A mix of light rain and resolute sunshine led to a rainbow over Brooklyn while These United States was playing. Back home this kind of weather means a fox wedding. It was kind of perfect. Lots of people were out. Someone lent me a towel to wipe my wet chair with. That was nice.

These United States
It probably won’t be too long before These United States updates their set list to let songs from their upcoming album, Everything Touches Everything, dominate; but for now, their live favorites from the last two albums are far from wilting. Every time they’re played live, they’re an explosion of a rowdy soundtrack to stories that weave between an equally rowdy cast of characters. Playing on a big stage on a special evening, weather-wise, with that rainbow spread wide behind the trees, it was a special farewell of sort to the old These United States. They rocked way harder than Phosphorescent and Dr. Dog combined.

Phosphorescent
I spent a whole year mixing Bon Iver up with Phosphorescent. Songs about wolves, videos on a winter-y mountain, a common label, the facial hair: there were too many traps laid before my poor mind. Finally having seen both of them live, though, Bon Iver’s shows seem stronger. Most of it might just be because of Justin Vernon’s regular-guy personality combined with devoted sing-along’s at their Music Hall of Williamsburg show, but at the heart of it,  Phosphorescent’s performance just didn’t capture the prettiness and fragility of their album, whereas Bon Iver did. Good performance nonetheless.

Dr. Dog
Before Dr. Dog took came on, the entire stage got a flowery decor. It looked lovely. Lots of energy, great presence, but the songs are a little too bland. They remind me of Illinois. Not a huge fan of either.

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You can catch a free performance at Prospect Park’s bandshell when they open for Dr. Dog on June 27th, 7pm sharp.

We headed downtown and went to Red Eyed Fly to catch Harlem Shakes. This band’s got a ton of good things going, but I’m still not sold on the lead voice. I remember seeing them at Southpaw eons ago and thinking the same thing.

Other than wanting to see what Harlem Shakes has been up to (I hadn’t seen them since their reunion), I thought it might be nice to catch up with Princeton.

The Kivel brothers are really good at writing songs that are catchy and fun, yet with plenty of thoughts and attention to details in them (I love that new one about loving the man who comes home). But there is probably a point in what the person standing next to me told me during the set, “They’re adorable, but I’m not sold”. I think that if they just learn to relax and have fun on stage without appearing stressed out, their live shows will do justice to their music; some of this is evident when they play “Shout It Out”, a song where they let loose a little. The brothers have seemed a little under pressure the last few times I’ve seen them, and that doesn’t appear to help, since to create a good show for others you must immerse yourself in it first. I’m sure they’ll mature as a live act very quickly though.

On the other hand, I’ve noticed drummer David Kitz is always at ease when he’s on stage, and that gives him a pleasant presence.

Outside, more parties were going on.

People were in line for yet another day.

I ran into Parenthetical Girls waiting in the VIP line there. They have such awesome faces!

We headed north to Waterloo Cycles, a bike shop that was hosting shows outside. One Happy Island was playing.

Mexico City’s Hello Seahorse was next and they sounded good.

I’m on an ongoing hunt to find new cool bands from Mexico, or any other Latin country, and I think Hello Seahorse was my first real success. I’m obviously ignorant when it comes to bands from Latin America, though I already like some hip hop artists and have been a fan of Gotan Project for a while, so if you have recommendations, email me; by “cool” I mean bands that aren’t stuck with the 80’s-to-90’s idea of a traditional rock band.

My Brooklyn friends swore by The Besties, who came on next.

The sound was a little muddled, and I thought they were just okay. I need to give ‘em another try. The women seemed to be the main singers, but I preferred the male voice (guitarist Richard Francis), especially when he did a little test during sound check.

We went back to the east side, to an awesome place called Moose Lodge, which was truly in the middle of nowhere. Once again the events lined up for the evening were the doings of the coolest DIY kids we encountered in Austin, a circle of musicians based around the band Quiet Hooves, of Athens Georgia. Inside, this band with scarry masks was playing.

Outside, it was all sweet breeze and green grass and awesomeness.

Prince Rama of Ayodhya played on the balcony.

This isn’t exactly my favorite kind of music on record, but in person they sounded excellent.

I was sold, which is why I left my nice green grass to catch their set.

