{"id":1736,"date":"2012-11-04T21:12:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T02:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2014-02-06T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T01:34:13","slug":"postcards-from-the-pit-the-darkness-the-dirty-pearls-sweatheart-102212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/11\/04\/postcards-from-the-pit-the-darkness-the-dirty-pearls-sweatheart-102212\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcards from the Pit: The Darkness \/ The Dirty Pearls \/ Sweatheart, 10\/22\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"

This show fell into the time period I refer to as “Halloween or Tuesday?”, in which, due to New York’s ah, vibrant populace, it is sometimes hard to tell if the person \/ group of people wearing what appear to be costumes are on their way to\/from a Halloween party, or if they customarily rig themselves out in, say, top-hats, tails and corsets just to make a quick run up to the store.<\/p>\n

So when Sweatheart<\/a> came out in their vaguely Medieval-looking outfits, you could probably see the Hmmm<\/i> thought bubble floating above the crowd. I wasn’t really sure but was willing to come down on the side of Halloween. (I was also wondering what The Darkness would come up with as Halloween costumes.)<\/p>\n

As soon as the next band came on, though, it became apparent that we were not at a Halloween show, and snakeskin bodystockings, furry cuffs and monk robes were just Tuesday for Sweatheart. (Or Sunday night, as the case may be.) I appreciate that kind of ridiculousness in a band. They had excellent tunes, too, raunchy and hilarious in equal measure and driven by big crunchy riffs. And to top it all off they had a puppet playing the keyboards:
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\nThe Dirty Pearls<\/a> were next, and they swung the pendulum back a hair or two in the direction of Very Serious Heavy Metal. They also<\/i> had great tunes, including a particularly good ballad. (Heavy metal love songs are my weakness, yes they are.)
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\nAnd then it was time for The Darkness<\/a>. I really love The Darkness. They have all of the things I love(d) about glam metal – sing along choruses, shredding, big riffs, ridiculous outfits – and they manage to, I don’t know – revive? celebrate? acknowledge? – the genre in a way that’s playful, knowing, and funny but not mocking. Attending their show is a genuine joy, from overhearing serious discussions about Poison in the line to joining the crowd in singing along to a A Thing Called Love<\/i>.
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