So last night I went to Bowery Ballroom for the Live from London showcase. I'm not going to get too crazy with telling you about the bands because I'm reviewing the show for Loose, but it was a spectacle. George and I rolled in just as Towers of London were taking the stage. Wow. While these guys might not play great music, they dominate the stage. Here a just some of the highlights(?) of their set; the drummer hawking aloogie inthe air and catching it in his mouth (funny the first time, weird and gross the second, third, and fourth), the lead singer swinging his mike in the largest lasso arc I have ever seen, constant beer spitting, and beer throwing, and a bevy of girls in the right balcony going nuts.

The Rakes took the stage next and absolutely killed it. I ended up in a mosh pit at the front of the stage where i am pretty sure I saw Meredith from TPM's. I'll have a full review later on the greatness that was their set. The one bummer was I left before the encore to make sure I got into the Brakes afterparty, and apparently a girl stage dove during Strasbourg and no one caught her. Amazing.

The Brakes are one of my favorite bands and their live show completely delivered the goods. After waiting online for 15 minutes or so, George and I made our way in. After all the chaos surrounding the Annex, I have to say its a pretty rad venue. As for the the Brakes, their half hour set was rad. I was in the second row singing along to All-Nite Disco Party, Heard About Your Band, and the rest of my favorites. Other bands should take note at how deft Eamon Hamilton was in handling the sound problems with his accoustic guitar. He basically just said fuck it, threw it to the ground and started the show. Awesome.

After the set I met H-Wall and Shark at Inoteca. We had a glass of wine which I then projectile vomited onto Orchard St. as we walked to Black & White. I am smooth.