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’Tis the Season for Live Music
By The Changeling | May 28, 2007
East 146
I love live music, but I only seem to get to shows when the weather is warm.� If my friends tell me that they will be playing a show anytime between October and April, I usually wish them well and say, “Let me know how that goes.”� But once the temperatures start to rise and the days grow longer, I’m all about the live shows!
When I found out that my favorite Brooklyn bands from Kentucky would be playing gigs in our neighborhood this� weekend, I knew that the official start of the Summer Live Music Season was upon us.� Joshua Hawksley and East 146, musicians who happen to� live in the neighborhood,� played an all ages show here on Saturday.� Several other� bands were scheduled to play including� Stab the� Matador, Hummingbirds, Someday� Never and Anamanaguchi, and� although I was less familiar with them, the music I heard was great and the crowd� was lively and responsive.�
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Joshua Hawksley, the former frontman for the band From Within, rocked the crowd with an acoustic set.� His powerful vocals� were friggin’ amazing and his songwriting talent is impressive.� � His current project is called Rose Island and you� can check out some of his music by visiting his Myspace page by clicking� here.
When East 146 took the stage their infectious energy was truly awesome.� � Lead singer� Chris Stahl has a magnetic personality that he exudes when he’s onstage.� When you describe a music artist to someone, you often� end up trying to think� of another artist that they sound like so that you can draw a comparison.� Whenever I hear East 146’s music I� am reminded of� some of the altrock stars that I used to listen to� when I was� younger (think� MTV’s 120 Minutes).� East 146� mentions on their website that Foo Fighters and Goo� Goo Dolls� are� some of their influences, and you can� definitely hear it in their music,� but what they’ve done is taken the old alternative formula and reinterpreted it for modern audiences.� East 146 is serious talent.� Check out their music here and� here.
All of these musicians are brilliant, so I urge you to get out and see them at their next show.� As soon as I find out where� these bands� are playing next, I’ll post the information on the blog.� East 146’s next gig is in Louisville, KY, but hopefully they’ll be playing another show in the tri-hood (East Williamsburg, Bushwick and/or Bed-Stuy) soon.
Are there any other live music shows coming up in the neighborhood?�
May 28th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Thanks for the great review and blog Changeling! YOU rock too:-)
May 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Hey Susan! It was great seeing you again. Keep us posted on your touring schedule!
May 29th, 2007 at 8:13 am
where was this show?
May 29th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Oops, I forgot to mention that. It was a basement show at Myrtle Gardens between Marcy and Tompkins. There are a bunch of musicians living around there.