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Live Review Archive
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PHOTO GALLERY: CSS and MEN 10/22/11 at Webster Hall (CMJ)
The all-caps, three-letter bands CSS and MEN partnered up for their “Falling in Love” tour, and made a pit stop in New York just in time for CMJ. We pretty much danced all night long, stopping only for brief seconds at a time to snap some pics. The politically-loaded dance music team MEN showed that [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Xeno & Oaklander 10/21/11 at Public Assembly (CMJ)
Though BrooklynVegan’s early Friday showcase wasn’t *officially* CMJ, they managed to wrangle many of the must-see bands of the week, like Xeno & Oaklander. The king and queen of coldwave just dropped a new album, Sets & Lights, and frankly we cannot get enough. It’s got the iciness that settles well with the fall season, [...] -
LIVE REVIEW: The Twees and Balkans 10/20/11 at Spike Hill (CMJ)
Balkans kicked off an intimate showcase at Spike Hill with a nerdy high school look that was all too endearing to pass up. They were a little bit disheveled and never quite on pitch, but their uncontainable restlessness was a charm we couldn’t resist. Plus, I was standing next to a friend who claims to [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Twin Shadow, Main Attrackionz, Bleached, Caveman 10/19/11 at Santos Party House (CMJ)
On Wednesday night, we got the full ‘VICE Music Experience’ at the CMJ showcase that was thrown by Vice’s music platform, Noisey. The openers were a mix of awesome and what sounded like an awful Prince cover band gone wrong, but everything was made up for by headliner Twin Shadow, who easily takes the cake [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Titus Andronicus, Delicate Steve, Mr. Dream, Cuckoo Chaos, Hollerado 10/18/11 at Glasslands (CMJ)
The Stereogum/PopGun showcase on Tuesday night took off with an energetic set from Hollerado, who are not actually from Colorado but rather from Canada and thus had a lot of ‘weird things about America’-type of banter to offer. I guess Applebee’s is fascinating and repulsive to our northern neighbors. They went on just as the [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + SKETCHES: MNDR, Dinosaur Feathers, and Edelweiss 10/10/11 at Tammany Hall
Along with live sketches, artist Kailyn Kent will also be writing reviews for us. Please welcome our newest contributor! Tammany Hall’s Monday show was technically a release party for the Triple Fat Goose clothing line, whose look the three bands reflected as minimally as the bands resembled each other. Haphazardly curated and a bit of [...] -
LIVE SKETCHES: Anika and Ducktails 10/06/11 at Glasslands
We are introducing a new series and contributor to The Morning After Pills. Artist Kailyn Kent will be regularly doing live show sketches for us because, well, photos are sooooooo overdone. So without further ado, here are Kailyn’s sketches from the Anika show at Glasslands last Thursday with opener Ducktails. Anika was absolutely mesmerizing, oozing [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Jones Street Station 08/23/11 at Brooklyn Bowl
This Guest Writer post is brought to you by Katie DeRogatis, who’s written for other music publications such as Spin. On Tuesday night I caught Jones Street Station‘s show and video release party at Brooklyn Bowl. The South Brooklyn five-piece played an hour-long set, sharing lead vocals between three members and switching up their instruments [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Life Size Maps 07/27/11 at Death By Audio
Now here’s a band that needs to be on your radar: Life Size Maps. We posted their new singles a few weeks ago and intrigued to see that boisterous sound live, I attended their show at Death By Audio on Wednesday night. What surprised me the most was how few of them there actually were. [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY + MP3: Not Blood, Paint 07/16/11 at Knitting Factory
Saturday night at Knitting Factory — the venue started buzzing with curiosity at the sight of cloaked people with red painted faces. I’ve heard bits and pieces about Not Blood, Paint shows, how they’re “intense,” “tight,” “theatrical,” etc. But I didn’t know that it would be a full-on occult ritual. Even though they’re actually super [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Fucked Up, JEFF the Brotherhood, and Iceage 06/25/11 at 285 Kent
Fucked Up really fucked shit up on Saturday night. Like my eyes, for instance. At one point, I couldn’t see anything in front of me because someone had splashed beer in my face. Another time, I almost face planted onto their amp had my friend not caught me by the stomach. Jesus. Oh, not to [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Art Brut, Reptar, and Miniboone 06/23/11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Last night, Art Brut headlined a great bill at Music Hall of Williamsburg to conclude their June tour. Frontman Eddie Argos played part rockstar, part stand-up comedian, part storyteller, and all-around entertainer to a crowd that responded well to his humor. At one point, he jumped off stage, into the middle of the crowd, and [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY: Guided By Voices, Wavves, Surfer Blood, and The Babies 06/18/11 at McCarren Park (Northside Festival)
Enjoy our photos from the Northside Fest McCarren Park show on Saturday, featuring Guided By Voices, Wavves, Surfer Blood, and The Babies. Thanks to Andrew St. Clair for dipping in the photo pit pool to get us these superior snapshots. I knew Guided By Voices would be awesome, and they were, but Surfer Blood may [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Men 06/17/11 at Public Assembly (Northside Festival)
One of the highlights of Northside Fest 2011 would have to be seeing The Men at Public Assembly on Friday night. I enjoyed their set more than that of uber-hyped headliner of the night, Iceage. The Men, not that other band MEN, brought blaring rock and roll to a crowd that was ready to wreck [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY: Jangula 05/25/11 at Brooklyn Bowl
Two things I realized last Wednesday: 1. Brooklyn Bowl is HUGE. 2. Jangula is gonna be HUGE. Fame-wise or physically, only time will tell. Peep our photos from last week at Brooklyn Bowl and make sure to flip through the pages to check out crowd photos if you were there! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY: Our Concert Could Be Your Life 05/22/11 Live at Bowery Ballroom
It’s been ten years since the publication of Our Band Could Be Your Life, the ultimate alt bible by Michael Azzerad that chronicled American alternative music from 1981-91. The book is influential for musicians and music lovers alike. In fact, a raggedy copy of the book currently sits on my shelf and the insides will [...] -
LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: Mr. Dream 04/30/11 at Pianos
Ow, ow, Mr. Dream! After a stream of rave reviews from noteworthy publications (Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, etc), the Brooklyn-based punk trio played to a packed crowd at Pianos last night and blew us away, yet again. Since their record release show at Glasslands two months ago, their sound has gotten even tighter and their tunes [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY: Shapes and Yvette 04/30/11 Live at Pianos
Local bands Shapes and Yvette opened for Mr. Dream at Pianos last night. Shapes’ frontman Fanelli may have thrown around f bombs liberally while singing songs about anarchy but he didn’t forget to dedicate a few tunes to his mum, who was in the audience. Yvette, on the other hand, blew our faces off with [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY: Martial Canterel, Automelodi, Dream Affair (TMAP SHOWCASE) 04/26/11 at Death By Audio
What a blast! Thank you for making TMAP’s second showcase a huge success. We would like to give a special shout-out to the bands Martial Canterel, Automelodi, and Dream Affair as well. These bands deserved every bit of your love – and you showed them a lot of it! So thank you, thank you, thank [...] -
PHOTO GALLERY + VIDEOS: Jamaica 04/14/11 at Knitting Factory
A bit overdue but check out our photos of Jamaica rocking out at Knitting Factory last Thursday. If you were there, peep our crowd photos. We also got video footage – that means you, Asian dude on guitar! We immortalized your shining moment. Enjoy! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upshare via RedditShare [...]
