Pretty & Nice, TV Smith, Jay Reatard – Harpers Ferry – July 3
Pretty and Nice: Interesting kids…. Their music mixed loud, fast punk with some glimmers of power pop. Musically, they had the chops, but they didn’t stand out more than any other band to me. On the other hand, it was their “antics” that caught my attention. These include singing songs about ponies for mic checks and similar little songs between their actual numbers, making extremely strange, almost robotic faces, often while rocking out on the guitar (mainly this was just one guitarist and it looked as though he would fall at any moment haha). Continue reading Review: Jay Reatard, TV Smith, Pretty and Nice @ Harpers Ferry (7/3/09)→
Sunset Rubdown – Middle East Downstairs – June 11 1. Empty threats of little lord
2. Idiot heart
3. Black swan
4. Taming of the hands
5. Silver moons
6. Coming to at dawn
7. You go on ahead
8. Paper lace
9. Winged wicked things
10. Snakes got a leg
11. Dragon
12. Nightengale/December song
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13. Apollo and the buffalo…
14. Mending of the gown
An hour and a half filled with a mix of old and new, down-tempo and up-tempo, the genius that is Spencer Krug, and epicness. Sunset Rubdown gave one of the best efforts that I’ve seen from a band.
History and Formation: Formed in Berlin, Germany in February 2009 shortly after the Black Lips fled India after an incident of homosexuality and nudity. The Black Lips met up with King Khan and Mark Sultan (BBQ); all members collaborated to form Almighty Defenders and recorded an LP. Continue reading Band Spotlight: Almighty Defenders→
Calabria by Enur (House)
Funky Munky by Northside (SlowCore) Gun in the Sun by Wavves (Surf Rock) Help You Out by The Go(Neo-Psychedelia) Pickpocket Song by The Ponys(Garage) Little House of Savages by The Walkmen (Post-Punk-Revival)
History and Formation: Formed in Berlin, Germany in February 2009 shortly after the Black Lips fled India after an incident of homosexuality and nudity. The Black Lips met up with King Khan and Mark Sultan (BBQ); all members collaborated to form Almighty Defenders and recorded an LP. 
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 