November 22nd @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
Frankie Cosmos/All Dogs/Eskimeaux/Florist December 1st @ Shea Stadium
Elvis Depressedly/Lvl Up/Yohuna
i felt flooded with emotions at this show. i was really excited about seeing lvl up and elvis depressedly playing again, and it was such a pleasure getting to see yohuna play their soothing set. but i was totally disarmed when a ran into my friend jonathan at the show and he shared this incredible news about a band that some friends were in. the news was so unbelievably positive and the band who it was referring to has meant so much to me for the past couple years, that i couldn’t control myself. i was so proud of what they had accomplished, and suddenly hearing this crazy news right in between lvl up and elvis depressedly’s sets caused me to reflect on how much had happened for so many bands that I’ve had the opportunity to become friends with, in the short amount of time i’ve been going to shows. elvis depressedly’s impassioned performance that followed, beautifully soundtracked the sudden shock of emotion :’’’)
December 2nd @ Webster Hall
Superchunk/Kurt Vile/Waxahatchee/Steve Gunn/ Parquet Courts/Lee Ranaldo/The Felice Brothers/ Rainer Maria/Woods/Torres/Titus Andronicus/ Beach Fossils/Perfect Pussy/Speedy Ortiz/Hop Along/Porches/Screaming Females/Frankie Cosmos i had no idea i was going to this show until about an hour before it happened. a couple months ago, i started working for katie garcia and dustin payseur, who run bayonet records, and it has been the single most positive working experience i’ve ever had in my life. on the night of this show, i was getting ready to leave the bayonet office, and just before leaving katie asked me if i wanted them to put me on the vip list for this insane “christmas party” show for ground control touring that dustin and greta were playing. how could i possibly say no? i quickly dropped my stuff off at home, grabbed my camera and headed to webster hall. once i arrived the venue was so over stimulating and each room was packed with all of the who’s-who of the new york music industry. it was so fun to see so many incredible musicians just excitedly watching all of the other incredible musicians sets back to back to back. katie and dustin introduced me to so many of their friends and made me feel just as welcome and comfortable as they did the first time i ever met them.
December 8th @ Irving Plaza
Deerhunter/Atlas Sound Decmber 20th @ Silent Barn
Long Beard/Fraternal Twin/Catholic Easter Colors/ 100%/Tim Woulfe
Shows I Wish I Had Gone To December 8th @ Palisades
Emily Yacina (EP Release Show)/Small Wonder/ Swoon Lake/Aviva Skye December 19th @ Palisades
Guerilla Toss/Eric Copeland (Acoustic Solo Set) FORGEARTMAG.COM 77