Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are a lot of fun. Getting to Governors Island is not. First you wait on line to get on the line for the ferry. Then you wait on the ferry line. Then they herd you onto the ferry like cattle. Then you wait in line to get off the [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Photos’
July 16, 2010
Photos (for Impose): Heartless Bastards, The Builders and The Butchers, and Peter Wolf Crier at Music Hall of Williamsburg
No surprises at this show, as far as Heartless Bastards are concerned. Erika Wennerstrom and her merry band came on stage, melted face, and ruled the medium-sized crowd with good old fashioned Southern rock and roll, Black Lips style but with a feel all their own. They’re just such a solid band. And solid is [...]
July 9, 2010
Photos: Yellow Fever, Pterodactyl, Dream Diary, and The Numerators at Cake Shop
It was a nice Thursday at Cake Shop- lots of good vibes to go around. I think people from Austin just generally know how to have a nice, laid back time, and how to be nice to each other. Yellow Fever brought all that, plus their excellent tunes with them from Texas. They played a [...]
June 29, 2010
Photos (for Impose): Northside Part II
I always have really high hopes for Northside, and I always end up wussing out. After a very fun Thursday evening (see yesterday’s post), I was planning on an ambitious Friday night for Northside’s busiest day. I ended up just hanging out in South Brooklyn with my friends, which is, you know, a good thing [...]
June 28, 2010
Photos: Northside Part I
Wavves. Wavves, Wavves, Wavves, Wavves, Wavves. Are you really dating Best Coast or is it all just a publicity stunt? Why exactly did you sign to Mountain Dew Records? And are you flat-ironing your hair now? It kind of looks like you are. So many questions. One resounding answer. A pretty sweet rock and roll [...]
June 22, 2010
Photos (for Impose): Indian Jewelry, Effi Briest, and Total Slacker at Mercury Lounge
I never understood why epilepsy was triggered by strobe lights until last night. Indian Jewelry shut off the lights at Mercury Lounge and turned on two very high-powered strobes. It was dark, it was moody, and it was difficult to look at them directly, though when you did it was pretty cool. I think that’s [...]
June 21, 2010
Photos: Rachael Ray’s Block Party at The Bell House
Dear Rachael Ray: When I first heard that you were doing one of your SXSW parties in Brooklyn, I’ll admit, I was pretty dubious. The Bell House is within walking distance from my house, so I figured I’d at least go and check it out, grab some free food, and hear Freelance Whales. I hope [...]
June 20, 2010
Photos: Woodsman, Velvet Davenport, and Wild Nothing at Monster Island Basement
It was hot. Monster Island Basement was packed for this show, and every body that trickled into the venue seemed to bring another degree of heat and humidity to the buzzing crowd. When Woodsman played first, the air was bearable, but by the time Wild Nothing took to the stage you could feel the entire [...]
June 16, 2010
Photos (for Impose): Jacuzzi Boys, K Holes, Xray Eyeballs, and Shingles at Cake Shop
More photos! Like I said, I’ve been pretty behind this week with my posts, but this should just about catch us up. It began as a quiet Sunday evening in the basement of Cake Shop. I walked in to Shingles’ set, a meandering three piece producing sloppy, angular, college rock. I have absolutely no idea [...]
June 16, 2010
Photos (for Impose): Golden Girls, Conversion Party, and Radical Dads at Glasslands
I’m a bit behind this week; this show happened last Thursday. For this, I apologize. Luckily though, I hope that my lateness will be made up by the fact that all three of these bands are ones to take note of. Let’s start with some ambiance, shall we? It was Thursday night at Glasslands, thankfully [...]
