Mates of State @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics

photos by Bao Nguyen

Mates of State played a semi-private, early show (7:02 on the dot) at Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (May 21). The show was in honor of their new album that came out on Barsuk one day earlier – the same reason they appeared on Conan O’Brien the night before. The show was crowded, but not packed – probably at lesat in part because of the unclear age limit. The free tickets given out at record stores didn’t come with a 21+ disclaimer. Kori Gardner mentioned being tired, and being excited to have a guitar player (who was one of two backing band members). They played a mix of old and new songs and a cover of Nico’s “These Days”. More pictures below…