I think I'm still somewhere in the interzone.

Its taken 2 days, but I think I've finally recovered enough to recount the events of the past week.

Alright, I'll be realistic. I've recovered enough to remember Friday night.



Trekking out to Brooklyn is a feat in itself. Trekking to Studio B in Brooklyn is a whole separate matter. But for the Klaxons, I'd do nearly anything.

(Alright, that is a bit excessive)

(but mostly true)

(Also, we got on the guest list (as mentioned previously) so we just HAD to go)

The show was, in a word, manic. Between the weeks of hype on the show, the months of hype from abroad, and the nature of the band that is the Klaxons, insanity was bound to occur from the moment everyone burst frostbitten through the doors.

Openers Bonde Do Role did a great job of both warming up the crowd, and proving that Brazilians really have far less shame than New Yorkers. However, as soon as their set ended, the crowds packed in, and the heat really started to turn up (literally).



I have never seen a New York crowd so enthusiastic for a gig. It was magickal (pun). Brooklyn shall now be my new concert home. The Klaxons were everything they promised, and so much more. The music was filled with so much energy that no one really bothered to determine if they were really that amazing live, and I'm sure that's the way the band likes it. (I say they were) Anyone who attended both the Bowery show, and the Studio B show noticed an immediate difference in the way the Klaxons acted on stage. While at the Bowery it was energetic, yet polite, at Studio B, all bets were off and we were all covered in much more than sweat by the end of the night (I know I was showered by beer and saliva from Simon on 3 different occasions).

Highlights of the night include (but are not exclusive to..): Hall of Records (my favorite Klaxon tune to dance to), Magick (the crowd went mental at this one), Atlantis to Interzone, Totem on the Timeline, Two Receivers, etc. (I'll just go on to list the whole setlist)

All in all, fantastic night, I wish I could do it again, I'll be obsessing over the Klaxons for a good 3 weeks or so, and I'm officially adding them to the boys I'm in love with (right up there with Pete, Carl, Noel, and Alex).

For now, I'll keep telling myself that it was me that Simon was staring at all night (no one else was looking in his direction...)(wishful thinking, I know) and take full advantage of the singular week of peace before jumping right back in with The Fratellis.



Klaxons - Hall of Records.mp3 (you only have 7 days for this one)