Okay, people, I do have one thing to say: any band that takes to the stage wearing shiny spacesuits is pretty much going to get a vote from me. They may suck, but I’m going to say, ‘yeah’. Luckily, Miracles of Modern Science, or MOMS (such lovely nerdy freakishness that makes me very happy indeed) [...]
Golden Bones @ Southpaw 05/21/09
I walked in to the middle of Golden Bones’s set. And I was struck by how…good they were. I don’t mean I was expecting them to suck, but as the first band up, I figured they would be the weakest link in the line up. But they were far from that. In fact this was [...]
The Nightrats @ Southpaw 05/21/09
Before I launch into this review of one of the most innovative, exciting and fabulous bands running about the NYC area (well, I’m not sure if they run, but they do make some mighty fine music), Mr. Neil would like to say sorry for being so incommunicado. Mr. Neil has been busy. This review and [...]
Jesse Lent, Unplugged @ 25th & 1st, 25/04/09
by DJW I happen to know of Jesse Lent, simply because he fronts one of my favourite NY bands, The Monte Vista, so when I was informed he was playing a solo acoustic (unplugged, if you will indulge me) show this past Saturday, I was both excited and apprehensive. Excited because talent is always exciting. [...]
The Nightrats @ The National Underground 03/27/09
by DJW When The Nightrats took the stage in their black Chairman Mao uniforms, it was a tiny nugget of dramatics that perfectly complimented their unique music to come. A great entrance is always welcomed and in a space like The National Underground, where the stage is a cave at the back of the room [...]
Swoon & Mike Borgia Downstairs @ The National Underground 03/27/09
Swoon by DJW While we’d actually come to see both The Nightrats and The Monte Vista (Mr. Neil is in command of a very small troop division), our early arrival introduced us to Swoon. Sometimes you don’t know what you’re going to get with early arrivals, but this was a pleasant surprise. Swoon have a [...]
The Nightrats at Goodbye Blue Monday, 3/17/09
by DJW Nestled in deepest, darkest Bushwick (okay, on Broadway), Brooklyn, Goodbye Blue Monday is pretty much not the place I expected to be on St. Patrick’s Day. GBM, a coffee shop/bar, a dark hole in the wall filled with a mishmash of books, garage sale leftovers and lighting by the local gypsies was not [...]
Chin Chin at Union Pool 3/10/09
I was excited to see Chin Chin live for the first time. Up until this point I’d only hit them up on the You-Tizzles and I had an appetite to see what they could do live. We rallied troops and began gravitating to the back bar at Union Pool. The list girl at the door [...]
Zander Bleck & Studio E at The Canal Room 03/07/09
by LLI The evening began with a $10 cover charge. Never cool, especially in this economy, but it was Saturday night in the city and my buddy’s birthday, so I shelled out. Studio E was the opening band. I’d checked them out earlier on the interwebs whilst sipping a glass of cheap red zinfandel, getting [...]
