Alex Battles and the Whiskey Rebellion at Southpaw
I can in all honesty say that Alex Battles' music a rockin' good time, good for dancin' and all that. What I want to say is more like "Damn that's some funny stuff". There are some really hilarious lyrics in their songs. Clearly this is intended start-to-finish to be good time, none too serious party music. It succeeds admirably.
Posted: 5/21/2011 at 7:31pm Tags: Alex Battles Alex Battles and the Whiskey Rebellion Southpaw
Guitar Wolf at The Knitting Factory
I could probably let the pictures speak for themselves. Guitar Wolf is a rock band. They're Japanese. They're nuts. Their lead singer (who is personally called "Guitar Wolf") is incredibly energetic and very, very sweaty. Their songs are baffling and are about romance and aliens. The first half-dozen or so songs were absolutely incredible. After that the energy level dropped and things got a little more average, but they were still a lot of fun.
Posted: 5/15/2011 at 4:40pm Tags: Guitar Wolf sweat The Knitting Factory
Cheap Time at The Knitting Factory
There was a mosh pit during Cheap Time's last song. Never would have expected that. They were a bit too mellow, rockin' but also jam-band like. But you know, sometimes the energy level of the performance keeps building and it grows and grows until people start to go nuts. Maybe that was it. I dunno, I got there late and only heard the last few songs.
Posted: 5/14/2011 at 8:25pm Tags: Cheap Time The Knitting Factory
Surf City at Brooklyn Bowl
Another band which looked great on stage. But why so down? And by that I mean why were the guys from Surf City physically looking downward the whole time? They sounded great! All I can figure is that they're from New Zealand, which is in the Southern Hemisphere, so maybe they're not used to gravity pulling in that direction?
Posted: 5/5/2011 at 8:55pm Tags: Brooklyn Bowl Surf City
Xray Eyeballs at Brooklyn Bowl
I love shooting at venues with good lighting. Xray Eyeballs didn't look like models prancing around on stage the last time I saw 'em! Insofar as they could prance (some of them had to remain seated).
Posted: 5/5/2011 at 7:41pm Tags: Brooklyn Bowl Xray Eyeballs
