Hammered Satin at Bowery Electric

At first glance I thought that the lead singer of Hammered Satin looked like Iggy Pop. Upon examining the photos I now think he looks more like Rod Stewart. His friends call himself Roddy Pop (and he has not forgiven them). Anyhoo, if you want to see a band which knows how to party like it's 1973, here ya' go.

Posted: 12/31/2010 at 5:49pm     Tags: Bowery Electric  Hammered Satin 

Sorceress at Bowery Electric

Despite the cold weather it was hot and sweaty on stage. Some of 'em got rid of their coats. As a photographer I would like to thank anyone who takes off their black coat. Nothing like shooting folks wearing black in a dark room. Trying to look good while rocking out must be a pain, but sometimes so it photographing people who are trying to look good while rocking out.

Posted: 12/31/2010 at 2:33pm     Tags: Bowery Electric  Sorceress 

The Jigglers at Bowery Electric

The Jigglers billed themselves as the second-best band with a lefty guitarist and a sax player on the bill. Or at least that's what they said. I wouldn't believe everything they say. Most of it is awfully silly. And as for their songs, well, they are bouncy, catchy garage pop (and sometimes awfully silly). As for me, I was hoping for rock-n-roll jugglers and was terribly disappointed, but at least I avoided the jaguars.

Posted: 12/29/2010 at 9:35pm     Tags: Bowery Electric  The Jigglers  Underclass Revue 

Rock Lottery at The Knitting Factory

Now here's something a little different. A "Rock Lottery" is when a bunch of musicians are assigned to new bands at random and get 12 hours to write 3-5 songs and perform them. The songs were decent, but I think the main attraction is seeing musicians of different styles making music together. Or maybe it's seeing your favorite musicians play a different instrument, being allowed to sing for once, that sort of thing.

Posted: 12/19/2010 at 3:34pm     Tags: Rock Lottery  The Knitting Factory 

The Greenhornes at Bowery Ballroom

The last time I took photos of these guys their keyboard player got pissed at me (I think). I didn't get any good photos of him (or at all, arguably) so I left him out of the photoset I posted (on another website). Someone made a point of pointing out my omission in the comments on that website. Ahem. So anyway, here is a much better set of photos of these roots-y rockers, complete with keyboardist this time.

Posted: 12/2/2010 at 9:37pm     Tags: Bowery Ballroom  The Greenhornes