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| Grooms are currently touring with Cymbals Eat Guitars. |
OK. So there were four other bands on last night's bill with Cymbals Eat Guitars.
First up were Eatontown's Have A Good Season. I think I may have caught like the last 30 seconds of their set as part of the Corrina, Corrina record release show a few months ago, but I haven't seen them since. During their set last night, I kept thinking to myself, "These guys really like Dinosaur Jr." And wouldn't you know it, they brought out the Dino cover, performing "The Lung" as one of their final songs. I wasn't complaining.
Next were a significantly tightened up Paper Streets. Getting back to playing has served the band well, and their classic 90s indie rock style was a good fit for the night. They played a few new songs, and I'm looking forward to hearing them in their recorded versions.
Acid from Long Branch broke from the indie rock template and delivered a set of their Lower East Side rock and roll. Frontman Bobby Kennedy sneers his way through songs about things like hating rock and roll and jumping in front of a train at the sound of his girlfriend's voice. It's all wrapped in some combination of grit, glam, pop, and punk.
Brooklyn's Grooms are touring with Cymbals Eat Guitars and sound like they draw from the same set of influences as Paper Streets. There's a definite Northwest vibe to the band's sound, and I couldn't help thinking of Doug Martsch and Isaac Brock during their set.
Anyway, I took pictures of all the bands. Go to Flickr to see them all. Here are some highlights.
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