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Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (night 1) | pics

DOWNLOAD: Voxtrot – Trouble (MP3)

Voxtrot played their first of two shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom Monday night (November 6, 2006). I would say it was their biggest NYC show yet, but I already said that when they opened for TV on the Radio in Prospect Park.

You only had to be 18 to get in, and the largely (and large) under-21 crowd joyously turned a potentially-arms-crossed voyeuristic gathering into a dance party reminiscent of the band’s SXSW show at Factory People. Everyone was singing along too – it was extra fun.

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

I love crowd interaction, so the highlight of the show had to be when two kids from the audience jumped on stage and started spastically dancing. Suprisingly (and thankfully) it took security a while to notice and remove them. Then during the encore even more dancing people stormed the stage from the side door – and they were allowed to stay. Voxtrot was playing “Trouble” at the time – the 2nd song on their new 3-song EP (download above). They’re not afraid to be experimental or sound unpolished on stage – besides Trouble they also did a few new-new songs – some of which sounded nothing like traditional Voxtrot.

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Overall the band looked confident and happy on stage, and I think Ramesh keeps growing as a frontman while managing to stay completely down to Earth. That was especially evident when he invited the whole crowd to join him afterwards at the afterparty (thrown and DJ’d by Finger on the Pulse). It was just too bad that most people at Bowery Ballroom that night weren’t old enough to get in to Fat Baby where it was being held.

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

How was the second night? – I know that one was 21+. Music Snobbery says, “legal people in da house!”

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom

Finally Punk and Annuals opened the show, but I was over at Knitting Factory catching the early-ish 9:30 Cloud Cult show.

Previously
Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY (12/05) | pics
Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Ramesh @ Syrup Room in Brooklyn