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Disco Biscuts Bring Something Different to the Pool
Sick of all that boring "indie" music polluting your fresh Greenpoint air this summer, Mr. cynical anonymous Gothamist commenter? Well maybe you prefer the jam-trance mania of the Disco Biscuits instead! No? Well a whole crowd of people did, comfortably filling McCarren Pool earlier this week with people who (no joke) bought their tickets on 4/20 @ 4:20 in the afternoon. Those in attendance seemed to have a blast, despite some complaints about the sets being a bit too short (openers Umphrey's McGee only got 90 minutes.) If you missed the show, NYC Taper recorded the whole thing and posted both bands sets online the day after. Check em out. (pic via i y e r's flickr)
Thermals Idea For a 4th Member: "A Passing Feeling"
We love the Thermals. Always have, always will. But we were a bit caught off guard when we saw them at CMJ last year and they were joined by a second guitar player on stage. It seemed to remove some of the harsh urgency the band naturally possessed by basically making it seem...dare we say...a little easier up there for them? Anyway, consider us relieved to see the band return to its 3-piece roots last week. They were on top of their game on Sunday at the Pool Party, even if the crowd seemed a bit heat-stroked and tame. See some pics from the show here. We wish them back soon.
Justice Ride Their Countrymate's Coattails
Earlier this week we told you all about the new Bowery Presents club Terminal 5 opening soon on the west side. What's most remarkable about the announcement were some of the bands that have been booked to play the show. We understand that The Decemberists and Ween have gotten fairly popular and should have no issues selling out the 3000 capacity room, but what about someone like Justice? Sure, they have amassed a remarkable amount of hype over the last year, and this show appears to be their first actual "live" appearance in NYC (DJ gigs don't count) - but doesn't this seem like a rather large space to debut? Nobody can deny that they have the sound to fill the space, but one must wonder how many people were converted last week to the possibility that 2 people doing nothing but playing with switches can put on a stellar live performance. With that one Daft Punk show at Keyspan we may have, as a city, collectively crossed a barrier of what to now expect from live music. With tickets for newcomers Justice going on sale today at a venue large enough to host shows by superstars like The Shins, I think it's time to uncomfortably declare that bloghouse has made it to the mainstream.
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"2 people doing nothing but playing with switches"
are you kidding me?!
Daft Punk was the best concert I have ever seen. Spiritual experience that goes beyond music.
Umphrey's *McGee*
Oops, fixed. Thx.
"We understand that The Decemberists and Ween have gotten fairly popular" are you being silly? or serious?
There have been many electronic acts to play NYC before Daft Punk that fill large venues. Chemical Brothers have been selling out Hammerstein for years. These are talented acts with large fan bases, so give them some credit beyond calling them 2 people doing nothing but playing with switches!
I give them credit! It was an incredible show last week! And it's that much more remarkable that they are able to succeed so spectacularly despite the fact that they're merely pressing buttons rather than playing live instruments. I don't understand the challenge that they were doing anything to the contrary. Can guests 1 and 6 elaborate on what sort of dark magic they're performing atop that pyramid?
And to #6, my main point is that Justice is playing the same size venue as the Chemical Bros. do now with only one album under their belt and zero experience performing live in NYC. That's a major leap from anything we’ve seen before, no? I think Daft Punk opened a lot of people’s eyes to what could be done live with electronic music.
Faithless and Goldfrapp also did well when they came around. Underworld tickets are selling well.
Justice just did remixes for Daft Punk and Justin Timberlake, and their album is getting good reviews.
It probably won't sell out right away (it took a while for Daft Punk to sell out) but its not going to be a ghost town by any means.
It seems that electronic acts are now also getting to play large venues with one album just like loads of the indie ones have been doing for awhile. Maybe it is just a NYC phenomena since shows "sell out" quickly then more tickets magically appear a few days before the show.
Its also a CMJ show, so there will be even plenty of kids will be running around checking out the next big thing.