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BV Loft during CMJ 2009 -pics (Love Language, D&D, Local Natives, The Loom, Inlets, Blacklist, Immaculate Machine)

photos by Chris La Putt

The Love Language / Local Natives
Love Language
Local Natives

One of the best times I’ve had a show in a long time was at the BV loft during CMJ on Friday night, October 23rd. I hope to do it again. The mix of great bands on the bill, the crowd and the location all made for a super memorable night. Both Local Natives (from California) and The Love Language (from North Carolina) said it was their favorite show to play during their hectic week in NYC. Thanks to everyone who played and stopped by.

The night kicked off with a set of catchy post-punk jams by Blacklist. The all-dressed–in-black band warmed up the arriving crowd nicely as people got used to their apartment surroundings which… well, the pictures speak for themselves. The loft filled up to a full, but still comfortable level by the time The Loom came on. As people came and went all night, partially due to informative tweets about the capacity level, it stayed just full enough until The Love Language ended their set (slightly by force) at 2am (we ran late… didn’t want to upset the neighbors). It was the first time I had seen The Loom live, and at the time I tweeted that they were “killin it with horns” (though none of the pictures below actually show them playing horns). I’m excited for the new album they said they were working on.

Next up was the Dutchess and the Duke who had just arrived in town and were leaving right after their set to play the Vice party in the same neighborhood on the same night. Now with a new lineup, Canada’s Immaculate Machine came on next and continued to entertain at a slightly higher volume than Inlets who came on after them. By that time people were getting their drink on and Inlets play soft music so it was a challenge to pay attention over all the talking coming from the other side of the room, but they still sounded great.

I don’t know exactly what time it was, but we were officially running late by the time the two most energetic and buzzed-about bands of the evening came on. Luckily the space’s owners let us extend the hours which was enough time to let the out of town bands play medium-sized set that got the room’s full attention. Local Natives had everyone cheering, clapping, and dancing. The Love Language ended the night by getting the lights turned off and the entire room dancing. Sorry it took so long to post the pics. They are continued, along with some other reviews and stuff, below…

Blacklist

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The Loom

The Loom

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The Dutchess and the Duke

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The Dutchess and the Duke

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The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

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The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

The Dutchess and the Duke

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Immaculate Machine

Inlets

Inlets

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Inlets

Inlets

Inlets

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

Local Natives

“I had been emailing back and forth for some time about this next gig. It was described as a “brooklyn loft house party” and past that none of us knew that much… yet it somehow just felt like it was going to be something special from the get go. Our mom van ravaged the rain soaked streets of back alley Brooklyn as we pulled up to our destination around 9pm I think. I want you to imagine the best and most unique loft house you’ve ever been to or seen and then forget about it because this loft was at least three times better than that. Somehow the 5 to 6 wonderful people who dwelled here manged to fit three stories inside the box. Each connected with staggering staircases lined with people. A kitchen full of veggie lasagna, waffles w/cream and even a wooden swing hung with rope from the ceiling greeted us as we entered. An oak bar with a kind bartender served PBR’s and red wine in the corner while good live music was filling the room and about 310 ears, which is 155 people, which is just the right amount. We met some new friends, played a loose set and Taylor randomly ran into one of his favorite artist there…which is an understatement. Thanks to Robbie and Brooklyn Vegan for letting us in. Good feelings all around.”
[Local Natives]

The Love Language..

Love Language

Love Language

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Love Language

“After that we caught the Love Language for a third and final time at a loft party sponsored by Brooklynvegan. This was definitely the most fun show with the band and also the sloppiest. That was the end of the music for the night.” [Dan Smalls]

The pictures make it look very calm, but check out this Local Natives video:

The Dutchess and the Duke just announced a big tour.