Howlin’ New York
photo of the New York HowlA band that I have noticed has been getting a lot of attention since I moved out here is the New York Howl. The lead singing giant, Andrew Katz, has, not surprisingly, been friends with the kids from Plastic East for a few years now. If I recall they worked at the Bowery Poetry Club together, where I was introduced to these crazy cats’ energetic throwback dance parties in the summer. They know they are good, and their crowds never fail to be great. They played the ultra hip underground Rubalad party a few months back and just finished a residency at Crash Mansion, where I saw them play once. That night they were followed by a punk rock karaoke band and I destroyed Orgasm Addict, but of course I was no way near as entertaining as these Hip Kats. Get it? Ha!
Here’s how they humbly describe themselves, “insanely energetic live shows deliver raw punk energy, soulful uplifting gospel, dirty blues and uncomfortable silence.” So they are fun. They have no bass; just a keyboard, sax, punk drums, and usually a guitar. Everyone dances. That’s all that matters.
They are playing with the Screaming Females, Eisenohwer, and the Invincible Gods at their Mardi Gras Party at the Luna Lounge. The party is usually at the Eisenhower’s loft, where we have had the chance to play twice, but they are from Louisiana, and do Mardi Gras parties right. Maybe too right beacuse there was no way they were gonna do it at their place again. And its for a good cause, the People’s Hurricane Relief Fund.
So there’s a cool new band you can dig on, and a fun goings on in New York that you probably didn’t know about.
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