Dead Exs at John Varvatos Gallery
The lighting at the John Varvatos Gallery is actually better than it was at CBGBs (which used to stand in the same spot). It ain't good but it's better. They made some other changes too, such as moving the stage to the left and, oh yeah, only having music there once a month. Some of these changes were better than others. As for the Dead Exs, their boogie-blues is pretty sweet. Go see 'em.
Posted: 12/2/2011 at 8:21pm Tags: Dead Exs formerly CBGBs John Varvatos Gallery
Exitmusic at Brooklyn Bowl
After all that low-light shooting taking photos at the Brooklyn Bowl is a snap. Yes they do turn the lights down a bit for your more introspective bands such as Exitmusic, but it is amazing how much better even that is compared to most bars. Somebody remind me to send the lighting guy at Brooklyn Bowl a Christmas card this year.
Posted: 11/28/2011 at 7:57pm Tags: Brooklyn Bowl Exitmusic
Dmitry Wild at Lone Wolf
The stage lights at Lone Wolf are red, red and red. I'm not a big fan of all-red lighting so I decided to try something different this time. Black and white, why not? Anyway, Dmitry Wild looks like Bryan Adams from the Summer of '69 video, but unlike Mr. Adams he has been known to play ROCK MUSIC. Admittedly the iPod accompaniment was a bit off-putting. He played the wrong song once -- is his usual band back in San Francisco? Mr. Wild handled it with class, then continued to kick some ass.
Posted: 11/19/2011 at 5:54pm Tags: black and white Dmitry Wild Lone Wolf
The Jigglers at Don Pedro
The Jigglers are the kind of wild and fun trash rock band I used to catch at Don Pedro all the time. As of late it is under new ownership and is actually nicer than before in many ways but... it's not the same, you know? The Jigglers, on the other hand, sound the same as they did the first time I heard them, which I believe was last year. Good! Keep it up!
Posted: 11/10/2011 at 8:46pm Tags: Don Pedro The Jigglers
