Not Enough BBQ

Can one we really get enough BBQ anyway?

BBQ; The Demon's Claws; Turpentine Brothers
@Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY - September 2, 2005

I was looking forward immensely to seeing Mark Sultan aka BBQ for the very first time. Through a series of unfortunate goofs, I caught the last 3 minutes of a 10 minute set. The sliver I heard was raw and immaculate as I expected. Mark then drummed for the Demon's Claws (though he was supposed to be the headliner) and with that, I wasn't too thrilled. But by that point, that may have been more of my cantankerous mood. Opening act, the Turpentine Brothers, who included drummer Tara from Mr. Airplane Man, were pretty darn solid. In fact, they were great organ-supplied garage rock (think Mondo Topless).

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Artists/Albums to Check Out
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club produced a debut album that had one decent trippy pop single, then they produced a shoulda-been death knell follow-up album. But they've returned with a stunning departure to roots/gospel/blues rock. It's a little too slick to be considered indie garage, but it's still refreshingly good. Nice comback boys.
Howl


Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Personally I am not totally interested in this act but they have enough buzz and cred to look into. They bypassed the record labels and released the album online. That's Brooklyn ingenuity for ya.