Last night, I caught a killer Brothers Past show at Brooklyn Bowl. Unlike the last time the band played the Bowl during an epic 2010 snowstorm, BP had a huge turnout for this one. The band really stepped up their game last night, delivering a solid two-set dance throwdown for the NYC crowd. I snapped a few photos and thought I’d post them up along with the setlist and some vids from YouTube. READ MORE
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On Saturday night I caught another fantastic show by Steve Kimock & Friends in NYC. I last saw Steve & co. this spring doing a residency at Sullivan Hall with a rotating cast of interesting musicians. And although the lineup and vibe of Saturday’s show was quite a bit different, my overall takeaway was pretty similar to the last round:
Overall, this show was just the quintessential Kimock, featuring a little taste of all of the signature styles that make him such a great–and underrated–guitarist. We heard ripping blues solos, powerful slide leads, emotional minor-chord passages, unique & interesting rhythm work, and of course, that light, lilting and seemingly effortless finger-dancing-across-the-fretboard that is just patented Kimock.
That sums up my experience on Saturday pretty nicely. But one of the biggest difference from last time I saw Steve was definitely the lineup. Steve’s friends on this latest tour include Wally Ingram on drums, keyboard funkmaster Bernie Worrell, and Steve’s long-time collaborator, Bobby Vega, ripping things up on the funky bass. Also, for a number of tunes throughout the night, Steve’s son Morgan, added some tasteful percussive layers to Ingram’s drumming, and Peter Apfelbaum joined the band on sax, keys and percussion. READ MORE
While I was photographing my way through Austin City Limits Music Festival last night, Mike Gordon stopped by Brooklyn Bowl to jam with George Porter, Jr., Eric Krasno and Adam Deitch. Here’s their run through of The Meters classic, “Africa” (in two parts). Thanks to YouTube user Skebetine for uploading these so quick… >>>
Our friend Nick Irving went to see Rubblebucket at Brooklyn Bowl last Friday night and got some amazing shots from the band while they rocked the first of two shows that night. Openers Diamond Doves and Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang got things started that night. >>>
Sadly, I couldn’t make it to last night’s Bustle In Your Hedgerow show @ Brooklyn Bowl, but judging by reports and a couple videos posted today, it looks like it was one for the books.
Check out Questlove sitting in on drums for “The Wanton Song” (above), as well as this up-close-and-personal view of “No Quarter”…
Rawk! \m/
photo by Adam George
This week’s must-see shows in NYC:
TUES MAY 3
Peter Bjorn and John and Bachelorette @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
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The Indobox, Kinetix @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn)
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WED MAY 4
Foals and Freelance Whales w/ The Naked and Famous at Terminal 5
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Gang Gang Dance @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
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The Airborne Toxic Event w/ Marfa Lights @ Bowery Ballroom
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THURS MAY 5
Jackie Greene w/ Waylon Speed @ Brooklyn Bowl (Brooklyn)
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The Airborne Toxic Event w/ Smoking Popes @ Webster Hall
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FRI MAY 6
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Twin Shadow, Switch @ Webster Hall
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Infamous Stringdusters w/ The Two Man Gentlemen Band @ Bowery Ballroom
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SAT MAY 7
The New Deal, OTT, and Sub Swara @ Terminal 5
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Yuck @ Bowery Ballroom
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Railroad Earth w/ Jackie Greene at the Wellmont Theatre (Claremont, NJ)
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SUN MAY 8
Interpol, Blonde Redhead @ terminal 5
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I’ll definitely be at the New Deal this Saturday, since it may be one of their final performances in the area. Gotta get a last taste of the original Canadian untz, right?
Comments on Concert Listings:
For this week’s post I used Bandsintown.com‘s concert listings. Overall, I like BIT’s ease of tracking, slick interface, and their Facebook app. I also dig their concert cloud interface and found it useful for preparing this post. However, there were a few shows missing that I saw on other listings, like Railroad Earth. This may have been due to the artists that are automatically being tracked (or not tracked) in my account, but it could have been avoided if there was a a simplified search option allowing me to look for upcoming shows in all of NYC (note: typing “New York City” into the main search box did not work; it should).
As you may have noticed, I’m still playing a little catch-up after my trip down to Austin for SXSW last week. A couple days before I left town, I was lucky enough to catch a second show of Soulive’s “Bowlive” residency at Brooklyn Bowl, now in its second year. Although it was my first attempt with a new camera/lens combo, I was able to nab a few decent photos which are all included in the gallery below.
Also, be sure to check out Brooklyn Bowl’s own Media Recap of the event. READ MORE
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