One night before their performance at Radio City Music Hall in support of The Gaslight Anthem, Fake Problems stopped by Generation Records for a free instore performance. These kids from Naples, Florida are super nice and put on a great show. If you haven't checked out their fantastic new record Real Ghosts On Tape, go down to your local independent record store and pick it up. Or be like the cool kids and download it from Itunes. Either way, check it out.
Fake Problems - ADT
With Rival Schools Walter Schreifels MIA yet again, New Jersey's Let Me Run came through as a great last minute replacement. I used to see these guys alot back in Jersey, opening for various bands or doing their own shows at Asbury Lanes. And it was good to see them again this time around. Check out their 2009 release Meet Me At The Bottom on XOXO Records.
It's been a long time since I've been blown away by a band. A long time. But Saturday I saw a band that did just that.
Music today, especially most of what's coming out of Brooklyn isn't worth my time of day. The So So Glos sound like they're from London Town, but they're not. They're from Brooklyn, Bushwick to be exact.
The Clash influence is obvious, both visually and musically. Haters would dismiss the band as a ripoff at first look. But they would be missing out. If the So So Glos kids learned anything from The Clash, it was how to make genuine raucous punk rock. Clever world play, arrangements that break in every direction, and most importantly passionate delivery - it's all there.
Sometimes it's a couple of kids in a dingy basement playing over a dragging beat that remind you there's still hope.
Do yourself a favor and pick up their latest EP/LP? "Tourism/Terrorism." While it only runs about a half hour, it's gonna be stuck in your head for a lot longer than that. And if your in NYC you can catch them this Thursday (Aug. 12th) at the Cake Shop with Ty Segall.
And check out two songs from their recent session at Daytrotter:
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