Had The Fever... Got The Flu...
Being sick is awesome. Seriously, all the pain, sweating and puking adds up to an experience unsurpassed in this very condensed lifetime. The past 48 hours have been a mess, but I've grown restless so I'm turning to the computer for entertainment.
Let me begin by saying The Big Sleep totally destroyed at their record release show last Thursday at the Mercury Lounge. Jinners provided some pictures while I provided the mustaches, and I can only guess that is was the Treats Club that provided the post show cupcakes. There were tons of friends and family (Danny's little sister flew in from Boston) in the room which made for a killer experience that will go down in the books as one to remember. After they completely melted faces with their final two songs (two ripping joints off the album), they brought it down all slow like, but their lighting rigs blew out and finished in the dark - it was magical. The Comas did a great job opening the show, but my mind was so focused on the main event that I could hardly concentrate. The night ended with a serious brodown that included 24oz B-weisers, Baseball Stars and some air guitar action to Sabbath's Vol. 4.
Friday night I returned to the Mercury Lounge after some more pulled pork with Cap't Slider over at Summers, (awesome restaurant/bar on Clinton). We managed to get back to the club to see four straight sets by The White Rabbits, The Head Set, Favourite Sons and Snowden. It was a blurry, whirlwind of a night, but a couple things stood out. The first being that it was a smart move to hook Elliot from The Head Set up with a microphone so he could harmonize with Jordan. It adds some great dynamic to their sound. Speaking of vocals; Ken Griffin of the Brooklyn via Philly five-piece Favourite Sons has a voice that resides somewhere between Danzing and Julian Casablancas. Throw it in front of some drugged out, driving rock noise and you have a new twist on an old an always tasty recipe. It was great to close the night out running into old friends, but I have to ask Jamie (if she reads this) who were the two girls I chatted up at the end of the evening? I can't remember a thing.
On Saturday Stevo picked me up and we drove around Brooklyn with no real direction before returning to the L.E.S. to watch the PSU game at Epsteins. After a beer at the douche filled bar, we returned to 186 to kill time before Shannon's big coming out party. Around 7pm we met with Sarah and Em and headed to Tim's for some dinner provided by the Shananana. She was testing some dishes out with the hopes of doing some catering gigs in the near future. The food was mondo delicious with dishes like Mexican Cheesecake, Quail eggs and some cheesy pizza playing center roles. I want more! It was also a great chance to pull some hang time with Clancey Pants and the always handsome David James both of which I haven't seen in quite some time. Tim lives with Josh from the Secret Machines which made for some excellent drunken Kraut Rock conversations. Man, I love a good dinner party, but my teeth were dying the next day after all the Sparks.
The past couple days have been a wash, but one cool highlight was an eMusic conference room appearance by Dr. Dog yesterday at lunchtime. Unfortunately I had to come home directly after the gig, but I managed to egg them into playing "Ain't it Strange" off their latest EP, (I highly recommend you checking out that jam). Below are a few pics from my man Jordy.
Did anyone catch their opening slots at Roseland? They played with the Raconteurs on Monday and Tuesday evening. Don't worry if you missed it; they will be back during CMJ and hitting one of my favorite rooms, (go ahead and guess).
Additionally, have you seen Keith Olbermann's reaction to the media's reaction to the Bill Clinton interview with those dickbags at Fox News. I highly recommend you watch this clip. It's outstanding commentary on the current administration. Thanks to Merida for sending this along, (and for not throwing me out of 2A on Saturday night).
I'd also like to say congratulations to Brandon & Kimmy and Doug & Annie on their weddings this weekend. I wish you all the best!
Let me begin by saying The Big Sleep totally destroyed at their record release show last Thursday at the Mercury Lounge. Jinners provided some pictures while I provided the mustaches, and I can only guess that is was the Treats Club that provided the post show cupcakes. There were tons of friends and family (Danny's little sister flew in from Boston) in the room which made for a killer experience that will go down in the books as one to remember. After they completely melted faces with their final two songs (two ripping joints off the album), they brought it down all slow like, but their lighting rigs blew out and finished in the dark - it was magical. The Comas did a great job opening the show, but my mind was so focused on the main event that I could hardly concentrate. The night ended with a serious brodown that included 24oz B-weisers, Baseball Stars and some air guitar action to Sabbath's Vol. 4.
Friday night I returned to the Mercury Lounge after some more pulled pork with Cap't Slider over at Summers, (awesome restaurant/bar on Clinton). We managed to get back to the club to see four straight sets by The White Rabbits, The Head Set, Favourite Sons and Snowden. It was a blurry, whirlwind of a night, but a couple things stood out. The first being that it was a smart move to hook Elliot from The Head Set up with a microphone so he could harmonize with Jordan. It adds some great dynamic to their sound. Speaking of vocals; Ken Griffin of the Brooklyn via Philly five-piece Favourite Sons has a voice that resides somewhere between Danzing and Julian Casablancas. Throw it in front of some drugged out, driving rock noise and you have a new twist on an old an always tasty recipe. It was great to close the night out running into old friends, but I have to ask Jamie (if she reads this) who were the two girls I chatted up at the end of the evening? I can't remember a thing.On Saturday Stevo picked me up and we drove around Brooklyn with no real direction before returning to the L.E.S. to watch the PSU game at Epsteins. After a beer at the douche filled bar, we returned to 186 to kill time before Shannon's big coming out party. Around 7pm we met with Sarah and Em and headed to Tim's for some dinner provided by the Shananana. She was testing some dishes out with the hopes of doing some catering gigs in the near future. The food was mondo delicious with dishes like Mexican Cheesecake, Quail eggs and some cheesy pizza playing center roles. I want more! It was also a great chance to pull some hang time with Clancey Pants and the always handsome David James both of which I haven't seen in quite some time. Tim lives with Josh from the Secret Machines which made for some excellent drunken Kraut Rock conversations. Man, I love a good dinner party, but my teeth were dying the next day after all the Sparks.
The past couple days have been a wash, but one cool highlight was an eMusic conference room appearance by Dr. Dog yesterday at lunchtime. Unfortunately I had to come home directly after the gig, but I managed to egg them into playing "Ain't it Strange" off their latest EP, (I highly recommend you checking out that jam). Below are a few pics from my man Jordy.
Did anyone catch their opening slots at Roseland? They played with the Raconteurs on Monday and Tuesday evening. Don't worry if you missed it; they will be back during CMJ and hitting one of my favorite rooms, (go ahead and guess).
Additionally, have you seen Keith Olbermann's reaction to the media's reaction to the Bill Clinton interview with those dickbags at Fox News. I highly recommend you watch this clip. It's outstanding commentary on the current administration. Thanks to Merida for sending this along, (and for not throwing me out of 2A on Saturday night).
I'd also like to say congratulations to Brandon & Kimmy and Doug & Annie on their weddings this weekend. I wish you all the best!
1 Comments:
I've been thinking Elliot needed a mic for ages. Even just for that one song, he never really came through before like he does on the recording.
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