The Echo Friendly played at Mercury Lounge tonight, and I took this video of the band’s last song “Same Mistakes.”
“Same Mistakes” played during the end credits of an episode of Girls. Here’s the first live video of “Same Mistakes” ever on YouTube:
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On May 9th I caught Swedish band We Are Serenades at Mercury Lounge.
We Are Serenades has two frontmen, Adam Olenius from Shout Out Louds and Markus Krunegard from Laakso. The band is touring to support its album that came out last month in the US.
“Daydreaming,” a softer song that emphasizes vocal harmony, and “Come Home,” surprisingly a Christmas song, were the two tracks that struck me as the best.
We Are Serenades played “Come Home” a bit faster live than on the record, and the increase in tempo made the song (especially the chorus) even catchier.
Album version of “Come Home”:
If you want to know more about the band, head to We Are Serenades’s website.
Last night, I discovered a spectacular new band called Milo Greene. Composed of 5 members, the band sounded polished and seasoned despite being relatively new (they haven’t yet released their first record).
Each of the 5 members could easily have fronted his/her own band, but instead they came together to create a powerhouse/supergroup.
I noticed the band’s use of percussive instruments, the drummer’s decision to use mallets which created a full, orchestral sound, and how the band members switched instruments between themselves, playing guitar, bass, and even banjo for different songs in their set.
I’ve never seen a band where all 4 members up front could sing so well, harmonize together, and switch off vocals for different songs.
Check out video clips of “1957” and “Silent Way” that I took from last night’s show at the Mercury Lounge, along with a special video “hello” to YOU – readers of After The Show — from 2 members of Milo Greene, Robbie and Andrew.
The Elected (Blake Sennett) played at New York’s Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
The band opened the show with a cover of “You Got Lucky” by Tom Petty going into The Elected’s song “Not Going Home”:
Highlights of the show included “Greetings in Braille,” an acoustic version of “Time is Coming” to end the show, and “Babyface” (see video clip below):
The best part of the concert was when Blake played a snippet of his Rilo Kiley song “August”:
Photos below taken by After The Show:
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