Quick Reviews and Links
There are so many shows I just don't have time to write about. I am not sure what is the best order to do this but here goes.
WELCOME TO DREAMLAND :: CARNEGIE HALL
February 2, 2007
I will admit this was my first time going to Carnegie Hall but anytime you get Vetiver, Coco Rosie, and David Byrne in a room, I will probably be there. After much practicing, we arrived at the show and took our seats in the balcony. The place is huge; if you get board with the performers you can just look at all the molding on the walls. All the bands – CoCo Rosie, Adem, Cbelle, Vetiver, Vashti Bunyan, and Devendra Banhart – were helping each other out on stage, so there was a lot of collaboration and the bands had any instrument there at their disposal. Everyone came out, even David Byrne, for the last song in encore.
GIRL TALK :: STUDIO B
February 9, 2007
Girl Talk at Studio B was pretty crazy, who knew. If he would just release this mixes on the internet he could orchestrate an arm of drones to push play on a tape deck and have a worldwide concert in every major city on the planet. What I am saying is that his presence at the show is not contingent upon people dancing there. Studio B was packed and the crowd got a little wild—I lost a shoe. Yes I had to hobble home.
WHITE RABBITS :: LUNA LOUNGE – MOVABLE HYPE 11.O
February 15, 2007
Wow, there have been a lot of Moveable Hypes. There are too many rabbit bands out there, there is not enough room in indie rock unlike horse or wolf, I would be happy if White Rabbits made the cut. These guys do well in twos; they have two great drummers and two complimentary singers.
PELA :: MERCURY LOUNGE
February 16, 2007
Pela went on a mini-tour last weekend. Their fully mastered album comes out soon. Full review at Product Shop.
ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL :: MERCURY LOUNGE
February 18, 2007
Rock Plaza Central wants to tell you about the difficulties of being a horse in a sci-fi world. Full review at Product Shop.
MALAJUBE :: MERCURY LOUNGE
February 18, 2007
Yes. Malajube, a Canadian band whose lyrics I can't understand but songs I really dig, finally returned to New York. Full review at Product Shop.
Comments
yes! that last pic is the MONEY SHOT! i remember thinking so when you took it. i
Posted by: kelly | February 22, 2007 04:18 PM
damn Wes! what a whirlwind weekend!
why bother going to festivals if you live in new york thats what i say.
p.s. if Girl Talk played every nite in brooklyn, he'd probably put a few dozen dance bars out of business! that ones an unbiased opinion folks
Posted by: su | February 27, 2007 08:13 PM