Saturday, August 02, 2008

The Airborne Toxic Event @ Mercury Lounge

The Airborne Toxic Event; Blacklist
@ Mercury Lounge
New York, NY - July 31, 2008

The night before they shook the world on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the pride of Silver Lake made their Merc (and New York headlining?) debut with a solid set that showcased a large chunk of songs they did not play at their two Pianos appearances this year. The band has become so sharp and reliable, they didn't even bother playing 2 of their 4 previously released songs ("Does This Mean You're Moving On?" and "Papillon") though they should have, just because. Now with the Conan appearance, the record release next week, the KCRW appearance to come, and their upcoming tour, it will only be a matter of weeks before people recall the time they saw the Airborne Toxic Event at the Mercury Lounge.

And if you want to find connections and meanings in things, here's something to reflect on: When Mikel discussed Silver Lake and got some cheers, he remarked about how he may as well have talked about Brooklyn and that got cheers in obligation. This led to mentions of the National and the Hold Steady, two of the most written about bands on this blog...company the Airborne Toxic Event has been keeping here for so far this entire year. It's all one big happy family these days...



pictures

Blacklist sounded like Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode, and the Cure. That's about all I can say.

Labels: , ,

1 Comments:

At August 18, 2008 at 2:46:00 PM EDT, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The other band on the bill that night was Blacklist not Black Light. Check them out at listofblack.com.

 

Post a Comment

<< Home