It’s no surprise that my real reason for making it out there was to see Tune Yards one more time. Here is Merrill watching Prince Rama:

She went on next. It wasn’t an ideal setup for her because there wasn’t enough volume to have her looped samples as loud as she wanted, but it was still pretty freaking good.

She gave it all.

She always does!

Quiet Hooves played next.

They were giving out free CDs and they gave me a whole bunch, which I’ve yet to listen to. I guess I’ll have a more reliable opinion of the music when I get to those recordings (because the sound setup was very DIY indeed and it was hard to tell the details apart), but for now, I can say that their set was pretty rocking. I loved it 30 seconds into it. I think they were probably one of my very few discoveries that I hope to look further into.

On our way out, more bands were playing inside.

We were back at our base, Todd P’s patio party at Ms. Bea’s, which was the most happening place by the end of it all.

Going there was always like coming up for air. It was the last night, and Crystal Stilts were playing.

It was a festival of its own.

Our two new really nice friends from Austin told us they didn’t mind us Brooklynians at all: hi!

We left Ms. Bea’s to go to a private house party These United States was playing.

It was all unamplified by the fire, so of course it was awesome. The cops gave the hosts a second warning, so they had to take it indoors for the last song. They played “Speed of Light”, which was a strong finish.

The Lonesome Heroes, from Austin, played there next. They were good but I was hoping to like them a whole lot more (Rich Russell grew up in Greenpoint and he’s not even Polish!). The only issue I couldn’t quite move past is that Landry McMeans’ breathy singing style just doesn’t feel natural; I really want to hear her own voice some time. The rest of it was fun and good, and they’re really nice to be around.

We got inside and had These United States for breakfast.

We went on a mission to see Parenthetical Girls at Radio Room.

They were awesome. I’m a fan of the drama front man Zac Pennington introduces to their live shows, syncing the movement of picking a guitar up with the tempo of a quickening phrase, throwing one cymbal at a time on the floor to the beat and later playing them squatted, and so on. It’d be one thing if it seemed like he was trying too hard, but I’m convinced that this is how Zac would perform even when nobody’s watching. He’s obsessed with the relationship of his movements to the music, and I love it.

There’s also the undeniable effect of Rachel Jensen’s divine stature and intense face.

Zac walked around quite a bit.

He jumped off the stage to play this pole.

And this floor.

Referring to the comedian who went before them, Zac mentioned they didn’t quite have the guts that Alex the comedian did, but I think they did, and much more.

Line continued outside, but it continued to move swiftly.

We made our way outside of the downtown area, back to the eastern part of the town. Treasure City is the back of a thrift store, and some of the coolest DIY kids in Austin had organized a show and were playing too. Reverse X Rays were on when we got there.

The saxophone player was running around half naked.

What’s Up was next. Their music was pleasant.

DD/MM/YY

This free distribution of coffee and grilled cheese sandwiches is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen.

A member of Quiet Hooves was sitting there making one grilled cheese sandwich after the next.

And his friends were helping him out.

His other friends were dancing.

My reason for being there, other than Treasure City being a fun place to hang out at, was Tune Yards.

She blew everyone away. I don’t have many pictures of the set because I was filming it. Will be edited and posted once I’m back in New York. Someone gave her CDs of his band because he was so impressed with her performance.

Merrill sold copies of her vinyl, Bird-Brains.

No Kids and Parenthetical Girls were there. They’re touring together.

The No Kids Tune Yards fist bump.

Next stop was Iron Gate to catch Dark Dark Dark at the Minneapolis party. They’d just started their set.

I was extremely pleased to run into Caroline Smith (of Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps), Sara Lucas of Callers and Walt McClements of Hurray for the Riff Raff there. Jesse Elliott of These United States and Peter Silberman of The Antlers were there, too.

Nona Marie was looking particularly lovely, I thought.

With Jesse Elliott with t-shirt holes.

Back to Ms. Bea’s, our resting place. Todd P’s patio parties were getting more and more crowded by the day. I felt like everyone I knew from Brooklyn was there that night.

Back at the venue, Slow Club had started to play.

Then we made our way back to the city where Suckers was playing a super fancy “All That Sparkles” party at Malverde, hosted by I Am Sound, ‘Sup Magazine and This Is Music. The sound was great there, and Suckers played one of my favorite sets.

Mapei was unable to make it, so Quinn Walker of Suckers filled in with a solo set with Brian.

But since his voice needed a rest, they handed it over to Brian’s brother Scott.

