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PICS & video: BV Saturday @ Baby's All Right (part 2) -- Joanna Gruesome, Pallbearer, Hop Along, Torres, Jacco Gardner, more

photos by Amanda Hatfield

Torres / Pallbearer / Joanna Gruesome
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After a hot set by Yuck (who played after Courtney Barnett, Pity Sex and more), things cooled down during King Dude’s set, literally, as the venue succesfully tested out their air conditioning for the first time. Nothing were then followed by the heaviest band of the day: doom traditionalists Pallbearer, we announced as our special guest just hours earlier. They played with Saint Vitus at Europa the night before.

Then things eased their way back in a lighter direction, with alt-folk singer Torres — playing as a duo rather than a four-piece — who continues to get grungier and more intense each time. We were worried that the transition from the metal of Pallbearer to Torres would be a disaster, but it was just the opposite and both bands played to a full room, even if the faces were not all the same.

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Then came one of the most fun sets of the day (if we do say so ourselves) from Hop Along, who had fans packing in towards the front of the venue and singing along for much of their set. Hop Along gave the love right back and didn’t hide their excitement that they were getting to open for Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan and Mary Timony‘s new band Ex Hex. More about both of those special sets HERE.

After Ex Hex, the late-night portion of the show (we were only initially going until 10 PM) began with a set from Amsterdam’s Jacco Gardner, who like Spires ten hours earlier, sound a lot like late ’60s psych/baroque pop. Then came NYC’s good lookin’ rockers Drowners, followed by another big winner of this year’s CMJ, Joanna Gruesome. The UK band only recently formed, banged out a debut LP mixing twee pop and punk called Weird Sister, and seriously honed their live show, which was one not to miss. A lot of folks who had clearly been at Arcade Fire earlier in the night (a lot of tuxes, a lot of animal masks) made it over for JG’s set. The band didn’t let amp issues or it being their last of a zillion CMJ shows slow them down, and their set ended with three of the five members in the crowd.

Finally, our epic-length party ended on a highly eccentric note, with a post-1AM set from UK duo Public Service Broadcasting who mix krauty dancerock with samples from ’70s and ’80s educational films. While they were lacking the projections they normally play with, they were still quite entertaining — they addressed the crowd purely with dialogue samples — and their tight set featured the only banjo of the night. After it all, somewhow we we were still standing.

Thanks again to Sailor Jerry and to Raw Revolution for supplying the free organic live food bars that scattered around the venue. Thanks to Vinny’s Music, who provided backline equipment for the artists, to Baby’s All Right for being so accomodating and for getting the doors open on time, to all the bands who played and to everyone that stopped by.

We already posted some videos from the show, and pictures of Nothing, as well as Ex Hex and Mac. Pictures and recap from the first half of this show are HERE. The rest is below…


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Pallbearer @ BV Party – 10/19/13

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Hop Along

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Mac McCaughan of Superchunk (more pictures & setlist HERE)

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Ex Hex (featuring Mary Timony) (more pictures & video HERE)

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Jacco Gardner

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Drowners

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Joanna Gruesome

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The rest of the pictures from this show HERE.