Friendly Fire, Patent Pending l First Lutheran Church, NY l 2/15/08
pictures courtesy of Elle @ We Never Sleep
One of my favorites from “back in the day,” Brooklyn’s Friendly Fire, reunited for shits and giggles last week at the illustrious First Lutheran Church, home to DIY collective The Bronx Underground alongside pop-punk maniacs Patent Pending. It was an awesome night and fun time with no stress and an opportunity to remember a band I saw a bunch of times and genuinely enjoyed. And of course, they closed with their ode to all-ages DIY shows “For The Kids,” which according to singer Jordan Cooper was a tribute to everyone there for keeping underground music going.
I remember Friendly Fire fondly, they were a great band of great dudes who weren’t afraid to admit their lack of connection to any “popular” sound in underground music, and instead played straight-up old-fashioned hardcore influenced as much by the Gorilla Biscuits as Hatebreed or whatever kids listen to these days. It’s an honesty you don’t see as much as you’d really like to these days.
Click below for a few pictures from the evening, all courtesy of Elle Perez;
