Live Review: Ford and Fitzroy at Bowery Ballroom NYC [08.10.07]

Glenn excitedly pinged me on Friday afternoon. Ford and Fitzroy scored an opening slot for a sold-out Tokyo Police Club and Ra Ra Riot show at Bowery. I couldn't want to go support the boys, who have been steadily working their way to this point in their still-young career.



Ford and Fitzroy gets better every time I see them. Their recent residency at Pianos showed some new and exciting changes but was held back by the sound quality of the space. Once partnered with the unbridled sound system at Bowery Ballroom, the band was able to reach a brand new crowd armed with their Sunday best.



My favorite song is unwaveringly "Handbags and Handgrenades," due to the guitar solo in the interlude and the lyrics "There is a girl in NYC...She'll dress her wounds with stitches made of silk..." The girl is so familiar and beautiful in my mind, her image has imprinted the song in my head for weeks now.

Check out the band's Myspace page for some sound bytes. Ford and Fitzroy is a band to keep your left eye locked on at all times.

[Photos by Mina K]