Who the hell are these guys?

too many closeups. I agree w/ a commenter on the breeders post.... seems like photogs are losing their creativity... pics from every show look the same.

Why the fuck is the lead singer sporting that Caligula-like hair piece?

Anyone know what time the Kooks went on last night? Thanks

BV quick can a helicopter for your photographers so they can do some bird's eye view of concerts.

what, these guys play guitars and sing? seems like these musicians are losing their creativity. every musician looks the same! boring!

I like the last shot of the singer of Morning Benders. Good work Kyle.

the kooks went on at like 9:30

oh brooklynvegan, i love when you give me opinions. tell me what else you dont like.

its easy to forget that photographers usually have 3 songs (10-15 minutes) to take these photos. Pretty impressive, I'd say.

Did the Nat person (English rockabilly) open the show last night?

what's up with this whole attack on photographers thing going on here? are people just tired of ripping on the music and hipster haircuts? i personally appreciate the increased photo posts here.

if you'd like, i could submit less photos. that way there would be less close ups.

I was already a mild fan going into the show (their first cd anyway... haven't heard the newest). Regardless, I didn't know what to expect. Amazing live performance. Pinpoint harmonies, great energy. All the songs translate well live. Despite being at Terminal 5, and the fact that the crowd consisted primarily of 18 year old girls and college frat-tard types, I would highly recommend trying to grab tix for tonight.

kyle, can you try to make the people look less nerdy/young next time, i mean what is this Degrassi Junior high band, wtf? also, more audience pix!

Hmmm, seems kind of hard not to like the Kooks--nothing controversial there. Unless you don't like pop music, in general. I want more descriptive opinion!

they suck. photos do not.

anon 2:12
what do you think this is prefixmag?

photos are great by the way.

Photos rule! I am a bit biased.

I liked The Kooks first album for when I needed a brainless pop fix. But they look like such twats that I've started to find them offensive.

his voice is horrible live

"the kooks went on at like 9:30"

Thank you

hurray for the morning benders!

ditto the hurray for the morning benders

Good work Kyle dont worry bout the haters...not just any idiot can do what we do with 15 mins worth of shooting time...keep up the good work!

I thought the Kooks were great (for a bunch of kids). Awesome photos Bao.

er, awesome photos Kyle!

I think BV is becoming one of the best sites around for live music photography in terms of quantity and quality. It's an honor to have my Sasquatch! photos on this site.

The Kooks fucking blow.

Razorlight frontman/shameless narcissist Johnny Borrell infamously referred to The Kooks as being “…bending down, with their arses in the air, waiting to be fucked by Radio 1,” in what must be one of the more blatant examples of the pot calling the kettle black.

However, after witnessing The Kooks’ mind-numbingly bland brand of rhythmic pop in the flesh, I must lend credence to Borrell’s bitchy comments

I took some vids of the show, including a clip of a cover by the Kinks I believe he said:

find em here: http://youtube.com/user/am374

the morning benders are tight.

-noah

yeah I agree comments section here sucks, but the site overall is pretty good because it is a sort of a chronicle of our times, thanks to the photographers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysY6djQHuKA

They covered Victoria by the Kinks

Noah,

What exactly is "tight" about the Morning Benders. They look/sound like every other band that would be playing the Coachella/Lollapalooza side-stage at 1 pm.

i like them too. i think they're fun and they put on a good show. i saw them two years ago? last year? idk, whenever they played Irving Plaza and it was really really fun. the morning benders are pretty adorable as well.

kyle dean reinford once stood in front of me at a show. also in back of me once. kyle dean reinford takes very good pictures. kyle dean reinford looked like a young rufus wainwright when kyle dean reinford had long hair.

those 45 degree angle shots at prefixmag just drive me nuts. I hate it when photogs use that technique, its so 60s batman. I cant bear to look at those photos.

morning benders- twangy with two asians. i'd say not like any other band playing coachella or lolla.

good? tbd.

more er... less closeup photos ovah at: http://www.themodernage.org/2008/06/12/the-kooks-play-a-lovefest-at-the-hellhole-known-as-terminal-5/

and my whole rant on 16 year old girls & the kooks