{"id":2632,"date":"2014-02-26T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2014-02-24T21:23:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T02:23:24","slug":"postcards-from-the-pit-the-dirty-nil-weird-womb-phone-home-sheastadiumbk-22014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2014\/02\/26\/postcards-from-the-pit-the-dirty-nil-weird-womb-phone-home-sheastadiumbk-22014\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcards from the Pit: The Dirty Nil \/ Weird Womb \/ Phone Home, Shea Stadium Brooklyn, 2\/20\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, so first I have explain the venue. Shea Stadium Brooklyn is, uh, not<\/i> the ballpark<\/a>, which used to be a few miles north in Queens, until it was demolished in 2009. It’s actually the opposite of a stadium: one cozy room with comfortable couches scattered around the edges and affordable drinks. The vibe is very punk-rock clubhouse, largely because that is what it is; it was founded by members of the SoSoGlos<\/a>, also in 2009. It’s also unlike other venues in that every performance is recorded and made available on the internet for free<\/a>. The process takes about a week, so if you’d like to hear the show I went to, check their website this weekend.<\/p>\n

Now, onwards to the show. Note: the one thing Shea Stadium Brooklyn does not have is strong stage lights. So some of these postcards are very blurry postcards. <\/p>\n

Phone Home<\/a> was first, and they played what I can only describe as a torrent of heavy jammy-psychedelic noise. If you clicked on that link back there, and I encourage you to do so, know that they are 200% louder and more viscerally intense live. Here they are in action:
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Next was Weird Womb<\/a>, who yanked our collective chains a little bit every time they told us their name, so towards the end I was briefly convinced they were called Pretentious Peach. (Which, how awesome is that name, for a punk band? I’d go to that show just to see what they did when they came out on stage.) Anyway, they were more on the garage-punk end of the spectrum, and heavy enough to cause a two person circle pit. There was also some vigorous head nodding and metal-swaying going on.<\/p>\n

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And then: The Dirty Nil<\/a>. They are from Toronto and this was their fourth (!) show in America and second in New York. I was at the first show, too, which was at a different tiny venue (Glasslands), and both times I’ve left feeling like I’ve been given a special treat\/got away with something. They are so good<\/i>, you guys. They also got the front row to dance. By “front row” I mean “two people” and by “dance” I mean “hard-core two-step\/skank,” but still, dancing, it was happening. And the general rate of head-nodding and metal-swaying increased a notch as well.<\/p>\n

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And then I slipped away into the icy night, thus missing Le Rug<\/a> who played last. Perhaps next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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