberta who initially captured our hearts as one of our favorite acts of CMJ. Now you, too, can experience the magic, as they set out on tour in March.

They’re kicking things off in Fargo, ND on March 8, hitting up SXSW along the way and playing dates with Crystal Stilts, Chad Van Gaalen and Abe Vigoda. Check here for ticket info.

Women tour dates
03.08.09 – Fargo, ND (Aquarium)
03.09.09 – Minneapolis, Minn. (Triple Rock)
03.10.09 – Mt. Vernon, Iowa (Cornell College)
03.11.09 – Chicago, Ill. (Bottom Lounge)
03.12.09 – Toronto, ON (Horseshoe Tavern)
03.14.09 – New York, NY (Music Hall Of Williamsburg) *
03.15.09 – Washington DC (DC9) *
03.16.09 – Lexington, Ky. (Al’s Bar) *
03.17.09 – Jackson, Miss. (MS121 Milsaps) *
03.18.09 – Houston, Texas(Rudyard’s) *
03.19.09 – Austin, Texas (SXSW)
03.20.09 – Austin, Texas (SXSW)
03.21.09 – Austin, Texas (SXSW)
03.22.09 – Dallas, Texas (Club Dada) &
03.23.09 – Norman, Okla. (Opolis) &
03.28.09 – Los Angeles, Calif. (Spaceland) #
03.30.09 – Visalia, Calif. (The Cellar Door) #
03.31.09 – San Francisco, Calif. (Bottom of the Hill) #
04.02.09 – Portland, Ore. (Holocene) #
04.03.09 – Seattle, Wash. (Chop Suey) #
04.04.09 – Victoria, BC (Sugar) #

* with Crystal Stilts
& with Abe Vigoda
# with Chad Van Gaalen