![]() If you’re into that, they’re definitely where to look. Of course, Sonic Youth has a history of picking terrible openers, and while the Females don’t fall into the awful noise-rock category of Thurston favorites, they’re not exactly original, either, with Paternoster (who’s already started her own solo career, as ‘Nouns’) being a distinct throwback to the shredding, wailing leading ladies of the seventies, such as Janis Joplin, and the band’s performance at Siren was no different – in fact, she even sported an outfit from Sgt. ( QRO live review ), The Dead Weather ( QRO album review ), Arctic Monkeys ( QRO album review ) & more – and if they haven’t opened up for shred-loving Sonic Youth ( QRO live review ) yet, it’s just a matter of time. That performance has earned them opening slots for the likes of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (see below), Dinosaur Jr. Not from Brooklyn, but New Brunswick, New Jersey, yet still getting a lot of attention, has been Screaming Females, less for last year’s Power Move ( QRO review) than for their shredding live presence, first & foremost singer/guitarist Marissa Paternoster. While ain’t Robyn (who played Chicago’s Pitchfork the day before – QRO photos), Apache Beat do exceed another Brooklyn-based act in their genre with a frontwoman, Class Actress ( QRO photos ), thanks to a larger, stronger supporting cast. The large line-up on stage included two excited guitarists & two excited percussionists (though the keyboardist seemed a little blah about everything), but the main driving force was the front lady. Not only having all the energy that DOM lacked, Apache Beat also had the interesting sound that DOM also lacked, with dancetronica mixed into the indie rock. In addition to no travel expenses for the act (also a reason Letterman books Brooklyn bands), Siren gets a band playing to not only their biggest crowd, but also a hometown crowd more likely to show up early. Unfortunately, DOM seemed like just another kind of full-of-themselves garage-rock act, coming from a place that has way too many of them…Įvery year, Siren puts one or two Brooklyn acts early in the day. Kicking off the festival at 1:00 PM on a hot Saturday in July isn’t the best slot to give/see a great show, but The Twilight Sad (all the way from Scotland) gave it their all there/then in 2007 ( QRO photos ), and locals acts like The Dragons of Zynth (2008 – QRO photos ) did a great job early in the day at prior Sirens. Okay, a lot of people are sick of PP’s “Sleepyhead” ( QRO video ), but at Siren, DOM appeared to not be into playing, giving an altogether lackluster performance. Most known for being offered by Passion Pit ( QRO album review ) to be on their new, private label – and turning the offer down – the buzz seemed to have gone to their heads. One of the most buzzed-about bands at Siren was slotted in the earliest slot, in Worcester, Mass’s DOM.
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