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words by Black Bubblegum, show photos by Faith-Ann Young
Rival Schools closed down the main stage at the Brooklyn Vegan Day Party on Oct 25th, and if you stayed with us, and weren't feeling rather grim, chances are you were down in the Old Office enjoying (hopefully), the late addition to our party, Lightspeed Champion tear through a set that included two new songs and a bunch of covers by bands like Nirvana, Heart, and Pixies. Dev kept it light and fun, sometimes included members of the audience, and tried his best to hold it together after a late start due to the band/drummer (Jackson!) not bringing their own cymbals. Friend and partner in crime Emmy The Great (who also played the Brooklyn Vegan showcase at Music Hall Of Williamsburg earlier in the week) joined in on the festivities.
To make this post slightly more timely, the picture up there on the top is Lightspeed on Halloween (yesterday). Pictures from last week's show, below...
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interesting. what songs did he cover? I wanted to like the LC album but the lyrics were just a bit hammy for me. TEST ICICLES 4EVA.. WHERES THE NEW KLAXONS ALB
Posted by Anonymous | November 1, 2008 10:13 PM
is that steven mertens from adam green's band?
Posted by Anonymous | November 1, 2008 10:58 PM
"is that steven mertens from adam green's band?"
It looks like him and I know Lightspeed Champion opened for Adam Green a few times, so it most likely is.
Posted by Dani | November 2, 2008 12:52 AM
the cat picture is pretty adorable. i love cats.
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2008 2:03 AM
woohoo for cymbals
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2008 2:26 AM
What is the guitarist looking at his hands for? He looks like he sucks and is still learning to play. The band could use a bath.
Posted by Duh | November 2, 2008 8:32 AM
anyone know the name of the pixies song he played?
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2008 9:30 PM
it was "Alec Eiffel" from Pixies record Trompe Le Monde
Posted by BBG | November 2, 2008 10:14 PM
the dude who sang Alec Eiffel didnt know the words at all...the Nirvana cover was Sliver.
i would have liked more LC songs but it was basically a lot of fun.
Posted by Anonymous | November 3, 2008 11:05 AM
Actually they did School by Nirvana, too.
Posted by Anonymous | November 3, 2008 2:54 PM
that cat looks a bit like my cat, charlie.
Posted by lori | November 3, 2008 6:08 PM
lol @ the piece of shit who claims dev "sucks" because he's peeking for a split second at his hands while playing guitar. really? i mean seriously? d00d zomgz gUiTaRiStS wHo lOoOoK at thur HaNdS iS tOt@l N00bZ.
Posted by cody | November 6, 2008 5:08 PM
thank you baby
Posted by Orjinal Lida | December 23, 2008 9:01 AM