Music, Music and more Music
Dodging the hurricane weather we enjoyed a perfect day for the annual NYC Century. We tackled the miles and took a rendezvous to my parent’s place for chorizos and beer. I took an unplanned detour to Shea Stadium and then got completely lost in the Bronx. Although ending in the dark, it was a great and exhausting day. Tour de Bronx next. It’s free! sign up.
Not sure why the Massachusetts band is named Tulsa or why it was only 1 person, but the solo performance to the 8 people in the crowd was pretty good. The songwriting and range of melodies Carter Tanton spewed out will make me want to see him again.
3 ladies (plus a lonely guy) from Brooklyn making catchy songs sounds like a sure hit right? Nope, in all the times I’ve seen Palomar play I’ve yet to be impressed.
The Oranges Band played their punky rock way too loud on the Union Hall sound system. They were on stage having a good time but what came out of the speakers was distorted and too much of feedback. Luckily their loud riffs kept me awake.
http://www.parkthevan.com/tulsa/
http://www.palomartheband.com/
http://www.theorangesband.com/
I was reading cnn.com and it was apatheticly strange to read the video caption.
The First Annual Coney Island Beach Tournament was such a blast. Perfect weather, good games, good people, and even good pizza. And my team got to the finals. Can’t wait for next year’s.
Some pictures I took.
I was eager to catch Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin as I missed them when they opened up for Birdmonster last year. These young lads from Missouri came out with a well crafted album, Broom that is very catchy and good to sing along to. They started off the set with Oregon Girl which I think is the best tune and got the crowd, majority of which where young girls, into the mood. I enjoyed them but midway through I got bored and sleepy until the 2 guitarists collided when they tried to jump over each other. It was quite funny and surprised they kept playing as they hit the stage hard. Their next and last song was a let down when the lead singer’s guitar decided to expire during the song. Overall a dissapointing set with a few good (and funny) moments.
Up next was Chicago’s Chin Up Chin Up and was excited to see them again. Their 2005 CMJ performance was one of the more memorable shows. The Chicago sound has basically sucked in the late 90’s but these guys have been doing some really interesting things and continue to push the sound with their new album This Harness Can’t Ride Anything. This album comes after the tragic death of their bassist Chris Saathof by a drunk driver outside the Empty Bottle. Their live set and new tunes were energetic and fun. Although not a super show, it was great to see these guys continuing their sonic journey.
Pictures from the show.
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