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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Let's Wrestle & Knight School @ the Bell House in Brooklyn - pics
DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Let's Wrestle - I Won't Lie to You (MP3)
words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by Chris La Putt
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart played the Bell House in Brooklyn on Friday, March 13th, with Let's Wrestle and Knight School.
Here the group played most of its album, faithfully rendered and with minimal flash. When not wringing notes out of his guitar, Mr. Berman delivered his words solemnly, helpfully leavened by Ms. Wang, whose high harmonies, even when faintly whispered, added necessary texture. So did her synthesizer, which was smooth and glassy on "Young Adult Friction" and needling and whiny on "The Tenure Itch." [NY Times]This week, Pains visits SXSW, playing a bunch of shows including the BV day party on Thursday, Opal Divine's Freehouse on Thursday night and Emo's Jr on Friday - before touring at the end of April. The band has scheduled two NYC shows, so far, this summer: May 12th at the Bowery Ballroom (on sale now) and June 18th at Cake Shop with Crystal Stilts.
Let's Wrestle, whose NYC visit included a MHOW show (3/10) with Black Lips, are also in Austin, playing Thursday at Wave Rooftop, Saturday at Volume, and other places.
More Bell House pics below...
Knight School...
Let's Wrestle...
Pains of Being Pure at Heart...\
See you Thursday in Austin....
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Posted on March 17, 2009 7:29 PM
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The Pains of Smelling Like Fart
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 7:43 PM
I really love the record. But live, that dude can't carry a tune for shit. Disappointing. They PLAYED well, though.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 8:02 PM
miss wang is kind of annoying. just sayin'.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 8:03 PM
Ms. Wang, whose high harmonies, even when faintly whispered like a queef expelled from a vadge during yoga, and all the hipsters stroked their beards and felt nothing but the smug satisfaction that a camera flashed, a blog rolled, and they were there.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 8:53 PM
"Ms. Wang, whose high harmonies, even when faintly whispered like a queef expelled from a vadge during yoga, and all the hipsters stroked their beards and felt nothing but the smug satisfaction that a camera flashed, a blog rolled, and they were there."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
Posted by Brussel Sprout | March 17, 2009 9:03 PM
me > peggy wang
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 9:52 PM
"me > peggy wang"
aw, i love me.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 9:55 PM
"aw, i love me."
aw, i love you.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 9:56 PM
peggy wang makes my dinner every night.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 9:59 PM
the pains of being peggy wang.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 10:01 PM
"Ms. Wang, whose high harmonies, even when faintly whispered like a queef expelled from a vadge during yoga, and all the hipsters stroked their beards and felt nothing but the smug satisfaction that a camera flashed, a blog rolled, and they were there."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
Posted by hhy | March 17, 2009 10:06 PM
why all the wang hate? she's probably a nice girl.
probably.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 10:11 PM
"why all the wang hate? she's probably a nice girl.
probably."
i'm nice too.
Posted by kanYe West | March 17, 2009 10:28 PM
Why even bother having that bassist player? He was worthless, just pumping out straight-eight notes, only the root of course. The keyboardist could have played these notes, it's not like her parts are all that complicated. Plus he had no stage presence.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 10:54 PM
oh the pains of....
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 11:03 PM
she's kinda cute.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 11:04 PM
too bad they suck live. the cd is pretty sweet. oh well. the pains of being the pains of being pure at heart....
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 11:07 PM
the pains of reading brooklynvegan commenters
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 11:49 PM
wait, so that IS kip?
like kip who worked for drillteam, kip?
really?
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2009 11:51 PM
≈bell house was kind of a nosedive for this billing, imo they make more sense when you see them at cakeshop
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:00 AM
one trick pony
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:18 AM
ouch
Posted by pure at heart | March 18, 2009 2:29 AM
kiddies
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 7:37 AM
Hating everything to avoid ever being judged yourself. The hipster psychology, plain and simple.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 8:57 AM
Personally, don't hate everything. I just don't particularly care for Pains of Being Pure At Heart live. Good CD though.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 9:29 AM
music is supposed to be judged and criticized, moron. ^
that being said, they're pretty boring live. ok on cd. meh
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 9:31 AM
"like kip who worked for drillteam, kip?"
yes.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 9:36 AM
You might want to mention that the Pains of Being Pure at Heart will be on Last Call with Carson Daly on April 1st. They also play Spaceland in LA on the same day.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:08 AM
APRIL FOOLS!
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:10 AM
I miss the days when people in bands looked like they were in a band. Snoozefest.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:16 AM
anon 9:31 - worst comment ever posted to any message board ever, in the history of everything. you - YOU - are the reason that everything sucks. "meh." man, FUCK your "meh" attitude. there is no room for a "meh" attitude anymore. no goddamn room. get over that. for the sake of your future happiness and engagement with the world.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:31 AM
Yeah and they would chop off peoples heads and drink the blood of their listeners authenticity!
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:35 AM
mmmmmm authenticity....
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 10:39 AM
meh sums it up perfectly. meh.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 11:02 AM
This blog is awesome.
You find a band that a few people think are pretty good. People start liking said band. Word starts getting around. More people start liking said band. Websites people read start posting good reviews. Said band becomes more popular. Their shows become bigger and sell out faster. Then people start posting about why they hate said band.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 11:32 AM
it seems pretty common for bands who rapidly gain popularity to take awhile to adjust to playing bigger shows.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 11:55 AM
"Then people start posting about why they hate said band." No, I always thought they were a bad rip-off of hundreds of 90's shoegaze bands nobody cared about back then.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:06 PM
I was not at this show, but have seen them before...I like them a lot.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:23 PM
Do take photos of Kurt Feldman (the drummer) next time. He is gawgous.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:26 PM
"man, FUCK your 'meh' attitude. there is no room for a 'meh' attitude anymore. no goddamn room."
You might say the same to the band.
I mean, what are they doing? It's shimmery indie-pop with an eighties feel, propulsive and precise musically but lacking in electricity, inventiveness, and any true sense of purpose. While 'meh' is a cheap substitute for having an actual argument, I don't think it's an unfair response to what the band is doing. I don't hate them, but I don't find them especially inspiring or moving. Bands that they're emulating have written much better songs and performed them with more passion. Apparently though, there is room for this. I just hate watching indie rock become the new Salieri.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:33 PM
you all have to be 17 ish years old
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 12:34 PM
10:31 - You have a point. An idiotic one, but a point.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 1:14 PM
10:31AM
marry me.
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 2:05 PM
rim jobs!!!
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 5:15 PM
12:33, fuck off and listen to merzbow or something
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 5:37 PM
also, if we eliminated every bass player who played root eighth notes, a lot of classic records you people revere would have no low end
Posted by Anonymous | March 18, 2009 5:42 PM
Uh, Salieri ?
Posted by Anonymous | March 19, 2009 10:17 AM
I like Asobi Seksu better.
Posted by Anonymous | March 20, 2009 10:32 AM