New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones. 2.0

If you read this blog, then you know that I gushed and gushed and gushed and gushed about the second week of July in New York City this summer. Well, I’m back to gush again about the third week of October this Autumn. (If you’ve really been paying attention, I actually asked for one of these tours way back in March).

 

That being said, if all of my paychecks come in on time (freelancing is a pain), then I’ll be at least three. The first one would be the most exciting if Webster Hall wasn’t such a shithole. I’ve never been a big Thrice fan, and Rise Against and AK3 haven’t really held my attention over the past four or five years, but that’s a really solid lineup for younger kids. I’ll be at the Revival Tour that night though with my fellow neck-bearded whiskey drinkers. And yeah, I haven’t seen NOFX since maybe ’99 so I’m excited for that too. 

October 11: Webster Hall; Against Me!, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Future of the Left

 

October 13: Roseland Ballroom: Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem

 

October 13; Blender Theater at Grammercy: Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Tim Barry (Avail), Ben Nichols (Lucero)

 

Ocotber 15, 16: Irving Plaza: NOFX, Dillinger Four

 

Hot Water Music, F Yeah Fest Etc.

For as much hype as I made for this weekend, it totally lived up. And yeah, I know this was almost two weeks ago, but I’ve been busy (I got engaged!). So deal with it. I’m not going to review too much, except to say this about all of the bands that I saw.

Since I’m not reviewing, you can read these reviews:

F Yeah Fest Tour

Hot Water Music, Thursday, Paint it Black

Monotonix, Crystal Antlers

Monotonix are insane. Nothing strikingly original or unique, but an amazing live show. I’ve never seen a drummer crowd surf before…with his kit.

Matt and Kim aren’t that amazing, but their smiles are. Every time I see them its so inspiring to see how happy they are on stage.

I hadn’t seen Dillinger Four in a few years, but they were a lot of fun. Paddy is one of those front men who manages to be pretty funny without getting to annoying.

Circle Jerks were fun too, but there was definitly an old-ness factor to them. Sitting backstage next to Greg Hetson and Keith Morris was kind of intimidating.

Hot Water Music were great. We cabbed it up from the Circle Jerks show to catch them in their second song.

After HWM, we went back downtown to catch Monotonix again (their shtick is impressive but grows old) and then Crystal Antlers who are going to be huge.

F Yeah Fest Tour and July 12th in NYC

A few years ago, right when I moved back to LA I was able to check out the F**k Yeah Fest III in Echo Park. I got to see a bunch of cool bands, spend time in a neighborhood that there’s no way I would’ve hung out in in high school, and most importantly see a bunch of cool bands.

Two years later, the stellar guys behind the fest have booked an entire tour. You can check out all of the tourdates and lineups below, but July 12th might be the most important one. If you’ve been paying attention, July 12th is shaping up to be the busiest night of the summer in New York City. I won’t make it to the Alkaline Trio, American Steele show, but I’ll be at the other two, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see everybody from all of these bands somehwere, somehow at some point in the night.

Read more for the lineup for July 12th, 2008 in New York City: