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The Menzingers, Big Eyes, Crazy & the Brains & Brett Davis played Baby's All Right (BV-RB #SoundSelect pics)

photos by Amanda Hatfield

The Menzingers / Big Eyes / Crazy & the Brains — 4/14/15 @ Baby’s All Right
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Following the BrooklynVegan-curated Red Bull Sound Select show with The Menzingers and Big Eyes at NJ’s Court Tavern on Saturday (4/11), those same two bands played another in Brooklyn at Baby’s All Right last night (4/14), also with Crazy & the Brains. We posted one set of pictures to Facebook, and another is in this post.

Crazy & the Brains kicked things off in style with their set of xylophone-driven punk. Chris Urban is a natural frontman, with his shoulder-high kicks, ’70s punk-style charisma, and an on-stage attire that he seems dedicated to sticking to at every show. He’s decked out in a sailor hat, a thick gold chain, and a sleeveless tee showing off anchor and heart tattoos. The image and attitude would be nothing without great tunes though, and they have plenty of those too.

Then it was Big Eyes, who were the night’s hardest-hitting band and incredibly tight all around. The rhythm section plays like a hardcore band, and Kait Eldridge mixes borderline-metal guitar riffs with power pop vocal melodies, giving the band a sound that’s super heavy but catchy too. There were some recognizable highlights in there (like “Being Unkind”), but Kait recently said she was writing new songs and it sounded like we got some of those too.

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Finally The Menzingers wrapped things up, and like in NJ, the whole place went wild with crowd surfers and constant singalongs. Just five years ago The Menzingers were playing tiny Bushwick punk spot 538 Johnson (as they mentioned before playing ‘The Obituaries’), but lately they’ve been playing much bigger rooms. Up close and personal is the best way to see them though, so getting to see them in a small room like Baby’s was a real treat, as most people who were there last night would likely agree. Just about every song got a huge response from the crowd, the band was smiling the whole time, and it felt like the set flew by. It was also co-lead singer Greg Barnett’s birthday, and during the set someone brought out a cake for him and the band led the crowd in singing happy birthday.

Once again Brett Davis hosted (as Brett’s uncle the college professor), and recited intentionally groan-worthy poems with dark and self-deprecating endings before introducing each band. BV’s Andrew Sacher also DJ’d before and after the show and between sets. Posters were given out for free as people exited the venue.

The NYC Sound Select series of shows takes a break in May due to the many Red Bull Music Academy events happening, but they will return after that. The next BrooklynVegan installment is in August at a venue TBD. Stay tuned.

The Menzingers have more shows coming up in NJ, Kingston and elsewhere. Crazy and the Brains play Palisades in Brooklyn this Sunday (4/19). Big Eyes have a few upcoming shows too, including one with Pale Angels and one with Treasure Fleet. They’re all listed under the rest of the pictures, below…


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thank you everyone last night was awesome! @themenzingers @bigeyesband @brooklynvegan @babysallright #crazyandthebrains

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When you get old enough to know that happiness is just a moment.

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Big Eyes — upcoming 2015 shows
MAY 6 – BROOKLYN, NY @ THE SHOP
MAY 24 – BROOKLYN, NY @ ST VITUS
JUN 4 – BROOKLYN, NY @ SHEA STADIUM