Micachu & The Shapes
Photos and haiku by Nikki Turner
Rawk and Nathan’s dogs
are a great combo for a
sweaty music fest.
Bear Hands
Frightened Rabbit
Grand Duchy
A Place to Bury Strangers
The Raveonettes
Monotonix
Built to Spill
Spank Rock
Words by Will Suter
Photos by Maia Stern
Bear Hands are on the peripheral of the Northeast college/Brooklyn movement of 2008. This movement is responsible for such fringe successes as Amazing Baby and Boy Crisis, nominal success in Passion Pit, actual world domination via MGMT and an iPod commercial (Chairlift). Bear Hands have been hanging out on said peripheral for the past 2 years or so. On Friday night I saw them for the 4th time in that time span.
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Despite the fact that it was colder than a well-digger’s ass outside — and on top of that, the alleged day of rest — I ventured out to Webster Hall Sunday night to see Delta Spirit and Nada Surf on one of the last nights of their tour. In the end all that shivering and teeth clattering was a small price to pay for three solid hours of seriously good music.
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