8/8/10 – New York
We left in search of toy tambourines and Dunkin Donuts. After dropping Taylor off in New Haven we once again scoffed at their blazer vests and leagues of ivy and made our way to New York.
The view entering the city through the Bronx is pretty unreal.
We arrived at the unassuming Williamsburg venue and checked out the situation. The venue was really awesome looking, but stiflingly hot. Most places we went in New York, on average, were hotter than the current outside temperature.
Thief Thief started sound checking and i knew they were going to be really awesome. Once they finished their set i was really blown away. Jeff was probably the best and most original guitarist we had seen all tour and Colin was quite a beast at the drums to boot. These dudes are super tight and make really engaging instrumental music as a two piece band. Im a fan, and hope we get to play more with them in the future.
Divine Slime was next, and by the appearance of their set up they automatically were filled under the unique category. Making sound texture worlds with glitchy sparse beats, these guys succeed at a genre that can easily fail. The girl in the band played really abstract bells and Ipad. At moments it was hard to tell what sound any given member was making, which I always give a point of credit too.
We played an energetic set that seem quite well received. Im really happy everyone was so open and receptive, especially after the Boston experience. At first i was worried to toss tambourines out to a crowd that definitely seemed way to cool for school, but in reality everyone was really nice and open and all around a good time.
Lead Stones played after us, they sounded a bit like the Black Angels and made solid jams in the psychedelic vein.
I sat outside during the Andy Plovnick chillout duo, but it provided a great backdrop to the decaying warehouses around us.
I wandered around to Death by Audio out of curiosity and there was a mob gathered and tension within the punk rock community. Loud words were exchanged and I wandered back to the venue.
After loading in, with Evan passed out in the van, we stopped by Andy’s Studio and crashed at his apartment. It was probably the hottest place we slept all tour, but we were happy that he could accommodate and his terrific personality definitely makes up for his questionable apartment temperature.
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