{"id":1286,"date":"2014-10-14T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauerbrunreport.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2014-10-14T17:27:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:27:05","slug":"1286","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauerbrunreport.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tim<\/a><\/p>\n

Tim Presley wiggles the fingers on his left hand to get a little squiggle out of his most intense guitar jams. On a damp Monday night in Brooklyn, Presley and White Fence wowed the sold out crowd at Baby\u2019s All Right with a 65-minute performance that showcased the band\u2019s great new album For Recently Found Innocent. The wiggling digits, the 180-twirl to face the monitor, the menacing aim of the guitar as if it\u2019s a discharging bazooka. These are moves that only work as they do when you have a guitar player with so much jaw-dropping talent.<\/p>\n

The gig was the first night of a short White Fence tour that covers 14 dates without a gap in the Northeast, Midwest and Canada. The tour finishes off back here with a couple shows during CMJ.<\/p>\n

Not only was Presley in top form but the audience was the unknowing beneficiary of the band\u2019s enlistment of Cate Le Bon who played backing guitar. Le Bon stood unobtrusively stage left. She was obscured from a portion of the crowd\u2019s view behind stage equipment but Presley warmly introduced her a couple songs in and praised her readiness despite only \u201ctwo days\u201d preparation. Presley\u2019s quip is no doubt an exaggeration given the ease with which Le Bon exhibited knowledge of the band\u2019s material. The reaction from the rambunctious crowd when Presley announced Le Bon was on stage was mostly indifferent which I thought exposed a narrow music view from those assembled. Le Bon\u2019s vocal contributions were amazing and gave live renditions of several cuts from For Recently Found Innocent a fresh, bolstered flavor. At times, Le Bon mouthed the words to songs out of the microphone\u2019s range only to lean in to offer spontaneous harmonies as she did wonderfully on \u201cSandra (When the Earth Dies).\u201d<\/p>\n

I saw Ty Segall at Woodsist Fest fill the role Le Bon\u2019s now in a few months ago. Le Bon’s spot was even better given the sweet high note vocals that came into play. Cate often peered into the eyes of Presley to calibrate her timing. There were no keyboards however.<\/p>\n

White Fence didn\u2019t go on until about midnight. They wrapped up with a loud Paranoid Bait. This was my first ever visit to Baby\u2019s All Right. 12-ounce Bud bottles were five bucks. Admission bought in advance was $10.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d probably have to say Baby\u2019s All Right is winning Brooklyn\u2019s competitive band-booking business right now. With a capacity of 280 and a pretty convenient location, Baby\u2019s quick rise to the throne was aided by the shutdown of 285 Kent and the dithering ways of similar sized venues in the borough. Death By Audio\u2019s imminent closure won\u2019t hurt either. Bands seem to want to play Baby\u2019s – with some I\u2019ve spoken to citing the club management\u2019s hospitality and positive vibes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll almost always prefer the laid-back all-ages, more minimally organized club layouts but I think I\u2019m ok with what Baby\u2019s is doing. While the restaurant component at Baby\u2019s at first felt a little too spiffy for a rock club, the night evolved such that the audience ended up dictating the feel in that part of the venue. Glasses of beer were dropped and patrons wiped up the mess on their own. Before it was over, the area separate from the performance space had the feel of the great below-ground bar level at Bowery Ballroom. The staff at Baby\u2019s seemed to roll with the punches and were helpful to me as I learned the set-up which includes tricky-to-find bathrooms down a stairwell. Getting a beer was never a problem. Three different full bars were open and they let you walk around with glass.<\/p>\n

The night before, I hit another big show. JEFF the Brotherhood played Death By Audio for what will likely be their last performance there. DBA is shutting down on the Saturday before Thanksgiving after a wonderful seven-year run as Brooklyn\u2018s busiest, most well-known DIY venue. The 110 capacity space on South 2nd near the water is run almost entirely by Edan Wilber. He\u2019s always there.<\/p>\n

DBA sits on a block that used to be occupied by almost all industrial endeavors. It was deserted at night, enabling the existence of all that goes with a club. But DBA\u2019s building is now considered prime real estate and will make way for what reportedly are plans by Vice Media to locate offices there.<\/p>\n

DBA is a special place for its inclusion of all-ages attendees, 3 dollar cans of High Life and an anything goes approach to the evening. That was on full display when JEFF hit the stage late Sunday night.<\/p>\n

\"JEFF<\/a><\/p>\n

Nashville-based brothers Jake and Jamin Orral like Wilber and DBA and put on a tremendous show. They could easily fill a larger space but gravitate towards venues like DBA for the reasons I mentioned. The twist for me on this night was the inclusion of Chet Jameson on bass and Kunal Prakash on backing guitar. Forever a two-piece making four-piece sound, the Orral brothers are doing the current tour as a full band. They were joined by popular label-mates Diarrhea Planet who played in the slot before them.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t mark time but JEFF played about eighty minutes and closed with a great cover of Rush\u2019s Working Man with the vocal aid of a Planet guy dressed as a fake-bearded wizard.<\/p>\n

I stood off to the side to avoid getting jostled in the scrum up front. But even there, you had to keep an eye out for the feet of body surfers tossed around almost continuously during the set.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t the final night in DBA\u2019s history but it felt momentous. Great band at a great club with time running out.<\/p>\n

A ticket bought in advance through the \u201cPeatix\u201d ticketing service cost $16.50. Peatix is a Japanese-based outfit that takes 2.5-percent of the ticket price plus 99-cents per transaction. Brown Paper Tickets and Eventbrite have the identical pricing scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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