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Another perfect day at the Williamsburg Waterfront. Spectacular views, great crowd, free stuff, running into old friends, and a whole bunch of bands, all for free. Silverghost was on first and although will never achieve what the Von Bondies were, I’m still clearly not over my crush on Marcie Bolan. Very excited to see Jeff The Brotherhood again as they were one of the highlights at SXSW. Despite Jake battling a fierce illness, they brought the rock. And then the Obits came on and put on a boring set of new songs. They didn’t even play the old songs that are killer, and their other guitarist gets more and more annoying each outing. What was more annoying was Murder City Devils taking forever to take the stage. They looked promising and brought a lot of energy into the crowd, but the music just wasn’t there.

Pictures from the show.

It was hot, humid, and heavy for the live taping of Holly Miranda. Since Jealous Girlfriends I’ve been slowly digging Holly’s solo stuff. Tonight she had some extra musicians to help out her singer-song writer rock blend of music. The final songs including “Pelican Rapids” and a cover by Etta James were the highlights.

http://www.hollymiranda.com/

Baeble Live Video | Baeble Post

It’s been awhile since Condon has released anything new for Beirut, but I couldn’t resist seeing him for the discounted price of $9.99. Kudos to the idea of a box office only show. He mainly played the old stuff but slipped in a few new ones which were rough but good. He played to a great sold out crowd. The last few times I’ve seen him live have been boring, but something good was in the air tonight.

some good vids here.

Faith No More. Yes a reunited Faith No More!! Although Mike Patton commented that the crowd this time was much more “mature”, you couldn’t tell tell that the band aged musically. They started with “From Out of Nowhere” and the setlist ebbed and flowed through all their albums. Listening to Angel Dust again made me remember why that album is in my top 10 of all time. Awesome awesome show.

I guess I’m not that surprised that Delta Spirit sold out 2 back to back shows in NY. These guys from Cali play catchy bluesy tunes that you want to sing along to. Things really started to pick up when they played their insanely addictive song “Trashcan.” I now really regret not seeing them at Union Hall last year where it would have felt more energetic. With only a few great songs, not quite sure why they are so popular, but glad I saw them live.

http://www.myspace.com/deltaspirit

I hate the MTA. This is the first weekend with all the new subway changes. It took me 1.75 hours to get to Williamsburg from Park Slope! I missed Twin Sister who I was very eager to see again. Luckily I got to see Memory Tapes as part of the Northside Festival. The sound that comes from this duo is so intense. They remind me of a darker version of Benzos but with more intricate and hypnotic melodies. The drummer kicked serious ass as he provided the foundation for the vocalist to use his voice like another instrument. They played a superb set to an awesome light set design. Definitely want to catch these guys again.

http://www.myspace.com/memorytapes