You can take the girl out of fandom….
Let me tell you a little story: I got about four hours of sleep last night, so this morning I did something that I very rarely do. I put on make-up. I'm always shocked that a little bit of powder on skin can make you look like a totally different person. When I woke up at 8:00am today, I looked like someone had basically beaten my face with a baseball bat filled with cocaine, now with a little help from my good friend cosmetics, I look better than I do on a full eight hours of sleep and a long spa weekend. Oh make-up, if only I weren't so lazy and laid-back… then we could be pals everyday.
You may, of course, be wondering why I only got four hours of sleep, and that is very kind of you. Here's why: yesterday deliberatehips posted on damnyouwentz that Cobra Starship would be playing at The Annex last night. Alas, the show appeared to be 21+ and it was pouring. I, however, am a persevering mofo, so my friend and I decided to go check it out. Yes, it took some persuasion, but we went and when we got there the guy at the just waved us in* with a kind, "I know you girls have your IDs." So we paid our $6 (!!!!) cover and headed in.
The Annex is super tiny. It's like, basically a hipster dive venue with totally ridiculous wooden walls and eighties lighting. There's a long bar and an upstairs with tables. There's also a pretty great sign that reads, "Dancing is forbidden by Order of the City of New York," which I think is hilarious. Anyway, we got inside and the first band was on. I can't remember their name, but people were doing the head nod and chatting. We were petty much the youngest people there at first, and the crowd was kind of dull. It picked up after the second band, during whom we stood outside. I had a cigarette. I lose at life. My friend was like, uber tired and we almost went home and then, like a knight in shining armor, Gabe Saporta showed up and made everything better.
When Gabe got there, we suddenly felt a sense of renewed energy and realized that the crowd wasn't boring, they were just so hip that they didn't have to look like hipsters. We also realized that about 50% of the people there were "someone." Gabe wandered about kissing people hello, being generally tall and attractive, and having a good time. I turned to my friend and was like ,"Man, I half expected to see Mikey Way here," at which point the girl behind us giggled and said, "Who said that?" and I was like, "Me, and I am not ashamed….*defiant!*" She smiled at me. "No, no," she said, and I noticed her cute UK accent. "I'm like, one of Mikey's best friends. I hear his name and I'm like, 'Ohhh! Mikey! I get so excited!'" I 'awwwwwwed' at her, and it turned out that she was Gurj of internet and general NYScene fame. She introduced herself to us later after Cobra's set, while Gabe was hanging out with Utralgrrrrl, who is from my town.
So Cobra Starship was pretty fucking rad. They played five songs, because each band did a wicked short set. Gabe as sexy as hell, and rather fey. He spent a lot of time grinding against his mic stand and doing wonderful little arm-out-to-the-audience moves. The actual band is very cute, and the girl's parents were there, which was like, so adorable. Every song was AMAZING except for "SoaP: Bring It," because it's just not the same without Travis and Maja, and Becks. Best thing though, was that before they sang, Gabe was like, "This is song that's going to buy us all matching outfits!" Some Columbia/Drive-Thru exec introduced them, and then gave me a fist-five, you know, like fist-to-fist, because we were both from New Jersey. "I love you, kid!" he said. Mostly I cannot wait until the full Cobra Starship album comes out on October 10th.
Post show, Gabe talked to people and just hung out. He was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans, and one of those black hats with the little brims everyone seems to have these days. The various label people were all over him post-show, but then he hung out with the audience. He had, like, three bevs with him. He was Gabe Three Bev, which I told him. My friend and Brad Walsh, the photographer for Stolen Transmission were wearing the same snake necklace, and Gabe was like, "OMG, where did you get those?" The answer is somewhere in China Town. That's always the answer. Gabe was wearing a snake necklace as well. He told that he bought his on Ebay.
I told Gabe that they were fucking awesome and he gave me a hug and got his sweat hot all over me. He's like, so tall. He had to bend down, like, a lot. Oh! I used to have a SoaP (bring it) button, but I don’t anymore, because Gabe Saporta is wearing it. In lots of photographs. Basically, he was super nice and really down to earth and at one point when they were striking he started dancing on an amp. Post-Gabeness, Brad took our picture and we chatted with Miss Moderage and Gurj for a while. Todd from Men Women and Children was there, and the Misshapes, and Josh Madden…but that was the extent of our brush with 'fame'. All in all, it was nice, really chill, and a good time was had. The only thing that could have made last night better would have been the Oxford Houe Family all up in there with me...!
