I saw my first ever CMJ show tonight. I saw the tail end of Woman’s set and then the full 30 minute assault that the Muslims played. They didn’t play Nightlife, my favorite song, but otherwise it was a great show. Loud, packed, gritty, and a girl spilled her shirley temple all over phil and me. Couldn’t ask for more, really. I’m going to catch at least one more of their shows this weekend.

Can’t Believe A Single Word from bantic on Vimeo.

Also check out this awesome drivelapse video (in HD no less) featuring a VHSOB backing track:

Driving Time Lapse 2.0 from Andrew Curtis on Vimeo.

For Rob’s birthday party, we went out in Tribeca and then saw Bedouin Soundclash play the Knitting Factory. I had never heard of them before about a week ago, but I was really impressed by their show. They are reggae-ish, with a little punk in there. Their sound, especially the singer, reminded me a bit of Rancid, except Rancid is punk first with reggae thrown in.
I was able to muscle my way to the front of the stage for the encore and even got to break up a fight between two girls!

Here’s my current favorite Bedouin Soundclash song. It reminds me of the Sublime song D.J.s. Bedouin Soundclash — Waiting For My Ruca. (Via Lil’ Mike.)

Here’s Bedouin Soundclash playing their single, “When the night feels my song”:

I scored a last-minute ticket to see the Magnetic Fields at Town Hall last night. It was a really subdued, acoustic show. There was a lot of conversation among the band members, and the whole thing felt like some sort of music-enhanced fireside chat.
I enjoyed the show, but I wanted them to rock out a lot more. It was so quiet that at one point I heard someone’s cell phone ring during the middle of a song. Drive On, Driver was my favorite song of the night, mostly because it was the one they attacked the hardest.

Drive On, Driver (via Recidivism)