Lots of shows this week…
Matthew Hemerlein @ Mercury Lounge - Photo above by Kyle Dean Reinford
All other photos above are by my crappy iPod ;p
Dive & Violens @ Bowery Ballroom
Wintersleep @ Glasslands
One of the artists I’ve been working with for Liz at Miss Management is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist named Matthew Hemerlein from DC. He has this amazing and intricate solo-looping show that builds and seduces, captivating the Lower East Side audience.
After his set, I bounced over to Bowery Ballroom for the sold-out Chairlift/Violens/Dive show. I ran into a friend who actually said, “Wait, is it 2003? Is Jinners out dancing at a show?” What is funny is that I was having the same nostalgic feeling building up inside of me as I stood inside, upfront on the floor. The space still holds a lot of magic. And memz. Ran into Matty Pickles and Stefan from Caveman, who sold out their Bowery Ballroom show last week. It has been a long time coming for those guys, and I couldn’t be happier for them! Saw Danny from The Big Sleep who told me their record release party is going to be on Feb 2 @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn. I also heard Violens is putting out an album in March on Slumberland! Congrats to those dudes! Met Zachary from Dive, who was the sweetest dude. I was LOVING his Seattle grunge style. Love them when they are getting rowdy on stage and flipping their pretty hair around.
Also saw Wintersleep at Glasslands. I haven’t seen a show there with the new stage setup (yeah it’s been a minute since I’ve really hung out a show in Williamsburg - I was stuck in a basement in Park Slope for a few years). It was actually pretty cool to see them in a punk rock setting, and the crowd was fun and dancing! Plus, I have a fondness for Canadians….
I don’t have any photos from it, but I finally went to see Sara Schaefer’s weekly comedy variety show at UCBeast called Hot Dang! that she co-hosts with Scott Moran. Had no clue UCBeast was in the old Two Boots Theater. Totally makes sense. The “Hot Chicks Room” aka the bar attached to the theater is cute with cute bartenders and comedians hanging around. Plus, supercheap. We got a couple beers for $6 total. They also sell flights of beers!
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