My interview with Geoff Rickly will be posted either tomorrow or Wednesday. Sorry guys. This weekend was exhausting but amazing. Hot Water Music and Dillinger Four were so freakin’ good.
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As we said below, Thursday is playing a huge show with Hot Water Music and Paint It Black at Terminal 5 in NYC this weekend. Along with all the excitement that comes with HWM’s return to the Big Apple, It’s also Thursday first official show in the city in nearly two years.
We talked to Geoff a few months ago, but I had a chance to talk with him recently about the show, the infamous Warped Tour 2006 incident in Long Island, and the new full-length. Stay tuned for all of that and the rest of my interview with Geoff on Monday. For now, read about his thoughts on the show this weekend.
Do you feel like this show is sort of your NYC comeback?
Geoff: It’s more about Hot Water Music playing. I love that band. Our first demo, we axed a song because the beginning of it was Blacktop Cadence and the end was Hot Water Music. We were like, ‘we can’t do this. This is too fucked up.’ It’s one thing to wear your influences on your sleeve. It’s another to take somebody’s song and pass it off as your own. [Laughing] This weekend, it doesn’t feel like [it's] about Thursday to me. [Hot Water Music is] back and I’m stoked about them playing again.
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Why did everyone and their mother book an awesome show this weekend? Let’s rattle them off.
The almighty Hot Water Music return to NYC. The lineup includes Thursday and Late Night Wallflower favorites Paint It Black. The show goes down at the huge, 3,000 cap. Terminal 5.
Alkaline Trio and American Steel are playing a sold out show at Irving Plaza the same night. I don’t know about you, but having the Trio and HWM in town on the same night but on different bills just feels wrong to me.
The F Yeah Fest makes two stops in town this weekend. The Circle Jerks, Dillinger Four, Matt and Kim, Team Robespierre will play Saturday in Manhattan at Highline Ballroom and Sunday at Club Exit in Brooklyn.
Trash Talk will be at Fortress Of Solitude on Saturday.
Matt and Kim will also be playing with a 22 piece orchestra on Sunday at McCarren Pool with The Breeders.
Am I forgetting anything else?
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What Do They Sound Like : Think classic 80’s hardcore (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Gorilla Biscuits) with a healthy sense of humor.
Why YOU Should Listen : Philly’s Lighten Up want to back on the thrash in a big way. That’s not to say they’re too serious, because with songs like “Skateboarding On Thin Ice,” you can tell they’re having fun, which is what counts. Check it all out on their Myspace page, and get in touch with them if you can help out with their upcoming tour, starting August 7th.
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