Sunday, May 17, 2009

Live Music

Last week I made it out of my business school bubble to see two live music shows.

Telepathe was at 93 Feet East around Shoreditch earlier in the week.



Then, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart played on Friday at The Lexington.



Telepathe's two members played on an intentionally poorly lit stage without much more than 5 words spoken to the crowd the whole set. It also wasn't mixed very well, with the vocals getting lost under the beat. The singles are pretty solid, but I think there is some room to improve the live set.

Conversely, The Pain's one album doesn't come close to capturing the energy of their live set. It was one of those shows where it was clear that the band was having fun, which fed the crowd, and reinforcing cycle just grew.