New Bomb Turks at The Bell House
The first show of the New Bomb Turks reunion mini-tour-thing took place in Brooklyn, NY (Hooray for us!) The show included a reading of lead singer Eric Davidson's new book "We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001", which sounded pretty damn good to me. But what really sounded good was the New Bomb Turks. I'm not sure quite sure how much time they took off from touring before reuniting but they sure recovered quickly.
Posted: 6/27/2010 at 4:12pm Tags: New Bomb Turks reunion The Bell House
LiveFastDie at The Bell House
I seem to recall going to LiveFastDie's final show, "The Death of LiveFastDie", sometime last Summer. I guess the offer to play with a reunited New Bomb Turks was so irresistable even "death" could not stop them. A Frankenstein lineup consisting of various people who had and had not been in the band at some point during its lifetime played one hell of a show at The Bell House.
Posted: 6/27/2010 at 2:40pm Tags: LiveFastDie reunion The Bell House
Dead Phones at Brooklyn Based (on Broadway)
One of the advantages of playing a show in the basement of a clothing store: the availability of props. Basil of Dead Phones was polite enough not to mess with the merch. Instead he choose to appropriate part of a dummy, which it turns out came in handy.
Posted: 6/19/2010 at 5:59pm Tags: Brooklyn Based Dead Phones extra hand
The Runaway Suns at Cake Shop
After a three-month hiatus following the departure of a band member, The Runaway Suns played their first show with their new lineup at the Cake Shop. While they had not yet returned to to form musically, it was nice to see that they still had the same old energy. Next time, boys, next time.
Posted: 6/10/2010 at 4:38pm Tags: Cake Shop great hair The Runaway Suns
Camera Obscura at 1 Hanson Place
This particular performance took place in a former bank vault in the basement of 1 Hanson Place, also known as "that clock tower building" in downtown Brooklyn. The line to get in was enormous, and the entry door was only wide enough for one person at a time. Somehow they managed to get a couple of hundred people in there anyway for a free short set by the band.
Posted: 6/7/2010 at 7:27pm Tags: 1 Hanson Place bank vault Camera Obscura
