Slowdance at The Knitting Factory

I almost hate to publish these photos because I feel that they are slightly misleading. The photos might make you think they had a severe case of that disease which makes musicians stare at their instruments (emoitis?) In fact their music is dance pop, I believe sung in French, and yes people were dancing. So perhaps a mild case, but there was also more energy in their performance than, alas, I was able to capture.

Posted: 3/7/2012 at 8:27pm     Tags: Slowdance  The Knitting Factory 

Royal Baths at The Knitting Factory

The last time I took some photos of these guys it was at Death By Audio, more or less in the dark. What a difference a few LED arrays make, eh? These shots are much better. Dark and moody, well suited to the music, not dark and "that could be a photo of anything so anyway what is it?"

Posted: 3/6/2012 at 7:52pm     Tags: Lodro  red  Royal Baths  The Knitting Factory 

The Old Edison at Trash Bar

Although this show took place at a "legitimate music venue" it was also a birthday party. Ultimately it felt more like a house party than a concert. Everyone crowded together near the stage as though the room were much smaller. The line between audience and performer was crossed repeatedly. Everyone got really wasted together... then by the end everyone seemed really tired and things just sort of fell apart.

Posted: 2/26/2012 at 4:57pm     Tags: birthday party  The Old Edison  Trash Bar 

Bleached at The Knitting Factory

Is it just me or do these folks look like they should be in four different rock bands? There's the anime-looking guy, the lady dressed for her first job interview, the hippie chick, and a drummer they could have grabbed off the streets of Greenpoint an hour before the show. Doesn't matter, because when their powers combine, awesomeness happens. A blonde-Guy-Fawkes-stagediving levels of awesomeness. No pics of that, sadly, but check out the shot of the kid doing the sign of the goat.

Posted: 2/12/2012 at 2:03pm     Tags: Bleached  The Knitting Factory 

Bosco Delrey at Brooklyn Bowl

Rock music backed by electronic, almost dance beats. There's a lot of that going around these days. I usually skip it. The lack of pretentiousness from these guys is much appreciated, though. There were no long stories about the deeper meaning of the songs, no homages to bands I've never heard of, just some bouncy fun music. Mr. Delrey punned a bit about "bowlers" and "ballers" but mostly just got down to the business of rocking. See I like that.

Posted: 2/3/2012 at 7:53pm     Tags: Bosco Delrey  Brooklyn Bowl