Look at the punk rock show! Converge rocked, despite finally deciding to play at around 12:45am -- 45 minutes later than posted, a problem, since I am old and increasingly hate being made to wait. Unfortunately, the sound got weird toward the end. The guitars were oddly quiet and the bass sounded hollow -- not sure what happened, but the energy in the room more than made up for it.
Case in point, some shirtless kid jumped on stage and then dove off of it with Jacob Bannon in tow. Instantly some huge polish dudes (this is in the heart of Greenpoint after all) grabbed the kid and threw him down the stairs where they followed, proceeding to throw him out the door and into the street. Ha ha, funny!
But what did I learn? Most importantly, I learned is that there is a band called Genghis Tron that super sucks, yet, unsurprisingly, has a huge Brooklyn following. Typically, I would like such a premise, but clearly, the singer needs an "attitude adjustment" the type of which my fist may be able to fulfill. Oh, and the synths are gay.
(Some coolish photos I made all by my lonesome, after the jump...)
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