Couldn’t resist a smoke though.

The party’s hostess was Rebecca Havemeyer, who did a little number of her own.

Michachu and the Shapes, one of the bands I really wanted to see while I’m here, played next.

I’m a fan of Mica Levi’s nonchalant singing style.

With cowbells and confident drumming, the rhythm section was solid.

Peggy from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is really easy to spot:

The band sang “Happy Birthday” for band mate Raisa Khan.

On our way to other adventures, there was this place:

And more musicians:

We arrived at Club 1808 to see The Tallest Man on Earth and Chairlift. Aids Wolf played first.

These folks obviously have incredible skills but I think you’d really have to be tortured by your own existence, at some level, to be in love with this kind of music, so when I say that this was one of my least favorite sets, it’s probably a compliment. It was like feeding a horse a bag of olives when what it really wants is just a quality stack of hay.

Plenty of gestures and drama in this performance though.

All the Saints was playing on the outside stage.

Chairlift was supposed to play inside at 7:00pm, but their drummer wanted to play the drums that was on the outside stage. They were told that if they could wrap up by 7:45pm, they were welcome to play outside.

They decided not to play the drums after all, but after some time spending setting up, this move to the outdoors resulted in a very short set comprising of 3 songs. Still, it was a great set.

And then finally! The Tallest Man on Earth! After being let down by his non-appearance at Paradise the previous night, I was extremely happy to see Kristian Mattson hanging out at the backyard. He was my quality stack of hay.

He and his crew, like Chairlift, were a little amused by the “inside stage” that was basically just a carpet in a tiny room. His manager made the best of it by turning some of the lights toward the performing area. At times during the set we’d hear one of the workers there chanting “coming through, coming through”. They were moving things around; including trash. And at other times we’d keep hearing the crazy band playing outside whenever the door to the backyard was left open. Kristian was amused by it all, but he sounded awesome. I’m pretty he’ll sound awesome no matter what unfriendly circumstances he plays in. After the set, he turned the lights back towards the audience to make the end of the show all the more proper (this made everyone laugh). I don’t have many pictures because I filmed the entire set, which I will edit and post once I’m back in New York.

We made our way back to the city for These United States at Elysium, which was to be my first official SXSW show to go to.

The venue was a little weird, but the band was in its best form. They rocked hard!

We left with them to go to a Daytrotter bonfire.

It was at Daytrotter’s Austin studio.

Cotton Jones was there, as were other familiar faces.

We reluctantly left this cozy spot to go to Habana Calle 6, where These United States had “Rough and Ready” to perform at the Songs for Presidents showcase. To my luck, Shilpa Ray was playing a solo song on a harmonium. She sounded fantastic. But I couldn’t take a picture because a friend of mine who was holding my camera for me was nowhere to be found at the time

Farzad Houshiarnejad of Drink Up Buttercup was found taking a nap.

At this strange place:

But he woke up to set the stage with the rest of the band.

He got on his knees and got right into it. This was one of my favorite shows I’ve seen in Austin so far.

These guys are known to get crazy on stage, but they do so without trying. An “instrument” like a trash can easily come across as a gimmick, or a prop, but when Drink Up plays it, the sound of smashing tin makes complete aural sense. That’s probably because unlike a lot of bands who’re great at putting on a memorable show but don’t have songs you’d want to listen to at home, the inherent design of Drink Up’s songs define all the signature qualities of their live shows. Nothing feels out of place or like an afterthought.

Ben Money has one of my favorite stage presences ever.

I love Mike Cammarata.

And James Harvey’s opera-influenced voice.

Then I headed out to the DCist party to see These United States at Friends Bar. Middle Distance Runner was playing when I got in.

After their set we stepped out to catch Joe Pug down the street at Paradise. There was music everywhere.

Joe Pug is from Chicago and he’s fantastic.

Back at Friends Bar, US Royalty was playing.

Then came These United States!

Middle Distance Runner watched intently.

We were back on the streets.

Musicians everywhere.

We headed to Ms. Bea’s for another of Todd P’s patio parties.

This time around, it was a New York Noise get-together. Box Elders were playing.

Pains of Being Pure at Heart was already there, in anticipation of their 9:00 PM set, but mostly to relax, I’m sure, since Ms. Bea’s seems perfect for a little break from all of the downtown madness.

