So about a month ago a new music venue opened here in the very trendy East Village: Wooly's.
What kind of a name is Wooly's? (hint: 140 years ago or something the building used to be a Woolworth store. It's still visible in the ancient tile separating the entryway from the sidewalk. W-O-O-L- Oh. Ha.)
Strange start time to the show: doors at 5PM, show at 6. Huh? Well, it was a Monday night (a school night), and an all-ages show, so.. yeah. Still, it seemed funny to go out to the street after the opening act and find it still completely light out.
The merch table was pretty understated, and the rep there pretty mellow. The opening act was Graham Colton, a performer I learned about from
Noisetrade, a great little website started (I think) by Derek Webb among others, where artists allow free downloads of their music in exchange for your email address. So, I went for the swap, and when I saw from his email updates that he was on tour here, I grabbed my steady date and went! She approved. :)
He did an acoustic version of his songs, which I think really suits him best anyway. The place was not very full at first, so we latched on to a support pole and stood close.
The headliner was Green River Ordinance, a sort of cross-over-y band that rocked with a country sensibility reminiscent of the Eagles. By that time of the night, the concert turned quite electric and we retreated to the back of the hall.
Anyway, a pretty nice night. Enough to drive away a persistent headache and replace it with some subtle "date night style" close proximity movement on a crowded floor, that I'm sure would befit a seasoned couple like us. :)
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