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!
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