Thursday, June 18, 2009

Northside Festival - Day 3 Recap (part one)


photo: Katz Hernandez

Bad weather and a minor malfunction with the Casio digital watch couldn't stop us from rockin' out at the SS / Thru Windows Showcase Saturday night! Thanks so much to all of the bands for playing, and thanks to Bar Matchless and Northside collectively for entrusting me with this show. They clearly have no idea what a reckless decision that was, or they don't care. Either way, I applaud them, and I think we had one of the best shows of the Fest! I have posted some video below, there is more on Vimeo and YouTube.

adam arcuragi
photo: Katz Hernandez

brienne rose and lavinia wright
photo: Katz Hernandez

Adam Arcuragi, who played our SXSW show, started it out early with some foot-stomping indie-gospel-folk-rock numbers. He has a new record called I AM BECOME JOY, which is coming out soon. I have a review copy that I can't stop listening to. Guitar, singing saw, singing chics, organ. That's difficult to beat. Here are "She Comes To Me" and "Bottom Of The River" from I AM BECOME JOY and "1981" from his first record (S/T).







david hurwitz of the boy bathing
photo: Katz Hernandez

the boy bathing at northside festival
photo: Katz Hernandez

the boy bathing at northside festival
photo: Katz Hernandez

Since touring down to SXSW and back, The Boy Bathing has been recording new material for an EP (untitled) to be released in the Fall. As it is the first Northside though, and The "L" Magazine has been so kind to them, we decided that we had to get them out for a show. They obliged. David and Co. rocked some tracks as well as a couple from A FIRE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS, released in 2008. Here are "Love Nothing" and from AFTMP, "The Questions Simple."



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