09:30 PM - Morning Theft
My first encounter with Morning Theft was in a steel cage match in June 2004. MiG vs. MT at OfficeOps out in Bushwick. I can't really say who won, but Rob Holmes and the rest of the MT boys certainly put up a good fight. Morning Theft's sound is far from the hipster gloss and shine of most of the bands running around the Lower East Side these days, and that just might be exactly the thing that's kept them going so strong for so long. They also happen to be a band split between two hometowns -not just NYC but also Boston, where they seem to be received even better than in the city they officially call home. While most 20-somethings in this town look to the early 80's for their musical inspiration, Morning Theft are a bit more current, drawing on more of the 90's, crafting a sound that evokes Nirvana, the Pixies, Sunny Day Real Estate, U2, and Failure. Not exactly retro - just coming from a different place than most of what I hear these days, and that's very refreshing. As previously mentioned, Morning Theft went and got themselves all wrapped up in some battle of the bands and have managed to kick the butts of various ska and soft-rock bands (trust me I suffered through some of them) to make it to round three, in which they will perform this Friday (May 26th) at 8pm on the main stage of the Knitting Factory. This will be the band's first time playing the main space and they could certainly use all the support they can get - plus they just straight up deserve the attention (like being the Gothamist band of the week!) Honestly I'm not so hot on this Emergenza thing, but I like the band and would love to see them move on to the next round - which means playing at Webster Hall. Superfancy. Listen and watch and go see them. (There is an audio player here with a mix of songs and they are also on Myspace) As you might have noticed from my comments, the lead singer from Morning Theft, Rob Holmes, has been harassing me, trying to bribe me* into doing this Robotinev of his band ever since the first robot version of a band's press photo appeared on this site. Well, I'm not telling you what he agreed to pay me with, but I sure did make out on this deal! Whee! Also, "MC Holmes" will be one of the DJ's at the first Beg Yr Pardon party at the Delancey on June 6th. *Rob Holmes never tried to bribe me. I was going to get around to doing this anyway and made the mistake of telling him that. Oops.
Morning Theft - "Always A Bridesmaid"
Morning Theft - "Weakness"
Morning Theft - "Living With Your Ghost"
Budweiser True Music video clips: Interview (part 1 + part 2); "Negative Press" (clip); "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades" (clip)
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