Glass Trees (Live at 58 Coles St., Jersey City NJ)
Glass Trees is the brainchild of Shaun Towey. This evening I found him leaning against a lamp-post outside the gallery staring down the street with an introspective gaze. I would later realize this is the perfect metaphor for his approach towards music and his performance on stage. The show was so laid back and the band was so comfortable but all the while there was a subtle electricity from Towey's delivery. Once the audience connected with that undercurrent the entire room had his undivided attention. It was really uncanny and something really cool to have witnessed. The band was a surly crew of misfits that Towey must have handpicked. They fit the bill perfectly and brought real musicianship into the fold. For me the songs are somewhere between Wilco and Ween with moments of unique ingenuity that gives the music its own "thing". I imagine this is what Brian Wilson would have sounded like had he been raised in upstate NY instead of Hawthorne, CA. http://www.myspace.com/glasstrees
Ok guys... so I am implementing a system to identify bands based on our interaction with them the night of the show. If you or anyone you know is offended by this... well... we don't care. The rating system is as follows: GGGB - good guys good band GGBB - good guys bad band BGBB - bad guys bad band BGGG - bad guys good band
I am Nick. I travel with a bands as a tour manager of sorts. I have witnessed so many good bands I will never forget... so many horrible bands I (regretably) will never forget as well... and so many bands that I can't remember for some reason. So... I have this blog to help my memory and keep me busy while we drive for days and days and days... and days
What's going on here...
Music reviews in 150 words or less... of bands that you might not see in pitchfork but you will definitely see going boom boom in the bp bathroom somewhere off US Rt. 80.
P.S. lately I have been reviewing bands that you do see in pitchfork. BOOOOOO! I SUCK!
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