My friend took some footage of the concert, which you can see here. She's going to put up more soon, I think. I'll be adding some photographs to this post pretty soon as well. Okay! I should actually do work now. This weekend I'm going up to Northampton to see some ladyfacezzz. It's going to be lovely!
*I noticed later that only ugly girls and bros were being carded. Oh well….
You may, of course, be wondering why I only got four hours of sleep, and that is very kind of you. Here's why: yesterday deliberatehips posted on damnyouwentz that Cobra Starship would be playing at The Annex last night. Alas, the show appeared to be 21+ and it was pouring. I, however, am a persevering mofo, so my friend and I decided to go check it out. Yes, it took some persuasion, but we went and when we got there the guy at the just waved us in* with a kind, "I know you girls have your IDs." So we paid our $6 (!!!!) cover and headed in.
The Annex is super tiny. It's like, basically a hipster dive venue with totally ridiculous wooden walls and eighties lighting. There's a long bar and an upstairs with tables. There's also a pretty great sign that reads, "Dancing is forbidden by Order of the City of New York," which I think is hilarious. Anyway, we got inside and the first band was on. I can't remember their name, but people were doing the head nod and chatting. We were petty much the youngest people there at first, and the crowd was kind of dull. It picked up after the second band, during whom we stood outside. I had a cigarette. I lose at life. My friend was like, uber tired and we almost went home and then, like a knight in shining armor, Gabe Saporta showed up and made everything better.
When Gabe got there, we suddenly felt a sense of renewed energy and realized that the crowd wasn't boring, they were just so hip that they didn't have to look like hipsters. We also realized that about 50% of the people there were "someone." Gabe wandered about kissing people hello, being generally tall and attractive, and having a good time. I turned to my friend and was like ,"Man, I half expected to see Mikey Way here," at which point the girl behind us giggled and said, "Who said that?" and I was like, "Me, and I am not ashamed….*defiant!*" She smiled at me. "No, no," she said, and I noticed her cute UK accent. "I'm like, one of Mikey's best friends. I hear his name and I'm like, 'Ohhh! Mikey! I get so excited!'" I 'awwwwwwed' at her, and it turned out that she was Gurj of internet and general NYScene fame. She introduced herself to us later after Cobra's set, while Gabe was hanging out with Utralgrrrrl, who is from my town.
So Cobra Starship was pretty fucking rad. They played five songs, because each band did a wicked short set. Gabe as sexy as hell, and rather fey. He spent a lot of time grinding against his mic stand and doing wonderful little arm-out-to-the-audience moves. The actual band is very cute, and the girl's parents were there, which was like, so adorable. Every song was AMAZING except for "SoaP: Bring It," because it's just not the same without Travis and Maja, and Becks. Best thing though, was that before they sang, Gabe was like, "This is song that's going to buy us all matching outfits!" Some Columbia/Drive-Thru exec introduced them, and then gave me a fist-five, you know, like fist-to-fist, because we were both from New Jersey. "I love you, kid!" he said. Mostly I cannot wait until the full Cobra Starship album comes out on October 10th.
Post show, Gabe talked to people and just hung out. He was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans, and one of those black hats with the little brims everyone seems to have these days. The various label people were all over him post-show, but then he hung out with the audience. He had, like, three bevs with him. He was Gabe Three Bev, which I told him. My friend and Brad Walsh, the photographer for Stolen Transmission were wearing the same snake necklace, and Gabe was like, "OMG, where did you get those?" The answer is somewhere in China Town. That's always the answer. Gabe was wearing a snake necklace as well. He told that he bought his on Ebay.
I told Gabe that they were fucking awesome and he gave me a hug and got his sweat hot all over me. He's like, so tall. He had to bend down, like, a lot. Oh! I used to have a SoaP (bring it) button, but I don’t anymore, because Gabe Saporta is wearing it. In lots of photographs. Basically, he was super nice and really down to earth and at one point when they were striking he started dancing on an amp. Post-Gabeness, Brad took our picture and we chatted with Miss Moderage and Gurj for a while. Todd from Men Women and Children was there, and the Misshapes, and Josh Madden…but that was the extent of our brush with 'fame'. All in all, it was nice, really chill, and a good time was had. The only thing that could have made last night better would have been the Oxford Houe Family all up in there with me...!
My friend took some footage of the concert, which you can see here. She's going to put up more soon, I think. I'll be adding some photographs to this post pretty soon as well. Okay! I should actually do work now. This weekend I'm going up to Northampton to see some ladyfacezzz. It's going to be lovely!
*I noticed later that only ugly girls and bros were being carded. Oh well….