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Bearsuit @ 'On the Side' @ SSSeaport, NYC - pics
photos by Kyle Dean Reinford
DOWNLOAD: Bearsuit - I Thought You Said You Were Blind (MP3)
"The UK 6-piece band blew me away with their catchy tracks and shiny capes. They were clearly my highlight of the show, though the other bands all held their own." [Kyle]
"If there's any band that embodies the old punk ideal that anybody with ideas and a bit of imagination can make music, it's Bearsuit. On 2005's Cat Spectacular and this year's Oh:Io, they've shown themselves to be among the finest purveyors of explosive, schizoid, kitchen-sink indie pop, sort of like Los Campesinos! with more Deerhoof. And more BIFF! BANG! POW!: They played at Cake Shop wearing capes and face paint." [Marc Hogan]
"I had taken the kids in Bearsuit to be in something of the Los Campesinos! variety (clever, poppy, workin'-class-accented twee from Britain's young has seemingly become a genre) but when I arrived to catch their 6:30 set at Cakeshop I discovered that some of them were older (it was a six piece, even split in gender and age, it seemed), and that they sounded a good tic angrier. But still earnest (the central lyric of one cut being "we're gonna make it this time"), sincerety sabotagingly humorous ("that last song was about Michael Jackson commanding an army of bees") and fun (they were wearing capes and prone to thrust their hands in the air)." [Greg @ NY Press]
"Thursday, I went down to the South Side Seaport, and after getting terribly lost, I was only able to catch Bearsuit. The band was a fat waste of time musically. However, the band did tell a zinger related to technical difficulties:
'We're having problems with American Power.'
'A lot of people are.'" [KSCR Los Angeles]
More pictures from Bearsuit's Seaport show below...
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Posted on October 28, 2008 9:15 AM
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Comments (9)
I was at the Seaport too. I wouldn't say Bearsuit was the 'highlight', but they do have spirit and spunk. The Norwegians, (Fresh Born and Casiokids) put on way more entertaining and professional sets. Bearsuit were really a bunch of kids with one or two pop hooks. Unfortunately, their whole schtick is based on the level of 'cuteness' they could produce at any given time, which is hard to do with raunchy, gross British girls leading the charge. The lead singer came out wearing a gross pair of hip-hugging golden tight short-shorts that kept riding up during the gig. She was not in shape for the outfit. reminded me of Britney Spears at the MTV awards.
Posted by IsortOfDisagree | October 28, 2008 9:33 AM
best ever.
Posted by Bryan | October 28, 2008 9:34 AM
BEST EVER. AGREED.
Posted by m | October 28, 2008 9:50 AM
OMG
BEST EV E
GREATEST sh oW HISTORY OF THE WORLD
BEST EVER
BESTEVRR EVER
BETTER ever Than eVer y singly show all you fucks went to
I amlucky, I got to see the best ever And the rest of you miserable weirdos wewere the WO RST EVER
YOUR SHW IS THE Worst EVrrrr
SHITS!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2008 9:58 AM
IF you can't think of a better name than "Bearsuit" , you don't need to be on a stage. It's almost 2009 people, stop giving bears a bad name.
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2008 12:19 PM
When will the nasty comments and looks-based valuations of bands that are female-fronted stop on this site?
Not only is Bearsuit an excellent band, but those two women who sing are the nicest people you'll ever meet -- 100-times the quality of the jerkoff who posted at 9:33.
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2008 12:27 PM
One of the ugliest band I have ever seen (and it's only those pics)!
The last pic is really scary...
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2008 12:53 PM
wow, that girl from little miss sunshine grew up quick! same sense of style tho
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2008 2:30 PM
i agree earsuit girls are nice, especially the one I let play my flute after the show. score!!!
Posted by scaerey | October 29, 2008 12:25 PM