I was there to see The Beets, from Jackson Heights, Queens, but it was impossible to judge. The sound at the venue was too washed out and muddy.

Someone hated haters:

Still Flyin’ played next.

Their guitar was broken in the course of their flight, so they played a borrowed one. They had a fun presence, and a lot of people were digging their music, but it’s not my thing.

Some people drew on the ground with chalk.

Let’s Wrestle played next.

Then we headed to Club 1808 to catch Suckers. Our cab driver told us that we were getting off at “crack central” and that he couldn’t believe we were being asked to come to this place. I don’t know where he was getting his information from. Club 1808 had a pleasant backyard with a nice stage, and the only person mean was a clean-looking white boy in a baseball cap who exited the premise yelling, “If you ain’t from Austin, you’re shit!” He was furious.

The Chap was playing. They’re British. They were really into poses that were synced with the lyrics and the music. Like this one:

And this one:

Or this, which they froze in at the end of their set for a full minute I think. Their songs were silly but their performance was really tight.

The schedule was kind of all over the place. Dark Meat wasn’t even supposed to play, but they did.

Their band members were sprawled all over the lawn and the stage.

Slow Club came on next.

They started with acoustic songs and tried out electric ones.

They ended with an unamplified song amongst the audience.

Casio Kids from Norway played next. Even though their music isn’t my type, their sound was crisp and every detail was a fine cut. They were dorky in that Norwegian dance band way, but they were fun.

The Mae-Shi were supposed to be the headliners but they played before other bands. To put on an unforgetable and engaging show is their practiced art, even though they’re a little show-off-y for my liking, and sometimes some things can feel like tricks being pulled out of a bag. But if you’re looking for an amazing concert experience, you should see the Mae-Shi.

Rebecca of Slow Club, who performed her version of The Mae-Shi’s “Run To Your Grave” later on, watched on.

There were more guest performances.

The band I went to see was Suckers, even though I’d promised myself to not run after bands I already like, let alone bands I already like that are from Brooklyn. I’m glad I went to see them though, they provided much-needed nourishment for the overworked musical sensibilities. They also played a song they’d just written on their 3-day-old tour, which happens to be their first tour ever.

Quinn Walker’s voice isn’t quite fully back yet, but he was fearlessly pushing it, and it sounds awesome even in its injured form.

After this I headed back to Paradise to catch The Tallest Man on Earth, who was set to go on at 1AM, but he never showed. I found out the next day that the schedule was all backed up, and he would’ve had to go on at 3AM if he were to catch up, so he cancelled his performance. Instead of his goodness, I was stuck with this band from LA. They played pretty good and they seem well-intentioned, but most LA bands live in a world I can’t relate to, so I was extremely bored.

20. Those Darlins

This is the sound I was looking for when I clicked on far too many terrible country bands from the SXSW official artist list. I’m sticking with Those Darlins instead.

Download “Wild One“

19. Hurray for the Riff Raff

When Walt McClements plays that accordion and Alynda Lee sings her sad songs, there’s no sense at all in leaving the room.
Watch their “Secret Garden” video.

Download “Grocery (Live at the Secret Garden)“

18. Fanfarlo

I really dislike the high synth lines in this particular song, and there’s one track in their album Reservoir that sounds a little too much like its arrangement was modeled after Beirut, but this voice is too good to resist.

Download “Harold T. Wilkins“

17. Liz Green

What a hauntingly magnificent voice. In her live performances she is joined by the fabulous Gus Fairbairn and John Fairhurst (whose solo set itself is sure to be awesome). Liz doesn’t have any unofficial shows planned as of now, but you can follow my twitter if you’re interested in keeping up with any last-minute performances and/or house shows she’s sure to play.

Download “Midnight Blues“

16. Sharon Van Etten

One of a kind, and best paired with whiskey. She’s only playing unofficial shows.
Watch her “Secret Garden” video.

Download “It’s Not Like“

15. Left Lane Cruiser

This just sounds like an enormous amount of fun.

Download “Big Momma“

14. Cotton Jones

Paranoid Cocoon is a fine album, and Cotton Jones is one of the most graceful bands today.

Download “Blood Sentimental Blues“

13. Motel Motel

Motel Motel is easily one of the more interesting bands to have recently come out of Brooklyn.

Download “Coffee“

12. Dark Dark Dark

Their sea-bound traveling songs are always a treat. They’re only playing unofficial shows.
Watch their “Secret Garden” video.

