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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: 02.26 Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Bowery Ballroom pt.1
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                      There are trios, there's power trios, and then there's the Yeah Yeah yeahs. If their new album "Show Your Bones" even comes close to capturing the intense energy and passion of their performance at the packed Bowery Ballroom Saturday night its going to be a monster. Since the early days at Brownies, YYYs shows have always been intense experiences and when I caught them at the Bowery in 2004, a sauced Karen O. flung a microphone into the mosh pit, slicing open a dancing fans forehead. So there was definitely an "anything can happen" vibe before the Yeahs hit the stage. As always Karen; decked out in 2010’s hippest fashions, ruled the stage with supreme confidence and energy. One second she'll flash the crowd a sly smile and girlish laugh - then grab a beer & fall to her knees with a shrill scream or lean into the second row with a perfect punk-soul croon. She’s punk in motion. Resident guitar genius Nick Z. is amazingly adept at avoiding colliding with her while never missing a beat. He generates a wall of sound so huge that it conjures images of the classic guitar gods - but with a rumbling controlled burn - as if Link Wray had gotten a hold of “Unknown Pleasures”. Brian on drums has always been the heart of the band. With his sonic booming style he's the propulsive force that powers the YYY freight train while keeping it flying completely off the rails. Tonight he played the new rhythms with and a visible joy that the rest of the band completely vibed off of - especially new band member Imaad who spent much of the show in a kneeling position fiddling with effects knobs in front of his keyboard banging his head along in a kind of euphoric trance. The crowd was equally enraptured - screaming out for their old favorites between songs, singing along to the choruses of the new tunes, and flashing away with their camera phones trying to capture this perfect musical moment. The fact that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs can roll into town after being virtually MIA for the past year and completely blow away a crowd (and the jaded industry tastemakers in the upper balcony) playing almost nothing but new material speaks volumes to the power & genius of this awesome band. Labels: Bowery Ballroom, Yeah Yeah Yeahs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-26 Oakley Hall @ Bowery Ballroom
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Oakley Hall is a good example of how rich the indie music scene is in Brooklyn. I'd been hearing good things about OH but unfortunately I only caught the last few songs. What I heard was impressive though. I was feeling the Americana vibe and the vocalists were all excellent (especially the fiddle player). Definitely a good choice for Saddle Creek or Broken Social Scene fans. Labels: Bowery Ballroom, Oakley Hall ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-24 Billbones @ CBGBs
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**** Related Posts: 06-28 Billbones @ Lit 06-08 Billbones @ Sin-e 04-30 Billbones @ CBGBs 04-07 Billbones @ R n R 03-26 Billbones @ Mercury Lounge 02-08 Billbones @ Crash Mansion Labels: Billbones, CBGBs, Young Things ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-24 More @ Crash Mansion
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**** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02.03 High on Fire @ Bowery
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The best of a fun night filled with great music - High on Fire blew the packed crowd away with a cyclone of crushing power Rock, creepy stoned rhythms & face melting guitar shredding. By the end there were tits & feet flying everywhere in the deliriously moshing crowd. High on Fire always comes through with my favorite things. Its good to see people are starting to catch on. Watch & Listen: High on Fire - video: "Devilution" Related Posts 02-03-06 the Bronx @ the Bowery Ballroom 02-03-06 Big Business @ the Bowery Ballroom Labels: Bowery Ballroom, High on Fire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-03-06 Big Business @ the Bowery Ballroom
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**** I only caught the last few songs but I was lovin' this band. The Big Business' sound is kinda like The Black Keys mashed with Black Sabbath & the intensity of the performance was mesmerizing. Related Posts 02-03-06 High on Fire @ the Bowery Ballroom 02-03-06 the Bronx @ the Bowery Ballroom Labels: Big Business, Bowery Ballroom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02-10 Proton Proton @ RnR
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**** Labels: Proton Proton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: 02-10 Alan Astor & the Lions of Rome
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        The Lions or Rome roared into R&R with an expanded line-up (the trio has become fivesome) and a handful of explosive new tunes. The new sound relies less on the laptop-electro, outsider vibe of the first album opting instead for more danceable power-funk. Ringleader Alan Astor worked the room with his unique blend of magnetic energy and soaring vocals while the tight shredding of new guitarist Jesse Lauter added the perfect flourishes to the bouncy tunes like "Lions Overpowered" & "Power After Hours". The packed crowd of hipsters, fashionistas and college kids was definitely getting the message as head bobbing & dancing broke out all over the room. Related Posts: 06-28 Alan Astor @ the Knitting Factory 11-13 Alan Astor @ Southpaw 04-03 Alan Astor @ Pianos 02-17-05 Alan Astor @ Sin-e CMJ: 10-14 Alan Astor @ Tribeca Rock Labels: Alan Astor, RnR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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