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With a bellyful of pizza from the Tour de Slice – Brooklyn, I was eager to catch this show. Kyp Malone (from TV on the Radio) was an opener and I’ve been spotting him a lot at many of the concerts I’ve been going to, including the Langhorne Slim show of all places. What I did catch from him on stage, was terrible. Celebration was up next and they do this gothic-punk-dance blend that I can’t quite put my finger on. Their music is intriguing and their live show gave their songs even more energy. The lead singer would periodically run to the back of the room armed with a tamborine spewing out lyrics. At one point she lies on the ground of the Bowery Ballroom singing her song, and I have never seen THAT before. She seemed possessed by some demon, the music was erratic but catchy, and worth seeing them again. (They are playing at the upcoming PLUG show)

Very eager to see New York’s The Double. A bit of buzz around this band since they’ve recently signed to Matador. Their new album is very eerie jumping from noisy soundscapes to dense melancholy songs. The album is really unique and takes a few listens to get yourself around the chaos that can come out of this band. Their live act unfortunately was crap. Their songs were just a mess of sound and the singer was failure. I was feeling uneasy. Maybe it was the amount of pizza I ate, but more likely the mess that was onstage. Actually walked out during their set; first walk-out of 2006, congratulations The Double!

pictures from the show.

Celebration media

Yes, I can admit it. I’m an Ivy fan. I know I know, it’s crazy, but I’ve been a fan for this band for almost a decade now. It must be the songs about love and despair. about nostalgia, the aching to get out. Or maybe cuz Dominique is so hot. Whatever it is, her beautiful voice over simple song pop songs are just engaging. It was actually my first time seeing them live. The crowd was very sparse but made up of devotees, including this 6 foot tall man next to me dancing the entire show. Their setlist didn’t stray from their hits which was good. They touched each of their albums and performed their new ones perfectly. The new song “Tess Don’t Tell” may be the best song they’ve ever written. This was their last show on their tour and they mentioned that we wouldn’t hear from them in awhile. Did I just witness another band dissolving? Man I have a knack for seeing the the very last show from great bands. I hope it’s just a break cuz their new album had some serious potential.

Pictures from the show.

http://www.thebandivy.com/

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Decided to ring in the new year with a bang rather than a Clap Your Hands whimper. Caught The Giraffes at Ace of Clubs, formally Acme Underground. The concert was also one of the few shows in a decent price range. The show started with a ton of energy shortly after midnight and continued to intensify as they punched through their very long set list. The crowd was loyal and very drunk and the mosh pit was slippery with beer. A great amount of alcohol was drunk and thrown. After an hour they became an intense wall of energy and actually at one point the stage may have caught on fire. Overall a high energy show that just kept on going….

Check out their photo rich site. thegiraffes.com
Be sure to check out some of their videos. The one for Manchestor United is simply ridiculous.

While I was dodging elbows and cans of beer I snapped these pictures.