Trainwreck Riders, Cake Shop 3/26
A word before the review: As I get started on another concert-going season (I find it, as do many I suspect, hard to leave my house when it's cold out), I'd just like to say a few words about ear plugs. Yes, I am aware that the little florescent nubs sticking out of my ears make me look like a total dork, but I'm fastidious about wearing the plugs. Music is such a huge part of my life — I listen to music all day and dream about being in a rock band all night (if anyone needs a proficient-but-cute girl bassist, give me a call). Were I not able to hear it 5, 10, 20 years down the line, I would be incredibly sad. I think that's worth looking like a dork for a couple hours each week (which is not to say I wouldn't look like a dork, anyway, but that's neither here nor there). And, we've cultivated a look where even our freaking faux-bedhead haircuts are ironic, is there not room for dorky ironic ear plugs?
Alright, that's my spiel, onto the review...
I must say, Cake Shop is a cozy little space. It opened sometime last year, but I hadn't been until Monday night. Thumbs up.
Trainwreck Riders came on to a full house (50-75 people). Word was out, it seemed, although I think about half the crowd was in some way connected to the band. They had good energy and moved a heavily hipster crowd to dance. Their sound was a kind of electrified rodeo; alt-country/folk with an edge, I scrawled in my notebook Monday night. While the guys were capable, the music wasn't exactly my cup of tea. In fact, truth be told, I left early. Although, I had a good excuse: I was going to see Aziz Ansari at Upright Citizen's Brigade.
Just to bring it back to music, here's Aziz's "Other Music" video. It's an oldie, but a goodie.
-- Emily Hulme, www.amNY.com