Download “New York Song“

11. Adam Arcuragi

I love Adam’s wholesome voice; there’s just the right combination of swagger and heartbreak in it. He’s only playing unofficial shows.
Watch a video of him playing with his friends from These United States.

Download “The Bottom of the River (Live at IOTA)“

10. Lonnie Walker

It doesn’t look like there’s been much recorded, yet there’s an unmistakable and likable personality that comes through in the few songs available.

Download “Compass Comforts“

9. Micachu

This is probably the band in this list that intrigues me the most.

Download “Golden Phone“

8. Callers

When Sara Lucas sings, you can be sure that it’s to your benefit. It probably even makes your heart healthier. Callers is from Brooklyn.
Watch their “Secret Garden” video.

Download “More Than Right“

7. Suckers

Suckers is equipped with a great drummer and a fantastic combination of two very distinct voices; hopefully Quinn Walker has recovered his by now, after losing it temporarily. Suckers is also from Brooklyn.

Download “Afterthoughts and TV (Demo)“

6. Drink Up Buttercup

These guys seem to deliver engaging shows without a fail; probably because they’re some of the most confident and assertive performers I’ve ever seen, and they’re totally bent on making the shows fun for themselves.
Watch their “Secret Garden” video.

Download “Sosey Dosey (Live at Earfarm’s CMJ show)“

5. Floating Action

My favorite new band. Their upcoming self-titled is already one of my best-loved of the year.

Download “50 Lashes“

4. The Tallest Man on Earth

I guess Kristian Matsson must lead at least two lives, because he most certainly leads one in my dreams!

Download “The Gardener“

3. These United States

It’s a good thing These United States plays so many shows so very often, because I’m pretty close to becoming dependent on seeing them perform every now and then. I’d like to think that I’ve seen many great bands who are brilliant on stage, but not all of them have the dangerous effect of acting like a magnetic field to what you consider important and what you don’t. In your life, I mean.
Watch their “Secret Garden” video.

Download “Honor Amongst Thieves“

2. Tune Yards

Some of the most important songs I’ve heard recently are from Tune Yards’ album, Bird-Brains. Merrill Garbus, the woman behind it, is a rare jewel; her songs have nine lives, and her voice is their overarching, irreplaceable mother-ship. You’re gonna have to be driven if you want to catch her though: I was told she’ll most definitely be playing only one show, that being the Force Field PR + Asthmatic Kitty party. I’m guessing her other band Sister Suvi’s multiple-show schedule has something to do with it.
Watch her “Secret Garden” video.

Download “Hatari“

1. White Denim

Badass! Their album Exposion is one of my absolute favorites from the last two years, but I’ve never seen them play before. I’m on a high-priority mission to catch at least one White Denim show while in Austin this week.

Download “Don’t Look That Way at It“

On a side note, there will be no Secret Garden shows for the next two Tuesdays, but there will be daily updates from Austin, and there will be new videos after I return. If any of the twenty artists listed here interest you, you should follow me on Twitter.

Where I count you down through new songs and new ventures to old songs and golden voices.

(Photo credit: Uknown; if you took it, email me)

#5 “The Mountain” by Heartless Bastards

Erika Wennerstrom’s voice will lend gravity to anything she sings. If she sang “Happy Birthday”, it’d probably sound like something your own ghost would sing when it stands atop a mossy hill to raise its flagstaff and pierce your head with it. Woah.

Download “The Mountain“

#4 “Sammy Ghetz” by The Armchairs

From the upcoming full-length, Fishtown Lock and Gun, here’s a rough mix of “Sammy Ghetz”. You hear in the outro, “I don’t think we played that right”–I love it. This one’s a pretty basic track, but it’s done well: nice voice, warm tones in the guitar and keys, details in the drumming, and all of that spunky groove throughout. They’re playing the Annex on Feb 27.

Download “Sammy Ghetz“

#3 “Coriander” by Pomegranates

Of the variety that lingers mid-air, in a never-ending fall, in a bottomless world. From Everybody, Come Outside!, which comes out April 14th. Why that band name, though? It’s a cool fruit and all, but still.

Download “Coriander“

#2 “Valentine” by Festival

I’m a little late on posting this, but it arrived in the inbox only a few days ago. If you happen to be male and you catch a glimpse of this song by the river bank, you’d be intruding; go away. And mind the sweetness, consume in moderation.

