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CONCERT REVIEW: Avi Buffalo @ Johnny Brenda's, 7/29
Johnny Brenda's had plenty of variety on its stage last Friday night. Too bad there weren't many people there to know it. It started with locals, Norwegian Arms featuring Eric Slick playing a plastic Rubbermaid box with mallets while the other half of the band, Keith Birthday, strummed a mandolin with the most percussive of intentions.
CONCERT REVIEW: Avi Buffalo @ Johnny Brenda's, 7/29
Johnny Brenda’s had plenty of variety on its stage last Friday night. Too bad there weren’t many people there to know it. It started with locals, Norwegian Arms featuring Eric Slick (from Dr. Dog, Ape School) playing a plastic Rubbermaid box with mallets while the other half of the band, Keith Birthday, strummed a mandolin with the most percussive of intentions. Together they created a sound that is self-described as “weirdo folk,” but really it sounded like what Dave Longstreth (weirdo) would sound like if he tried to make a folk album.
“I’m technically following Black Sabbath,” said Nick Feitas (from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band) because he started his solo set just after The Wizard played over the PA. His first few songs were just him playing the singer-songwriter role with only his acoustic guitar before his band joined him (drum machine) behind his keyboard. He shared some new songs from his latest release, Saturday Night Underwater, and “Center of the World," the title track from last year’s EP, which is reportedly about all the people he sees playing with their cell phones during shows. “You can always tell who’s looking at their phone, their face is all lit up,” he said.
Avi Buffalo played most of the indie pop songs from last year’s self-titled album that everyone wanted to hear, including “What’s In It For?,” “Truth Sets In” and “Jessica.” But the majority of their set included new songs, probably prepping for a new release. Many of which were within the same vein as the last batch of Avi Buffalo songs. George Bucio, Avi Buffalo guitarist didn’t play most of the show because his guitar was on the fritz. That was a popular topic between songs. Avi, the band’s frontman, talked about it repeatedly between songs, even blaming it on McDonald’s. The crowd just laughed the sort of laugh that’s intended to make a friend feel better.
(brian.wilensky@citypaper.net)
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