Widowspeak at The Knitting Factory

Having only seen Widowspeak's videos prior to seeing them live I was expecting something... mellower. Hell, let's be honest, I was expecting "easy listening", which is to say boring. Instead they turned out to be an actual rock band, more trippy than mellow, who mostly remind me of Love and Rockets. Oh, and in case you can't tell from the photos: no.

Posted: 9/21/2011 at 10:00pm     Tags: The Knitting Factory  Widowspeak 

The Men at Saint Vitus

I definitely do not think these photos capture the intensity of the sonic pounding The Men delivered to crowd this night. Yes they are pretty intense (and yes they really are called The Men). I did overhear someone in the audience apologize to their friend for the lack of moshpit action, and sure enough there was very little of that. Could it be that the crowd was expecting even more from these guys?

Posted: 9/19/2011 at 7:42pm     Tags: Saint Vitus  The Men 

The Bullys at Trash Bar

Finally! I saw these guys at CBGB's six years ago with The Nihilistics. Didn't catch the name of the band, though, so I only by chance happened to see them again last year. Then I missed most of their set with CJ Ramone when I went to see them earlier this year. Now, at last, I managed to catch the whole show and get some decent photos. Finally!

Posted: 9/10/2011 at 5:48pm     Tags: Finally!  The Bullys  Trash Bar 

World War IX at Trash Bar

They're not dead and gone after all! World War IX fell apart a few months back, but they have returned with a couple of new members and they still kick ass.

Posted: 9/10/2011 at 1:40pm     Tags: Trash Bar  World War IX 

Royal Baths at Death By Audio

Remember what I said about Death By Audio being too dark? These guys turned off some of the stage lights. Okay granted, the darkness did complement their heavy and hypnotic music. Sure made my job harder though!

Posted: 9/4/2011 at 5:20pm     Tags: approaching total darkness  Death By Audio  Lodro  Royal Baths