The Gories at The Bowery Ballroom

This particular photoset of The Gories has a lot of Mick in it. My apologies to the rest of the band but I got shoved towards stage left by a vicious mosher early on. Between that and the fact that Mick is a giant, the rest of the band was a bit hard to shoot, especially Dan. My apologies. I would have loved to have captured Dan's harmonica playing or the moment when he jumped off that amp.

Posted: 8/1/2010 at 12:25pm     Tags: Bowery Ballroom  The Gories 

Thee Oh Sees at The Rock Yard

Does four shows in three days qualify as a "whirlwind tour"? Thee Oh Sees came and went in one weekend, but blew me away with their energy on stage. Couldn't tell ya' after the fact what any of the songs were about. I just remember wondering whether I should change my plans that evening so that I could go see them again.

Posted: 7/27/2010 at 6:04pm     Tags: Rock Yard  Thee Oh Sees 

Rebel Night Weekender Afterparty at Don Pedro

I'm not sure whether six or seven bands played the Rebel Night Weekender Afterparty. Seven? Seven great bands playing a free show on a Monday night. The stuff of legends! Unfortunately I have a job (the stuff of mediocrity!) but I did manage to catch the first five. Here's a taste of what it was like: three photos each of the first four bands: LoveStruck, The Siberians, The Wellington Ladies Welfare League (WLWL) and The Othermen.

Posted: 7/22/2010 at 7:41pm     Tags: Don Pedro  LoveStruck  The Othermen  The Siberians  WLWL 

The Back C.C.s at Don Pedro

The Rebel Night Weekender went straight through until Wednesday! These photos were taken at the first afterparty, held on Monday at Don Pedro. You know you're dealing with people who know how to party when phrases like "first afterparty" are being thrown around.

Posted: 7/22/2010 at 5:58pm     Tags: afterparty  Baxx Sisi's  Don Pedro  The Back C.C.s 

The Trashmen at The Warsaw

The Trashmen are surely best known nowadays for their 60's hit "Surfin' Bird". It was no great surprise to learn that a band which just spent months touring Europe still sound really good. What was surprising was seeing drummer Mark Andreason drumming while standing a couple of times. He even started running around the stage near the end of the show! Rock-n-Roll must be keeping these boys feelin' young.

Posted: 7/18/2010 at 10:13pm     Tags: Rebel Night Weekender  The Trashmen  The Warsaw