Sunday, July 08, 2007

They Like Suits

NYC Smoke; November
@ The Annex
New York, NY - July 7, 2007


Who needs a bunch of carbon-conserving stadium concerts when you can hoof it to a small little gig on the Lower East Side? On the opposite end of live music from the Live Earth concerts, a couple little bands played a little place on a narrow street in a not-so small city. And they like to look good. Both NYC Smoke and November (save for the latter's singer) dressed in nice suits but that was where the similarities end. NYC Smoke played an eclectic mix of contemporary rock n roll, fusing pop hooks and sensibilities with an Indie sense of rock. And they did it well. Nashville-based November played contemporary sludge-y hard rock and benefited from a great acoustics at the Annex but on its own, it was really no different than the vanilla hard rock that dominates corporate radio. Plus the name is kind of dull.

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