Picture Show: The Hold Steady @ Terminal 5
We spent much of our Thanksgiving week hearing about how the pre- and post-holiday tradition of sandwiching live music around a delicious turkey may finally be dead. But sucks to your assmar, pessimistheorists, New York hosted a veritable shitload of live shows from Wednesday through Sunday, providing venues all over the city for hippies and hipsters alike to catch a wide variety of genres.
Your trusty Hidden Track sherpas caught three of these New York holiday shows, one taking in The Duo and Mocean Worker’s awesome show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg before Thanksgiving, one catching RAQ at the Highline Ballroom on Saturday. And our main man Danfun headed over to the West Side’s Terminal 5 for The Hold Steady and Art Brut on Wednesday night.
Shane over at our corporate parent, Glide Magazine, reviewed The Hold Steady + Art Brut show in Phoenix two weeks ago, so head over here if you’re looking for words to compliment these fine, fine photos. Otherwise, read on after the jump for Danfun’s view of the proceedings in New York’s newest big venue.
Frontman Craig Finn and guitarist Tad Kubler gettin’ down…
Franz Nicolay may just have the coolest look in rock…part Luigi, part awesome.
Finn lookin’ the part of the new hipster rocker…
Franz and Galen Polivka geekin’ out on stage…
And some more great photos from the plate of Danfun…
And two of Art Brut:
Anyone go to this show? Any thoughts or opinions? Drop some knowledge…
Was there, it was a fantastic set from the Hold Steady, Art Brut was OK at best for this one, but the Hold Steady closed out their Boys and Girls of America touring with a bang, super exciting live set of great old and new tunes. Terminal 5 is a pretty Kick Arse venue as well. Toasted Bluepoint on tap, thumbs up all around.
great freaking shots! i could look at these all day! great angles. great color. great crispness. danfun=lovey, lovey long time! great stuff.
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