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Shoegaze and Surprise Guests
Jersey City's Overlake, one of the bands that graciously played the Little Dickman Records / CoolDad Music holiday benefit at the end of last year, were back in Asbury Park last night to kick off the latest edition of Happy Mondays. I'm a sucker for shoegaze, and Overlake are making some of my favorite sounds right now. They even do their own take on an mbv-like "holocaust section," filling the venue with a few minutes of sustained noise. So awesome.
Also on the bill were I Have Been Floated, who turned in a set of psychedelic jams, and The Drive Home. The Drive Home, unfortunately, had to cancel; but Deal Casino's Joe Parella stepped up to do a short fill-in acoustic slot ahead of his own band's free video release show tonight at The Stone Pony. After Parella, talented songwriter, Vansaders frontman, and Happy Mondays regular Doug Zambon treated the remaining crowd to a few of his own songs.
Photo Geek Talk Warning.
I'm a pretty absent-minded person, and I'm pretty sure it isn't age related. I took a few shots at a very dark Brooklyn venue on Saturday; and, last night, I forgot to set my camera's ISO back to a more reasonable level. I did the whole show at 6400, which is totally unnecessary for the stage at Wonder Bar. It gave me a chance, though, to see how my mirrorless camera performs at such a high setting; and, while it isn't ideal, I think it did a pretty good job.
You can see some highlights here and the rest of the photos at Flickr to judge for yourself.
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