Galapagos Recap

Video credit: Daniel

I Go Hard, I Go Home is an understatement. It's taken about 48 hours to shake the head cloudiness that's been plaguing me since Wednesday morning. To whoever I spoke to or saw at the Happy Endings afterparty, I was running on auto-pilot due to a serious brain power outage.

I admit to being none too impressed with the openers for The Presets show on Tuesday night. I rarely write about something I don't particularly like because I'm apprehensive about offending artists who are doing what they love -- making music -- something I can't claim to be doing myself (unless Sunday morning hairbrush karaoke counts). Maybe given some time I could get into Brooklyn's own Holy Hail but I have absolutely no idea what was going on with Goat Explosion, also New York locals, except to say that the spazztastic lead singer reminded me of that infamous "Soy Bomb" character that bumrushed Bob Dylan's performance at the Oscars many years ago.

The last time I saw The Presets perform in NYC, it was at Cake Shop back in March (see post). I had about an inch of viewing space, most of which was aimed at the top of Julian's head. I couldn't pick out the band in a line-up if I tried. This time they just looked like glowing, neon phantoms leading a packed crowd on some acid-crazed dance trip. Or at least, after one too many birthday drinks and a pair of dried out contact lenses, that's what it looked like. I couldn't tell you who was responsible for the floor shaking, but all the kids were reaching for the ceiling and going bonkers towards the end. Some more info from excitable Presets fan, Daniel, who also attended:

"One song was mixed with a Daft Punk track (Rollin' & Scratchin') and I liked it (should really be released as a track). It was a delight to hear a new take to one of their songs with the addition of a DAFT PUNK track mixed in with a favorite.

The finale was dedicated to Steve Irwin (really shows how much of a national figure Steve Irwin was to Australia). It was a great show, and The Presets used a damn Speak N Spell machine voice card/audio!"

Also, check out photos from The Presets performance at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square that took place earlier in the day at Nevoreiel's Flickr page.