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09-30 Heartless Bastards @ Mercury Lounge

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I first heard these guys a while back on NPR and their album "Stairs & Elevators" has been in my CD player ever since - easily one of my favorites of '05.

Live they're even better.

The Mercury Lounge was packed with curious hipsters, bluesters, & Fat Possum junkies all waiting to get their fix of intense blues & soul flavored rock. The HBs didn’t disappoint, roaring through their set with non-stop passion & intensity. The trio (especially singer-guitarist Erika Wennerstrom) seemed to feed off the energy of the crowd & the music got stronger with every song. “Runnin” & “Will Song” especially killed and by the end the crowd was begging for more.




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09.30 We are Wolves @ Mercury Lounge

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09-30 We are Wolves @ Mercury

09-30 We are Wolves @ Mercury

09-30 We are Wolves @ Mercury
When I first heard We are Wolves was on Fat Possum (the Black Keys & RL Burnside's label) I didn't get it. But as I was watching them tear though this set I understood - every moment of every song is filled with passion and intensity. It's like blues from the year 3000. These guys have quickly become of my new favorites.

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09-25 The Detachment Kit @ Magnetic Fields

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My first DK show but hopefully not the last. DKs tons of energy and raw power woke up a sleepy, hungover Atlantic Antic crowd. Best band of the day, these guys kick ass!



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09-25 The Hong Kong @ Magnetic Fields

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I try to catch the Hong Kong whenever I can - they're a local band great songs and always put on a good live show.


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09-25 The Ponys @ Magnetic Fields

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The first time I saw the Ponys at Southpaw in Brooklyn they blew me away . Today the band sounded fine but the early morning Atlantic Antic crowd seemed kinda out of it.

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09-24 White Stripes in Brooklyn

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09-17 CMJ Filter Mag Party @ Hiro Ballroom

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09.17 CMJ Metric @ Hiro

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Due to technical dificulties these shots didn't come out so well, but the show was awesome. Metric pretty much blew away the other bands that were playing.


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09-17 CMJ Sub Pop Party @ Bowery

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These photos didn't turn out so well - after a long week of shooting the CMJ craziness my camera finally crapped out on me. Sux because the Constantines & Wolf Parade were the perfect way to end the week. I don't know what's going on with all this great music coming fom Canada, but Brooklyn needs to catch up!

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09-16 CMJ American Minor @ Crash Mansion

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Another Excellent show from American Minor. The band was tight & the packed room @ Crash Mansion was completely into it.

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09.14 CMJ: The Rakes @ Sin-e

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09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

09-14 CMJ The Rakes @ Sine-e

The Rakes first ever US Show ... I was especially diggin' "Retreat" & "Strasbourg"


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09-14 CMJ Diamond Nights @ Bowery

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09-14 CMJ Cheeseburger @ Bowery

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09-14 CMJ Daughters @ Cake Shop

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09-14 CMJ Von Iva @ Cake Shop

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09-14 CMJ Von Iva @ Cake Shop (11)



Some good tunes, the singer has got a great voice & worked the hell out of the sweaty Cake Shop hipster crowd. I was also diggin' the 70s soul/rock influences. A lot of potential here.

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09-14 CMJ Knife Skills @ Cake Shop

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This was the first time I heard Knife Skills but I liked their style straight-ahead punk with a little metal thrown in.

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09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

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09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

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09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic
This is why I love CMJ – great music up close & personal. Sahara Hotnights was one of the best sets I saw during all week. I had caught the Hotnights once before at Southpaw in Brooklyn but the unbelievably loud sound system in the steamy basement of Scenic took this set to another level. And the band matched it with non-stop passion & intensity. It was the middle of the day and the room was a third full but they played like it was a sold-out night at Irving Plaza. This is probably the best all female rock band on Earth.

I was hoping they'd play their excellent cover of the Ramone's "Rockaway Beach" but no luck. Maybe next time.

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09.14 CMJ We Ae Wolves @ Rothko

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I was really diggin' this bands sound. They rock non-stop incredibly hard.

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09.14 CMJ An Albatross @ Rothko

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09-14 CMJ An Albatross @ Rothko

09-14 CMJ An Albatross @ Rothko

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