Anathallo at Mercury Lounge 3/4/09

Anathallo at Mercury Lounge 3/4/09


Anathallo visited John Schaefer's WNYC radio show 'Soundcheck' the afternoon before this show. My wife and I decided to try to see them if the timing was right after Rufus Wainwright's Blackoutsabbath show. It was meant to be because we made it over to the Mercury Lounge with plenty of time to spare - and there were tickets available.

And it was well worth the effort. They played much of their new album 'Canopy Glow.' Check it out.

Anathallo on Myspace.

Flicker slideshow of the Anathallo show.

Mlive.com has a good story on the band.

Listen to "The River"

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Rufus Wainwright Family and Friends for Blackoutsabbath at City Winery 3/4/09

Rufus Wainwright Family and Friends for Blackoutsabbath at City Winery 3/4/09

For a photoblog, this entry is going to be a big disappointment. This was an all acoustic, candle-lit show to promote Blackoutsabbath, an event to get people to think about their energy use and relation to the sustainability of the planet. For twelve hours on June 20th people are asked to gather with family and friends, turn off all electricity and make a kist of things to do in the coming year to reduce their impact on planet earth.

So I had my little point and shoot and just about no light to make it work. Use your imagination.

The show started with everyone coming out to sing acapella. Biggest surprise friend - David Byrne. The lineup also featured Teddy Thompson, Jenni Muldaur, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Sloan Wainwright. Even a few minutes of Janeane Garafalo.

Here are my pathetic shots.


Find out more from Blackoutsabbath's site

Better pics than mine by danback on Flickr. Helps to sit in the front row.

On Rufus' website message boards you can read about the setlist and Rufus' after show schmoozing.

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