So it’s been a slow music week (which is ok cuz there’s a ton of good shows coming up). In the meantime, check out these videos. Click on the images to launch a new window.
LED Throwies
Some pretty cool stuff coming out of Eyebeam and Graffiti Resarch Lab. Little balls of LEDs that can be thrown and stuck to walls.
Check out a VIDEO here.
Don’t like the fact that they totally ripped off the Sony Bravada commercial idea and yet another music instance of Jose Gonzalez.
http://eyebeam.org/
Bishop Allen @ Piano’s
Bishop Allen is from Brooklyn and plays catchy Rock n’ Roll that you want to sing along to. Although the lead singer was arrested a few days before, he was luckily released just hours before the show. They seemed to have a really good time on stage (despite the sound problems they were experiencing). Their songs seemed a bit rough around the egdes and sometimes too simalar to Modest Mouse, but there could be some potential in their future output.
Nada Surf @ Mercury Lounge
What a nice treat for Nada Surf to play a small initmate show before their big national tour. I’m glad they are still pushing their new(ish) album “Weight Is A Gift”. Although not as solid as their last, still a gem of an album. I’ve seen this band over a dozen times already, including acoustic and electric shows in the last few months. They seem to always be at ease playing in NY and this night was no exception. They played a lot of old tunes and all my favorites from all their albums. I was bummed they didn’t finish off their encore with “Meow Meow Lulaby” but still a great show.
Jenny Lewis
I have a new crush and her name is Jenny Lewis.
Owen @ Maxwell’s
So I finally got to see Owen live. He cancelled his show last year and the show before that. WTF?! I was also happy to have an excuse to go to Maxwell’s, which is still one of my favorite venues. The show was surprisingly sold out, but that was probably due to the headlining act that attracted every 12-18 year old in New Jersey. Openers B.C. Camplight actually weren’t that bad, but I was there mainly to see Owen. He had a partial beard and had uncanny resemblance to his brother. And much like Tim, he was quite rude and aloof on stage. Unfortunately the crowd was not receptive and he only played 30 minutes. He did play my favorite songs so not all was lost, but not worth seeing again. Closing act I Can Make a Mess like Nobody’s Business is the reason why all emo music should be burned and buried. They had terrible song structures, even worse lyrics, and kept rehashing crappy emo songs that was popular many years ago. Walked out after the 3rd song. Genuine audio garbage.