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    Rock/Pop

    Iceblink / Crying Laughing / Jeff Tobias

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    Friday, September 11, 2026

    8:00 PM

    Pianos

    Manhattan, NY

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Iceblink, Crying Laughing and Jeff Tobias share a bill at Pianos, combining band-forward rock/pop with quieter ambient-jazz and folk-tinged textures. Iceblink’s sets favor atmosphere and pacing; Crying Laughing’s name nods to the phrasing of Labi Siffre’s 1972 album, and Tobias brings collaborative, room-shaped momentum from projects like Stereo Mandrax.

    About the Artists

    Iceblink / Crying Laughing / Jeff Tobias

    Iceblink, Crying Laughing, and Jeff Tobias appear in New York City club lineups as intersecting names rather than a single fixed project, often sharing the stage at Pianos. Tobias is a New York–based musician who has also turned up on bills at the same venue alongside groups like Pink Must Animal and Surrender, and he plays with Stereo Mandrax.

    Iceblink

    Iceblink

    ambient jazzambient folk

    Iceblink is a New York City–based group moving between rock/pop songcraft and the quieter edges of ambient jazz and folk. They have appeared at Pianos, including on bills with Crying Laughing and the NYC musician Jeff Tobias, whose own projects include Stereo Mandrax.

    Crying Laughing

    Crying Laughing

    Crying Laughing is a rock/pop group heard on New York City bills at Pianos, often paired with adjacent scenes that drift into ambient-jazz and folk-leaning textures. The name points to the phrasing of a 1972 Labi Siffre album title, a small clue to the group’s interest in tone and language as much as hooks.

    Jeff Tobias

    Jeff Tobias

    experimental

    Jeff Tobias is a rock and pop musician whose work moves between band projects and collaborative lineups. In New York City he has appeared at Pianos, including bills alongside Pink Must Animal and Surrender, and in connection with Chris Forsyth’s What is Now.