On November 26th, 2016 I again found myself at The Bowery Ballroom.
On this night a cheeky New York band called PMS and The Mood Swings opened up the show. They have a fun 50's/surf rock style with a bit of punk mixed in topped off with a sweet wailing saxophone. The band members include Lenny Lynch (lead vocals, guitar), Karen Isabel (Drums), Danny Goldshtein (Bass), Leah Fishman (lead guitar), and Micah Saccomanno (Saxophone). I like to imagine the three rockin' ladies as P, M, and S and the two men on opposite sides of the stage, one dressed as a punk (Danny) and the other a police officer (Micah), as "the mood swings".
Olivia Neutron-John followed with an electronic performance. Anna Nasty takes to the stage in a huge black coat/jumpsuit that covers her entire body and her short black hair teased up straight on top of her head. She then removes the coat to reveal a tight black body suit and the performance takes off! Synthetic beats accompany her modulated voice, stylized dancing and posing. It's dark, but poppy at the same time.
Shortly after that, The Wolfmanhattan Project starts to get their groove on. This band is a little super group composed of three musicians that have been a part of many amazing bands before coming together to form this one! Mick Collins (best known from The Dirtbombs and The Gories) rips the guitar, Kid Congo (best known from The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) shreds the bass and contributes electronic sounds and loops, and Bob Bert (best known from Sonic Youth) pounds away on the drums. They have that raw, grungy rock feel to them. This sound invokes the need within one to dance out the aggression and bop in time to the beat. So much talent was shown in the dirtiest punk rock way.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
The King Khan & BBQ Show
A little over a week late in posting this but.....
On November 22nd, 2016 I went to the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan to see The King Khan & BBQ Show performance. I arrived before the opening performance, checked my coat, grabbed a couple drinks and headed upstairs to the sweet sounds of The Sonics being covered by The Stompin' Riffraffs.
The Stompin' Riffraffs is the most energetic Japanese 50's style rock'n'roll band with a psychobilly twist. Inducing excitement throughout the crowd with amazing covers and sweet jams featuring solos on a Theremin by Miku, one could not help but bounce around to their fast paced sound! The eye masked members include Nao, (vocals, guitar) Rie, (bass), Miku (piano, theremin) and Saori (drums).
Every single member seemed to be having the time of their lives up on that stage and were extending an invitation to partake in all the fun throughout their entire performance.
The Gartrells followed them with a mixture of garage, rock, soul and R&B styles. This band is originally from Atlanta, GA and features Jared Swilley with the killer mustache (also in Black Lips), Jonah Swilley, Rod Hamdallah and John Kang. This dynamic group of musicians liked to spice it up and switch instruments throughout the set for different songs.
Between these two opening bands the crowd was adequately warmed up for the headliner.
Adorned in leathers, masks, wigs, and plenty of exposed skin, the two members of The King Khan & BBQ Show took the stage. This Canadian garage rock duo comes from Montreal, Quebec. You may recognize them from their former band The Spaceshits. Mark Sultan provides the drums (snare, bass & tambourine), guitar and vocals and King (Arish Ahmad) Khan offers lead vocals and guitar. Between the two of them some sort of punkish doo-wop emerges and forces one to dance their pants off completely. The entire crowd was vibrating with the groovy mood this band creates.
Well done, the to the three of yous!!
On November 22nd, 2016 I went to the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan to see The King Khan & BBQ Show performance. I arrived before the opening performance, checked my coat, grabbed a couple drinks and headed upstairs to the sweet sounds of The Sonics being covered by The Stompin' Riffraffs.
The Stompin' Riffraffs is the most energetic Japanese 50's style rock'n'roll band with a psychobilly twist. Inducing excitement throughout the crowd with amazing covers and sweet jams featuring solos on a Theremin by Miku, one could not help but bounce around to their fast paced sound! The eye masked members include Nao, (vocals, guitar) Rie, (bass), Miku (piano, theremin) and Saori (drums).
Every single member seemed to be having the time of their lives up on that stage and were extending an invitation to partake in all the fun throughout their entire performance.
The Gartrells followed them with a mixture of garage, rock, soul and R&B styles. This band is originally from Atlanta, GA and features Jared Swilley with the killer mustache (also in Black Lips), Jonah Swilley, Rod Hamdallah and John Kang. This dynamic group of musicians liked to spice it up and switch instruments throughout the set for different songs.
Between these two opening bands the crowd was adequately warmed up for the headliner.
Adorned in leathers, masks, wigs, and plenty of exposed skin, the two members of The King Khan & BBQ Show took the stage. This Canadian garage rock duo comes from Montreal, Quebec. You may recognize them from their former band The Spaceshits. Mark Sultan provides the drums (snare, bass & tambourine), guitar and vocals and King (Arish Ahmad) Khan offers lead vocals and guitar. Between the two of them some sort of punkish doo-wop emerges and forces one to dance their pants off completely. The entire crowd was vibrating with the groovy mood this band creates.
Well done, the to the three of yous!!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Thee Oh Sees
Let's get our asses handed to us by music!
First up!!
Thee Oh Sees
My first exposure to this band was through a very close friend of mine. He insisted that if I enjoy music at all, I would especially enjoy this group. He claims that this is one of the only current music groups worth listening to.
How many sick fucks out there can say that they have felt utter excitement after witnessing their beloved singer/songwriter hurl a giant wad of spit across the stage in preparation of their upcoming set? Well, I've learned that I am one of those "sick fucks" when the hurler in the situation is John Dwyer with his guitar adjusted high and tight.
This band comes from San Francisco and plays some killer garage/punk/psychedelic rock. I saw them play at the Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY on November 13th, 2016. That night the band consisted of John Dwyer (guitar and vocals), Tim Hellman (bass), and a double percussion of Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon.
Two bands opened for them. Acid Dad (a psyche punk band from NYC) started off the night. Straight Arrows (from Sydney, Australia) followed.
The show was fantastic. John Dwyer's sweet little high pitched yips and howls encouraged all of us to rock on harder and harder. If you value your hearing, I would encourage the use of earplugs. (I didn't use any and blissfully couldn't hear anything the next day besides the music that was still playing in my mind from the night before) Dancing your pants off is a must. Stretching is encouraged so one can function somewhat normally the day after. All in all, extreme fun was had by all.
First up!!
Thee Oh Sees
My first exposure to this band was through a very close friend of mine. He insisted that if I enjoy music at all, I would especially enjoy this group. He claims that this is one of the only current music groups worth listening to.
How many sick fucks out there can say that they have felt utter excitement after witnessing their beloved singer/songwriter hurl a giant wad of spit across the stage in preparation of their upcoming set? Well, I've learned that I am one of those "sick fucks" when the hurler in the situation is John Dwyer with his guitar adjusted high and tight.
This band comes from San Francisco and plays some killer garage/punk/psychedelic rock. I saw them play at the Warsaw in Brooklyn, NY on November 13th, 2016. That night the band consisted of John Dwyer (guitar and vocals), Tim Hellman (bass), and a double percussion of Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon.
Two bands opened for them. Acid Dad (a psyche punk band from NYC) started off the night. Straight Arrows (from Sydney, Australia) followed.
The show was fantastic. John Dwyer's sweet little high pitched yips and howls encouraged all of us to rock on harder and harder. If you value your hearing, I would encourage the use of earplugs. (I didn't use any and blissfully couldn't hear anything the next day besides the music that was still playing in my mind from the night before) Dancing your pants off is a must. Stretching is encouraged so one can function somewhat normally the day after. All in all, extreme fun was had by all.
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