Fugazi-esque in Brooklyn

The North6 basement in Brooklyn was host to a damn good set by the band Gunners. Unfortunately the band that played before them almost made me want to leave. That first band Goddamit was so bad that it seemed that none of them were playing the same song and apparently had never picked up an instrument before that night.

I went to the show last night was to see Gunners. I had met the lead singer/bass player at ABC and figured I'd check out his new band. They were very tight, and sounded great despite the poor acustics of the North6 basement. You could certainly hear the Fugazi influence, but Dima was already forthcoming about sounding Fugazi-like when we spoke. And I like Fugazi so I'm certainly not one to complain, but at the same time they had their own sound as well. Their first song was great, Dima stood with his back to crowd and the three-piece shouted the lyrics without mics. They had one slowed down song that had style but I felt took away from the rest of the really well put together set.

I didn't end up staying to see the other bands, one of them on Revelation Records, but hopefully I'll have a chance again if they're good and as long as Goddamit isn't on the band list that night.

update: I just found the flyer for the show and thought I'd put it up here with the post.

XXX

July 1st I got my first tattoo. I've always wanted one, but I could never decide on what I wanted. Growing up I also knew that it was against my Jewish faith to get one, but since I've been SxE I'm more commited to the Edge than I am to archaic laws (anyways I want to be cremated so the whole burial in a jewish cemetary is already out the window) about things that have no reference in today's world.

So back to the tattoo. I wanted a dragon or the old style Japanese Kanji for dragon; I being born in the Year of the Dragon and all. But I never felt a true connection to these ideas. One day while standing on the edge of a mosh pit watching the kids and the crowd and just hearing the music I knew that was my connection. So I thought about it, talked with my friends and drew up three Xs in varsity style in Illustrator. I gave them a slightly different look that typical. My friend Charles had met this SxE tattoo artist a few years back at a show and he told me I should look for this guy to do my tattoo.

So I searched the net for a while, Charles had forgotten his name. But I finally found him and like fate, his shop Brooklyn Ink was only 5 streets from where I live now in Bay Ridge. I knew then that I had to get my first tattoo and "Old School" Alex was going to be the one to do it. Everyone always asks if it hurt, but to be honest it didn't. I was so pumped and excited and had so much positive energy and adrenaline that I actually loved the whole thing, It was unbelievable. I had Charles take photos and I put them on Flickr.