photos by David Andrako
On their way to Bumbershoot, Scottish indie rock royalty (with mouths like sailors) The Vaselines stopped in NYC Thursday night (8/30) for a show at The Bell House with openers Schwervon! (That's their exclamation point, not ours.) Like in recent tours past, Eugene and Frances were augmented by some of Belle & Sebastian, including guitarist Stevie Jackson who worked in a solo show of his own earlier in the week. The Vaselines played a 22 song set, which hit most of the classic plus tracks from 2010's solid comeback, Sex with An X.
More pictures from the show, including one of the setlist, are below.
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Schwervon!
The Vaselines
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Why these guys never opened up for Big Freedia is beyond me.
(pun intended)
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 9:42 AM
i remember seeing schwervon in maybe 2003-2004 at that loft space turned roller skating rink in bushwick. they played in a cage.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 9:51 AM
^ Was dumb also intended?
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 9:55 AM
^ I'd say in your case the answer would be "YES"! Amirite! Durr durrr
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 10:03 AM
Solid show. Both bands also had some good witty and dirty stage banter. So much better than these new bands that spout out nonsense on-stage to flesh out their meager live show.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 10:25 AM
that's why i go to shows. for the witty dirty stage banter. fucking imbeciles on this site nowadays.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 10:57 AM
I go to shows to hope the band shuts up and plays the songs exactly like they sound on their albums and I go on websites to call people imbeciles.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 11:14 AM
no, because I go to shows to see new self important humorless bands with nothing interesting to say between their terrible boring songs open up their mouths anyway and say a lot of boring unfunny nothing.
But at least I get to see the terrible boring songs and say I'm hip and with it.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 11:19 AM
^ Wow, check out the butthurt fanboy!! just butthurt so bad!! Poor hipster just got his lunch money stolen lol lol lol !!!!
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 11:23 AM
If you want people to know that you have no command of vocabulary, use the word "butthurt." Really puts you ahead of the pack.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 12:08 PM
Did they stress how they hate playing in America again?!
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 12:23 PM
Awesome freaking video of "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam" over at Concert Confessions. Damn I love that site, those writers go see all my favorite bands.
Posted by Joe Schmo Makes Doe | August 31, 2012 12:49 PM
This show ruled.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 1:06 PM
a dude on my facebook went to this, maybe y'all saw him
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 1:39 PM
great show. they tore the place up & were funny as fuck.. Only someone that wasn't there could say otherwise.. (meaning 10:57)
..and when did they say they hate playing America ?
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 3:34 PM
You could smell the love at this show. I had such a good time I needed a "Wankerchief!"
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 6:25 PM
They said they hated America the last two times they were here. After some bi sexual jokes.
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 6:38 PM
I'm sure they were joking.. they joke a lot..
Posted by Anonymous | August 31, 2012 8:28 PM
I saw them 5 times the last time they were in America and never heard them remark about not liking it. Also missed the bisexual jokes. Are you sure you're talking about this band?
Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2012 8:09 AM
Schwervon! Balloon:
http://youtu.be/PaAPk2CQH70
Posted by Anonymous | September 1, 2012 10:50 PM