So yeah, The Drums and Surfer Blood are playing together at Bowery Ballroom. I'm avoiding that show like the plague. It's going to be indie nerd blogger fuck fest at that thing. Ninjasonik is playing at The Studio at Webster Hall which is cool and should be fun. But I'm going to be at Trash Bar to see The Sounds Of Kaleidoscope because they're bad ass rock n' roll. If you haven't checked them out yet you should. They're from Philly and played one of the first ever Brooklyn Ski Club shows. I think the cover is $8 but Trash Bar always has an open bar or some shit right so it's well worth it?
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Monday, August 03, 2009
Tonight: Wellspring & Honor
Some friends are in town to play their first Brooklyn show tonight at Trash Bar. Now I know you haven't heard of these kids before (BTW they're called Wellspring & Honor) but just go check them out, you'll dig them I promise. They go on at 10PM but get there at 8PM and take advantage of the open bar. If you see me there give me a high five and a shot of whiskey.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Suicide City
Last night I saw that Suicide City was playing at Trash Bar. If you don't know, Suicide City is a band featuring Billy from Biohazard and a former member of Kittie. To be honest the only reason I went was because it was right down the street at Trash. I hadn't heard a single song by the band prior to the show and I really didn't think it would be good. But I thought I would give it a chance since Billy played on one of my all-time favorite albums, Urban Disciple.
The show started a little after 9PM. I grabbed my PBR's from the open bar and moved up front to check out the first band Crusade. Half way through the first song I went back to the bar. To put it nicely... these guys sucked. I guess with a name like Crusade you have to expect something horrific. The singer was a total mallcore tool and I hated his voice. I was very happy when the set ended.
Next up was Suicide City and the energy in the room was insane. The band was up onstage screwing around before the set - obviously having a good time. Once everything was setup they burst into the first song. I was totally shocked by the sounds I was hearing. It was like mid-eighties hardcore punk, not exactly but close. I didn't hear any Biohazard or Kittie - which is rare in bands like this. I was expecting some weird mash-up that tries to recreate the sounds of bands past.
This courageous crew actually went out and created a sound totally unlike what got them there in the first place. This is not Velvet Revolver or Audioslave - thank god. The tunes were pretty good but the show was brilliant. Usually, even hyper bands, only have like two people running around and going crazy - not Suicide City. The whole band was all over the place - they've obviously been watching their Gorilla Biscuits videos.
I can't honestly do the band justice with words. The sound is nothing spectacular - they are damn good but not great. The performance on the other hand was one of the better ones I've ever seen. You have to see this band live to understand what I'm talking about. I understand why Deli Mag named them the "best NYC rock act of 2005".
Here are the pictures, I have a shit load more that I'll eventually post.
The show started a little after 9PM. I grabbed my PBR's from the open bar and moved up front to check out the first band Crusade. Half way through the first song I went back to the bar. To put it nicely... these guys sucked. I guess with a name like Crusade you have to expect something horrific. The singer was a total mallcore tool and I hated his voice. I was very happy when the set ended.
Next up was Suicide City and the energy in the room was insane. The band was up onstage screwing around before the set - obviously having a good time. Once everything was setup they burst into the first song. I was totally shocked by the sounds I was hearing. It was like mid-eighties hardcore punk, not exactly but close. I didn't hear any Biohazard or Kittie - which is rare in bands like this. I was expecting some weird mash-up that tries to recreate the sounds of bands past.
This courageous crew actually went out and created a sound totally unlike what got them there in the first place. This is not Velvet Revolver or Audioslave - thank god. The tunes were pretty good but the show was brilliant. Usually, even hyper bands, only have like two people running around and going crazy - not Suicide City. The whole band was all over the place - they've obviously been watching their Gorilla Biscuits videos.
I can't honestly do the band justice with words. The sound is nothing spectacular - they are damn good but not great. The performance on the other hand was one of the better ones I've ever seen. You have to see this band live to understand what I'm talking about. I understand why Deli Mag named them the "best NYC rock act of 2005".
Here are the pictures, I have a shit load more that I'll eventually post.
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