Thanks to the tireless and obsessive act of self-documentation that is blogging, you can now relive your memories online without ever picking up a camera. As long as you're willing to sacrifice precise perspectives, someone else will undoubtedly provide your memories for you on their site. Sure it sounds like something out of a Philip K. Dick novel, but it's quite useful when you a) have no digital camera of your own, and b) tend to obliterate your actual live-music memories with alcohol.
And so, apropos of nothing, I give you the July 2007 concert recap that you absolutely did not ask for, courtesy (primarily) of other people's cameras.
Bad Art Auction with Zach Galifianakis and Band of Horses
July 10 @ Hiro Ballroom
Photos and coverage courtesy of Pitchfork
This was one hell of a long night, but the BoH set (especially the cover of Ronnie Wood's "Act Together") made it all worthwhile.
Deerhunter
July 11 @ Bowery Ballroom
Photos and coverage courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan
I should note that I totally disagree with their assessment of the show. It was one of the best live performances I've seen in quite some time.
Black Lips @ Siren Festival
July 21 @ Coney Island
Photos and coverage courtesy of Music Snobbery
We basically skipped the other acts at Siren Festival (although we listened to M.I.A.'s set). But these guys almost made up for it. A great show.
Band Of Horses with Oxford Collapse and Annuals
July 22 @ McCarren Pool
Photos and coverage courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan
Dodgeball, beers, sunshine... all in all a great show despite some bad sound during BoH's set. Also, I actually took pictures at this one...
White StripesJuly 24 @ Madison Square Garden
Photos and coverage courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan
Well in this case the images do not reflect my memory of last night at all. Mainly because we were at MSG, and so the band looked very, very small and far away. It was a great show in theory, but I have simply lost the ability to be thrilled by seated arena shows. Without lasers or giant inflatable pigs (or phalluses), it just gets boring. $7.25 beers don't help matters any.
Well this is pretty much jumping the gun, as TV on the Radio is playing at McCarren Pool this Sunday, but it's nearly the end of July. Stay tuned for photos (many, hopefully, my own) and a recap of Lollapalooza. We'll be in Chicago (ostensibly doing a little Lolla liveblogging for AOL Music) August 2–5.
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