Die Romantik. Sounds like its gonna be a bad emo-cut yourself-terrible haircut-wimpy kind of band, right? The gothic elaborate light set up in my beloved dark Mercury Lounge didn’t help either. But then they started to play some music and I was hooked. Sure this Brooklyn trio weren’t perfect but something about how everyone sang and combined washed out guitar with jangly keys and drums was moving. The music and the stage captured a unique mood for the night. You may be distracted by the lead singer’s good looks but I’ll be intrigued where these guys will go next.
The kinda legendary Apes & Androids brought their glam-rock epic metal opera to celebrate their record release party. Before the show I chatted with the parents of the guitarist in the band. It was kind of funny to talk about Brian as a normal kid growing up in small town when in about an hour he would transform himself into a theatrical rock god. Hanging in the background were monster heads whose eyes lights would light up during the show and sometimes talk to the crowd. It’s like shrinking down an Iron Maiden concert down to show in your basement. Sure the songs are too synthy and silly but these guys always put on an energetic and lively show. It’s hard not to laugh and cheer during their set. Surprisingly, there was no encore which I always look forward to, but they did have crowd surfing drummers.
Pictures from the show.
http://www.dieromantikmusic.com/
http://apesandandroids.com/
