Pics: May Shows
Elvis Perkins, Shearwater, Wye Oak, Besnard Lakes, and more… All bands I saw in May, yet didn’t post about here. What can I say, normally I’m just happy to get the damn things uploaded to Flickr the next day.
Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Loooove me some Elvis Perkins. I went to New Orleans for the Jazz Fest at the beginning of the month, and saw this band both at the fest and in the French Quarter (at One Eyed Jacks) the next evening.
Also that night, MyNameIsJohnMichael, who is gonna be playing ACL this fall. They reminded me of What Made Milwaukee Famous live: fun, energetic, tons of stage presence, and the crowd was totally into it.
Next, Wye Oak and Shearwater at the Parish. I’d never seen Wye Oak before, and so was really effing excited. They totally justified that, and destroyed me with awesome vocals and some impressive rocking out for a two-piece band.
Then Shearwater, who are always nothing less then perfect live.
Then last week, I saw Besnard Lakes and Stardeath and White Dwarfs.
I remember really liking Stardeath, but Besnard Lakes was just utterly gorgeous to hear. Ended up buying the newest album on vinyl because I just couldn’t resist. <3 <3 <3
Tags: Besnard Lakes, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Mohawk, MyNameIsJohnMichael, One Eyed Jacks, Shearwater, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the Parish, Wye Oak