AA Bondy, Jaymay and John of Deer Tick played Bowery, photos
Download “Rapture (Sweet Rapture)” by AA Bondy | Download “Vice Rag” by AA Bondy | It was an easy-listening night at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday, and how wonderful AA Bondy must’ve been with that dreamy, rustic voice of his. I wasn’t there, but Kashish was, and he tells me the performance was mesmerizing. I believe him. A pure crystal of human experience is sheltered in the lyrics, “I don’t want to talk about Jesus / I just want to see his face / The trees are swinging like hanging men / and I just want to see his face”. When a song opens quietly with those words and sweeps you up into the endlessly sweet chorus of “Rapture (Sweet Rapture)”, you can be sure there will be goose bumps. View full post to see all pictures and learn who was suffering from a cold.
All pictures by Kashish.
Kashish says Bondy was humble on stage, taking requests and saying “Thank You” between songs. But he suspects that whenever half-smiles surfaced to the performer’s face, he must’ve thought “Yeah, I know I rock.”
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Long Island’s folksy popstress Jaymay was the headliner. Playing her last New York show till fall arrives this year, she spoke of the time when she used to come to Bowery Ballroom as part of the audience and wondered how the artists on stage did what she was doing that night. She managed it quite alright despite some technical glitches, with one dedicated group of girls singing along to each song.
John of Deer Tick was energetic and funny while performing solo. Suffering from a cold, he asked if anyone had any tissue paper. One girl from the audience gave him some, and he promised to reward her with his non-existent album. He performed some great covers as well and remembered the pioneering Bo Diddly, who passed away last week on June 2.
June 10, 2008
Bowery Ballroom
