Diarrhea Planet at Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Ignore the name for a moment (if you can manage).  These guys are totally nuts on stage.  Four guitarists means that at least one person is always flailing about or messing with the audience or something fun like that.  And dang, do these guys ever rock while they're at it.

You can hear them on BandCamp or their Blogspot site.  As an extra added bonus you'll learn how to spell "diarrhea" properly after seeing it so much.

Posted: 12/21/2013 at 5:59pm     Tags: Brooklyn Night Bazaar  Diarrhea Planet  Impose Magazine 

O'Death at Brooklyn Bowl

They're back!  In New York, that is.  I guess O'Death never really went away but for some reason they've been avoiding their hometown.  Maybe because their reputation as the folk-punk band whose shows get crazy is a bit of a problem.  See, bands like that are best seen at small indie venues.  Seeing them at big venues is a bit weird.  People in the audience just don't want to get so crazy when there are enough lights that they can see each other, that sort of thing.  But of course bands want to play big venues like the Brooklyn Bowl.  It's a bit of a conundrum.

Check out their sounds on their website.

Posted: 12/5/2013 at 11:07pm     Tags: Brooklyn Bowl  Local X Local  O'Death 

Las Rosas at Mercury Lounge

Las Rosas are probably my favorite local band right now.  Their combination of rock-n-roll energy and old-school pop catchiness is awesome enough, and their sense of humor makes them even better.  Gotta love a song about panicking after you lose the cat you were supposed to be watching.   Give them a listen on BandCamp and then go like them on Facebook, 'cause they're seriously under-appreciated.

Posted: 12/3/2013 at 9:14am     Tags: Las Rosas  Mercury Lounge 

The Reigning Sound at Brooklyn Bowl

Well there we go, after this Summer's relatively soulful gig at the South Street Seaport the Reigning Sound switched their focus back to rock-and-roll.  In general, that is.  Greg Cartwright also did a song solo for the first time that I can recall.

Posted: 12/2/2013 at 5:00pm     Tags: Brooklyn Bowl  The Reigning Sound 

Bloodshot Bill at Brooklyn Bowl

Is every rock-n-roller in Canada like this?  'Cause if so I'm moving there.  Check out his sounds on his Facebook band page (and nowhere else, apparently).

Posted: 12/1/2013 at 2:02pm     Tags: Bloodshot Bill  Brooklyn Bowl