Altar (sunn o))) & Boris), Jesse Sykes & BXI rattled Brooklyn Masonic Temple (pics)
photos by Greg Cristman,
Two nights after they closed out ATP NY, Altar, aka sunn o))), Boris, Jesse Sykes, Joe Preston, and others, headlined Brooklyn Masonic Temple (smack dab in the middle of two Sleep shows). The Altar show featured opening sets by BXI (aka Boris + Ian Astbury of The Cult) and the enchanting Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter. Power failures caused the headliner’s show to halt ten minutes in, and the way the show ended is up for some debate, but those issues aside, anyone who was there until the end doesn’t seem to be complaining…
“The experience alone of seeing these two amazing bands perform this album in its entirety was the best live performance I’ve ever had both physically and mentally.
While exiting the show, my comrades and I remained in silence only to make the occasional comment of “holy shit that was amazing”, or “my body is still vibrating.”
Now that I have been to several ‘big time’ events about the city which include some of my favored bands, this still remains to be the best thing to have happened in New York since I’ve been here, and possibly the year.My praise to you, oh, Elder Gods. My our sacrifices be plentiful.
Blood for the blood God.” [Vitamin C4]
More pictures from the show are below…
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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
BXI
Altar
