Brooklyn Vegan Showcase at the Bowery Ballroom

Before I headed over to the Bowery Ballroom to catch arguably the best all-around show apart of the CMJ week of craziness, I hung out with Bon Iver in their swanky Holiday Inn hotel room in SoHo. We ate some pasta and watched television, and I caught this great moment here.

I made my way to the Bowery later that night to catch Bon Iver, Shaky Hands, the Rosebuds and Voxtrot. All the bands were as great as I expected, but Bon Iver really stole the show. I was completely floored by how beautiful the music was live. On the record, there is a haunting loneliness that trails every track, but when they were in front of me, that loneliness just turned into to stark honesty and overwhelming passion.

Here is a downloadable summary of the evening with pictures and everything.

Bon Iver
Download: Bon Iver - "For Emma"
Bon Iver's MySpace Page

The Shaky Hands
Download: The Shaky Hands - "The Sleepless"
Shaky Hands' MySpace Page

The Rosebuds
Download: The Rosebuds - "Get Up Get Out"
Rosebuds' MySpace Page

Voxtrot
Download: Voxtrot - "Firecracker"
Voxtrot's MySpace Page

(Ian Anderson)

Cloud Cult in New York Times and Brooklyn Vegan

Brooklyn Vegan and The New York Times covered the two Cloud Cult shows at the Mercury Lounge in New York today.

Read the Brookyln Vegan piece here.
Read the New York Times piece here.

(Ian Anderson)