The Thing
About This Event
The Thing at Irving Plaza pairs guitar-forward rock/pop projects Nine Perfect Lives and TVOD. Both acts favor tight song structures, direct vocals and arrangements built to read clearly in a room—a pragmatic approach evident in sets at venues like Elsewhere and Irving Plaza and in bills alongside My Wonderful Boyfriend, Meg Elsier and Dan English, with an emphasis on momentum and clarity rather than spectacle.
About The Thing
Universal Pictures
The Thing is a Rock/Pop bill at Irving Plaza featuring Nine Perfect Lives, TVOD, and Dan English. The night centers on guitar-led songs with direct vocals and structures built to read cleanly in a mid-size room, a practical NYC tradition shaped by clubs like Elsewhere and Irving Plaza. In a city where scenes are often defined by shared bills more than manifestos, this kind of pairing functions as a working snapshot of who’s moving together right now. One clear takeaway is the emphasis on economy over spectacle.
About the Artists
Nine Perfect Lives
Nine Perfect Lives is a rock/pop group that has appeared on New York City bills at Elsewhere, a venue known for hybrid club and concert programming. Their recent live set there shared the stage with My Wonderful Boyfriend and Meg Elsier, placing them in a local circuit of guitar-forward acts.
TVOD
TVOD is an individual rock/pop artist whose recent New York City appearances include Irving Plaza, where they have presented live sets under the event title *The Thing*. Onstage, the emphasis stays on song structure and pace rather than theatrical framing.