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dave's blogScene Report (May 6, 2008)Posted May 5th, 2008 by Dave HarrisonFLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS NIGHT MARCHERS EL-P/DIZZEE RASCAL/AESOP ROCK BIG BROTHER&THE HOLDING COMPANY I'll admit it, I don't really understand Flight of the Conchords. I have friends that swear that it is the funniest show on television, and I'm left staring dumbly while quotes fly back and forth at the bar. Still, the songs I've heard are catchy and the lyrics dryly humorous. They play two shows this week at Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, so it's your chance to decide if they are the next timeless joke band ala Spinal Tap, or just another Tenacious D with accents. As far as mid-90s garage-punk goes, Rocket from the Crypt ranked right up there with the New Bombs Turks, The Devil Dogs, and the Mummies. Since their breakup, leader John Reis concentrated on his other band Hot Snakes before forming the Night Marchers. They make their New York debut this Wednesday at Mercury Lounge, so prepare for some hot rocknroll action. Saturday night is the night to get out your backpack and enjoy a night of college student hip-hop at Webster Hall. El-P and Aesop Rock will be performing along with the underrated British rapper Dizzee Rascal. The mic skills will be on full display, and you might find someone to buy all those beats you've been making on Garage Band instead of writing your thesis. Finally, I feel the need to mention this show even though I have no intention of recommending it. Take an overrated drunk with a decent voice and a lot of old blues records, and add a bunch of hippies more concerned with guitar noodling and extended jams. Now, add 40 years, take away the drunk, and replace half the original hippies with new ex-hippies turned nostalgia tour mercenaries, and you have Big Brother & the Holding Company. Why this show isn't at BB Kings, I have no idea.
Scene Report (April 29, 2008)Posted April 29th, 2008 by Dave HarrisonWe here at Lush Life have very particular taste when it comes to music. Luckily in New York City, there's a great show happening almost every day of the week. So we'll bring you our picks for the coming week every Tuesday, with links to check them out. Trust us, you'll like what you hear.
THE NEW YORK HOWL at Black Betty (366 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn) Tuesday 4/29 11pm TIGERS AND MONKEYS at Union Hall (702 Union St. Brooklyn) Wednesday 4/30 8pm JASON ANDERSON at Pete's Candy Store (709 Lorimer St. Brooklyn) Wednesday 4/30 8pm THE HOLD STEADY at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St. Manhattan) Friday 5/02 7pm NICK LOWE at Maxwells (1039 Washington St. Hoboken) Friday 5/02 7:30pm DEAD PREZ at Galapagos (70 N. 6th St. Brooklyn) Saturday 5/03 9pm I don't know about you, but I'm sick of staying inside watching the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies on DVD and drinking beer with my roommates. It's getting nice outside (or at least warmer), and it's time to get back into the habit of going out without worrying about where you left your gloves and hat. May seems to be the month of residencies by artists I'd actually enjoy watching, with The New York Howl starting a Tuesday residency at Black Betty and Jason Anderson (aka Wolf Colonel) continuing his NYC residency with a Wednesday stint at Pete's Candy Store. Tigers and Monkeys, a serious (and seriously talented) indie-garage-pop band led by comedienne Shonali Bhowmik, formerly of Ultrababyfat play Union Hall in Park Slope on Wednesday. Unfortunately, everyone is clamoring for Nick Lowe tickets for his few NYC dates in support of the Yep Roc re-release of his 1978 power-pop masterpiece Jesus of Cool, and his Friday Maxwells show is no exception. If you weren't lucky enough to get tickets don't fret too much, The Hold Steady, one of our personal favorites here at Lush Life, play at Webster Hall on Friday. Finally, if rock n roll isn't you bag, Brooklyn political hip-hop originals Dead Prez play a short set of their classic tracks peppered with new songs on Saturday at Galapagos in Williamsburg. So put away your gloves, hat, and 80's slasher flick DVDs and go rediscover what it's like to go outside again...
ShitholePosted March 1st, 2008 by Dave HarrisonI've been in bands for years, and I've played a lot of shitholes. From shitholes in NYC, to shitholes in the Midwest, to shitholes in the Deep South, I've seen them all.
Drinking for TastePosted February 27th, 2008 by Dave HarrisonHiding in the woods covered in sweat and vomit was when I began to hate drinking. The school security guard jogged up the trail behind my high school, yelling for me to come out. Like some bad thrasher movie, I drunkenly knocked over a branch and his head snapped in my direction. Barely eighteen, with 2 weeks left of my senior year, I did what any not so juvenile delinquent would do, I ran.  |
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