You’re Stuck in My Mind All the Time (Monday, February 8, 2010) Multicolored wristband: Yeasayer w/ Light Asylum & Bobo @ Bowery Ballroom One of my favorite albums of recent days has been Yeasayer’s Odd Blood. However, unlike my usual self, I failed at securing tickets to one of their two NYC performances in February and both sold out fast. I decided to face the monster that is Craigslist, and actually managed to score a pair of tickets by randomly sending out a plea—which ended up going to a dude I know! Super extra special thanks to Mr. Bao Nguyen, awesome photographer and swell guy.We got there just as the first band, Bobo, went on; they looked like a cross between Devo and Super Mario in their white turtlenecks and jean overalls. While the guys from Yeasayer must have chosen this band—a noble act—I couldn’t help but feel this was not the place or time for their weirdo antics. At another venue, like the Sidewalk Cafe or Glasslands it could have worked for me, but oh well. Next up was a Brooklyn band I’d heard of but never seen, Light Asylum, who were incredible. The duo, comprised of a supremely talented singer and a keyboardist/drum machinist, played moody, modern-sounding industrial tunes with hardly any lighting save for one long, thin halogen bulb they placed on the floor. Finally, Yeasayer took the stage, with a simplistic-yet-cool setup of light pedestals and light shapes behind them that constantly changed colors and nicely reflected the tone of each track. I knew this show was going to be good, but I was not prepared for it to be Amazing. They pulled off the grandiose party vibe of a Hot Chip concert, but on a much smaller, more intimate scale. So what if it felt like we were the only people dancing? Also, it didn’t really hit me until seeing them live that their guitarist, Anand Wilder, has a beautiful voice.

You’re Stuck in My Mind All the Time (Monday, February 8, 2010)

Multicolored wristband: Yeasayer w/ Light Asylum & Bobo @ Bowery Ballroom

One of my favorite albums of recent days has been Yeasayer’s Odd Blood. However, unlike my usual self, I failed at securing tickets to one of their two NYC performances in February and both sold out fast. I decided to face the monster that is Craigslist, and actually managed to score a pair of tickets by randomly sending out a plea—which ended up going to a dude I know! Super extra special thanks to Mr. Bao Nguyen, awesome photographer and swell guy.

We got there just as the first band, Bobo, went on; they looked like a cross between Devo and Super Mario in their white turtlenecks and jean overalls. While the guys from Yeasayer must have chosen this band—a noble act—I couldn’t help but feel this was not the place or time for their weirdo antics. At another venue, like the Sidewalk Cafe or Glasslands it could have worked for me, but oh well.

Next up was a Brooklyn band I’d heard of but never seen, Light Asylum, who were incredible. The duo, comprised of a supremely talented singer and a keyboardist/drum machinist, played moody, modern-sounding industrial tunes with hardly any lighting save for one long, thin halogen bulb they placed on the floor.

Finally, Yeasayer took the stage, with a simplistic-yet-cool setup of light pedestals and light shapes behind them that constantly changed colors and nicely reflected the tone of each track. I knew this show was going to be good, but I was not prepared for it to be Amazing. They pulled off the grandiose party vibe of a Hot Chip concert, but on a much smaller, more intimate scale. So what if it felt like we were the only people dancing? Also, it didn’t really hit me until seeing them live that their guitarist, Anand Wilder, has a beautiful voice.