Thursday, November 26, 2009

Pissed Jeans / Yellow Tears at WBAR

Pissed Jeans / Yellow Tears / Old Men show at WBAR.
CHANGE OF LOCATION
: Now at Alfred Lerner Hall Party Space, 115th Street and Broadway. Take the 1 train to 116th Street - Columbia University. It is the glass building.

There will probably be WBAR t-shirts and totes on sale, proudly emblazoned with the fun image above (which I took during the Pissed Jeans (Halloween Show) at Le Poisson Rouge show).

Buy your ticket at the Ticket and Information Center at Lerner Hall. If you are not a Columbia / Barnard student, email your name to wbarshows@gmail.com so you can get in.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Julian Plenti at Bowery Ballroom

Julian Plenti a.k.a. Paul Banks from Interpol played Bowery Ballroom last night.
Shot this for House List -- more there...

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Peter, Bjorn and John at Webster Hall

The other day, a Swedish friend of mine casually joked that everyone in his tiny country of 9 million knew each other. Makes sense, I thought, when I noticed that Peter, Bjorn and John chose fellow Scandinavian El Perro del Mar (née Sarah Assbring) as the opening act. I didn't know, however, that the evening would be Peter, Bjorn and John AND friends. I later learned that this Webster Hall show was the third in a month-long birthday tour featuring surprise guests at each stop. Anyway, Spank Rock and two other rappers (didn't catch their names, sorry!) stopped by to drop some beats. Andrew W.K. flailed his arms around for a "dance" number. Though unexpected choices for guests, the appearances provided pleasant counterpoints to PB&J's honey sweet pop. As expected, El Perro del Mar shared vocals with main man Peter Morén for the 2006 hit "Young Folks," a delightful ditty that got the crowd jumping and the floor shaking.

PB&J took on the supporting slot for Depeche Mode's North American tour this past summer. (Curious pairings appear to be a recurring theme for these pop pros.) Those arena gigs must have taught these guys a few tricks - they charmed the crowd with oomph and ease, tearing through a tight set complete with crooning and guitar shredding alike. Morén mentioned that this birthday tour marked the band's 10th year together. May there be many more!

Taken for Sup Magazine. They rock. Check it out online.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Fuck Buttons at Bowery Ballroom

Fuck Buttons
Photographed for the House List. Listen to "Olympians" below, a sublime track from
the new record Tarot Sport.