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Nerd Night Out @ Bell House

First of all, I’m sorry this took so long to post. The show actually happened Sept 12th, but it’s been a crazy month and I haven’t had a chance to really think straight let alone make updates on this thing here. Fear not, however, for you are getting two photo posts today from shows I had the pleasure of attending over the course of the month. The first is Nerd Night Out, a music/comedy tour with Molly Lewis, Joseph Scrimshaw, and The Doubleclicks! It was a great night full of laughs and shenanigans. I hung out after the show to chat with Molly Lewis (which I posted a picture on Twitter with her), bought some merch, and even got a CD signed by The Doubleclicks. It was a great night and if you ever get a chance to see even one of these performers, I say do it!

Jesse Malin @ Bell House – 4/30/11

About a week ago I got the chance to see Jesse Malin & the St Marks Social perform at the Bell House in Brooklyn. Jesse Malin is a true rock & roll singer, with a great stage presence and storytelling skills. The guitarist is also fantastic, and I will go so far as to say he is one of the best I have seen in this decade. There was a lot of energy from the entire band. You could tell the members had a great rapport and enjoyed playing together on stage.

One thing worth noting (outside of the band’s performance) was the audience. For one thing, there was an expansive age range in this crowd (something I believe I mention in my last review I did from my first time seeing the band live). The other thing worth noting was the connection Malin had with the crowd. He even leapt off stage at one point to interact with them for a song. I mentioned the stage presence he had, and the best example of this was a line directed at the audience when he wanted them to clap and sing along.

“I see what it is, you guys are a singing crowd. You don’t get a singing crowd to clap.”

And with that we all sang along, old and young, to one of the best rock bands we will ever have the pleasure to know.

 

April Smith 7/22 @ Bell House

If you’re looking for a good night complete with fun times and good tunes then look no further than April Smith. The band (originally from Toms River, but now located in Brooklyn) will be playing a show at the Bell House this Thursday, July 22nd. If you’ve never heard of them, here is a sample to start you off with:

Good stuff, right? Then make sure you’re at Bell House at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.