Post #950: The Thermals & Ra Ra Riot & The Horrors @ Studio B (CMJ Day 4)
On Friday night, Jen and I took to the outstretches of Greenpoint to check out the Product Shop NYC-curated CMJ evening. The line-up was quite stellar and diverse, with everybody from NME-buzzers to up-and-rising indie bands to local faves on the bill. Sadly we were still getting ourselves situated and into the venue when Sam Champion was doing their shtick, but from the little we heard, it sounded alright.
The first full act I saw was The Thermals. By the time the Portland act came on, Studio B was completely packed. With good reason, might I add! The band sounded tight during their 35-minute set. It's easy to see why all the hype is being generated in their direction. They can easily become a household name next to Spoon or The New Pornographers. Everybody loved them on Friday, and I haven't got one bitchy thing to say. Can't wait to see them again.
MP3: 'How We Know'
Next up was the relatively unknown, Ra Ra Riot. In spite of what Chris declared in his post about the band, your sluts were loving Ra Ra Riot.
The Syracuse natives feature a cello, violin, keyboard, bass, drums and guitar in their live show and on their recordings. To some extent, the multitude of instruments might feel a bit overdone at this point, Ra Ra Riot proved that it can be done right, their own way. Ending their set with a great great cover of 'Hounds Of Love', I'm eager to hear what's next for Ra Ra Riot.
It seems that their next NYC show is on 12/13 at Sin-e. Check out some tunes of theirs on their MySpace page!
Ok, now it was time for The Horrrors. The NME cover boys, the next best thing since sliced bread, the... worst band I've ever seen live in my entire life!!
I'll let Jen put up the proper review of The Horrors as she stayed for entire 25 minute set (I don't know how she managed it) and I left after about 7. Maybe 6. Contrived, predictable, excessively loud and just simply BAD. Two thumbs up on all that teased hair though, Robert Smith would be so proud!
The first full act I saw was The Thermals. By the time the Portland act came on, Studio B was completely packed. With good reason, might I add! The band sounded tight during their 35-minute set. It's easy to see why all the hype is being generated in their direction. They can easily become a household name next to Spoon or The New Pornographers. Everybody loved them on Friday, and I haven't got one bitchy thing to say. Can't wait to see them again.
MP3: 'How We Know'
Next up was the relatively unknown, Ra Ra Riot. In spite of what Chris declared in his post about the band, your sluts were loving Ra Ra Riot.
The Syracuse natives feature a cello, violin, keyboard, bass, drums and guitar in their live show and on their recordings. To some extent, the multitude of instruments might feel a bit overdone at this point, Ra Ra Riot proved that it can be done right, their own way. Ending their set with a great great cover of 'Hounds Of Love', I'm eager to hear what's next for Ra Ra Riot.
It seems that their next NYC show is on 12/13 at Sin-e. Check out some tunes of theirs on their MySpace page!
Ok, now it was time for The Horrrors. The NME cover boys, the next best thing since sliced bread, the... worst band I've ever seen live in my entire life!!
I'll let Jen put up the proper review of The Horrors as she stayed for entire 25 minute set (I don't know how she managed it) and I left after about 7. Maybe 6. Contrived, predictable, excessively loud and just simply BAD. Two thumbs up on all that teased hair though, Robert Smith would be so proud!
Labels: cmj, ra ra riot, studio b, the horrors, the thermals
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