Download “Valentine“

#1 “Long Black Veil” by Vandaveer

And now I present some of my favorite boys. Vandaveer is Mark Charles, whose voice will melt your iron keys. Seriously. That big one hanging by your neck? Watch out. This song appears in Splice Today’s awesome compilation of “original recordings of traditional folk music”. They released it last week, and you can download the whole thing for free if you register on their site. Here are three of my favorites (the audio player has a “next arrow” to toggle between songs).

Download “Long Black Veil” by Vandaveer

Download “Ain’t No Grave” by Adam Arcuragi

Download “Twelve Gates to the City” by These United States

Someone commission these three to cover every song in the history of American folk music. Preferably, together.

A lot of great bands play with their hearts laid out on the stage, and while that much is blatantly obvious in These United States, what’s especially true for singer Jesse Elliott, and what I generally find to be rare and unique, is that he seems to stomp all over his own laid-out heart and crush it until its sufficiently crushed–or so it feels like when you see them live; because there’s never a doubt that the entire band is attuned to translating of all that self-combustive energy into an unforgivingly awesome performance, even when some of the members are especially drunk! These shows aren’t really about how refined the sound is, though, nor are they about the most intellectual beats: they’re an experience that’s best mirrored by some of our most primal bodily expressions without which we’re unable to have any meaningful existence, really, and without which things like progress and innovation are worthless: blood, sweat and tears! Which is probably why anyone who’s paying attention, and whose soul isn’t in a deathly shape, goes home blown away by performances from this band. And if they ever become massively successful, I hope that these are the three things (blood, sweat, tears) they never lose grasp of–it’s like they’re made of solid dirt and that’s where it’s at!

Download “Honor Amongst Thieves” and continue to watch the video.

“Six Fast Bullets / Sun Is Below & Above”

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By the time These United States was readying to take the stage, I’d already seen them live at least four times. But I was strangely giddy with excitement, and I don’t think my heart stopped racing until that entire set was over–there’s just some sort of a regal elegance the band takes on when they’re standing on that stage in that particular basement. There’s a special wavelength alignment phenomenon thing happening between that stage and that band. Unlike the second half of the room at Union Hall, which tends to suck without a fail these days (don’t you know you’re supposed to clap at the end of each song?!), I was close to the stage, around which there was this big ball of sound that you really didn’t want to get out of. I think this ball tends to lose its gravity past the first half of the low-ceiling room, and different layers of the sound probably washes over each other, but up front, it was all really wholesome and powerful, even though the volume on Jesse’s voice was too low the whole time. In all honesty, though, I’ve yet to see a show that was as impressive as this one, and, needless to say, the video only captures a small part of it.

The Canadians referred to in the beginning of this video are Rural Alberta Advantage, who played right before them. I’ll post a video from their set soon.

Union Hall
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Feb 06, 2009

Download “The Bottom of the River” by Adam Arcuragi | The best time I had during my trip to DC was when These United States played a last minute, unannounced show at IOTA in Arlington, Virginia. It was the eve of President Obama’s inauguration, and one of the bands scheduled to play was unable to get into the city because of blocked highways–so they filled in. It turned out to be one of the funnest shows I’ve ever been to: they got into a highly festive mood, playing with some of their friends before playing their own laid-back set. Adam Arcuragi was one such friend–what?! If you haven’t heard this man’s voice, you must. I’d been totally unaware that he was even in Arlington for a show that night, it was an awesome surprise. And though nobody seemed to know if Mark Charles of Vandaveer was even showing up after having been somewhere in a foreign country, Vandaveer was playing, too–what?! The best-planned unplanned show in my history of concert-going. What’s more, Tom Hnatow of These United States played the pedal steel for every song from all four bands that night: Rose, Adam, Vandaveer, and finally his own. Drummer Robby Cosenza played a few songs less, but he barely left the stage either. Onward for video!

There’re several more videos I want to post from this show, but for now, here’s Adam Arcuragi joined by Jesse Elliott, Tom Hnatow and Robby Cosenza of These United States for two great songs, “Broken Throat” and “The Bottom of the River”. These United is playing Union Hall on Feb 6.

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Websites: Adam Arcuragi, These United States

IOTA Club & Cafe,
Arlington, Virginia
January 19, 2009